Oscar Hammerstein II - The Prince is Giving a Ball/Now Is The Time lyrics

SEBASTIAN Lord Pinkleton. I want you to tell this to all - His Royal Highness Christopher Rupert TOPHER Please don't say my whole name! SEBASTIAN Windemere, Vladimir Karl Alexander TOPHER So embarra**ing SEBASTIAN François Reginald Lancelot... Herman LORD PINKLETON, OFFICIAL & POLITICAL FIGURE Herman? TOPHER Herman SEBASTIAN Gregory James Is giving a ball! JEAN-MICHEL Now is the time The time to act No other time will do! Live and play your part Don't give away your heart Don't take what the world gives you Now is the time The time to live No other time is real! Yesterday has gone Tomorrow is a guess Today you can see and feel For you can't just wait To be served by fate On a silver plate or a tray JEAN-MICHEL and TOWNSPEOPLE Now is the time The time of your life The time of your life is today LORD PINKLETON The Prince is giving a ball The Prince is giving a ball Hear ye! Hear ye! A ball and that's not all! The Prince is giving a ball The Prince is giving a ball Hear ye Hear ye His Royal Highness Christopher Rupert James is giving a ball TOWNSPEOPLE He's giving a ball? LORD PINKLETON The Prince is giving a ball! TOWNSPEOPLE The Prince is giving a ball The Prince is giving a ball! JEAN-MICHEL Now is the time! The time to act TOWNSPEOPLE He's giving a ball JEAN-MICHEL No other time will do TOWNSPEOPLE The Prince is giving a ball WOMAN IN A WINDOW He's giving a what? TOWNSPEOPLE A ball! JEAN-MICHEL Now is the time The time to live! No other time is real... LORD PINKLETON The Prince is giving a ball JEAN-MICHEL But… CROWD Shh ... He's giving a ball! The Prince is giving a… ooh!! LORD PINKLETON His Royal Highness Christopher Rupert Windemere, Vladimir Karl Alexander François Reginald Lancelot Herman CROWD Herman? LORD PINKLETON Herman! Gregory James Is giving a ball! MADAME The Prince is giving a what? TOWNSPEOPLE The Prince is giving a ball! The Prince is giving a ball! LORD PINKLETON His Majesty Has this decree: To attend the ball, all one requires is an invitation (CROWD reacts) and suitably fashionable attire! And, the Prince shall choose a woman from the ball to be his bride. (CROWD reacts) That means ANYONE can be the Queen! (CROWD reacts) WOMEN (variously) So will he want a taller girl Or will he want a stronger girl Or will he want a smaller girl ALL The Prince is giving a ball WOMEN (variously) I wish I were a bolder girl I wish I were a younger girl I wish I were an older girl ALL The Prince is giving a ball ELLA WOMEN I've wished a lot of things I don't wish anymore But now I wish a lot of things I've never wished before I wish I had I wish - I wish I could I wish I might I wish - I wish I would I wish I were invited I wish - To the Prince's Royal Palace ball! Ooh - ah (They dance.) CROWD He's giving a ball He's giving a ball The Prince is giving a ball! JEAN MICHEL (after dance) Now is the time The time to act CROWD We hear ye We hear ye But the Prince is giving a ball JEAN MICHEL Now is the time The time to live CROWD We hear ye We hear ye But His Royal Highness Christopher Rupert James is giving a ball ...is giving a ball ...is giving a ball LORD PINKLETON His Royal Highness Christopher Rupert CROWD Christopher Rupert Windemere Vladimir LORD PINKLETON Slayer of dragons CROWD Karl Alexander LORD PINKLETON Destroyer of Gargoyles CROWD François Reginald LORD PINKLETON Sportsman and poet CROWD Lancelot Herman LORD PINKLETON Herman? CROWD Herman! ALL Gregory James Is giving a ball The Prince is giving… The Prince is giving… The Prince is giving a ball! The Prince is giving… The Prince is giving… The Prince is giving a ball! The Prince… Is… Giving… A ball! A royal ball LORD PINKLETON He's giving a ball! TOWNSPEOPLE The Prince is giving a ball!