The Best Years of His Life

Lyrics

[RINGMASTER] He gave her the best years of his life She was, shall we call it, his mistress? 'Twas only for her he's divorcing his wife And now the man's in distress The mister who once was the master of two Would make of his mistress his Mrs But he's missed out on Mrs. for the mistress is through What a mess of a mish mash this is [RANDY, spoken] Your Honor, Mr. RIngmaster [RINGMASTER, spoken] Yes, Mr. Bareback Rider [RANDY, spoken] I would like to answer the charge just made by the prosecuting attorney [RINGMASTER, spoken] Go ahead, I can hardly wait [RANDY] She gave him her heart, but not her word This case, therefore, is so much dead wood Her promise to wed he never heard For she never promised she wed would It's just that a change of heart occurred And although it may have dismayed him When a maid gives her heart but does not give her word How on earth can that maid have betrayed him? [LIZA & JURY] Tra-la - I never gave my word She gave him her heart, but not her word Tra-la - This action is absurd This case, therefore, is so much dead wood Tra-la - I loved him from the start Her promise to wed he never heard And then I had a change of heart For she never promised she wed would Tra-la - The rights of womankind It's just that a change of heart occurred Tra-la - Permit a change of mind And although it may have dismayed him [LIZA] When a maid gives her heart but does not give her word How on earth can that maid have betrayed him? [JURY] When a maid gives her heart but does not give her word How on earth can that maid have betrayed him? [RINGMASTER, spoken] Charming, charming! Who wrote that music? [JURY, spoken] Tchaikovsky! [RINGMASTER, spoken] Tchaikovsky? I love Russian composers!