1.I Whistle a Happy Tune
Lyricist:Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Richard Rodgers
Whenever I feel afraid
I hold my head erect
And whistle a happy tune
So no one will suspect, I'm afraid
While shivering in my shoes
I strike a careless pose
And whistle a happy tune
And no one ever knows I'm afraid
The result of this deception
Is very strange to tell
For when I fool the people I fear
I fool myself as well
I whistle a happy tune
And every single time
The happiness in the tune
Convinces me that I'm not afraid
Make believe you're brave
And the trick will take you far
You may be as brave
As you make believe you are
You may be as brave
As you make believe you are
I think it is a very good idea, mother, a very good idea
Yes, it is a good idea, isn't it
I do think I shall never be afraid again
Good
The result of this deception
Is very strange to tell
For when I fool the people I fear
I fool myself as well
I whistle a happy tune
And every single time
The happiness in the tune
Convinces me that I'm not afraid
Make believe you're brave
And the trick will take you far
You may be as brave
As you make believe you are
You may be as brave
As you make believe you are
2.My Lord and Master
Lyricist:Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Richard Rodgers
The King is pleased
He is pleased with me
My Lord and Master
Declares he's pleased with me
What does he mean?
What does he know of me
This Lord and Master?
When he has looked at me what has he seen?
Something young
Soft and slim
Painted cheek
Tap'ring limb
Smiling lips
All for him
Eyes that shine
Just for him
So he thinks
Just for him
Though the man may be
My Lord and Master
Though he may study me
As hard me as he can
The smile beneath my smile
He'll never see
He'll never know, I love another man
He'll never know, I love another man
3.Hello, Young Lovers
Lyricist:Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Richard Rodgers
Anna, when I think of Tom
I think about a night
When the earth smelled of summer
And the sky was streaked with white
And the soft mist of England
Was sleeping on a hill
I remember this
And I always will
There are new lovers now on the same silent hill
Looking on the same blue sea
And I know Tom and I are a part of them all
And they're all a part of Tom an me
Hello young lovers, whoever you are
I hope your troubles are few
All my good wishes go with you tonight
I've been in love like you
Be brave, young lovers and follow your star
Be brave and faithful and true
Cling very close to each other tonight
I've been in love like you
I know how it feels to have wings on your heels
And to fly down the street in a trance
You fly down a street on the chance that you meet
And you meet-not really by chance
Don't cry young lovers, whatever you do
Don't cry because I'm alone
All of my memories are happy tonight
I've had a love of my own
I've had a love of my own, like yours
I've had a love of my own
4.A Puzzlement
Lyricist:Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Richard Rodgers
When I was a boy, world was better spot
What was so was so, what was not was not
Now, I am a man, world have changed a lot
Some things nearly so, others nearly not
There are times I almost think
I am not sure of what I absolutely know
Very often find confusion
In conclusion, I concluded long ago
In my head are many facts
That, as a student, I have studied to procure
In my head are many facts
Of which I wish I was more certain, I was sure
Is a puzzlement
What to tell growing son?
What for instance, shall I say to him of women?
Shall I educate him on the ancient lines?
Shall I tell the boy as far as he is able
To respect his wives and love his concubines?
Shall I tell him everyone is like the other
And the better of the two is really neither?
If I tell him this I think he won't believe it
And I nearly think that I don't believe it either
When my father was a king
He was a king who knew exactly what he knew
And his brain was not a thing
Forever swinging to and fro and fro and to
Shall I, then be like my father
And be willfully unmovable and strong?
Or is it better to be right?
Or am I right when I believe I may be wrong?
Shall I join with other nations in alliance?
If allies are weak, am I not best alone?
If allies are strong with power to protect me
Might they not protect me out of all I own?
