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CINDERELLA Songs from the London Pantomime "Cinderella" (1957) (Richard Rodgers / Oscar Hammerstein II) Starring Tommy Steele, Jimmy Edwards, Yana, Bruce Trent, Kenneth Williams, Betty Marsden & Robin Palmer. Rodgers & Hammerstein originally wrote the 1957 musical "Cinderella" as a television show for U.S. audiences. In London, augmented with songs from their 1953 Broadway musical "Me And Juliet", it was transformed into a West End stage show / pantomime featuring Tommy Steele in his first stage role. A VERY SPECIAL DAY (Originally from the Broadway Show "Me And Juliet" - 1953) Tommy Steele (as Buttons) SPOKEN: Well, ever since she come to live here it's been sorta special..... I wake up each mornin' with a feeling in my heart That today will be a very special day I keep right on clinging to that feeling in my heart Till the winds of evening blow my dreams away And each night at bedtime when my world has come apart And I'm in a mood that's far from feeling gay A-with a piece of toast to munch and a nice hot cup o' tea I begin to have an 'unch that tomorrow's gonna be A very special day for me I wake up each mornin' with a feeling in my heart That today will be a very special day I keep right on clinging to that feeling in my heart Till the winds of evening blow my dreams away And each night at bedtime when my world has come apart And I'm in a mood that's far from feeling gay A-with a piece of toast to munch and a nice hot cup o' tea I begin to have an 'unch that tomorrow's gonna be A very special day (A very special day) A very special day (A very special day) A very special day for me *********************** IN MY LITTLE CORNER Yana (as Cinderella) I'm as mild and as meek as a mouse When I hear a command, I obey. But I know of a spot in my house Where no one can stand in my way. In my own little corner, in my own litter chair I can be whatever I want to be On the wing of my fancy I can fly anywhere And the world will open it's arms to me I'm a young Norwegian princess or a milk-maid I'm the greatest prima-donna in Milan I'm an heiress who has always had her silk made By her own flock of silk-worms in Japan I'm a girl men go mad for, love's a game I can play With a cool and confident kind of air Just as long as I stay in my own little corner All alone, in my own little chair. *************************** DO I LOVE YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL Bruce Trent (as Prince Charming) & Yana (as Cinderella) BRUCE: Do I love you because you're beautiful Or are you beautiful because I love you Am I making believe I see in you A girl to love me, to be really true Do I want you because you're wonderful Or are you wonderful because I want you Are you the sweet invention of a lover's dream Or are you really as beautiful as you seem YANA: Perhaps you are just imagining me. Perhaps I'm imagining you. BRUCE: Am I making believe I see in you A girl to love me, to be really true BOTH: Do I want you because you're wonderful Or are you wonderful because I want you (YANA: Want you) Are you the sweet invention of a lover's dream Or are you really as wonderful as you seem ************************************************ THE PRINCE IS GIVING A BALL Robin Palmer (as Lionel) & Chorus LIONEL: The Prince is giving a Ball (The Prince is giving a Ball, the Prince is giving a Ball!) His Royal Highness, Christopher Rupert, Windamere Vladimere, Carl Alexander, Francois Reginald, Lancelot Herman (Herman?) Herman! Gregory James is giving a Ball! (The Prince is Giving a Ball, the Prince is giving a Ball!) (My daughter's looking dreamy-eyed) (The Prince is giving a Ball) (They say he wants to find a Bride) (He may find one at the Ball) (The Prince is giving a Ball, the Prince is giving a Ball) LIONEL: His Royal Highness, Christopher Rupert, son of Her Majesty Queen Constantina, Charlotte Ermintrude, Guinevere Lorna (Lorna?) Lorna! Margarite Anne is giving a Ball! (The Prince is Giving a Ball, the Prince is giving a Ball!) (Supposing he'll propose to me) (I pray that he'll propose to me) (Why wouldn't he propose to me) (The Prince is Giving a Ball, the Prince is giving a Ball!) LIONEL: His Royal Highness, Christopher Rupert, son of His Majesty King Maximilian, Godfrey Ladislaus, Leopold Sidney (Sidney?) Sidney! Frederick John is giving a Ball! (A Ball, the Prince is giving a Ball!) ALL: The Prince is giving a Ball! ******************************* MARRIAGE TYPE LOVE (Originally from the Broadway Show "Me And Juliet" - 1953) Tommy Steele (as Buttons) SPOKEN: No, she's not the first girl I've met. But she's the only one I could ever settle down with. I'm not kiddin', I mean it. You know, it's funny how you go through life, meetin' all sorts o' diff'rent girls. Then all of a sudden, one comes along and you know, you just know..... When first I set my longing eyes on you I saw my future shining in your face And when you smiled an murmured, "How d'ya do?" The room became a dream enchanted place The chandaliers were shooting