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Although he had everything his heart desired, The Prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind.    But then, one winter's night, An old beggar woman came to the castle And offered him a single rose In return for shelter from the bitter cold. Repulsed by her haggard appearance, The Prince sneered at the gift, And turned the old woman away.    But she warned him not to be deceived by appearances, For Beauty is found within.    And when he dismissed her again, The old woman's ugliness melted away To reveal a beautiful Enchantress.    The Prince tried to apologize, but it was too late, For she had seen that there was no love in his heart. And as punishment, She transformed him into a hideous beast, And placed a powerful spell on the castle, And all who lived there.    Ashamed of his monstrous form, The beast concealed himself inside his castle, With a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world.    The Rose she had offered, Was truly an enchanted rose, Which would bloom for many years. If he could learn to love another, And earn her love in return By the time the last petal fell, Then the spell would be broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast For all time.    As the years passed, He fell into despair, and lost all hope, For who could ever learn to love...a Beast? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BELLE BELLE Little town It's a quiet village Ev'ry day Like the one before Little town Full of little people Waking up to say:    TOWNSFOLK Bonjour! Bonjour! Bonjour! Bonjour! Bonjour!   BELLE There goes the baker with his tray, like always The same old bread and rolls to sell Ev'ry morning just the same Since the morning that we came To this poor provincial town   BAKER Good Morning, Belle! BELLE Good morning, Monsieur. BAKER And where are you off to, today? BELLE The bookshop. I just finished the most wonderful story About a beanstalk and an ogre and a - BAKER That's nice. Marie! The baguettes! Hurry up! TOWNSFOLK Look there she goes that girl is strange, no question Dazed and distracted, can't you tell?    WOMAN Never part of any crowd   MAN 'Cause her head's up on some cloud TOWNSFOLK No denying she's a funny girl that Belle   MAN I Bonjour! WOMAN I Good day! MAN I How is your fam'ly? WOMAN 2 Bonjour! MAN 2 Good day! WOMAN 2 How is your wife? WOMAN 3 I need six eggs! WOMAN 4 That's too expensive! BELLE There must be more than this provincial life! BOOKSELLER Ah, Belle. BELLE Good morning, sir. I've come to return the book I borrowed. BOOKSELLER Finished already? BELLE Oh, I couldn't put it down. Have you got anything new? BOOKSELLER Not since yesterday. BELLE That's all right. I'll borrow . . . . . this one! BOOKSELLER That one? But you've read it twice! BELLE Well, it's my favorite! Far off places, daring swordfights, magic spells, a prince in disguise - BOOKSELLER If you like it all that much, it's yours! BELLE But sir! BOOKSELLER I insist. BELLE Thank you. Thank you very much!   TOWNSFOLK Look there she goes that girl is so peculiar I wonder if she's feeling well With a dreamy, far-off look And her nose stuck in a book What a puzzle to the rest of us is Belle   BELLE Oh, isn't this amazing? It's my fav'rite part because --- you'll see Here's where she meets Prince Charming But she won't discover that it's him 'til chapter three!   WOMAN Now it's no wonder that her name means "Beauty" Her looks have got no parallel SHOPKEEPER But behind that fair facade I'm afraid she's rather odd MAN Very diff'rent from the rest of us    TOWNSFOLK She's nothing like the rest of us Yes, diff'rent from the rest of us is Belle! LEFOU I got it Gaston! Wow! You didn't miss a shot, Gaston! You're the greatest hunter in the whole world! GASTON I know. LEFOU No beast alive stands a chance against you. --- And no girl, for that matter. GASTON It's true, LeFou. And I've got my sights set on that one. LEFOU The inventor's daughter? GASTON She's the one - the lucky girl I'm going to marry. LEFOU But she's - GASTON The most beautiful girl in town. LEFOU I know, but - GASTON That makes her the best. And don't I deserve the best? LEFOU Of course you do!   