Guenevere
[COMPANY]
From the room, down the hall
Through the yard, to the wall
Slashing fiercely left and right
Lance escaped them and took flight
[PELLINORE]
Arthur, thank God! They've arrested the queen! That child, that worm of a boy, Arthur, he contrived-
[ARTHUR]
Pelly! I know!
[PELLINORE]
Well, do something!
[ARTHUR]
She's under arrest. She's been accused of treason.
[PELLINORE]
Arthur, I understand you're angry-
[ARTHUR]
She's been accused of breaking the law! She has to be judged.
[COMPANY]
On a day dark and drear
Came to trial Guenevere
Ruled the jury for her shame
She'd be sentenced to the flame
[PELLINORE]
They've returned the verdict: guilty! Arthur, please. I'm an old man and I know I'm ridiculous, but for the love of God, it's Genny!
[ARTHUR]
She broke the law, Pellinore!
[PELLINORE]
Yes-
[ARTHUR]
A law signed by the king! So say the people .
[COMPANY]
As the dawn filled the sky
On the day she would die
There was wonder far and near
Would the king burn Guenevere?
[PELLINORE]
Your Majesty! Arthur, you're paralyzed!
[ARTHUR]
Neither you nor I nor God himself can stop this terrible thing that's been put in motion.
[PELLINORE]
What are you waiting for?
[ARTHUR]
I'm waiting for what's inevitably coming next!
[COMPANY]
Then suddenly earth and sky were dazed by a pounding roar
And suddenly through the dawn an army began to pour
And lo, ahead the army, holding aloft his spear
Came Lancelot to save his dear Guenevere
[KNIGHT ONE]
Majesty, sentries report three hundred men are headed for the east gate. Should I double the guard?
[ARTHUR]
That's Lancelot du Lac out there and he's brought a battalion. Double the guard, triple the guard. Those guards are going to die tonight.
[COMPANY]
By the score fell the dead
As the yard turned to red
Countless numbers felt his spear
As he rescued Guenevere
[KNIGHT TWO]
Majesty! Most of the guard has been killed. Lancelot and his man have the queen and they're headed for the channel.
[ARTHUR]
Call up four thousand men from the west, and twelve thousand from the south. A state of war now exists between England and France.
[COMPANY]
In that dawn, in that gloom
More than love met its doom
In the dying candle's gleam
Came the sundown of a dream
Guenevere, Guenevere
Guenevere, Guenevere
Saw the men she held most dear
Go to war for Guenevere
Guenevere, Guenevere
Guenevere
From the room, down the hall
Through the yard, to the wall
Slashing fiercely left and right
Lance escaped them and took flight
[PELLINORE]
Arthur, thank God! They've arrested the queen! That child, that worm of a boy, Arthur, he contrived-
[ARTHUR]
Pelly! I know!
[PELLINORE]
Well, do something!
[ARTHUR]
She's under arrest. She's been accused of treason.
[PELLINORE]
Arthur, I understand you're angry-
[ARTHUR]
She's been accused of breaking the law! She has to be judged.
[COMPANY]
On a day dark and drear
Came to trial Guenevere
Ruled the jury for her shame
She'd be sentenced to the flame
[PELLINORE]
They've returned the verdict: guilty! Arthur, please. I'm an old man and I know I'm ridiculous, but for the love of God, it's Genny!
[ARTHUR]
She broke the law, Pellinore!
[PELLINORE]
Yes-
[ARTHUR]
A law signed by the king! So say the people .
[COMPANY]
As the dawn filled the sky
On the day she would die
There was wonder far and near
Would the king burn Guenevere?
[PELLINORE]
Your Majesty! Arthur, you're paralyzed!
[ARTHUR]
Neither you nor I nor God himself can stop this terrible thing that's been put in motion.
[PELLINORE]
What are you waiting for?
[ARTHUR]
I'm waiting for what's inevitably coming next!
[COMPANY]
Then suddenly earth and sky were dazed by a pounding roar
And suddenly through the dawn an army began to pour
And lo, ahead the army, holding aloft his spear
Came Lancelot to save his dear Guenevere
[KNIGHT ONE]
Majesty, sentries report three hundred men are headed for the east gate. Should I double the guard?
[ARTHUR]
That's Lancelot du Lac out there and he's brought a battalion. Double the guard, triple the guard. Those guards are going to die tonight.
[COMPANY]
By the score fell the dead
As the yard turned to red
Countless numbers felt his spear
As he rescued Guenevere
[KNIGHT TWO]
Majesty! Most of the guard has been killed. Lancelot and his man have the queen and they're headed for the channel.
[ARTHUR]
Call up four thousand men from the west, and twelve thousand from the south. A state of war now exists between England and France.
[COMPANY]
In that dawn, in that gloom
More than love met its doom
In the dying candle's gleam
Came the sundown of a dream
Guenevere, Guenevere
Guenevere, Guenevere
Saw the men she held most dear
Go to war for Guenevere
Guenevere, Guenevere
Guenevere