The Prince is Giving a Ball

"The Prince is Giving a Ball" is a song featured in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella. It was written and composed by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.
==Lyrics==
QUEEN CONSTANTINA
His Royal Highness
Christopher Rupert
Windemere Vladimir
Karl Alexander
François Reginald
Lancelot Herman
LIONEL
(Spoken)Herman?
QUEEN CONSTANTINA
(Spoken) Herman.
(Sung) Gregory James
(Spoken) He'll thank us for it later
(Sung) Is giving a ball!
LIONEL
The prince is giving a ball
His Royal Highness
Christopher Rupert
Son of Her Majesty
Queen Constantina
Charlotte Ermintrude
Guinevere Maisie
STEPMOTHER
(Spoken) Maisie?
LIONEL
(Spoken) Maisie.
(Sung) Margarita
Is giving a ball!
LIONEL & TOWNSPEOPLE
The Prince is giving a ball
The Prince is giving a ball
STEPMOTHER
They've spread the message far and wide
The Prince is giving a ball
They say he wants to find a bride
He may find one at the ball
CALLIOPE
If only he'd propose to me
MINERVA
I wish that he'd propose to me
STEPMOTHER
Just leave the hair and clothes to me
STEPMOTHER, CALLIOPE, & MINERVA
The prince is giving a ball
LIONEL
Now if you please, the crown decrees
Some fois de soir with frills
A silky sateen in aubergine
A red if someone spills
A surfeit of meat, a side of ham, 
and lots of beef filets
Some marbleized steaks, a rack of lamb,
and veal you raise to braise
Limburger, swiss in gourmandise,
Cheddar, Gruyère, and bleu
Chunks of swiss, in barrels, please,
Make sure that it's hole-y, too
Puddings, and pies, and rum souffles,
Succulent chocolate rounds
Cream puffs they can chew away 
To gain some royal pounds
LIONEL & TOWNSPEOPLE
The prince is giving a ball
The prince is giving a ball
[Instrumental]
TOWNSPEOPLE
The Prince is giving a ball
The Prince is giving a ball
LIONEL
His Royal Highness
200 orchids, 400 poppies, 600 roses, 800 lilies
Christopher Rupert
1,000 oranges, 2,000 plums
Windemere Vladimir Carl Alexander
Raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, gooseberry
Francois Reginald Lancelot Herman
Son of Her Majesty Queen Constantina
Chocolate and cheddar and Charlotte and Maisie
Son of his caviar, King Maximilian
Godfrey Ladislav Leopold Sydney-
TOWNSPEOPLE
Sydney?
LIONEL
Sydney!
LIONEL & TOWNSPEOPLE
Is giving a ball!
CINDERELLA
The Prince is giving a ball!
Category:Songs
Category:Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella songs
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