Stephen Sondheim - Liaisons lyrics

[[MME. ARMFELDT:] At the villa of the Baron De Signac Where I spent a somewhat infamous year At the villa of the Baron De Signac I had ladies in attendance Fire-opal pendant Liaisons! What's happened to them? Liaisons today Disgraceful! What's become of them? Some of them Hardly pay their shoddy way What once was a rare champagne Is now just an amiable hock What once was a villa, at least Is "digs What once was a gown with train Is now just a simple little frock What once was a sumptuous feast Is figs No--not even figs--raisins! Ah, liaisons! Now, where was I? Where was I? Oh, yes At the palace of the Duke of Ferrara Who was prematurely deaf but a dear At the palace of the Duke of Ferrara I acquired some position Plus a tiny Titian Liaisons! What's happened to them? Liaisons today To see them--indiscriminate Women, it Pains me more than I can say The lack of taste that they display! Where is style? Where is sk**? Where is forethought? Where's discretion of the heart? Where's pa**ion in the art? Where's craft? With a smile And a will But with more thought I acquired a chateau Extravagantly o Verstaffed Too many people muddle s** With mere desire And when emotion intervenes The nets descend It should on no account perplex Or worse, inspire It's but a pleasurable means To a measurable end Why does no one comprehend? Let us hope this lunacy's just a trend Now where was I? Where was I? Oh, yes In the castle of the King of the Belgians (We would visit through a false chiffonier) In the castle of the King of the Belgians Who, when things got rather touchy Deeded me a duchy Liaisons! What's happened to them? Liaisons today Untidy! Take my daughter, I Taught her, I Tried my best to point the way I even named her Desiree In a world where the kings are employers Where the amateur prevails And delicacy fails To pay In a world where the princes are lawyers What can anyone expect Except to recollect Lia [She falls asleep]