GASTON Right from the moment when I met her, saw her I said she's gorgeous and I fell Here in town there's only she Who is beautiful as me So I'm making plans to woo and marry Belle   BIMBETTES Look there he goes Isn't he dreamy? Monsieur Gaston Oh he's so cute! Be still my heart I'm hardly breathing He's such a tall, dark, strong and handsome brute! WOMAN 1 Bonjour! GASTON Pardon BELLE Good day WOMAN 2 Mais oui! WOMAN 3 You call this bacon? WOMAN 4 What lovely grapes! MAN 1 Some cheese WOMAN 5 Ten yards! MAN 1 one pound GASTON 'scuse me! CHEESE MERCHANT I'll get the knife GASTON Please let me through! WOMAN 6 This bread - WOMAN 7 Those fish - WOMAN 6 it's stale! WOMAN 7 they smell! MEN Madame's mistaken. WOMEN Well, maybe so TOWNSFOLK Good morning! Oh, good morning!   BELLE There must be more than this provincial life!   GASTON Just watch, I'm going to make Belle my wife!   TOWNSFOLK Look there she goes The girl is strange but special A most peculiar mad'moiselle! WOMEN It's a pity and a sin MEN She doesn't quite fit in TOWNSFOLK 'Cause she really is a funny girl A beauty but a funny girl She really is a funny girl That Belle! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO MATTER WHAT BELLE Papa, do you think I'm...odd? MAURICE My daughter odd? Where did you get an idea like that? BELLE I don't know. It's just that, well, people talk. MAURICE They talk about me, too.   MAURICE No, we're not odd, its true No fam'ly ever saner Except one uncle who...well, maybe let that pass In all you say or do You couldn't make it plainer You are your mother's daughter; therefore you are class   BELLE So I should just accept I'm simply not like them MAURICE They are the common herd And you should take my word You are unique: creme de la creme   No matter what you do I'm on your side And if my point of view Is somewhat misty-eyed There's nothing clearer in my life Than what I wish and feel for you And that's a lot... No matter what   BELLE No matter what they say You make me proud I love the funny way You stand out from the crowd    MAURICE It's my intention my invention Shows the world out there one day Just what we've got...    BELLE No matter what   MAURICE Now some may say all fathers just exaggerate BELLE That ev'ry daughter's great? MAURICE You are!   BELLE And ev'ry daughter tends to say her father's tops   MAURICE She pulls out all the stops To praise him BELLE And quite rightly!   MAURICE No matter what the pain We've come this far I pray that you remain Exactly as you are This really is a case of father knowing best   BELLE And daughter too! MAURICE You're never strange    BELLE Don't ever change BOTH You've all I've got No matter what. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO MATTER WHAT (REPRISE) MAURICE First prize is nearly mine It's quite my best invention So simple, yet complex; So massive, yet so small   This triumph of design Will be my old-age pension That is, provided I can find the fair at all   I must have missed a sign... I should have paid attention... Drat! (Wolf howls) That's not a nightingale, and not a mating call. Wolves! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ME GASTON You've been dreaming, just one dream Nearly all your life Hoping, scheming, just one theme: Will you be a wife? Will you be some he-man's property? Good news! That he-man's me!   This equation, girl plus man Doesn't help just you On occasion, women can Have their uses too Mainly to extend the fam'ly tree Pumpkin, extend with me!    GASTON We'll be raising sons galore BELLE Inconceivable!   GASTON Each built six foot four!   BELLE Unbelievable!   GASTON Each stuffed with ev'ry Gaston gene!   BELLE I'm not hearing this!   GASTON You'll be keeping house with pride!   BELLE Just incredible!   GASTON Oh so gratified   BELLE So unweddable!   GASTON That you are a part of this idyllic scene.    GASTON Picture this: A rustic hunting lodge, my latest kill roasting over the fire, my little wife massaging my feet, while the little ones play on the floor with the dogs. We'll have six or seven! BELLE Dogs? GASTON No, Belle! Strapping boys...like me! BELLE Imagine that!    GASTON I can see that we will share All that love implies We shall be a perfect pair Rather like my thighs You are face to face with destiny! All roads lead to... The best things in life are... All's well that ends with me! Escape me? There's no way Certain as "Do, Re," Belle, when you marry... GASTON So Belle, what would it be? Is it "yes", or is it "oh, yes"? BELLE I...I just don't deserve you! GASTON Who does? ME!    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BELLE (REPRISE) BELLE Is he gone? Oh, can you imagine? He asked me to marry him. Me, the wife of that boorish, brainless . . .   "Madame Gaston!" Can't you just see it? "Madame Gaston!" His "little wife", ugh! No sir! Not me! I guarantee it! I want much more than this provincial life!    I want adventure in the great wide somewhere I want it more than I can tell And for once it might be grand To have someone understand I want so much more than they've got planned -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME BELLE Yes, I made the choice For papa, I will stay But I don't deserve to to lose my freedom in this way You monster! If you think that what you've done is right, well then You're a fool! Think again!   Is this home? Is this where I should learn to be happy? Never dreamed That a home could be dark and cold I was told Ev'ry day in my childhood: Even when you grow old Home should be where the heart is Never were words so true! My heart's far, far away Home is too   Is this home? Is this what I must learn to believe in? Try to find Something good in this tragic place Just in case I should stay here forever Held in this empty space Oh, that won't be easy I know the reason why My heart's far, far away Home's a lie.    What I'd give to return To the life that I knew lately But I know that I can't All my problems going back   Is this home? Am I here for a day or forever? Shut away From the world until who knows when Oh, but then As my life has been altered once It can change again Build higher walls around me Change ev'ry lock and key Nothing lasts, Nothing holds All of me My heart's far, far away Home and free! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME (REPRISE) MRS. POTTS Cheer up child. It will turn out alright in the end, you'll see. I hope that we'll be friends Though I don't know you well If anyone can make the most of living here Then, Belle, it's you And who knows? You may find Home here, too! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GASTON GASTON Who does she think she is? That girl has tangled with the wrong man! LEFOU Darn right. GASTON No one says "no" to Gaston! Dismissed! Rejected! Publicly humiliated! Why, it's more than I can bear. LEFOU More beer? GASTON What for? Nothing helps. I'm disgraced. LEFOU Who, you? Never! Gaston, you've got to pull yourself together.    LEFOU Gosh it disturbs me to see you, Gaston Looking so down in the dumps Ev'ry guy here'd love to be you, Gaston Even when taking your lumps There's no man in town as admired as you You're ev'ryone's favorite guy Ev'ryone's awed and inspired by you And it's not very hard to see why   No one's slick as Gaston No one's quick as Gaston No one's neck's as incredibly thick as Gaston's For there's no man in town half as manly Perfect, a pure paragon! You can ask any Tom, Dick or Stanley And they'll tell you whose team they prefer to be on   LEFOU AND CHORUS No one's been like Gaston A king pin like Gaston   LEFOU No one's got a swell cleft in his chin like Gaston   GASTON As a specimen, yes, I'm intimidating!    LEFOU AND CHORUS My what a guy, that Gaston!   Give five "hurrahs!" Give twelve "hip-hips!"   LEFOU Gaston is the best And the rest is all drips   CHORUS No one fights like Gaston Douses lights like Gaston    LEFOU In a wrestling match nobody bites like Gaston!   BIMBETTES For there's no one as burly and brawny   GASTON As you see I've got biceps to spare   LEFOU Not a bit of him's scraggly or scrawny   GASTON That's right! And ev'ry last inch of me's covered with hair   CHORUS No one hits like Gaston Matches wits like Gaston    LEFOU In a spitting match nobody spits like Gaston    GASTON I'm espcially good at expectorating! Ptoooie!   CHORUS Ten points for Gaston!   GASTON When I was a lad I ate four dozen eggs Ev'ry morning to help me get large And now that I'm grown I eat five dozen eggs So I'm roughly the size of a barge!    CHORUS Oh, ahhh, wow! My what a guy, that Gaston!   No one shoots like Gaston Makes those beauts like Gaston   LEFOU Then goes tromping around wearing boots like Gaston    GASTON I use antlers in all of my decorating! CHORUS My what a guy, Gaston! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GASTON (REPRISE) GASTON Crazy old Maurice, hmmm? Crazy old Maurice... LeFou, I'm afraid I've been thinking LEFOU A dangerous pastime GASTON I know. But that whacky old coot is Belle's father And his sanity's only "so-so" Now the wheels in my head have been turning Since I looked at that loony, old man See, I've promised myself I'd be married to Belle And right now I'm evolving a plan   GASTON If I . . . (whisper) LEFOU Yes? GASTON Then we . . . (whisper) LEFOU No! Would she . . . GASTON (whisper) Guess! LEFOU Now I get it!   