| GIRLS AND MEG:
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| Bathing beauty, on the beach
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| Bathing beauty, say hello
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| What a cutie, what a peach
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| Bathing beauty, watch her go!
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| STAGEHAND:
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| Alright, Meg, take 5
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| Girls, take it one more time
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| GIRLS:
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| Bathing beauty, on the beach…
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| MADAME GIRY:
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| Very nice, Meg
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| MEG:
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| Do you think so, Mother? |
| Really?
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| MADAME GIRY:
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| You’ve come a long way since the beginning of the season
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| MEG:
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| Does he agree?
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| It’s been three months, he never comes to see the show
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| Even a word from him, just one…
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| MADAME GIRY:
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| You may get more than that
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| He has been composing again, late at night
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| Not this cheap Vaudeville trash, something glorious!
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| MEG:
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| For, for me?
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| MADAME GIRY:
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| Continue to work hard
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| Make yourself useful to him
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| GUSTAVE:
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| Mother — !
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| CHRISTINE:
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| Patience, Gustave, first I must find the stage manager
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| My dressing room, the musical director…
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| GUSTAVE:
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| Then we’ll go look for our friend and go see the island?
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| CHRISTINE:
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| I’m sure he’ll send for you when he’s ready
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| Well, excuse me, Miss, would you mind —?
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| MEG:
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| Heaven help me, could it be?
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| No, it couldn’t possibly
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| CHRISTINE:
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| Sorry, do I —?
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| MEG:
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| Yes, I think you do!
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| CHRISTINE:
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| Have we -?
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| MEG:
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| Go on, take a guess
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| CHRISTINE:
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| Wait, it can’t be, is it?
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| MEG:
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| Yes
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| CHRISTINE:
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| Oh, my God, I can’t believe it’s you!
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| MEG:
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| Look at you, Christine!
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| Regal as a queen and beautiful
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| CHRISTINE:
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| Meg, and you as well!
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| I could hardly tell it’s you!
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| MEG/CHRISTINE:
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| My dear old friend
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| Can’t believe you’re here, old friend
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| CHRISTINE:
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| After all this time
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| MEG:
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| So glad you came
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| CHRISTINE:
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| You look sublime
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| MEG:
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| You look the same
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| MEG/CHRISTINE:
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| My sweet old friend
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| Never thought we’d meet, old friend!
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| CHRISTINE:
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| Look at you, a star!
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| MEG:
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| And you, a wife!
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| MEG/CHRISTINE:
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| And isn’t life a splendid thing?
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| CHRISTINE:
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| And here we are
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| MEG:
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| To see the sights
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| CHRISTINE:
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| And sing!
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| MEG:
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| To sing?
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| CHRISTINE:
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| And of course, as a treat for my son
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| Meg, meet Gustave
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| MEG:
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| Who hired you to sing here?
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| RAOUL:
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| You!
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| MADAME GIRY:
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| It can’t be you
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| RAOUL:
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| Is this a jest?
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| MADAME GIRY:
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| How can this be?
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| RAOUL:
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| We’ve come to work
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| MADAME GIRY:
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| At whose request?
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| RAOUL:
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| The contract’s here
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| MADAME GIRY:
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| I want to see
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| My God, the price
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| RAOUL:
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| It’s rather high
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| MADAME GIRY:
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| Why, it’s absurd
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| RAOUL:
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| Oh, yes, I know
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| Inform your boss
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| That by the by
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| The fee goes up
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| Or else we go
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| RAOUL/MADAME GIRY:
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| My dear old friend
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| Here’s how things appear, old friend
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| MADAME GIRY:
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| He who pays the bill
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| RAOUL:
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| Times two or three
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| MADAME GIRY:
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| Be sure he will
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| RAOUL:
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| And handsomely
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| RAOUL/MADAME GIRY:
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| And dear old friend
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| Now that we are clear, old friend
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| MADAME GIRY:
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| That’s all very well but till you’re gone
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| You’ll wait upon my boss' whim
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| RAOUL:
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| Ah, yes, your boss
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| And who is that?
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| MADAME GIRY:
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| It’s him
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| MEG:
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| Sorry, did I hear you right?
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| Here to sing?
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| CHRISTINE:
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| Tomorrow night
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| MEG:
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| I’m afraid there must be some mistake
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| You can’t be performing
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| CHRISTINE:
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| Why?
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| MEG:
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| Mainly, dear 'cause so am I
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| I’m in fact the star, for heaven’s sake
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| What are you to sing?
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| CHRISTINE:
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| Just one little thing, an aria
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| MEG:
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| No…
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| CHRSTINE:
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| Please you needn’t fret
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| I’m sure you will get your due
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| RAOUL:
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| Him?
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| MADAME GIRY:
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| That’s what I said
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| RAOUL:
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| You work for him?
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| MADAME GIRY:
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| Now so do you
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| RAOUL:
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| And my poor wife…
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| We thought him dead
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| She’ll be appalled
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| MADAME GIRY:
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| Unless she knew…
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| CHRISTINE:
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| Darling, please, are you alright?
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| RAOUL:
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| Tell me now, that music, who was its creator?
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| CHRISTINE:
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| Darling, please don’t squeeze so tight…
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| RAOUL:
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| Something’s going on here, I’ll deal with you later
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| MEG:
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| Did you know?
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| MADAME GIRY:
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| How could I know?
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| Why would they come?
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| MEG:
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| Why won’t they go?
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| ALL:
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| My dear old friend
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| Can’t believe you’re here, old friend
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| MADAME GIRY:
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| Speaking as your host
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| MEG:
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| As an artist
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| CHRISTINE:
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| What a surprise
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| RAOUL:
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| To say the least
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| ALL:
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| Yes, dear old friend
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| That’s a happy tear, old friend
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| I can’t conceal, try though I may
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| The way I feel so I pretend
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| I’m sure it’s clear
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| To such a dear old friend
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| MADAME GIRY:
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| You mustn’t stay
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| CHRISTINE:
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| Why would I leave?
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| RAOUL:
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| Why are we here?
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| MEG:
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| Don’t play naïve
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| ALL:
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| What dear old friends
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| Don’t we all revere old friends?
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| RAOUL:
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| Nothing has been changed
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| MEG:
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| And never will
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| CHRISTINE/MADAME GIRY:
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| Just rearranged
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| ALL:
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| And yet we’re still
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| Such grand old friends
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| Such devoted and old friends
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| Words cannot suggest
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| What’s in my heart
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| And for the rest
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| Why even start?
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| Your dear old friends
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| So much more than mere old friends
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| Back again at last
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| With everyone
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| Isn’t this great
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| Won’t this be fun?
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| With dear old friends
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| Utterly sincere old friends
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| MEG:
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| Honey, break a leg!
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| RAOUL:
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| Madame, good day
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| MADAME GIRY:
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| Enjoy your stay
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| CHRISTINE:
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| Hope it extends!
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| ALL:
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| So glad you’re here
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| A lovely dear old friend
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| Old friend!
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| CHRISTINE:
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| Gustave, Gustave, Gustave?
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| RAOUL:
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| Must we always be chasing after the boy?
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| I promise you, when I find him — !
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| CHRISTINE:
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| No, I will look for him
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| STAGEHAND:
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| Break’s over, mate, back to work
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| MEG:
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| MEG/GIRLS:
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| Bathing beauty, on the beach
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| Bathing beauty, say hello
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| What a cutie, what a peach
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| Bathing beauty, watch her go |
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Dear Old Friend , by - Andrew Lloyd Webber. Song from the album Love Never Dies, in the genre Саундтреки