Be Our Guest

"**Be Our Guest**" is a song written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman for Disney's thirtieth animated feature film, *Beauty and the Beast*. Originally recorded by late American actor Jerry Orbach and late English actress Angela Lansbury in their film roles as the characters Lumiere and Mrs. Potts, "Be Our Guest" is an up-tempo Broadway and cabaret-style song.

## Lyrics

**Lumiere:**

Ma chère Mademoiselle, it is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure

That we welcome you tonight.

And now, we invite you to relax, let us pull up a chair

As the dining room proudly presents - your dinner!

Be... our... guest! Be our guest!

Put our service to the test

Tie your napkin 'round your neck, chérie

And we provide the rest

Soupe du jour, hot hors-d'œuvres

Why, we only live to serve?

Try the grey stuff, it's delicious!

Don't believe me? Ask the dishes!

They can sing! They can dance!

After all, Miss, this is France!

And the dinner here is never second best!

Go on, unfold your menu

Take a glance and then you'll be our guest

Oui, our guest! Be our guest!

**Lumiere and Chorus:**

Beef ragout, cheese soufflé, pie and pudding "en flambé"

**Lumiere:**

We'll prepare and serve with flair, a culinary cabaret!

You're alone and you're scared

But the banquet's all prepared

No one's gloomy or complaining

While the flatware's entertaining!

We tell jokes, I do tricks!

With my fellow candlesticks

**Chorus:**

And it's all in perfect taste; that, you can bet

Come on and lift your glass, you've won your own free pass

To be our guest

**Lumiere:**

If you're stressed, It's fine dining we suggest!

**Lumiere and Chorus**:

Be our guest! Be our guest! Be our guest!

**Lumiere:**

Life is so unnerving, for a servant who's not serving

He's not whole without a soul to wait upon

**Cogsworth:** *Get off.*

**Lumiere:**

Ah, those good old days when we were useful

**Cogsworth:** *Huh?*

**Lumiere:**

Suddenly those good old days are gone

**Cogsworth:** *Oh...*

**Lumiere:**

Ten years we've been rusting

Needing so much more than dusting

Needing exercise, a chance to use our skills!

**Cogsworth:** (yowls as he flies headfirst into some gelatin pudding)

**Lumiere:**

Most days we just lay around the castle

Flabby, fat and lazy, you walked in, and oops-a-daisy!

**Mrs. Potts:**

It's a guest! It's a guest!

Sakes alive, well I'll be blessed!

Wine's been poured and thank the Lord

I've had the napkins freshly pressed

With dessert she'll want tea

And my dear that's fine with me

While the cups do their soft-shoeing

I'll be bubbling, I'll be brewing

I'll get warm piping hot

Heaven's sake! Is that a spot?

Clean it up! We want the company impressed!

We've got a lot to do! Is it one lump or two?

For you, our guest!

**Chorus:**

She's our guest!

**Mrs. Potts:**

She's our guest!

**Chorus:**

Be our guest!

**Cogsworth:** (simultaneously) *Let's go people, fun's over, over here, line up- NOT...(screams)*

**Chorus:**

Be our guest! Be our guest! Our command is your request

It's ten years since we've had anybody here and we're obsessed

With your meal, with your ease, yes, indeed, we aim to please

While the candlelight's still glowing, let us help you, we'll keep going

**Lumiere and Chorus:**

Course by course! One by one! 'Til you shout... "Enough! I'm done!" (Belle gasps in amazement and wonder)

Then we'll sing you off to sleep as you digest

Tonight you'll prop your feet up, but for now, let's eat up

Be our guest! Be our guest! Be our guest!

Please, be our guest!