Song

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II, no. 24. “When a felon’s not engaged in his employment” (Sergeant, Policemen)

A Policeman’s Lot Is Not a Happy One

First released 1966English41 recordingson 66 releases

Written by

Arthur SullivanComposer W.S. GilbertLyricist

From the film

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Recordings

Performance	By
The Pirates of Penzance: When a Felon's Not Engaged in His Employment	The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company	2:14
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. When a felon’s not engaged in his employment	Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey, The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company	2:30
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “When a felon’s not engaged in his employment” (Sergeant, Chorus of Police)	Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras	2:30
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “When a Felon's Not Engaged in His Employment”	D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Simon Masterton Smith, D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra, John Pryce‐Jones	2:18
A Policeman's Lot Is Not a Happy One	The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company	2:16
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “When a felon’s not engaged in his employment”	Owen Brannigan, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey	2:31
The Pirates of Penzance: “When a Felon’s Not Engaged in His Employment”	Owen Brannigan, D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey	2:40
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “When a felon’s not engaged in his employment”	The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey	2:34
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “When a Felon’s Not Engaged in His Employment”	Tony Azito, [theatre], William Elliott	2:18
The Pirates of Penzance: “When a felon’s not engaged in his employment”	Sir Malcolm Sargent, The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company	2:34
The Pirates of Penzance: When a Felon’s Not Engaged	[unknown]	2:11
The Pirates of Penzance: “A policeman’s lot”	The Ralph Hunter Choir
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. When a Felon's Not Engaged in His Employment · video	Gilbert & Sullivan	2:05
The Pirates of Penzance: “When a Felon’s Not Engaged”	Gilbert & Sullivan	2:15
The Pirates of Penzance: “When a Felon’s Not Engaged”	The English Chorale, Ian Wallace, London Concert Orchestra, Marcus Dods	2:21
The Pirates of Penzance: “When a felon’s not engaged in his employment”	Owen Brannigan, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent	2:18
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “When a felon’s not engaged in his employment”	Kenneth Sandford, New Symphony Orchestra of London, Isidore Godfrey	2:12
The Pirates of Penzance: “A policeman’s lot”	Richard Watson, D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey	2:14
The Pirates of Penzance: “When a felon’s not engaged in his employment”	D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey	2:33
The Pirates of Penzance: “When a felon’s not engaged” (vocal version)	Steven Page	2:13
The Pirates of Penzance: “When a felon’s not engaged” (accompaniment version)	[unknown]	2:11
The Pirates of Penzance: “When a felon’s not engaged in his employment”	D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey	2:19
The Pirates of Penzance: A Policeman’s Lot Is Not a Happy One	Leo Sheffield, Chorus, Sir Malcolm Sargent	2:17
A Policeman’s Lot Is Not a Happy One	The Gala Ensemble	1:56
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. When a felon's not engaged	New Promenade Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey	2:09
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. When a felon’s not engaged in his employment	[unknown]	1:59
A Policeman's Lot Is Not a Happy One	Spindrift	2:15
When a Felon's Not Engaged in His Employment	Adrian D. Holmes	1:55
The Pirates of Penzance: When a felon’s not engaged in his employment	Owen Brannigan, D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey	2:22
The Pirates of Penzance: When a Felon's Not Engaged… a Policeman's Lot Is Not a Happy One	[unknown]	2:10
When a Felon’s Not Engaged	Derek Norton	2:17
When a Felon’s Not Engaged in His Employment (from The Pirates of Penzance)	The D’Oyly Carte Opera & Simon Masterson Smith	2:21
Pirates of Penzance: Policeman's Lot	Porter Twin Disc Music Box	2:07
The Pirates of Penzance: When a felon's not engaged in his emplyment (A policeman's lot is not a happy one)	D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Richard Watson, Isidore Godfrey	2:13
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. When a Felon’s Not Engaged in His Employment · video	Paul Hudson, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris	2:03
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. No. 10. “When a Felon’s Not Engaged”	The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
The Pirates of Penzance: When a Felon's Not Engaged in His Employment	Holst Singers, Czech Symphony Orchestra, John Landor	2:10
The Pirates of Penzance: When a Felon's Not Engaged in His Employment	Czech Symphony Orchestra, John Landor	2:12
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “When a felon’s not engaged”	Owen Brannigan, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent	2:20
The Pirates of Penzance: A Policeman's Lot Is Not a Happy One · video	John Ayldon, Royal Choral Society, Hertfordshire County Youth Orchestra, Marcus Dods	2:26
The Pirates of Penzance: “When a felon’s not engaged in his employment”	Owen Brannigan, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey, The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company	2:32