The Prince Is Giving A Ball

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[QUEEN CONSTANTINA] His Royal Highness Christopher Rupert Windemere, Vladimir Karl Alexander François Reginald Lancelot Herman [LIONEL - Spoken] Herman? [QUEEN CONSTANTINA - Spoken] Herman (Sung) Gregory James (Spoken) He'll thank us for it later (Sung) Is giving a ball [LIONEL] The prince is giving a ball His Royal Highness Christopher Rupert Son of Her Majesty Queen Constantina Charlotte Ermantrude Gueenavier Mazy [STEPMOTHER, spoken] Mazy? [LIONEL - Spoken] Mazy (Sung) Margarita Is giving a ball! [LIONEL & TOWNSPEOPLE] The Prince is giving a ball The Prince is giving a ball [STEPMOTHER] They've spread the message far and wide The Prince is 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 [LIONEL & TOWNSPEOPLE] The prince is giving a ball The prince is giving a ball [Instrumental] [TOWNSPEOPLE] 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- [TOWNSPEOPLE] Sydney? [LIONELL] Sydeny! [LIONEL & TOWNSPEOPLE] Is giving a ball [CINDERELLA] The Prince is giving a ball