Alan Menken - Build a New Tomorrow lyrics

[Peasant John] We've been trying something new in the dominion Since you went away- With no king upon the throne We've all been left alone To build a new tomorrow here today [Richard] Right [Peasant John] What if every single soul with an opinion Got to have their say? If on every point of note We simply took a vote [Peasant John + Peasants] We build a new tomorrow here today! [Galavant] So the butcher gets a vote? [Peasant John] Yup! [Richard] The baker gets a vote? [Peasant John] Yup! And everyone who couldn't vote before! [Butcher] Except of course the women [Baker] And we won't let him or him in [Peasant John] We mean everybody else [Merchant] Except the poor! [Galavant] Progressive for the middle ages [King Richard] Meh [Peasant John] Then we vote on ev'ry pressing public question Either- [Peasants] Yay! [Peasant John] Or- [Peasants] Nay! [Galavant] Nice [Peasant John] Everybody gets to choose [Baker] Except the you-know-whos [Peasant John + Peasants] As we build a new tomorrow here today! [Peasant John] If you'd like to make a statement or suggestion Simply stand [Tradesman] Ooh! [Peasant John] And hey! [King Richard] Him? [Tradesman] Every person counts the same [Butcher] Except of course the lame [Baker] ...and the lepers! [Merchant] ...and the gingers! [Tradesman] ...and the witches! [Friar] ...and the heathens! [Soldier] ...and the ba*tards! [Shopkeeper] ...and the gypsies! [Old Man] ...and the commies! [Baker] ...and the hippies! [Peasants] As we build a new tomorrow! [Peasant John] A fair and square tomorrow! [Peasants] A more aware tomorrow here tomorrow today! So we all would march together towards the future [Peasant John] Well not "all" per se Just the ones who look like me! [Peasants] It's called democracy... [Old Man] The landed- [Merchant] And the wealthy- [Friar] And the pious- [Shopkeeper] And the healthy- [Butcher] And the straight ones- [Baker] And the pale ones- [Butcher] And we only mean the male ones! [Peasant John] If you're all of the above, then you're ok! [Peasant John + Peasants] As we build a new tomorrow here today!