Stephen Sondheim
A Very Nice Prince
[CINDERELLA]
He's a very nice prince

[BAKER'S WIFE, spoken]
And?

[CINDERELLA]
And it's a very nice ball

[BAKER'S WIFE, spoken]
And?

[CINDERELLA]
And when I entered, they trumpeted

[BAKER'S WIFE, spoken]
And? The prince?

[CINDERELLA, spoken]
Oh, the prince

[BAKER'S WIFE, spoken]
Yes, the prince

[CINDERELLA]
Well, he's tall
[BAKER'S WIFE]
Is that all?
Did you dance? Is he charming? They say that he's charming

[CINDERELLA]
We did nothing but dance

[BAKER'S WIFE, spoken]
Yes, and?

[CINDERELLA]
And it made a nice change

[BAKER'S WIFE, spoken]
No, the prince

[CINDERELLA]
Oh, the prince

[BAKER'S WIFE]
Yes, the prince

[CINDERELLA]
He has charm for a prince, I guess

[BAKER'S WIFE, spoken]
Guess?
[CINDERELLA]
I don't meet a wide range
And it's all very strange

[BAKER'S WIFE, spoken]
Why would you run away?

[CINDERELLA, spoken]
It's not quite what I expected

[BAKER'S WIFE, spoken]
What, princes and castles and gowns?

[CINDERELLA, spoken]
I have no experience with those things

[BAKER'S WIFE, spoken]
But you will return to the festival tomorrow eve

[CINDERELLA, spoken]
Yes
No
I don't know

[BAKER'S WIFE, spoken]
You don't know?
Oh, what I wouldn't give to be in your shoes
Well, your slippers
As pure as gold
[CINDERELLA, spoken]
I must get home

[BAKER'S WIFE, spoken]
No, no, wait, I need your shoes
Milky White

[WITCH, spoken]
One midnight gone

[BAKER'S WIFE, spoken]
Already?

[WITCH, spoken]
Get the cow