"You just can't win. Ever. Look at the bright side, at least you are not stuck in First Wives Club: The Musical. That would really suck. "
--Sueleen Gay
Now...volleyballer is right. That number is from the Pirates of Penzance. The Major General is singing to the pirates who have just landed ashore and want to wed his daughters against their wills.
Where are we going, and why am I in this handbasket?
Please be aware that the NY Shakespeare production with Linda Ronstadt, Kevin Kline, et al, added two songs from othe rG&S shows: "Sorry her Lot" from HMS Pinafore, and "My Eyes ae Fully Open" from Ruddigore.
And the melody of "My Eyes are Fuily Open" was used again for "The Typing Test" in Thoroughly Modern Millie.