Derek I can t believe I m stuck with her all summer I ll be she doesn t wrestle, hunt or box Odette He looks conceited Derek What a total bummer Odette & Derek If I get lucky I ll get chicken pox Derek So happy you could come Odette So happy to be here Odette & Derek How I d like to run Odette This is not my idea Derek This isn t my idea Odette & Derek Of fun
Queen Uberta The children seem to get along quite nicely King William We ll join our lands if this arrangement clicks Queen Uberta My dear King William, that s my point precisely King William It s such good parenting Queen Uberta And politics So happy we agree King William I think we ve got a deal Queen Uberta Derek s quite a catch King William This is my idea Queen Uberta This is my idea King William & Queen Uberta Of a match
King William Good heavens, child, don t dawdle We can t keep Derek waiting Odette I haven't packed or washed my hair And father I get seasick Queen Uberta She soon will be arriving Is that respect you're showing Derek To make me kiss her hand again I swear I'm gonna be sick
King William One day Prince Derek will be her intended Queen Uberta Splendid
Derek We've tried all summer but we just can't lose her Odette Hey fellas, wait up! Bromley Quick, put on some speed Derek When picking teams Bromley Or friends Derek I never choose her Bromley You'd think she'd take a hint a learn to read Odette This really isn't fair Derek & Bromley We really couldn't care Odette Boys, it's all or none This is not my idea Derek & Bromley This isn't my idea Odette, Derek & Bromley Of fun
Chorus Long before they met Derek and Odette Were destined to be wedded However anyone could see The only point on which they didn't disagree Was that the very thought of summertime Was dreaded
Derek She tries to talk me into playing dress-up She's always flirting with the castle guards Bromley I think you really sorta like her, 'fess up Derek I'd like her better if she'd lose at cards Four sevens and a ten Odette I think I've won again Derek & Bromley Every time she's won Odette This is my idea Derek This isn't my idea Odette & Derek Of fun
Chorus We need a royal wedding I'd love to be invited At least we'd get a holiday to rest our ploughs and axes Someday these two will marry Two lands will be united And with some luck their marriage may result in lower taxes
King William What if Odette doesn't go for the merger? Queen Uberta Urge her!
Odette & Derek For as long as I remember We've been told we'd someday wed Every June until September Derek All their pushing and annoying hints Odette I've got bruises with their fingerprints Derek I can do much better I am sure Odette He's so immature
Odette I see him smiling and my knees start buckling I see inside him and my doubts are gone Derek She started out as such an ugly duckling And somehow suddenly became a swan Odette So happy to be here Derek 'Til now I never knew Odette & Derek It is you I've been dreaming of Derek This is my idea Odette This is my idea Chorus What a good idea, such a charming and romantic notion This is my idea (This is my idea) Such a good idea (Such a good idea) What a good idea, such a powerful and magic potion This is exactly my idea Of love
Odette This is my idea Derek This is my idea Odette & Derek This is my idea Of love