The Princess Of Pure Delight 1941

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 04 Dec 2002

The Prince in orange
and the Prince in blue
and the Prince whose raiment
was of lavender hue,
they sighed and they suffered
and they tossed at night
for the neighboring Princess of pure delight!
[Spoken:] Who was secretly
in love with a minstrel!
[Sung:] Her father, The King,
didn't know which to choose
there were two charming Princes
he'd have to refuse.
So he called for the dean of his sorcerers
and inquired which one was to win her hand.
[Spoken:] Which they always did
in those days.
[Sung:] "My King here's a riddle,
you test them tonight
'What word of five letters is
never spelled right,
what word of five letters
is always spelled wrong?'
The one who can answer
will be wedded ere long
[Spoken:] That will be
twenty guilders, please.
[Sung:] The King called the three
and he told them the test,
the while his fair daughter
kept beating her breast.
He put them the riddle
They failed as he feared.
Then all of a sudden the Minstrel appeared!
[Spoken:] Quite out of breath!
[Sung:] "I'll answer that riddle"
cried the singer of song,
"What's never spelled right
in five letters is 'wrong.'
And it's right to spell 'wrong'
Double U-W R.O.N.G.
Your Highness the Princess belongeth to me!
[Spoken:] And I love her anyway."
[Sung:] "Be off with you, villain,"
the King cried in rage,
"For my Princess a Prince
not a man from the stage!"
"But sire," said the Minstrel,
"'Tis love makes me say,
no King who's a real King
treats lovers this way...
[Spoken:] It isn't sporting....
[Sung:] And if you're no real King,
no Princess is she,
and if she's no Princess
then she can wed me."
"By Gad", cried his Highness,
"You handsome young knave,
I fear me you're right!"
And his blessing he gave.
[Spoken:] As a trumpeter began to trumpet.
[Sung:] The Princess then quickly
came out of her swoon
and she looked at her swain
and her world was in tune
and the castle soon rang
with cheer and with laughter
and of course they lived
happily ever after.

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The Princess Of Pure Delight 1941
from 'Lady In The Dark'
Music by Kurt Weill
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
copyright 1941 renewed 1969 Hampshire House Music Pub. Corp.
and Ira Gershwin Music - all rights for Ira Gershwin
adminstered by WB Music Corp.
All Rights reserved
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Wednesday 04 December 2002 at 23.46
in association with Doug Grierson
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