No Fear Shakespeare: As You Like It: Act 2, Scene 5, Page 3

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William Shakespeare

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45 50	AMIENS And I’ll sing it. (taking paper fromJAQUES) Thus it goes: If it do come to pass That any man turn ass, Leaving his wealth and ease A stubborn will to please, Ducdame, ducdame, ducdame. Here shall he see Gross fools as he, An if he will come to me.	AMIENS And I’ll sing it. (taking a paper fromJAQUES) It goes like this: (sings) If it should come to pass That any man turns into an ass And leaves his wealth and ease Simply to please his stubborn will Ducdame, ducdame, ducdame. Here he will see Fools as stupid as he If he will only come to me.
	AMIENS What’s that “ducdame”?	AMIENS What’s that word “ducdame”?
55	JAQUES 'Tis a Greek invocation, to call fools into a circle. I’ll go sleep if I can. If I cannot, I’ll rail against all the first-born of Egypt.	JAQUES It’s a Greek invocation, calling fools into a circle. I’m going to take a nap, if I can—if I can’t, I’ll curse all the first-born children of Egypt.
	AMIENS And I’ll go seek the duke. His banquet is prepared.	AMIENS And I’ll go find the duke; his banquet is ready.
	Exeunt severally	They all exit in separate directions.