(As storytellers sing the following, Ti Moune and storytellers pantomime her journey. Ti Moune does not sing.)
[STORYTELLERS]
Some say...
[STORYTELLER 1, spoken]
How Ti Moune Began the Long Journey Toward the City!
[STORYTELLERS]
Some say:
[STORYTELLER 2]
Some say her feet were bare
And the road was long and cruel
[STORYTELLERS]
Some say:
[STORYTELLERS 2 & 3]
Some say she got a ride
From a vendor and his mule
[STORYTELLERS]
Some say:
[STORYTELLER 1]
The gods pulled up in a car
And drove her all the way
[STORYTELLERS]
Well, no one knows
How the real truth goes
But that's what some say!
Some say!
[LITTLE GIRL]
And how far did she travel?
[STORYTELLERS]
As far as you suppose
[LITTLE GIRL]
And how long did it take her?
[STORYTELLERS]
Much longer than your nose!
[LITTLE GIRL]
And was she ever frightened?
Or was her love too strong?
And did she know she'd end up
In our story and our song?
[STORYTELLERS]
Our story and out song...
(Storytellers create the hustle of the city.)
[STORYTELLERS]
Some say:
[STORYTELLER 1]
What Happened When Ti Moune Finally Reached the City!
[STORYTELLERS]
Some say:
[STORYTELLERS 2 & 4]
Some say they laughed at her
For her peasant feet were bare
[STORYTELLERS]
Some say:
[STORYTELLERS 5 & 3]
Some say the vendor man
Gave her shoes too small to wear
[STORYTELLERS]
Some say:
[STORYTELLER 6]
The gods said put on the shoes!
It's a price you have to pay!
[STORYTELLERS]
The shoes were tight
But she said
[LITTLE GIRL]
All right!
[STORYTELLERS]
Well, that's what some say!
Some say!
[STORYTELLER 2, spoken]
At last Ti Moune arrived at the gates of the Hotel Beauxhomme
[GATEKEEPER, spoken]
Stop!
[STORYTELLER 6, spoken]
But the gods looked down, the gates swung open, and Ti Moune went in search of her Daniel
[STORYTELLERS]
Some say...
[STORYTELLER 7]
Some say she scrubbed the floors
'Til she learned where he was kept
[STORYTELLERS]
Some say...
[STORYTELLER 8]
Some say she climbed a vine
To the window where he slept
[STORYTELLERS]
Some say...
[STORYTELLER 7 & 8]
The gods just lifted her up
And placed her where he lay
[STORYTELLERS]
Well, no one knows
How the real truth goes
It all depends
What you hear from friends
It's no surprise
If it's all just lies [STORYTELLERS]
But that's what some say
That's what some say
That's what some say
That's what some say... [LITTLE GIRL]
Some say...
Some say...
Some say...