Bring Me My Bride – A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum – letras

[SOLDIERS]One, two! One, two![MILES]We not only fought, but we won, too![SOLDIERS]One, two! One, two!Left, right! Left, right![MILES]There’s none of the enemy left, right?[SOLDIERS]Right! Left…right…right? Left?[MILES]Halt![PSEUDOLUS]Hail, Miles Gloriosus.Welcome to Rome.Your bride awaits you.[MILES]My bride…My bride!My bride!I’ve come to claim my bride,Come tenderly to crush her against my side.Let haste be made!I cannot be delayed:There are lands to conquer, cities to loot and peoples to degrade.[SOLDIERS]Look at those arms!Look at that chest!Look at them![MILES]Not to mention the rest.Even I am impressed!My bride!My bride!Come, bring to me my bride.My lust for her no longer can be denied.Convey the news!I have no time to lose:There are towns to plunder, temples to burn and women to abuse.[SOLDIERS]Look at that foot!Look at that heel!Mark the magnificent muscles of steel![MILES]I am my ideal!I, Miles Gloriosus,I, slaughterer of thousands,I, oppressor of the meek,Subduer of the weak,Degrader of the Greek,Destroyer of the Turk,Must hurry back to work.[MILES & ROMANS:]I/he, Miles Gloriosus,[SOLDIERS]A man among men![MILES & ROMANS:]I/he, paragon of virtue,[SOLDIERS]With sword and with pen![MILES]I, in war the most admired,In wit the most inspired,In love the most desired,In dress the best displayed–I am a parade![SOLDIERS]Look at those eyes, cunning and keen,Look at the size of those thighs, like a mighty machine![PSEUDOLUS]Those are the mightiest thighs that I ever have theen!I mean…[MILES]My bride!My bride!Inform my lucky bride:The fabled arms ofMiles are open wide.Make haste!Make haste!I have no time to waste:There are shrinesI should be sacking,Ribs I should be cracking,Eyes to gouge and booty to divide.Bring me my bride!