Is a danger to be trusting one another
One will seldom want to do what other wishes
But unless someday somebody trust somebody
There'll be nothing left on earth excepting fishes
There are times I almost think
Nobody sure of what he absolutely know
Everybody find confusion
In conclusion, he concluded long ago
And it puzzle me to learn
That tho' a man may be in doubt of what he know
Very quickly he will fight
He'll fight to prove that what he does not know is so
Oh, sometimes I think that people going mad
Ah, sometimes I think that people not so bad
But not matter what I think, I must go on living life
As leader of my kingdom, I must go forth
Be father to my children and husband to each wife
Etcetera, etcetera and so forth
If my Lord in Heaven Buddha, show the way
Everyday I try to live another day
If my Lord in Heaven Buddha, show the way
Everyday I do my best for one more day
But is a puzzlement
5.Getting To Know You
ANNA
(Spoken) It's a very ancient saying,
But a true and honest thought,
That if you become a teacher,
By your pupils you'll be taught.
(Singing) As a teacher I've been learning --
You'll forgive me if I boast --
And I've now become an expert,
On the subject I like most.
(Spoken) Getting to know you.
(Singing) Getting to know you,
Getting to know all about you.
Getting to like you,
Getting to hope you like me.
Getting to know you,
Putting it my way,
But nicely,
You are precisely,
My cup of tea.
ANNA AND THE MOTHERS
Getting to know you,
Getting to know all about you.
Getting to like you,
Getting to hope you like me.
Getting to know you,
Putting it my way,
But nicely,
You are precisely,
ANNA
My cup of tea.
ALL
Getting to know you,
Getting to feel free and easy
When I am with you,
Getting to know what to say
Haven't you noticed
Suddenly I'm bright and breezy?
Because of all the beautiful and new
Things I'm learning about you
Day by day.
Getting to know you,
Getting to feel free and easy
When I am with you,
Getting to know what to say
Haven't you noticed
Suddenly I'm bright and breezy?
Because of all the beautiful and new
Things I'm learning about you
Day .. by ... day.
6.We Kiss In A Shadow
LUN THA
We kiss in a shadow,
We hide from the moon,
Our meetings are few,
And over too soon.
We speak in a whisper,
Afraid to be heard;
When people are near,
We speak not a word.
Alone in our secret,
Together we sigh,
For one smiling day to be free
To kiss in the sunlight
And say to the sky:
'Behold and believe what you see!
Behold how my lover loves me!'
TUPTIM
We speak in a whisper,
Afraid to be heard;
When people are near,
LUN THA
We speak not a word.
Alone in our secret,
Together we sigh,
For one smiling day to be free
BOTH
To kiss in the sunlight
And say to the sky:
'Behold and believe what you see!
Behold how my lover loves me!'
TUPTIM
To kiss in the sunlight
And say to the sky:
'Behold and believe what you see!
Behold how my lover loves me!'
7.Shall I Tell You What I Think of You?
Lyricist:Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Richard Rodgers
Your servant, your servant
Indeed, I'm not you servant
Although you give me less than servants pay
I'm a free and independent
'Employay', employee
Because I'm a woman
You think, like every woman
I have to be a slave or Concubine
You conceited, self indulgent
Libertine, 'Liberteen'
How I wish I called him that
Right to his face, Libertine
And while we're on the subject, Sire
There are certain goings on around this place
That I wish to tell you I do not admire
I do not like Polygamy or even moderate Bigamy
I realize,that in your eyes
That clearly makes a prig o' me
But I am from a civilized land called Wales
Where men like you are kept in County Jails
In your pursuit of pleasure
You have mistresses who treasure you
They have no ken of other men
Beside whom they can measure you
A flock of sheep and you're the only Ram
No wonder you're the wonder of Siam
I'm rather glad I didn't say that
Not with the women right there
And the children
The children, the children
I'll not forget the children
No matter where I go, I'll always see
Those little faces looking up at me
At first, when I started to teach
They were shy and remained out of reach
But lately I've thought
One or two have been caught
By a word I have said or a sentence I've read
And I've heard an occasional question
That implied, at least a suggestion
That the work I was trying to do
Was beginning to show with a few
That Prince Chululongkorn
Is very like his father
He's stubborn but inquisitive and smart
I must leave this place before they break my heart
I must leave this place before they break my heart
Goodness gracious
Well I had no idea it was so late
Shall I tell you what I think of you?