BOTH Let's go! No one plots like Gaston    GASTON Takes cheap shots like Gaston    LEFOU Plans to persecute harmless crackpots like Gaston GASTON Yes, I'm endlessly, wildly resourceful LEFOU As down to the depths you descend GASTON I won't even be mildly remorseful   BOTH Just as long as I (you) get what I (you) want in the end   GASTON Who has brains like Gaston?    LEFOU Entertains like Gaston?    BOTH Who can make up these endless refrains like Gaston? And his marriage we soon will be celebrating My what a guy Gaston! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOW LONG MUST THIS GO ON? BEAST How long must this go on? This cruel trick of fate? I simply made one careless wrong decision   And then the witch was gone And left me in this state An object of revulsion and derision   Hated... Is there no one Who can show me How to win the world's forgiveness? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BE OUR GUEST LUMIERE Ma chere, Mademoiselle. It is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure that we welcome you tonight. And now we invite you to relax, let us pull up a chair as the dining room proudly presents - your dinner!    Be our guest! Be our guest! Put our service to the test Tie your napkin 'round your neck, cherie And we'll provide the rest Soup du jour Hot hors d'oeuvres Why, we only live to serve Try the grey stuff   CHIP It's delicious!   LUMIERE Don't believe me? Ask the dishes! They can sing, they can dance After all, Miss, this is France And a dinner here is never second best Go on, unfold your menu Take a glance and then you'll Be our guest Oui, our guest Be our guest! LUMIERE AND CHORUS Beef ragout Cheese souffle Pie and pudding "en flambe"    LUMIERE We'll prepare and serve with flair A culinary cabaret! You're alone And you're scared But the banquet's all prepared No one's gloomy or complaining While the flatware's entertaining We tell jokes! I do tricks With my fellow candlesticks    CHORUS And it's all in perfect taste That you can bet Come on and lift your glass You've won your own free pass To be out guest   LUMIERE If you're stressed It's fine dining we suggest    CHORUS Be our guest! Be our guest! Be our guest! Get your worries off your chest Let us say for your entree We've an array; may we suggest: Try the bread! Try the soup! When the croutons loop de loop It's a treat for any dinner Don't belive me? Ask the china   Singing pork! Dancing veal! What an entertaining meal! How could anyone be gloomy and depressed? We'll make you shout "encore!" And send us out for more So, be our guest!    LUMIERE Be our guest!    CHORUS Be our guest!   MRS. POTTS It's a guest! It's a guest! Sakes alive, well I'll be blessed! Wine's been poured and thank the Lord I've had the napkins freshly pressed With dessert, she'll want tea And my dear that's fine with me While the cups do their soft-shoein' I'll be bubbling, I'll be brewing I'll get warm, piping hot Heaven's sakes! Is that a spot? Clean it up! We want the company impressed   CHORUS We've got a lot to do!   MRS. POTTS Is it one lump or two? For you, our guest!   CHORUS She's our guest!    MRS. POTTS She's our guest!   CHORUS She's our guest! Be our guest! Be our guest! Be our guest!   LUMIERE Life is so unnerving For a servant who's not serving He's not whole without a soul to wait upon Ah, those good old days when we were useful... Suddenly those good old days are gone Ten years we've been rusting Needing so much more than dusting Needing exercise, a chance to use our skills! Most days we just lay around the castle Flabby, fat and lazy You walked in and oops-a-daisy!   CHORUS Be our guest! Be our guest! Our command is your request It's been years since we've had anybody here And we're obsessed With your meal, with your ease Yes, indeed, we aim to please   While the candlelight's still glowing Let us help you, We'll keep going Course by course, one by one 'Til you shout, "Enough! I'm done!" Then we'll sing you off to sleep as you digest Tonight you'll prop your feet up But for now, let's eat up    Be our guest! Be our guest! Be our guest! Please, be our guest! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IF I CAN'T LOVE HER BEAST And in my twisted face There's not the slightest trace Of anything that even hints of kindness And from my tortured shape No comfort, no escape I see, but deep within is utter blindness Hopeless as my dream dies As the time flies Love a lost illusion Helpless Unforgiven Cold and driven To this sad conclusion   No beauty could move me No goodness improve me No power on earth, if I can't love her No passion could reach me No lesson could teach me How I could have love her and made her love me too If I can't love her, then who?   