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