You're spoiled
You're a conscientious worker
But your spoiled
Giving credit where it's due
There is much I like in you
But it's also very true
That your spoiled
Everybody's always bowing to the King
Everybody has to grovel to the King
By your Buddha you are blessed
By your ladies you're caressed
But the one who loves you best is the King
All that bowing and kow towing
To remind you of your royalty
I find a most disgusting exhibition
I wouldn't ask a Siamese cat
To demonstrate his loyalty
By taking this ridiculous position
How would you like it if you were a man
Playing the part of a toad
Crawling around on your elbows and knees
Eating the dust of the road?
Toads, Toads, all of your people are toads
Yes, Your Majesty
No, Your Majesty
Tell us how low to go, Your Majesty
Make some more decrees, Your Majesty
Don't let us up off out knees, Your Majesty
Give us a kick, if you please Your Majesty
Give us a kick, if you would, Your Majesty
Oh, that was good, Your Majesty
8.Something Wonderful
Lyricist:Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Richard Rodgers
This is a man who thinks with his heart
His heart is not always wise
This is a man who stumbles and falls
But this is a man who tries
This is a man you'll forgive and forgive
And help protect, as long as you live
He will not always say, what you would have him say
But now and then he'll say something wonderful
The thoughtless things he'll do, will hurt and worry you
And all at once he'll do something wonderful
He has a thousand dreams that won't come true
You know that he believes in them and that's enough for you
You'll always go along defend him when he's wrong
And tell him, when he's strong he is wonderful
He'll always needs your love and so he'll get your love
A man who needs your love can be wonderful
9.I Have Dreamed
Lyricist:Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Richard Rodgers
I have dreamed that arms are lovely
I have dreamed what a joy, you'll be
I have dreamed every word, you whisper
When you're close, close to me
How you look in the glow of evening
I have dreamed and enjoyed the view
In these dreams, I've loved you so
That by now I think, I know
What it's like to be loved by you
I will love being loved by you
Alone and awake, I've looked at the stars
The same that smile on you
And time and again, I've thought all the things
That you were thinking too
I have dreamed that arms are lovely
I have dreamed what a joy, you'll be
I have dreamed every word, you whisper
When you're close, close to me
How you look in the glow of evening
I have dreamed and enjoyed the view
In these dreams, I've loved you so
That by now I think, I know
What it's like to be loved by you
I will love being loved by you
10.Song Of The King
KING
A woman is a female who is human,
Designed for pleasing man, the human male.
A human male is pleased by many women,
And all the rest you hear is fairy tale.
ANNA
Then tell me how this fairy tale began, sir.
You cannot call it just a poet's trick
Explain to me why many men are faithful
And true to one wife only.
KING
(Spoken) They are sick!
(Singing) A girl must be like a blossom
With honey for just one man.
A man must be like honey bee
And gather all he can.
To fly from blossom to blossom
A honey bee must be free,
But blossom must not ever fly
From bee to bee to bee.
11.Shall We Dance?
Lyricist:Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Richard Rodgers
We've just been introduced
I do not know you well
But when the music started
Something drew me to your side
So many men and girls
Are in each others arms
It made me think we might be
Similarly occupied
Shall we dance?
On a bright cloud of music shall we fly?
Shall we dance?
Shall we then say, goodnight and mean goodbye
Oh perchance
When the last little star has left the sky
Shall we still be together?
With our arms around each other
And shall you be my new romance?
On the clear understanding
That this kind of thing can happen
Shall we dance?
Shall we dance?
Shall we dance?
Shall we dance?
On a bright cloud of music shall we fly?
Shall we dance?
Shall we then say, goodnight and mean goodbye?
Oh perchance
When the last little star has leave the sky
Shall we still be together?
With our arms around each other
And shall you be my new romance?
On the clear understanding
That this kind of thing can happen
Shall we dance?
Shall we dance?
Shall we dance?
12.I Whistle A Happy Tune (Reprise)
ANNA
Whenever I feel afraid
I hold my head erect
And whistle a happy tune
So no one will suspect
I'm afraid.
While shivering in my shoes
I strike a careless pose
And whistle a happy tune
And no one ever knows
I'm afraid.
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