Stephen Flaherty - And the Gods Heard Her Prayer lyrics

[A STORYTELLER] And the gods heard her prayer [ASAKA (Spoken)] The peasant girl wants a grand homme to carry carry her away! [sung] I should... Find a tree all covered with mangos Juicy mangos, fat and well-fed Pick a mango [AGWE] A juicy mango [ERZULIE] A lovely mango [PAPA GE] A poison mango [ASAKA] Drop the mango... [ALL] BOOM! [ASAKA] And knock some sense in her head! [ALL GODS] Knock some sense in her head! [AGWE] Splash her with a wave! [PAPA GE] Scare her half to d**h! [ERZULIE] Give her what she wants? [ASAKA, AGWE, PAPA GE] Give her what she...? [ERZULIE] Give her what she wants Love has many powers If the love is true It can cross the earth [To Asaka] And withstand the storm [To Agwe] It can conquer even you [To Papa Ge] [PAPA GE (Spoken)] Hah! Love conquer d**h? Why, I could stop her heart like that! [ERZULIE (Spoken)] Stop her heart from beating, yes. But not from loving. Not if love is what she chooses [PAPA GE] Ridiculous! [AGWE] Interesting! [ASAKA] More amusing than mangos! [ALL] Hmmm... No. Hmmm... A journey! [ERZULIE] I will give her strength When the time is right [ASAKA] I will guide her way [PAPA GE] I will make her choose! [AGWE] And I'll provide the place Where two different worlds will meet Tonight [ALL] Tonight!