<P><B><JC>Horrortorio
<P><JC>by Joseph Horovitz
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<P><B>Overture and Opening chorus:
<P>     HA!
<P><B>Recit.-Tenor (Narrator):
<P>     I was there on that delicious day
<P>     Of gruesome nuptial bliss,
<P>     When all that was sinister and vicious
<P>     Was gathered to behold Miss Dracula
<P><B>Chorus:
<P>     Dracula!
<P><B>Recit.-Tenor (Narrator):
<P>     Taking her twisted oath
<P>     Beside that freak,
<P>     That zombie, that unnatural growth,
<P>     I speak
<P>     Of Frankenstein.
<P><B>Chorus:
<P>     Frankenstein!
<P><B>Recit.-Tenor (Narrator):
<P>     Upon the wedding eve, to Castle Dracula there came
<P>     A motley crowd, each with a worthey name!
<P><B>Chorus: (chorale)
<P>     The Draculas prepare
<P>     To greet with loving care
<P>     Each fiendish, ghoulish guest
<P>     Who comes at their behest!
<P><B>Trio-Soprano, Contralto, Tenor:
<P>     Welcome, Moriarty,
<P>     Welcome, Fu Manchu,
<P>     Welcome to our party,
<P>     How do you do?