stars The drums and horns and soft guitars Were soundin' more like nightingales The window curtains blew like sails And I was floatin' just above the floor Feelin' slightly taller than before Out of nowhere came the feeling Cue the feeling, a marriage type love We were dancing and her eyelash Blinked on my lash, a marriage type love We made a date, couldn't wait for my day off Now it's a thing, with a ring for the pay-off Well, I'm her pigeon, through with roaming Now I'm homing, to marriage type love and her SPOKEN: I'd like to tell you a secret. I just keep on seein' her, even when she's not there, she just seems to appear from out of nowhere, it's marvellous..... We were dancing and her eyelash It blinked on my lash, a marriage type love We made a date and we couldn't wait then for my day off Now it is a thing, and it's with a ring for the pay-off I am her pigeon, through with roaming Now I'm homing to marriage type love and her! ************************************* WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING THROUGH THE MOONLIGHT / A LOVELY NIGHT Tommy Steele (as Buttons) & Yana (as Cinderella) - 1957 SPOKEN: YANA: I can see the lights of the carriages as they climb the hill to the Palace. Oh, I wish I was in one of them. TOMMY: But you can be if you want to. You can be anywhere doing anything. All you gotta do is imagine it. It's a game I always play If there's something that you really want and you can't 'ave it, imagine it. It's just as good. Come and 'elp me. YANA: Yes. TOMMY: When you're drivin' through the moonlight on the 'ighway When you're drivin' through the moonlight to a dance You are breathless with a wild anticipation Of adventure and excitement and romance Then at last you see the towers of the Palace Silhouetted in the sky above the park And below there is a row of lighted windows Like a lovely diamond necklace in the dark YANA: Ooh, tell me more. TOMMY: All right then. TOMMY: I suppose that when you come into the ballroom And the room itself is floatin' in the air You are suddenly confronted by 'is 'ighness And you're frozen like a statue on the stair You're afraid he'll hear the way your heart is beating And you know you mustn't make the first advance You are seriously thinking of retreating When it seems to you he's asking you to dance YANA: And how d'you know this is so? TOMMY: I do no more than guess. TOMMY: A lovely night, a lovely night A finer night you know you've never seen You meet your Prince, a charming Prince As charming as a Prince will ever be YANA: The stars in the hazy heaven tremble above you While he is whispering, "Darling, I love you" BOTH: You say "Goodbye", away you'll fly But on your lips you keep a kiss All your life you'll dream of this Lovely, lovely night TOMMY: Ye-e-e-a-a-a! (A lovely night, a lovely night) (A finer night you know you'll never see) (You'll meet your Prince, a charming Prince) (As charming as a Prince could ever be) (The stars in the hazy heaven tremble above you) (While he is whispering, "Darling, I love you") BOTH: You say "Goodbye", away you'll fly But on your lips you keep a kiss All your life you'll dream of this Lovely, lovely night TOMMY: D'you feel better now? YANA: Oh, much better. Now you must go to bed. It's getting late. TOMMY: Oh, can't I stay up with you? YANA: No. You must get your rest. TOMMY: I'm sorry about the invitation. I did so much want you to go to the Ball. YANA: Oh, you did try and thank you for being so sweet to me. TOMMY: All my life I'll dream of this Lovely......... (Lovely, lovely night) (Lovely, lovely night) (Lovely, lovely night) YANA: A lovely night, a lovely night A finer night I know I'll never see I'll meet my Prince, a charming Prince As charming as a Prince will ever be The stars in the hazy heaven trembling above me While he will promise always to love me He'll say "Goodbye", away he'll fly But on my lips I'll keep a kiss All my life I'll dream of this Lovely, lovely night ************************************************ IMPOSSIBLE Betty Marsden (As Fairy Godmother) & Yana (as Cinderella) BETTY: Impossible! For a plain yellow pumpkin to become a golden carriage Impossible! For a plain country bumpkin and a prince to join in marriage And six grey mice will never be six white horses! (YANA: They will!) Such fal-da-rol and fidel-dee-dee of course is, Impossible! YANA: But the world is full of zanies and fools! Who don't believe in sensible rules And won't believe what sensible people say BETTY: And because these daft and dewey-eyed dopes Keep building up impossible hopes, BOTH Impossible things are happening every day! BETTY: Impossible YANA: Impossible BETTY: Impossible YANA: Impossible BOTH: Impossible! YANA: Why, it's like magic! BETTY: I couldn't help, I had to do it. You wished, I had to do it. YANA: It's possible! For a plain yellow pumpkin to become a golden carriage BETTY: It's Possible! For a plain country bumpkin and a prince to join in marriage! BOTH: And six grey mice are easily turned to horses. Such fal-da-rol and