H.M.S. Pinafore - Musical Numbers

Musical Numbers

• Overture

Act I

• 1. "We sail the ocean blue" (Sailors)
• 2. "Hail! men-o'-war's men" ... "I'm called Little Buttercup" (Buttercup)
• 2a. "But tell me who's the youth" (Buttercup and Boatswain)
• 3. "The nightingale" (Ralph and Chorus of Sailors)
• 3a. "A maiden fair to see" (Ralph and Chorus of Sailors)
• 4. "My gallant crew, good morning" (Captain and Chorus of Sailors)
• 4a. "Sir, you are sad" (Buttercup and Captain)
• 5. "Sorry her lot who loves too well" (Josephine)
• 5a. Cut song: "Reflect, my child" (Captain and Josephine)
• 6. "Over the bright blue sea" (Chorus of Female Relatives)
• 7. "Sir Joseph's barge is seen" (Chorus of Sailors and Female Relatives)

• 8. "Now give three cheers" (Captain, Sir Joseph, Cousin Hebe and Chorus)
• 9. "When I was a lad" (Sir Joseph and Chorus)
• 9a. "For I hold that on the sea" (Sir Joseph, Cousin Hebe and Chorus)
• 10. "A British tar" (Ralph, Boatswain, Carpenter's Mate and Chorus of Sailors)
• 11. "Refrain, audacious tar" (Josephine and Ralph)
• 12. Finale, Act I: "Can I survive this overbearing?"

Act II

(Entr'acte)

• 13. "Fair moon, to thee I sing" (Captain)
• 14. "Things are seldom what they seem" (Buttercup and Captain)
• 15. "The hours creep on apace" (Josephine)
• 16. "Never mind the why and wherefore" (Josephine, Captain and Sir Joseph)
• 17. "Kind Captain, I've important information" (Captain and Dick Deadeye)
• 18. "Carefully on tiptoe stealing" (Soli and Chorus)
• 18a. "Pretty daughter of mine" (Captain and Ensemble) and "He is an Englishman" (Boatswain and Ensemble)
• 19. "Farewell, my own" (Ralph, Josephine, Sir Joseph, Buttercup and Chorus)
• 20. "A many years ago" (Buttercup and Chorus)
• 20a. "Here, take her, sir" (Sir Joseph, Josephine, Ralph, Cousin Hebe and Chorus)1
• 21. Finale: "Oh joy, oh rapture unforeseen" (Ensemble) 2

1See discussion of versions, below.

2Includes reprises of several songs, concluding with "For he is an Englishman".