Long ago I should have seen All the things I could have been Careless and unthinking, I moved onward   No pain could be deeper No life could be cheaper No point anymore, if I can't love her No spirit could win me No hope left within me Hope I could have loved her and that she'd set me free But it's not to be If I can't love her Let the world be done with me. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOMETHING THERE BELLE There's something sweet And almost kind But he was mean and he was coarse and unrefined But now he's dear, and so unsure I wonder why I didn't see it there before   MME. DE LA GRANDE BOUCHE Come along dearie. Let's get you off those wet things. BEAST She glanced this way I thought I saw And when we touched she didn't shudder at my paw No it can't be, I'll just ignore But then she's never looked at me that way before BEAST Belle, I have something to show you. But first, you have to close your eyes. It's a surprise! (BEAST leads BELLE into the library) BELLE May I open them? BEAST Alright, alright. Now! BELLE I can't believe it! I've never seen so many books in my whole life! BEAST You like it? BELLE It's wonderful! BEAST It's yours! BELLE New and a bit alarming Who'd have ever thought that this could be? True that he's no Prince Charming But there's something in him that I simply didn't see BELLE Oh, this is one of my favorites! It's "King Arthur." Have you ever read it? BEAST No. BELLE You don't know what you're missing. I'd love to read this again. Wait...you can read this first. BEAST No, that's alright BELLE No, really, you read it BEAST Oh, no, you... BELLE No, you BEAST No! I can't... BELLE You never learned to read? BEAST Only a little, and long ago BELLE Well, it just so happens that this is the perfect book to read aloud. Come here, sit by me LUMIERE Well, who'd have thought? MRS. POTTS Well, bless my soul   COGSWORTH Well, who'd have known? MRS. POTTS Well, who indeed? LUMIERE And who'd have guessed they'd come together on their own? MRS. POTTS It's so peculiar. Wait and see   LUMIERE AND  COGSWORTH We'll wait and see ALL THREE A few days more There may be something there that wasn't there before    COGSWORTH Perhaps there's something there That wasn't there before    CHIP What?   MRS. POTTS There may be something there that wasn't there before    CHIP What's there, Mama? MRS. POTTS Ssh. I'll tell you when you're older. Come along now. Let's give them some privacy... CHIP Mama? MRS. POTTS Yes, Chip CHIP Will I ever get to be a boy again? MRS. POTTS I hope so CHIP When will I know? MRS. POTTS Soon. If it's to be. It will be very soon now. Come along, son.   BELLE Knowing now, that this was indeed the legendary sword called "Excalibur," Arthur tried to pull it from the stone. He tried once to no avail. He tried a second time, but still, he could not pull it out. Then, for the third time, Arthur drew forth the sword... BEAST So that must mean he's the king! BELLE Wait and see BEAST I never knew books could do that BELLE Do what? BEAST Take me away from this place, make me forget for a little while BELLE Forget? BEAST Who I...What I am... BELLE We have something in common, you know BEAST What is that? BELLE In the town where I come from, the people think I'm odd BEAST You? BELLE So, I know how it feels to be...different. And I know how lonely that can be   BELLE For the third time, Arthur drew forth the sword, and there arose from the people a great shout. Arthur is king. BEAST I told you so... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUMAN AGAIN LUMIERE Ha ha, we, my friends. The day we have waited for may be at hand! MRS. POTTS Oh, only if that were true, Lumiere! LUMIERE Aaah...human again MRS. POTTS Human again LUMIERE Yes, think of what that means! LUMIERE I'll be cooking again Be good-looking again With a mademoiselle on each arm When I'm human again Only human again Poised and polished and gleaming with charm...    I'll be courting again Chic and sporting again    MRS. POTTS Which should cause sev'ral husbands alarm!   