The Company - A Weekend in the Country lyrics

Look, ma'am, an invitation Here, ma'am, delivered by hand And, ma'am, I notice the station- Ary's engraved and very grand Petra, how too exciting! Just when I need it! Petra, such elegant writing So chic you hardly can read it! What do you think? Who can it be? Even the ink-- No, here, let me... "Your presence"--just think of it, Petra! "Is kindly"--it's at a chateau! "Requested"--etcet'ra, etcet'ra "Madame Leonora Armf--" Oh, no! A weekend in the country-- We're invited? What a horrible plot! A weekend in the country-- I'm excited! No, you're not A weekend in the country, just imagine-- It's completely depraved A weekend in the country! It's insulting It's engraved It's that woman, it's that Armfeldt! Oh, the actress? No, the ghoul! She may hope to make her charm felt But she's mad if she thinks I would be such a fool As to weekend in the country How insulting! And I've nothing to wear A weekend in the country-- Here! The last place I'm going is there Guess what? An invitation! Guess who? Begins with an "A." "Armfeldt"--is that a relation To the decrepit Desiree? Out of the blue isn't it strange Well but it's true we need a change Oh, no! A weekend in the country Would be charming And the air would be fresh A weekend with that woman? In the country-- In the flesh A weekend in the country Smelling jasmine Watching little thing grow A weekend in the country My darling, we'll simply say no Oh A weekend! How very amusing A weekend! But also inept A weekend; of course we're refusing Au contraire! You must accept! Oh, no! A weekend in the country-- But it's frightful! No, you don't understand A weekend in the country Is delightful If it's planned Wear your hair down, and a flower Don't use makeup, dress in white She'll grow older by the hour And be hopelessly shattered by Saturday night Spend a weekend in the country We'll accept it! I'd a feeling you would A weekend in the country-- Yes, it's only polite that we should Good Well? I've an intriguing little social item-- What? Out of the Armfeldt family manse Well, what? Merely a weekend, still, I thought it might am- Use you to know Who's invited to go This time with his pants You don't mean... I'll give you three guesses She wouldn't... Reduce it to two It can't be... It nevertheless is Egerman! Right! Score one for you A-ha! A-ha! A-ha... A-ha? A weekend in the country We should try it How I wish we'd been asked A weekend in the country Peace and quiet-- We'll go masked A weekend in the country... Uninvited? They'll consider it odd A weekend in the country I'm delighted Oh, my god And the shooting should be pleasant If the weather's not too rough Happy birthday, it's your present But-- You haven't been getting out nearly enough And a weekend in the country-- It's perverted! Pack my quiver and bow A weekend in the country-- At exactly 2: 30, we go We can't We shall! We shan't! I'm getting the car And we're motoring down Yes, I'm certain you are And I'm staying in town Go and pack my suits! We'll go I won't My boots! We will? Pack everything I own that shoots! We should No! Pack everything white Charlotte! Ma'am, it's wonderful news! I'm thinking it out. Are you sure it's all right? Charlotte! We'd be rude to refuse We are? Charlotte! We'll take the car! All right, then-- We'll bring champagne and caviar! We're off on our way What a beautiful day For a weekend in the country Taking rambles Having leisurely chats A weekend in the country With the brambles And the gnats! A weekend in the country Full of craning to see? in their nests A weekend in the country Entertaining other guests I'll recieve them in the red room Then impress them with a feast Then retire to my bedroom Where I am planning to stay Until monday a least! A weekend in the country Rising early to go out and lie down A weekend in the country Where-- A weekend in the country, the bees in their hives The shallow worldly figures, the frivolous lives The devil's companions know not whom they serve It might be instructive to observe Charlotte! We're off! A weekend in the country The bees In their hives... I'm thinking We are? It out We'll take Charlotte! The car There's no need We'll bring champagne We're off! We are? To shout. And caviar! We'll take the car! We'll bring Champagne And caviar... We're off on our way What a beautiful day We're laying our plans We're off on The bees in While we're playing croquet, Our way, Their hives... With riotous laughter we quietly suffer The season in town, which is reason enough for A weekend in the country A refresher for the body and mind A weekend in the country With the pressure far behind A weekend in the country Gently gliding over manicured lawns A weekend in the country Gently hiding little yawns... With the pheasants in the thickets And the peasants mowing hay In the presence of the crickets We'll be laying our plans while we're playing croquet A weekend in the country With umbrellas to avoid getting brown A weekend in the country Where Twice as upset as in... Are you sure? We're going! Town!