ELLA When you’re driving Through the moonlight On the highway When you’re driving Through the moonlight To the dance
You are breathless With a wild anticipation Of adventure and excitement And romance
Then at last you See the towers Of the palace Silhouetted On the sky Above the park And below them Is a row of lighted windows Like a lovely diamond Necklace in the dark!
CHARLOTTE It looks that way –
GABRIELLE The way you say
MADAME She talks as if she knows
ELLA I do not know These things are so I only just suppose ...
I suppose That when you come Into the ballroom And the room itself is Floating in the air
If you’re suddenly Confronted by His Highness You are frozen Like a statue On the stair
You’re afraid He’ll hear the way Your heart Is beating
And you know you mustn’t Make the first advance You are seriously Thinking of retreating – Then you seem to hear him Asking you to dance
You make a bow A timid bow And shyly answer “yes”
MADAME How would you know That this is so?
ELLA I do no more than guess
CHARLOTTE & GABRIELLE You can guess till you’re blue in your face But you can’t even picture such a man
CHARLOTTE He is more than a prince
GABRIELLE He’s an ace!
ELLA But sisters, I really think I can –
MADAME Can what?
ELLA I think that I can picture such a man
CHARLOTTE & GABRIELLE He is tall
ELLA And straight as a lance
CHARLOTTE & GABRIELLE And his hair –
ELLA Is dark and wavy
CHARLOTTE & GABRIELLE His eyes –
ELLA Can melt you with a glance
CHARLOTTE & GABRIELLE He can turn a girl to gravy!
ELLA And I can imagine it.
GABRIELLE I imagine it too!
CHARLOTTE I can imagine it, and I have no imagination.
MADAME I am throwing caution to the wind! I am imagining it as well!
ELLA Imagine what that girl would be feeling when dancing with the Prince!