‘Amelie’ Original London Cast
There’s No Place Like Gnome
[GNOME]
Greetings from The Great Wall of China

[RAPHAEL]
Here's another from the U.S

[GNOME]
Sending lots of luck from Las Vegas

[RAPHAEL]
Every week, a new address

[GNOME]
Cheerio from Buckingham Palace

[RAPHAEL]
I'll admit, he looks good as a guard
But I want him back in my backyard

[GNOME]
Rio De Janerio's Brazilliant

[RAPHAEL]
Do you see that crack in his clay?

[GNOME]
Here today gone to Maui

[RAPHAEL]
His black paint is fading to grey

[GNOME]
Traveling the world is tremendous

[RAPHAEL]
But for a garden gnome it's got to be hard
I want him back in my backyard
[GNOME]
Put on my pointy shoes
And board another plane
Race down to Monaco
Chase down a bull in Spain
Ha!
The stewardesses always wonder
Doesn't matter where I roam
She asks, "Are you one of Santa's elves?"
I say, "Ma'am, I am a gnome!"

[RAPHAEL & Chorus]
I just want him back

[RAPHAEL]
In my back yard

[GNOME, spoken]
(Thank you!)

[RAPHAEL AND Chorus]
I just want him back

[RAPHAEL]
In my back yard
I just want him back where he belongs
Back where nothing moves
Back before these feelings make me feel...
Things...
[AMÉLIE]
Papa, it's really good to see you
Here's a glass of Cognac
Take a sip
I know that change isn't easy
I'm glad that you made the trip

Why don't you look at the menu?
Meet a few of my friends while you can
You'd love the white wine and mussels
Papa, this is Suzanne

[AMÉLIE, spoken]
She worked in the circus

[RAPHAEL, spoken]
Oh...