------------------------------------------------------------------------------The King and IMusic: Richard RodgersLyrics: Oscar Hammerstein IIBook: Oscar Hammerstein IIPremiere: Thursday, March 29, 1951------------------------------------------------------------------------------1.Main Title 2.Harbour 3.I Whistle a Happy Tune 4.Welcome To Bangkok 5.My Lord and master 6.March Of The Siamese Children 7.Anna Unpacks 8.Hello Young Lovers 9.Happy Land 10.Home Sweet Home 11.A Puzzlement 12.School Song 13.Getting to Know You 14.Garden Scene 15.We Kiss in a Shadow 16.A Puzzlement (Reprise) 17.Shall I Tell You What I Think of You? 18.Something Wonderful 19.Temple Scene 20.Banquet Scene 21.Western People Funny 22.I Have Dreamed 23.Song of the King 24.Shall We Dance 25.I Whistle a Happy Tune (Reprise) 26.Finale Ultimo THE ROYAL BANGKOK ACADEMYfrom The King And IWe work and work from week to weekAt the Royal Bangkok Academy,And English words are all we speakAt the Royal Bangkok Academy.If we pay attention to our teacherAnd obey her every rule,We'll be grateful for those golden yearsAt our dear old school.The Royal Bangkok Academy,Our dear old school.1.Main Title The Orchestra2.Harbour Orchestra and Men's ChorusOh oh! Oh oh!Oh oh! Oh oh!Oh oh! Oh oh!Oh oh! Oh oh...3.I Whistle a Happy Tune AnnaWhenever I feel afraidI hold my head erectAnd whistle a happy tuneSo no one will suspectI'm Afraid.While shivering in my shoesI strike a careless poseAnd whistle a happy tuneAnd no one ever knows I'm afraid.The result of this deceptionIs very strange to tellFor when I fool the people I fearI fool myself as well!I whistle a happy tuneAnd ev'ry single timeThe happiness in the tuneConvinces me that I'm not afraid.Make believe you're braveAnd the trick will take you far.You may be as braveAs you make believe you are[Louis and Anna whistle the tune of "Make believe you're braveAnd the trick will take you far".]AnnaYou may be as braveAs you make believe you are!Louis[Spoken]I think it is a very good idea, mother, a very good idea!AnnaYes, it is a good idea, isn't it!LouisI do think I shall never be afraid again!AnnaGood!!![Sung]Louis and AnnaThe result of this deceptionIs very strange to tellFor when I fool the people I fearI fool myself as well!I whistle a happy tuneAnd ev'ry single timeThe happiness in the tuneConvinces me that I'm not afraid.Make believe you're braveAnd the trick will take you far.You may be as braveAs you make believe you are-You may be as braveAs you make believe you are![Louis and Anna whistle as above until interrupted by Captain Orton]4.Welcome To Bangkok The Orchestra[Instrumental]The Kralahome[Spoken]The man is Lun Tha, emissary of the court of Burma.He brings present to king from Prince of Burma. HerName is Tuptim.AnnaThat girl is a present?The KralahomeFor king! King is pleased with her.5.My Lord and master Tuptim[Spoken]The King is pleased![Sung]He is pleased with me!My Lord and MasterDeclares he's pleased with me-What does he mean?What does he know of meThis lord and master?When he has looked at me what has he seen?Something youngSoft and slim,Painted cheek,Tap'ring limb,Smiling lipsAll for him,Eyes that shineJust for him-So he thinks...Just for him!Though the man may beMy Lord and Master,Though he may study meAs hard as he can,The smile beneath my smileHe'll never seeHe'll never knowI love another manHe'll never know,I love another man.6.March Of The Siamese Children The Orchestra[Instrumental]Anna threatens to return to England, but the king detains herwith introducing of his 67 offspring among them, the Crown Prince, Chulalonghorn. Enchanted by her new students, AnnaReconsiders. 7.Anna Unpacks The Orchestra[Instrumental]As she adjusts to her new accommodations at the palace, Anna is overwhelmed by the presence of the King's manyfluttery wives, and find herself drawn to the lonelyTuptim, who reveals her love for the Brumese emissary,Lun Tha.8.Hello Young Lovers AnnaWhen I think of Tom.I think about a night.When the earth smelled of summerAnd the sky was streaked with white,And the soft mist of EnglandWas sleeping on a hill-I remember this,And I always will...There are new lovers nowOn the same silent hill,Looking on the same blue sea,And I know Tom and I are a part of them all,And they're all a part of Tom an me.Hello young lovers, whoever you are,I hope your troubles are few.All my good wishes go with you tonight,I've been in love like you.*Be brave, young lovers, and follow your star,Be brave and faithful and true,Cling very close to each other tonight-I've been in love like you.I know how it feels to have wings on your heels,And to fly down the street in a trance.You fly down a street on the chance that you meet,And you meet-not really by chance.Don't cry young lovers, whatever you do,Don't cry because I'm alone;All of my memories are happy tonight,I've had a love of my own,I've had a love of my own, like yours-I've had a love of my own.9.Happy Land Thiang"There is a happy land, far, far away,Where saints in Glory stand, bright, bright as day."