Rodgers And Hammerstein - The Prince Is Giving A Ball Lyrics
(Queen)Lionel take this down:His royal highness, Christopher Rupert Windermere Vladimir CarlAlexander Francois Reginald Lancelot Herman...(Lionel) Herman?(Queen) Herman.Gregory James... (he'll thank us for it later) Is giving a ball!(Lionel)The Prince is Giving a Ball!His royal highness, Christopher Rupert, son of her majesty, QueenConstantina, Charlotte Ermantrude, Gueenavier Mazy...(Stepmother) Mazy?(Lionel) Mazy. Margarita... Is giving a ball!(Townspeople)The Prince is giving a Ball! The Prince is giving a Ball!(Stepmother)They've spread the message far and wide, the Prince in giving a Ball!They say he wants to find a bride, he may find one at the ball!(Calliope)If only he'd propose to me!(Minerva)I wish that he'd propose to me!(Stepmother)Just leave the hair and clothes to me!(Stepmother, Calliope, Minerva)The Prince is giving a Ball!(Lionel)Now if you please, the crown decrees, some fois de soir with frills,A silky sateen in aubergine, a red if someone spills!A surfeit of meat, a side of ham, and lots of beef filets,Some marbleized steaks, a rack of lamb, and veal you raise to braise!Limburger, swiss in gourmandise, cheddar, gruyere, and bleu,Chunks of swiss in barrels, please, make sure that it's hole-y, too!Puddings, and pies, and rum souffles, succulent chocolate rounds,Cream puffs they can chew away to gain some royal pounds!(All)The Prince is giving a Ball!The Prince is giving a Ball!(Instrumental)(All)The Prince is giving a Ball!The Prince is giving a Ball!(Lionel)His royal highness--200 orchids, 400 poppies, 600 roses, 800 lilies--Christopher Rupert-- 1, 000 oranges, 2, 000 plums--Windermere Vladimir Carl Alexander-- raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, gooseberry--Francois Reginald Lancelot Herman, son of her majesty Queen Constantina--Chocolate cheddar and Charlotte and Mazy-- son of his Caviar, King Maximillian-- Alfred Ladislaw Leopold Sydney--(All)Sydney!(Lionell)SYDNEY! ?(All) Is giving a Ball!
