Happily Ever After

Lyrics

[WINNIFRED, spoken] And so it was. Soon after his encounter with the dragon Fafner, Prince Waldere fell into the enchanted mud and before long, his head grew back. Whereupon he married the Princess Brunhild and they lived happily ever after. Well, I'm glad (sung) They all lived happily, happily, happily ever after The couple is happily leaving the chapel eternally tied As the curtain descends There is nothing but loving and laughter When the fairy tale ends, the heroine's always a bride Ella, the girl of the Cinders Did the wash and the walls and the winders But she landed a prince That was brawny and blue-eyed and blond Still I honestly doubt that She could ever have done it without that Crazy lady With the wand— (spoken) Cinderella had outside help! (sung) I have no one but me Fairy godmother, godmother, godmother! Where can you be? (spoken) I haven't got a fairy godmother. I haven't got a godmother. I have a mother—a plain ordinary woman (sung) Snow White was so pretty, they tell us That the Queen was insulted and jealous When the mirror declared that Snow White Was the fairest of all She was dumped on the border But was saved by some men who adored her Oh, I grant you—they were small (spoken) But there were seven of them. Practically a regiment! (sung) I'm alone in the night By myself Not a dwarf, not an elf Not a goblin in sight! (spoken) That girl had seven determined little men working day and night just for her. Oh, sure, the Queen gave her a poisoned apple, but still— (sung) She lived happily, happily, happily ever after A magical kiss counteracted the apple eventually Though I know I'm not clever I'll do what they tell me I hafta! I want some happily ever after to happen to me Rapunzel—had platinum tresses That were double the length of her dresses She was kept in a tower for years By a wicked, old witch Rapunzel had platinum tresses That were double the length of her dresses She was kept in a tower for years by a wicked old witch 'Til one night in despair, down She scrambled by letting her hair down That's what I call—quite a switch! (spoken) I wonder, I could—Ugh, it'll never hold (sung) I'll be finished before I begin And besides I don't want to get out— I want to get in! I want to live happily, happily, happily ever after I want to walk happily out of a chapel eternally tied! But I know that I'll never live happily ever after 'Til after I'm a bride! Then I'll be happily happy! Yes, happily happy! And thoroughly satisfied! Satisfied! Satis—fied!