The Pirates of Penzance (or, The Slave of Duty), Act II: With cat-like tread (Pirates, Policemen, Samuel)

With Cat-Like Tread Upon our prey we steal! In silence dread Our cautious way we feel No sound at all We never speak a word A fly's foot-fall Would be distinctly heard Ta-ran, ta-ra Ta-ran, ta-ra So stealthily the pirate creeps While all the household soundly sleeps Come friends, who plough the sea Truce to navigation Take another station Let's vary piracy With a little burglary Come friends, who plough the sea Truce to navigation Take another station Let's vary piracy With a little burglary Here's your crowbar And your center bit Your life preserver You may want to hit Your silent matches Your dark lantern seize Take your file And your skeletonic keys Ta-ran, ta-ra! With Cat like tread! Ta-ran, ta-ra! In silence dread! With Cat-Like Tread Upon our prey we steal! In silence dread Our cautious way we feel No sound at all We never speak a word A fly's foot-fall Would be distinctly heard! Come friends, who plough the sea Truce to navigation Take another station Let's vary piracy With a little burglary With cat like tread Upon our prey we steal! In silence dread Our cautious way we feel!