Richard Rodgers
The Prince Is Giving A Ball
[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