CHIP I'll hop down off the shelf   LUMIERE And toute suite be myself CHIP I can't wait to be human again   MME. DE LA GRANDE BOUCHE, MRS. POTTS ,BABETTE When we're human again Only human again When we're knickknacks and whatnots no more   CHIP Little push, little shove They coul, whoosh fall in love   MME. DE LA GRANDE BOUCHE Ah, cherie, won't it all be top-drawer I'll wear lipstick and rouge And I won't be so huge Why, I'll easily fit through that door I'll exude savior-faire I'll wear gowns! I'll have hair! It's my prayer to be human again   COGSWORTH When I'm human again Only human again When the world once more making sense I'll unwind for a change LUMIERE Really? That'd be strange!    COGSWORTH Can I help it if I'm t-t-tense?   In a shack by the sea I'll sit back sipping tea Let my early retirement commence Far from fool made of wax I'll get down to brass tacks and relax   ALL When I'm human again   So sweep the dust from the floor! Let's let some light in the room! I can feel, I can tell Someone might break the spell Any day now!   LUMIERE/BABETTE Shine up the brass on the door! Alert the dustpail and the broom!   ALL If all goes as planned Our time may be at hand Any day now!    MRS. POTTS, EGG TIMER, WHISK Open the shutters and let in some air MRS. POTTS Put these here and put those over there ALL Sweep up the years Of sadness and tears And throw them away!    BELLE When Guinevere heard that Arthur was slain, she went away to a convent, and no one could make her smile again. The end. BEAST What a beautiful story BELLE Oh, I knew you would like it! I would like to ask you something BEAST What's that? BELLE A second chance. Would you have dinner with me tonight? BEAST Huh? Me? You? Well, that would be, I mean -- Oh, yes!! ALL When we're human again Only human again When the girl fin'lly sets us all free Cheeks a-bloomin' again We're assumin' again We'll resume our long lost joie de vie We'll be playin' again Holiday' again And we're prayin' it's A-S-A-P When we cast off this pall We'll stand straight, we'll walk tall When we're all that we were Thanks to him, thanks to her Coming closer and closer And closer and...   We'll be dancing again! We'll be twirling again! We'll be whirling around with such ease When we're human again Only human again We'll go waltzing those old one-two-threes We'll be floating again! We'll be gliding again! Stepping, striding as fine as you please Like a real human does I'll be all that I was On that glorious morn When we're fin'lly reborn And we're all of us human again! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAISON DES LUNES GASTON There's a danger I'll be thwarted And denied my honeymoon For the pretty thing I've courted Refuse to swoon So, the time has come for a murky plan For which I turn to a murky man LEFOU To find that feind BOTH Where better than The Maison des Lunes? GASTON I don't take this girl for granted There's no path I haven't hewn To her heart; no seed unplanted No flowers unstrewn But quite amazing to relate She doesn't want me for her mate LEFOU Which forces him to contemplate   BOTH The Maison des Lunes   MONSIEUR D'ARQUE I don't wish to seem a tad obtuse But I don't see how I can be of use For I lock people up; I'm not a "Lonely Heart's club" I'm a cold, cold fish I've a nasty, vicious streak   LEFOU Please speak!   GASTON It's Belle's father who's your client She adores the old buffoon She'll be forced to be complaint   LEFOU She'll dance to your tune   GASTON We get the daughter through her dad You just pronounce the old boy mad   LeFou and, whoosh! He's slammed up in your pad--    LEFOU, D'ARQUE The Maison des Lunes   GASTON Do I make myself entirely clear?   D'ARQUE It's the simplest deal of my whole foul career!   GASTON Put Maurice away and she'll be here in moments In a dreadful state She'll capitulate to me!   D'ARQUE I'll be strapping up an inmate   LEFOU Very tightly GASTON Very soon    D'ARQUE But please don't bring him late Our check-in time's noon! LEFOU, D'ARQUE So, wave one bachelor goodbye   GASTON She'll be my bride    LEFOU She'd rather die Than have her daddy ossify? D'ARQUE In my sordid saloon ALL So book the church; raise the glasses high To the Maison des Lunes! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAUTY AND THE BEAST MRS. POTTS Tale as old as time True as it can be Barely even friends Then somebody bends Unexpectedly.    Just a little change Small to say the least Both a little scared Neither one prepared Beauty and the Beast.    Ever just the same Ever a surprise Ever as before Ever just as sure As the sun will rise.   Tale as old as time Tune as old as song Bittersweet and strange Finding you can change Learning you were wrong.   Certain as the sun Rising in the east Tale as old as time Song as old as rhyme Beauty and the Beast.   Tale as old as time Song as old as rhyme Beauty and the Beast.    Off to the cupboard with you now, Chip. It's past your bedtime. Good night, love. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IF I CAN'T LOVE HERE (REPRISE) BEAST No spell has been broken No words have been spoken No point anymore if she can't love me No hope she would do so No dream to pursue, So I looked to myself, Despise all the things I see For I know that she Cannot set me free Let the world be done with me. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE MOB SONG BELLE Show me the Beast! MOB (Scream) MAURICE That's him! That's him! WOMAN Is it dangerous? BELLE Oh, no. No, he'd never hurt anyone. I know he looks frightful, but he's really very gentle and kind. He's my friend. GASTON If I didn't know better, I'd think you had feelings for this monster. BELLE He's no monster, Gaston. You are! GASTON She's as crazy as the old man. She says this creature is her friend. Well, I've hunted wild beasts and I've seen what they can do. The Beast will make off with your children. CROWD (gasp) GASTON He'll come after them in the night. BELLE He will never! GASTON Forget the old man, I say we kill the Beast! MOB Kill him!   MAN 1 We're not safe until he's dead MAN 2 He'll come stalking us at night WOMAN Set to sacrifice our children to his monstrous appetite   MAN 3 He'll wreak havoc on our village if we let him wander free   GASTON So it's time to take some action, boys It's time to follow me   Through the mist, through the woods Through the darkness and the shadows It's a nightmare but it's one exciting ride Say a prayer, then we're there At the drawbridge of a castle And there's something truly terrible inside It's a beast! He's got fangs Razor sharp ones! Massive paws, killer claws for the feast Hear him roar! See him foam! But we're not coming home 'til he's dead-- Good and dead! Kill the Beast!     BELLE I won't let you do this! GASTON Try and stop us! BELLE Papa, this is all my fault. I have to go back and warn him. MAURICE I'm coming with you BELLE No! MAURICE I lost you once, I won't lose you again! BELLE Then we'd better hurry. GASTON We'll rid the village of this Beast. Who's with me? MOB I am! I am! I am!   MOB Light your torch! Mount your horse! GASTON Screw your courage to the sticking place! MOB We're counting on Gaston to lead the way!   WOMEN Through a mist, through a wood Where within a haunted castle Something's lurking that you don't see ev'ry day!   MOB It's a beast! One as tall as a mountain We won't rest 'til he's good and deceased Sally forth! Tally ho! Grab your sword! Grab your bow! Praise the Lord and here we go!   We don't like What we don't understand In fact it scares us And this monster is mysterious at least Bring your guns! Bring your knives! Save your children and your wives We'll save our village and our lives We'll kill the Beast!   GASTON Cut down a tree, and make it a big one! Take whatever booty you can find. But remember, the Beast is MINE!   CASTLEWARE Hearts ablaze! Banners high! We go marching into battle Unafraid although the danger just increased   MOB Raise the flag! Sing the song! Here we come, we're fifty strong And fifty Frenchmen can't be wrong Let's kill the Beast! Kill the Beast! Kill the Beast Kill the Beast! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE BATTLE / TRANSFORMATION BEAST You came back BELLE If only I'd come here sooner BEAST Maybe it's better this way BELLE No! Don't talk like that. We're together now. Everything will be fine BEAST At least I get to see you one last time.   BELLE We are home We are where we shall be forever Trust in me For you know I wont run away From today This is all that I need And all that I need to say is...   Don't you know how you've changed me Strange how I fin'lly see I found home You're my home Stay with me   BELLE No! No, please! Don't leave me! I love you.    (Transformation)   PRINCE Belle, look into my eyes! Belle, don't you recognize The beast within the man Who's here before you?   BELLE It is you! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (REPRISE) BELLE/PRINCE Two lives have begun now Two hearts become one now One passion, one dream One thing forever true I love you! ALL Certain as the sun Rising in the east Tale as old as time Song as old as rhyme Beauty and the Beast.    Tale as old as time Song as old as rhyme Beauty and the Beast. Ah!!!!! Ah!!!!! Ah!!!!!!!!!!