Act Two
The Scarlet Pimpernel
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Who is the Scarlet Pimpernel?
Who is the Scarlet Pimpernel?
Who is the Scarlet Pimpernel?
Who is the Scarlet Pimpernel?
Lud love me, such conjecturing could drive a man insane
And I’m the one to set this gossip quite to rest
The Pimpernel is me
Indeed, and I’m the Queen of Spain
She’s disguised herself
But now she has at last confessed
I confess to nothing more
Than admiration for a man
Who so gloriously risks his life
Did you hear that one and all?
The Pimpernel’s bewitched my wife
The man’s a hero
He’s a drunk
A fiddling Nero
He has spunk
Oh bunk, the man’s a lazy lout
And still I long to find him out
The secret simply will not keep
For England’s losing sleep
It’s time to break the spell
Won’t someone bloody tell?
Who is the Scarlet Pimpernel?
They Seek Him Here
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They seek him here, they seek him there
Those Frenchies seek him everywhere
Is he in heaven or is he in hell?
That demned elusive Pimpernel
He meddles with the Frenchie Revolution
Popping in and out each week
Spoiling every lovely execution
La, what cheek!
They seek him here, they seek him there
Those Frenchies seek him everywhere
If you should see him, please do give a yell!
That demned elusive Pimpernel
The rumour is the Pimpernel is British
A Brit who’s playing peek-a-boo
Were I the Pimpy, I’d feel rather skittish
It’s not you
It’s possible our hero flirts with danger
How I wish he’d flirt with me
Methinks I feel the evening growing stranger
Ah, mais oui
They seek him here, they seek him there
Those Frenchies seek him everywhere
Is he up yonder? Or down in the dell?
Where is this blasted Pimpernel?
I believe he’s here upon your own shores
Dancing ’round these hallowed halls
After all, we Englishmen are known
For splendid balls
They seek him here, they seek him there
The ladies seek him everywhere!
Marguerite, what should you say to him?
Please tell me how I might identify you
I’d like our paths to overlap
Were I the Pimpy, tell me, what should I do?
Shut your trap!
They seek him here, they seek him there
Those Frenchies seek him everywhere
Is he in heaven or is he in hell?
That demned elusive Pimpernel
She Was There
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So many nights I have stood in the moonlight
Watching it fade with the dawn
Wanting her back with me, warm in the moonlight
Knowing that moment was gone
Out of mind, out of sight,
Till the moon rose ronight
All at once, I felt a chill
In a spill of moonlight, she was there
Though we both held very still
There was something pulling in the air
When she whispered through the dark
I tried hard to hold my ground
I believed I had a choice
Till the music in her voice
Turned my whole world around
I would like to understand
But the stars and I begin to blur
If she never touched my hand
Then what filled me with the feel of her?
In between us stood a wall
In a flash it fell apart
Is it possible she heard
Every last unspoken word
Racing out of my heart?
She never turned to me, but suddenly
We had so much to share!
I never took her in my arms, but she was there
Oh, she was there!
No, I never pulled her in
Still her tenderness was everywhere
Oh, she slipped beneath my skin
Just as if she’d always been right there
Has she been there all along?
Was I too far gone to know?
What a fool I must have been
For how could I pull her in
When I’ve never let her go?
She Was There: Reprise
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Has she been there all along?
Was I too far gone to know?
What a fool I must have been
For how could I pull her in
When I’ve never let her go?
Storybook: Reprise
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Listen to me, I have beautiful dreams I can spin you
Dreams to linger within you
Close your eyes and we’ll ride my carousel
I’ll sing you stories of lovers whose love used to fill me
And the lovers who will be
For, you see, love is one thing I do well
Et sur mon manege, l’amour toujours est chantant
De mes reves, c’est le commencement
Et j’espere une fin heureuse
Mais la fin de l’histoire ne vient pas tres doucement
Pour l’histoire, il faut faire semblant
Certes je n’embrasse que mes reves
Seuls mes reves!
Where’s the Girl?: Reprise
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I remember days full of restlessness and fury
I remember nights that were drunk on dreams
I remember someone who hungered for the glory
I remember her
Let her go, let her live, let her die on her own
We are all of us bruised and alone
Now we both will have nothing to hold
Let her know, hurl it in to her renegade heart
That the best of our dreams fell apart
And the dark of the morning grows cold
Into the Fire: Reprise
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Into darkness, into danger
Into storms that rip the night
Don’t give in, don’t give up
But give thanks for the glorious fight
Someone has to face the valley
Rush in, we have to rally and win, boys
When the world is saying not to
By God, you know you’ve got to march on, boys
Never hold back your step for a moment
Never doubt that your courage will grow
Yes, it’s higher and higher
And into the fire we go
I’ll Forget You
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I’ll forget you
The more you stay inside of me, the weaker I grow
I’ll forget you
Tomorrow I will turn and let you go
I’ll grow colder
I’ll lose myself in anything but you now
For there is nothing I can do now…but forget
I’ll forget you
I won’t remember arms that pulled me in, soft and slow
I’ll forget you
There has to be a way to let you go!
No more shadows
No dreams of leaning in the dark above you
I will forget how much I love you…anyday
But every time I close my eyes
You come to me again
I swear I feel your touch upon my skin
You haunt me everywhere
Till I reach into the air
Trembling to think of
All the nights that might have been
I’ll forget you
I hear you whisper softly in the dark…still, I know
I’ll forget you
God help me see the way to let you go
I do not want you
And still you steal each breath I’m breathing from me
With just a touch, you overcome me
And I let you
I will forget you…
When I die…
I will forget you
When I die…
When I Look At You: Reprise
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Let me look at you
There’s so much to say
Oh, how wonderful! I look
And you don’t turn away
I can’t take my eyes from you
God help me but I want you
Even more than before
Now you’ve come home to me
Never again to hide
Now when I lie awake at night
There will be someone by my side
Now you know, but then I guess you always knew
I am so lost in love
When I look at you
Into the Fire: Reprise
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Someone has to face the valley
Rush in, we have to rally and win boys
When the world is saying not to
By God, you know you’ve got to march on, boys
Never hold back your step for a moment
Never doubt that your courage will grow
Hold your head ever higher and into the fire we go
Into fire!
Onward, ho!