Round and Round

Lyrics

[LUISA, spoken] Take me there! [EL GALLO, spoken] Where? [LUISA, spoken] To the parties! To the world! [EL GALLO, spoken] But I'm a bandit There's a price upon my head [LUISA, spoken] Oh! I was hoping that there would be! [EL GALLO, spoken] You and I! Us together! [LUISA, spoken] Yes Dancing forever and forever [EL GALLO] Round and round Till the break of day Candles glow Fiddles play Why not be wild if we feel that way? Reckless and terribly gay! Round and round 'Neath a magic spell Velvet gown Pink lapel Life is a colorful carousel Reckless and terribly gay! [LUISA] I'm rеady anytime If you'll take me, I'm Rеady to go! So show the way to me I will try to be Ready to go! [EL GALLO] I seem to see Venice: We're on a lagoon A gondolier's crooning A gondola tune The air makes your hair Billow blue in the moon! [LUISA] I could swoon! [EL GALLO] You're so blue in the moon! [The MUTE hands LUISA a mask. When held in front of one's face, it blocks out any little tell-tale traces of compassion or horror. At EL GALLO's urging, LUISA holds the mask up to her face.] [LUISA, spoken] Look at the peasants! They're lighting candelabras No. I believe they're lighting torches Yes, see— They've started burning the palaces! Oh, there goes the Doge! [HENRY, spoken] Arrivederci! [LUISA, spoken] Oh, what fun! I adore pyrotechnics! [MATT rises, writhing, as HENRY and MORTIMER billow their "flames" up and down his body. LUISA puts down her mask.] [LUISA, spoken] That man—look out, he's burning My God, he's on fire! [EL GALLO, spoken] Keep on dancing [LUISA, spoken] But he's burning! [EL GALLO, spoken] Just put up your mask Then it's pretty [LUISA puts up her mask.] [MATT, spoken] Help! [LUISA, spoken] Oh. Yes, isn't he beautiful! He's all sort of orange Red-orange That's one of my favorite colors [MATT, spoken] Help! [LUISA, spoken] You look lovely! [EL GALLO & LUISA] We'll just dance! (Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah, ah, ah, ah-ah) We'll kick up our heels to music (Ah, ah, ah-ah) And dance! (Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah, ah, ah, ah-ah) Until my head reels with music (Ah, ah, ah-ah) Just like a lovely real romance (Ah, ah) All we'll do is daily dance (Ah, ah, ah) All we'll do is just dance (Ah, ah, ah) All we'll do is just dance (Ah, ah, ah) All we'll do is just— [LUISA, spoken] Whee. I'm exhausted [EL GALLO, spoken] But you can't be The evening's just started! [EL GALLO] Round and round Till the break of day Candles glow Fiddles play Why not be wild if we feel that way? Reckless and terribly gay! [LUISA] I'm ready anytime If you'll take me, I'm Ready to go! So show the way to me I will try to be Ready to go! [EL GALLO] I seem to see Athens, it's terribly chic Atop the Acropolis, it's terribly Greek There's Venus, Adonis, and us—cheek to cheek [LUISA, spoken] Oh, how chic! [EL GALLO] To be Greek cheek to cheek [Once again MATT rises into sight.] [LUISA, spoken] Observe the friendly natives [HENRY & MORTIMER, spoken] Hello there! [LUISA, spoken] La, how gay [HENRY and MORTIMER turn to MATT and begin to "whip" him.] Look, dear, they're beating a monkey Isn't it fun? [LUISA puts down her mask.] I wonder why anyone should be beating a monkey? Oh, no, that's it It's not a monkey at all It's a man dressed in a monkey suit Oh, that man— they've hurt him! [EL GALLO, spoken] Put up the mask [LUISA, spoken] But he is wounded! [EL GALLO, spoken] The mask! The mask! [LUISA once again lifts the mask up to her face.] [MATT, spoken] Help! [LUISA, spoken] Oh, isn't that cute? They're beating a man in a monkey suit It's a show. La, how jolly Don't stop, it's charming Don't stop [MATT, spoken] Help! [LUISA, spoken] That's it. Writhe some more! [EL GALLO & LUISA] We'll just dance! (Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah, ah, ah, ah-ah) We'll kick up our heels to music (Ah, ah, ah-ah) And dance! (Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah, ah, ah, ah-ah) Until my head reels with music (Ah, ah, ah-ah) Just like a lovely real romance (Ah, ah) All we'll do is daily dance (Ah, ah, ah) All we'll do is just dance (Ah, ah, ah) All we'll do is just dance (Ah, ah, ah) All we'll do is just— [LUISA, spoken] Couldn't we just sit this one out? [EL GALLO, spoken] Ridiculous! When there's music to be danced to? Play, gypsies! [HENRY & MORTIMER] Ah [EL GALLO, LUISA, HENRY & MORTIMER] Round and round 'Neath a magic spell Velvet gown Pink lapel Life is a colorful carousel Reckless and terribly gay [LUISA, EL GALLO, HENRY & MORTIMER] I'm ready anytime (Gay) (Round and round and round and) If you'll take me, I'm (We're so gay) (Round and round and round and) Ready to go! (Terribly gay) (Round and round) So show the way to me (Gay) (Round and round and round and) I will try to be (We're so gay) (Round and round and round and) Ready to go! (Terribly gay) (Round and round) [EL GALLO] We'll be in Benghazi or maybe Bombay I understand India is terribly gay The natives assemble on feast day and play [LUISA, spoken] With their snakes? [EL GALLO] Yes! What a racket it makes! [LUISA, spoken] Oh, I think I'm going to love India Such a big population, and I adore crowds! Oh, look, there's a fakir— Hi, fakir! [HENRY, spoken] Arrivederci! [LUISA, spoken] Yes, see—he's there with his assistants They all know Yogi— And they're just loads of fun! Oh, there's one— a young one— They're putting him down on some nails [LUISA puts down her mask.] If he fails, he'll be cut to bits by those nails [MATT, spoken] Help! [LUISA, spoken] Well, somebody help him [EL GALLO, spoken] The mask! [LUISA, spoken] But he's bleeding! Horrible! [EL GALLO, spoken] Mask! [EL GALLO forces the mask up to LUISA's face.] [LUISA, spoken] Go on. Sit down harder! He's a sissy I don't believe he's a real fakir They never complain He's a fake fakir [MATT, spoken] Help! [LUISA, spoken] Fake! [EL GALLO] We'll— Just— [EL GALLO, LUISA, HENRY & MORTIMER] Dance! (Dance, dance, dance) We'll kick up our heels to music (Dance, dance) And dance! (Dance, dance, dance) Until my head reels with music (Dance, dance) [EL GALLO, HENRY & MORTIMER, LUISA] Just like a lovely real romance (Dance, dance) (Dance) All we'll do is daily I can see the friendly natives! (Dance, dance) (Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!) All we'll do is just dance! (Dance) (Ah) All we'll do is just dance! (Dance) (Ah) All we'll do is just Round and round in a magic spell (Ah) Round and round and round and round All we'll do is just (Dance, dance) (Ah, ah) All we'll do is just (Dance, dance) (Ah, ah) All we'll do is just (Dance, dance) (Ah, ah) All we'll do is just— (Dance, dance) (Ah, ah) [EL GALLO & LUISA] All we'll do is just— [MATT, spoken] Help! [EL GALLO & LUISA, HENRY & MORTIMER] Dance! (Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance)