Gareth pointed towards Gilbert & Sullivan, which was also what I first thought of when I saw this thread. The songs that came to mind before I even started reading this were The Law Is the True Embodiment and When I Went to the Bar As a Very Young Man, both I believe from Iolanthe. I'll see if I can get you some lyrics here in a minute.

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Okay, here's

SONG--LORD CHANCELLOR.

The Law is the true embodiment
Of everything that's excellent.
It has no kind of fault or flaw,
And I, my Lords, embody the Law.
The constitutional guardian I
Of pretty young Wards in Chancery,
All very agreeable girls--and none
Are over the age of twenty-one.

A pleasant occupation for

A rather susceptible Chancellor!

ALL.

A pleasant occupation for

A rather susceptible Chancellor!

LORD CHANCELLOR.

But though the compliment implied
Inflates me with legitimate pride,
It nevertheless can't be denied
That it has its inconvenient side.
For I'm not so old, and not so plain,
And I'm quite prepared to marry again,
But there'd be the deuce to pay in the Lords
If I fell in love with one of my Wards!

Which rather tries my temper, for

I'm such a susceptible Chancellor!

ALL.

Which rather tries his temper, for

He's such a susceptible Chancellor!

LORD CHANCELLOR.

And every one who'd marry a Ward
Must come to me for my accord,
And in my court I sit all day,
Giving agreeable girls away,
With one for him--and one for he--
And one for you--and one for ye--
And one for thou--and one for thee--
But never, oh, never a one for me!

Which is exasperating for

A highly susceptible Chancellor!

ALL.

Which is exasperating for

A highly susceptible Chancellor!

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There's that one. The other is

SONG--LORD CHANCELLOR.

When I went to the Bar as a very young man,
   (Said I to myself--said I),
I'll work on a new and original plan,
   (Said I to myself--said I),
I'll never assume that a rogue or a thief
Is a gentleman worthy implicit belief,
Because his attorney has sent me a brief,
   (Said I to myself--said I!).

Ere I go into court I will read my brief through
   (Said I to myself--said I),
And I'll never take work I'm unable to do
   (Said I to myself-said I),
My learned profession I'll never disgrace
By taking a fee with a grin on my face,
When I haven't been there to attend to the case
   (Said I to myself--said I!).

I'll never throw dust in a juryman's eyes
   (Said I to myself--said I),
Or hoodwink a judge who is not over-wise
   (Said I to myself--said I),
Or assume that the witnesses summoned in force
In Exchequer, Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, or Divorce,
Have perjured themselves as a matter of course
   (Said I to myself--said I!).

In other professions in which men engage
   (Said I to myself said I),
The Army, the Navy, the Church, and the Stage
   (Said I to myself--said I),
Professional licence, if carried too far,
Your chance of promotion will certainly mar--
And I fancy the rule might apply to the Bar
   (Said I to myself--said I!).

The Gilbert & Sullivan Archive pages I linked to have MIDI files available for listening or download.

Liland