The Little Naked Boy

Lyrics

[EMILIA] The little god of love Is the one I'm fondest of And the one that I am scared the most of When right out of the blue He aims his dart at you A chance you haven't got the ghost of Of all the gods the Romans and the Greeks invented He's the one who keeps us most tormented The little naked boy With golden bow and arrow Can bring you endless joy Or chill you to the marrow With love he likes to toy You burn and then you shiver Through the magic quiver Of the little naked boy Many's the time he wrinkles your brow Unstrings the strings of your heart Many's the time you say, "From now I'll dodge whenever he aims his dart!" Next day the tender sign You're longing to recapture Life would lose its rapture If the little naked boy Should pass me by [MODELS, ANGELA] Ah The little naked boy With golden bow and arrow Can bring you endless joy Or chill you to the marrow With love he likes to toy You burn and then you shiver Through the magic quiver Of the little naked boy Ah Many's the time he wrinkles your brow Unstrings the strings of your heart Many's the time you say Ah, "From now I'll dodge whenever he aims his dart!" [ANGELA, MODELS] Next day the tender sign You're longing to recapture Life would lose its rapture Ah If the little naked boy Ah Should pass me by [NARRATOR, spoken] Now we leave our maidens fair And head back to the palace where We find—no, not Cellini yet We find the Duke is quite upset Trying to write a little ditty He cannot write and it's a pity A love song for his girl sublime— Well, Angela is hard to rhyme