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Thanks to debriswoman for telling me about this song ;)

A fine collection of cliches, but most entertaining and--sometimes--true.
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"...Every journey has an end,
When at the worst, affairs will mend,
Dark the dawn when day is nigh,
Hustle your horse and don't say die!"
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Iolanthe
Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady
TRIO - LORD MOUNTARARAT, LORD TOLOLLER, LORD CHANCELLOR

LORD MOUNT: If you go in You're sure to win--
Yours will be the charming maidie:
Be your law The ancient saw, "Faint heart never won fair lady!"

ALL: Never, never, never, Faint heart never won fair lady!
Every journey has an end--
When at the worst affairs will mend--
Dark the dawn when day is nigh--
Hustle your horse and don't say die!

LORD TOLL: He who shies At such a prize
Is not worth a maravedi,
Be so kind To bear in mind-- Faint heart never won fair lady!

ALL: Never, never, never, Faint heart never won fair lady!
While the sun shines make your hay--
Where a will is, there's a way--
Beard the lion in his lair--
None but the brave deserve the fair!

LORD CH: I'll take heart And make a start--
Though I fear the prospect's shady--
Much I'd spend To gain my end-- Faint heart never won fair lady!

ALL: Never, never, never, Faint heart never won fair lady!
Nothing venture, nothing win--
Blood is thick, but water's thin--
In for a penny, in for a pound--
It's Love that makes the world go round!

Nothing venture, nothing win--
Blood is thick, but water's thin--
In for a penny, in for a pound--
It's Love that makes the world go round!