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1.  When the Foeman Bears His Steel (Pirates of Penzance, Act II).

[Enter Codger and Geezers, stage left; and Golden Girls, stage right.  The sexes face each other.]

Codger.

When you're pushing fifty-nine—

Geezers.

Alas, alack and welladay!

Codger.

And your mojo's in decline—

Geezers.

Alackaday!

Codger.

You can only get your kicks—

Geezers.

Alas, alack and welladay!

Codger.

From the Yankees or the Knicks—

Geezers.

Alackaday!

Codger.

Your testosterone is low—

Geezers.

Alas, alack and welladay!

Codger.

When you want to come, you go

Geezers.

Alackaday!

Codger.

At the risk of sounding trite:

We have tried with all our might,

But the Lion Sleeps Tonight.

Codger and Geezers.

A-wimoweh, a-wimo-

Codger and First Geezers.

Second Geezers.

Weh, a-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-wimoweh,

Weh, weh, weh, weh, weh, weh, weh, weh,

A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-wimoweh,

Weh, weh, weh, weh, weh, weh, weh, weh,

A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-wimoweh,

Weh, weh, weh, weh, weh, weh, weh!

A-wimoweh!  No way!  A-wimoweh!

A-wimoweh!  No way!  A-wimoweh!

First Golden Girl.

Here's a connection—one that is causal:

When you discover you're post-menopausal,

Then you set out to find a shlimazel—

One who will diddle your dell, indeed.

Some big stud with an eight-inch boner—

Hotter than Phoenix, Ari-zoner—

Who will be an organ donor—

Give us the organ that we need!

Golden Girls.

(Just in case you're not up to speed,

Brains are not the organ we need.)

Codger.

But the odds are pretty long—

Geezers.

Alas, alack and welladay!

Codger.

That we have a working dong—

Geezers.

Alackaday!

Codger.

And the hope is pretty small—

Geezers.

Alas, alack and welladay!

Codger.

That we'll get it up at all—

Geezers.

Alackaday!

Codger.

So the chance is pretty slim

That we'd satisfy a quim—

Geezers.

Alas, alack—and did we mention welladay?

Codger.

We would like to fraternize,

But the point does not arise

Geezers.

Alas, alack!  (And, for the record, welladay.)

Second Golden Girl.

O! what a downer!  O! what a bummer!

Why doesn't somebody summon a plumber?

Still, if you think we'd give you a hummer,

Think again—the answer is No!

Golden Girls.

Here's a flash: the answer is No!

At the risk of sounding callous,

If you want to fix your phallus,

Take Viagra® or Cialis®,

And—voilá!  You're good to go.  [Golden Girls offer blue pills to Geezers.]

Codger.

Though the thought has made us blue,

It's unfortunately true

That we have to get a fix

To resuscitate our dicks.  [Geezers swallow blue pills.]

Our condition is a curse;

But there's one that's even worse:

Namely: what if, down below,

We were hung like G.I. Joe?

Geezers.

What a catastrophic blow:

To be hung like G.I. Joe!

What a blow

Down below!

Heavens, no!

Not G.I. Joe!!

1st & 2nd Golden Girls.

Golden Girls.

Codger and Geezers.

Here's a connection—

When you

When you're pushing fifty-nine—

One that is causal: