Andrew Lloyd Webber - Poor Fool Lyrics

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COUNTESS (CARLOTTA) 
Poor fool, he makes me laugh! 
Ha ha Ha ha Ha ! (Ect.) 

Time I tried to get a better, better~half ! 

COUNTESS AND CHORUS 
Poor fool, he doesn't know! 
Ho ho Ho ho Ho! (etc.) 
If he knew the truth, he'd never, ever~go! 

(Suddenly from nowhere, we hear the voice of the PHANTOM) 

PHANTOM'S VOICE 
Did I not instruct that Box Five was to be kept empty? 

MEG (terrified) 
He's here: the Phantom of the Opera . . . 

CHRISTINE 
It's him . . . I know it . . . it's him . . . 

CARLOTTA 
Your part is silent, little toad! 

(But the PHANTOM has heard her) 

PHANTOM'S VOICE 
A toad, madame? Perhaps it is you who are the toad . . . 

CARLOTTA (As the COUNTESS) 
Serafimo, away with this pretence! 
You cannot speak, but kiss me in my *croak*! 

(Instead of singing she emits a great croak like a toad. A 
stunned silence. The PHANTOM is laughing - 
quietly at first, then more and more hysterically) 

CARLOTTA (as the COUNTESS) 
Poor fool, he makes me laugh - 
Hahahahaha! 
Croak, croak, croak, 
croak, croak, croak, etc. 

(As before. The PHANTOM'S laughter rises. The 
croaking continues as the chandelier's lights blink on 
and off. The PHANTOM'S laughter, by this time 
overpowering, now crescendos into a great cry): 

PHANTOM'S VOICE 
Behold! She is singing to bring down the chandelier! 

(CARLOTTA looks tearfully up at the MANAGERS ' box 
and shakes her head) 

CARLOTTA 
Non posso piu . . . 
I cannot . . . I cannot go on . . . 

FIRMIN 
Ladies and gentlemen, the performance will 
continue in ten minutes' time . . . 
(He addresses Box Five, keeping one eye on the 
chandelier as it returns to normal) 
. . . when the role of the Countess will be sung by Miss 
Christine Daae. 

ANDRE 
In the meantime, ladies and gentlemen, we shall be 
giving you the ballet from Act Three of tonight's opera. 
(to the CONDUCTOR) 
Maestro - the ballet - now! 

(The BALLET GlRLS enter as a sylvan glade 
flies in. They begin the Dance of the Country Nymphs. 
Upstage, behind the drop, a series of threatening 
shadows of the PHANTOM. MEG is aware of them and 
dances out of step. When this culminates in one 
gigantic, oppressive, bat-like shadow, the garotted body 
of JOSEPH BUQUET falls onto the stage, causing the 
sylvan glade to fly out. Pandemonium.) 

***A LARGE SHRILL SCREAM ENSUES*** 

CHRISTINE (calling for help) 
Raoul! Raoul! 

RAOUL 
Christine, come with me . . . 

CHRISTINE 
No. . . to the roof. We'll be safe there. 

FIRMIN (Attempting to placate the audience) 
Ladies and gentlemen, please remain in your seats. Do 
not panic. It was an accident . . . simply an accident . 

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lyrics submitted by AndroidRemix on 13-03-2005