Lyrics I've Decided to Marry You - Bryce Pinkham, Lauren Worsham, Lisa O'Hare

I've Decided to Marry You

Phoebe:
Mr Navarro,
Forgive my intrusion.
I needed to see you.
And see you today!
Mr Navarro, Mr Navarro
I have arrived at a stunning conclusion
And I feared I would lose my resolve
If I didn’t come here directly to say.
I’ve decided to marry you.
I’ve decided to marry you.
I’ve decided though Henry’s gone that life goes on for me.
I have thoroughly thought it through.
And the man that I want is you.
Though it’s true there are quite a few who strongly disagree.
Nonetheless I will marry you.
I confess that I’m frightened too.
But unless I am wrong, you long for love as much as I.
This is quite unconventional, I’ll admit,
But why should that matter a wit?
And if you do not say yes at once, I think I’ll die.
Monty:
Miss D’ysquith, you’ve rendered me speechless.
May I call you Phoebe?
Sibella:
What am I doing here, this could be dangerous,
If I’m discovered, imagine the scandal,
and I couldn’t handle a scandal so visible,
I’ll stay invisible, still as can be.
But what’s going on there, I can hear voices,
I recognise Monty but is that a woman?
And if that’s a woman, what is she doing here,
Is it the cousin, I wish I could see.
If it’s that cousin it might just be business,
It’s family business and none of my business.
But why is she here in the home of a bachelor?
Of course one could point out that I’m here as well…
But does she not realise this situation puts her reputation severely in question
The merest suggestion could cause a sensation, and I cannot hear, which is hell.
P: I’ll be warned not to marry you
S: I could go home
P: I’ll be scorned if I marry you
S: I should go home
P: Still I’ve decided to live again
S: Live my life and be a wife again
P: Who’d believe how my life has turned
S: I should be off
P: After grieving I quickly learned
S: But he makes me laugh!
Both: There is nothing can bend the will like half Castilian men
P: And there’s goodness to spare in you
S: Well isn’t this fun.
P: And a gentleness there in you
S: Isn’t she done?
P: You have taken a wounded bird and taught her how to fly!
S: Funny business, my life!
Both: This is quite unconventional, is it not?
rather a turn in the plot,
P: And so will I be your fiancee?
S: Why don’t you send the cow away?
(M: Phoebe darling!)
Both: When I recall this day I think I’ll cry.
(Sibella shrieks)
P: What was that?
M: What was what?
P: That sound- Is there someone here?
M: No, pay no attention!
that’s… my new manservant!
he’s just finding his way
around.
I’ll be with you in a moment… Wadsworth.
Isn’t this madness, who could foresee,
how one trick of timing could ruin it all.
One in the parlour, one in the bedroom,
nothing between them but me and a wall.
Look at Phoebe, noble and pious, my esteem for her only grows,
but when I am with Phoebe, I am on fire, thinking of
Sibella, full of desire, passion and dare I say it, love.
But when I’m with Sibella, whom do I admire, none but
Phoebe, perfect and lovely, who couldn’t love her, heaven knows.
Round and round and round it goes!
How happy I’d be to be at your disposal,
my darling of course I accept your proposal!
P: Now we should kiss.
M: That would be bliss.
P: Darling, but first I’ll say this, I’ve decided to marry you.
M: Phoebe!
/S: What are we doing?
P: I’ve decided to marry you.
M: Sibella!
/S:What are they doing?
M: Phoebe!
Set me free /S: I wish this wall would fall and set me free
M: Then again Isabella /S: Monty
P+M: Yes I’ve decided to marry you /S: Monty
M: Phoebe/ P: I could marry you /S: Oh Monty
All: look what you’ve done to me!
P: Monty
M: Phoebe
S: Monty
M: Wadsworth
P: Monty, Monty
S: Monty, Monty
P+S: Monty, Monty, Monty, Monty
M: I am grateful indeed for your gracious bestowment, Yes Wadsworth I told you,
I’ll be just a moment!
P: Now Monty dear, I think I now should go.
M: Oh no!
P: But I still want to marry you
M: Even so
P: I’ve decided to marry you
S: Just go
P: How I’m longing to marry you
P+M: Yes I’m delighted to marry you, marry you, marry you/ S: Go!
P+M: shame you/I must go, go,
S: Go
M: Go
S+M: Go
P: I’ll go!