I've got a little list KO-KO As some day it may happen that a victim must be found, I've got a little list — I've got a little list Of society offenders who might well be underground,. One of the most famous (and most often-parodied) songs from The Mikado is Koko's "I've Got a Little List." Koko, a cheap tailor about to be executed for the crime of flirting, finds himself suddenly elevated to the rank of Lord High Executioner by the townspeople of Titipu. They figure he'd be the last person to execute anyone, since he would have to cut his own head off first! But.
I've Got a Little List lyrics by W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan from the album Hot Mikado with song meanings and video.. From the 1987 Jonathan Miller production of "The Mikado" starring Eric Idle Historical notes: The original "Little List Song" from "The Mikado" by Gilbert and Sullivan has long been acknowledged as fairly dated. So when Eric Idle starred in a production by the English National Opera,, he rewrote the lyrics of the song to include topical references. Hence the song could (and did) change from.