fidel-dee-dee of course is, Quite Possible! YANA: For the world is full of zanies and fools Who don't believe in sensible rules BETTY: And won't believe what sensible people say YANA: And because these daft and dewey-eyed dopes BETTY: Keep building up impossible hopes BOTH: Impossible things are happening everyday! *************************************** NO OTHER LOVE (Originally from the Broadway Show "Me And Juliet" - 1953) Bruce Trent (as Prince Charming) No other love have I Only my love for you Only the dream we knew No other love Watching the night go by Wishing that you could be Watching the night with me Into the night I cry Hurry home, Come home to me Set me free, Free from doubt And free from longing Into your arms I'll fly Locked in your arms I'll stay Waiting to hear you say No other love have I No other love (No other love have I ) (Only my love for you) (Only the dream we knew) (No other love) (Watching the night go by) (Wishing that you could be) (Watching the night with me) (Into the night I cry) Hurry home, Come home to me Set me free, Free from doubt And free from longing Into your arms I'll fly Locked in your arms I'll stay Waiting to hear you say No other love have I No other love No other love No other love have I ********************************* TEN MINUTES AGO Bruce Trent (as Prince Charming) & Yana (as Cinderella) BRUCE: Ten minutes ago I saw you I looked up when you came through the door My head started reeling, you gave me the feeling The room had no ceiling or floor Ten minutes ago I met you And we murmured our 'how d'you dos' I wanted to ring out the bells and to fling out my arms And to sing out the news I have found her, she's an angel With the dust of the stars in her eyes We are dancing, we are flying And she's taking me back to the skies In the arms of my love I'm flying Over mountain and meadow and glen And I like it so well that for all I can tell I may never come down again I may never come down to earth again (Ten minutes ago I saw you) (I looked up when you came through the door) BRUCE: I've told you how I feel. You haven't yet described your feeling. YANA: Well, it's very much like yours. YANA: Ten minutes ago I met you And we murmured our 'how do you dos' I wanted to ring out the bells, fling out my arms And to sing out the news (He has found her, she's an angel) (With the dust of the stars in her eyes) (They are dancing, they are flying) (And she's taking him back to the skies) YANA: In the arms of my love I'm flying Over mountain and meadow and glen BOTH And I like it so well that for all I can tell I may never come down again I may never come down to earth again *************************************** YOU AND ME Tommy Steele (as Buttons) & Jimmy Edwards (as the King) JIMMY: You must be Buttons, my boy. TOMMY: That's right, Your Majesty. JIMMY: Well, you don't want to be upset because my son, Prince Charming, is going to marry Cinderella. I believe you were very fond of Cinderella, weren't you? TOMMY: Oh yes. JIMMY: Well, it's nothing that you can't get over. It'll pass. All you got to do is to go out and get yourself another job. TOMMY: What sort of a job? JIMMY: Well, you could take up farming. TOMMY: I'd rather be Prince Charming JIMMY: You could be an envoy. TOMMY: I'm not that sort of boy. JIMMY: You could be a Jester like Charlie Chester. TOMMY: And if trouble should provoke, I'll be just the sort of bloke that could always tell a joke. A funny thing happened to me on the way to the Palace this evening.... JIMMY: Someone I could choke! TOMMY: But oh, what a friend you'll have in me. JIMMY: Yes, you'd make a party blend, you'd be always there to lend. TOMMY: You mean that I could be your friend. JIMMY: Yes, you could be my blasted friend. TOMMY: Oh, what a friend you'll have in me. JIMMY: Ah, but that I shall have to wait and see. And if bad tidings cling, even though I am the King, I can always try and sing ......... BU-U-U-TER-FIN-GERS! TOMMY: Oh, what happiness you'll bring. JIMMY: It's just the very thing. BOTH: You and me, can we be partners You and me, can we be friends We'll be a great association One that never ends Pleasin' you's the job I'm given Pleasin' you makes life worth livin' When we're wrong we'll be forgiven As we go along, together we belong JIMMY: You be the ham and I'll be the eggs TOMMY: I'll be the coffee and you be the dregs JIMMY: You be the arms and I'll be the legs BOTH: Of the greatest guy on earth TOMMY: There we go, Jim BOTH: You and us, can we be buddies You and us, can we be friends All the kids and mums and daddies That's where friendship blends JIMMY: When you go, be nice and happy TOMMY: Love your "Mammy" and your "Pappy" JIMMY: Be a really cheerful chappie TOMMY: Be like me and the King JIMMY: Rise, Baron Buttons of Bermondsey. BOTH: Yes, it's the proper thing Yes, it's the proper thing ************************************** (All transcriptions by Mel Priddle - April 2006) *************************************

    





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