- Ever After [ Contents
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- Cinderella: I didn't think I'd wed a Prince.
- CP: I didn't think I'd ever find you.
- Cinderella, CP, Baker, Wife: I didn't think I could be so happy!...
- NA: And it came to pass, all that seemed wrong was now right,
- the kingdoms were filled with joy, and those who deserved to
- were certain to live a long and happy life. Ever after...
- Company: Ever after!
- NA: Journey over, all is mended,
- And it's not just for today,
- But tomorrow, and extended
- Ever after!
- Company: Ever after!
- NA: All the curses have been ended,
- The reverses wiped away.
- All is tenderness and laughter
- For forever after!
- Company: Happy now and happy hence
- And happy ever after!
- NA: There were dangers--
- Company: We were frightened--
- NA: And confusions--
- Company: But we hid it--
- NA: And the paths would often swerve.
- Company: We did not.
- NA: There were constant--
- Company: It's amazing--
- NA: Disillusions--
- Company: That we did it.
- NA: But they never lost their nerve.
- Company: Not a lot.
- NA, Company: And they (we) reached the right conclusions,
- And they (we) got what they (we) deserve!
- Company: Not a sigh and not a sorrow,
- Tenderness and laughter.
- Joy today and bliss tomorrow,
- And forever after!
- Florinda: I was greedy.
- Lucinda: I was vain.
- Florinda: I was haughty.
- Lucinda: I was smug.
- Both: We were happy.
- Lucinda: It was fun.
- Florinda: But we were blind.
- Both: Then we went into the woods
- To get our wish
- And now we're really blind.
- Witch [Over]: I was perfect.
- I had everything but beauty.
- I had power,
- And a daughter like a flower,
- In a tower.
- Then I went into the woods to get my wish
- And now I'm ordinary.
- Lost my power, and my flower.
- Florinda, Lucinda: We're unworthy.
- Florinda, Lucinda, Witch: We're (I'm) unhappy now, unhappy hence,
- As well as ever after.
- Had we used our common sense,
- Been worthy of our discontents...
- Company: To be happy, and forever,
- You must see your wish come true.
- Don't be careful, don't be clever.
- When you see your wish, pursue.
- It's a dangerous endeavor,
- But the only thing to do--
- [in three groups: round]
- Though it's fearful,
- Though it's deep, though it's dark,
- And though you may lose the path,
- Though you may encounter wolves,
- You mustn't stop,
- You mustn't swerve,
- You mustn't ponder,
- You have to act!
- When you know your wish,
- If you want your wish,
- You can have your wish,
- But you can't just wish--
- No, to get your wish
- [unison]
- You go into the woods,
- Where nothing's clear,
- Where witches, ghosts
- And wolves appear.
- Into the woods
- And through the fear,
- You have to take the journey.
- Into the woods
- And down the dell,
- In vain perhaps,
- But who can tell?
- Into the woods to lift the spell,
- Into the woods to lose the longing.
- Into the woods to have the child,
- To wed the Prince,
- To get the money,
- To save the house,
- To kill the wolf,
- To find the father,
- To conquer the kingdom,
- To have, to wed,
- To get, to save,
- To kill, to keep,
- To go to the Festival!
- Into the woods,
- Into the woods,
- Into the woods,
- Then out of the woods--
- NA: To be continued...
- All: --And happy ever after!