The Mystery of Edwin Drood movie - Ceylon lyrics

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Helena:<br>

Ceylon...Ceylon<br>

By the Bengal Bay,<br>

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Neville:<br>

East of Jaipur,<br>

West of Mandalay!<br>

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Helena & Neville:<br>

Agra...Patna...<br>

Sholapur and Kolhapur and all,<br>

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Helena:<br>

How far they are <br>

From the High Street and the Market Hall<br>

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Drood:<br>

It's all very well for you<br>

To speak of this distant view,<br>

But Rosa what's planned for me<br>

Is grander than sand and sea!<br>

This vista that's in my sight<br>

Where I'll set the world alright <br>

Awaits me...<br>

It dominates me.<br>

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Drood:<br>

It's perfectly fine for them<br>

To sing of their minor gem,<br>

But there is a role for me,<br>

A goal I intend to see,<br>

A vision that's clean and <br>

Bright before me -<br>

You cannot ignore me<br>

I will soon be <br>

Shaping and molding,<br>

Holding fortune in my hand<br>

And I'll improve and <br>

Shake and move and<br>

Change the very <br>

Nature of the land<br>

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Helena & Neville:<br>

Ceylon...Ceylon<br>

Cross the Injun Seas <br>

T'wards the Fjords of <br>

Thornaby-on-Tees<br>

Typhoons<br>

Monsoons,<br>

Break upon the <br>

Coast of Malabar!<br>

Quaking,<br>

Shaking,<br>

Change the way you are, hey!<br>

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Helena, Neville, & Ensemble:<br>

Ceylon, Ceylon<br>

By the Bengal Bay,<br>

East of Jaipur, West of Mandalay! <br>

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Helena:<br>

How warm are the winds of our Golden Isle!<br>

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Neville:<br>

How cool are their words and how cold is their smile!<br>

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Both:<br>

They wish us gone!<br>

We'll be back someday Ceylon!<br>

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Drood, Jasper & Ensemble:<br>

They've become a throat straight from Ceylon.<br>

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All:<br>

Sail on to Ceylon! Hey! <br>

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