[Spoken] In the beginning God created the-heaven and the-earth.Mis-on-ary10.Home Sweet Home Men's ChorusHo ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho homeAh ah ah ahHo ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho homeAh ah ah ahHo ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho homeAh ah ah ahChildrenWith pleasures and promisesAs though we may goBe it ever so humble,There's no place like home.A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there,Which seek through the world,Is ne'er met with elsewhere.Prince Chulalongkorn[Spoken]Father, yesterday Misses Anna teaches us that the world is around ball which spins on and invisible stick through its middle. Everyone knows that the world lies on the back of agreat turtle who keeps if from running into the stars.KingWell, this ball. It stick through it... I believe!Prince ChulalongkornYou believe. Does that mean you do not know? But you must know, because you are king!KingGood. Someday when you are king, you too shall know everything.When you are king, but I do not know. In my head are many factsbut I'm not sure. What to tell a growing son how to bring truth and justice to my people?11.A Puzzlement KingWhen I was a boyWorld was better spot.What was so was so,What was not was not.Now I am a man;World have changed a lot.Some things nearly so,Others nearly not.There are times I almost thinkI am not sure of what I absolutely know.Very often find confusionIn conclusion I concluded long agoIn my head are many factsThat, as a student, I have studied to procure,In my head are many facts..Of which I wish I was more certain I was sure![Spoken] Is a puzzlement...[Sung]What to tell growing sonWhat for instance, shall I say to him of women?Shall I educate him on the ancient lines?Shall I tell the boy as far as he is able,To respect his wives and love his concubines?Shall I tell him everyone is like the other,And the better of the two is really neither?If I tell him this I think he won't believe it-And I nearly think that I don't believe it either!-When my father was a kingHe was a king who knew exactly what he knew,And his brain was not a thingForever swinging to and fro and fro and to.Shall I, then be like my fatherAnd be willfully unmovable and strong?Or is it better to be right?...Or am I right when I believe I may be wrong?Shall I join with other nations in alliance?If allies are weak, am I not best alone?If allies are strong with power to protect me,Might they not protect me out of all I own?Is a danger to be trusting one another,One will seldom want to do what other wishes;But unless someday somebody trust somebodyThere'll be nothing left on earth excepting fishes!There are times I almost thinkNobody sure of what he absolutely know.Everybody find confusionIn conclusion he concluded long agoAnd it puzzle me to learnThat tho' a man may be in doubt of what he know,Very quickly he will fight...He'll fight to prove that what he does not know is so!Oh-h-h-h-h-h Sometimes I think that people going mad!Ah-h-h-h-h-h! Sometimes I think that people not so bad!But not matter what I thinkI must go on living life.As leader of my kingdom I must go forth,Be father to my children and husband to each wifeEtcetera, etcetera, and so forth.If my Lord in Heaven Buddha, show the way,Everyday I try to live another day.If my Lord in Heaven Buddha, show the way,Everyday I do my best for one-more day![Spoken]But...Is a puzzlement!12.School Song AllWe work and workFrom week to weekAt the Royal Bangkok AcademyAnd English words are all we speakAt the Royal Bangkok...[Anna interrupts then starts them over]From week to weekAt the Royal Bangkok AcademyAnd English wordsAre all we speakAt the Royal Bangkok AcademyIf we pay attention to our teacherAnd obey her every rule,We'll be grateful forThose golden yearsAt our dear old school.The Royal Bangkok Academy,Our dear old school.13.Getting to Know You AnnaIt's a very ancient saying,But a true and honest thought,That if you become a teacher,By your pupils you'll be taught.As a teacher I've been learning(You'll forgive me if I boast)And I've now become an expert,On the subject I like most...[Spoken]Getting to know you![Children Giggle][Sung]Getting to know you, getting to know all about you.Getting to like you, getting to hope you like me.Getting to know you, putting it my way,But nicely,You are precisely,My cup of tea.[Children Giggle]Getting to know you,Getting to feel free and easyWhen I am with you,Getting to know what to sayHaven't you noticedSuddenly I'm bright and breezyBecause of all the beautiful and newThings I'm learning about youDaybyday.All [Except Children]Getting to know you,Getting to know all about you.Getting to like you,Getting to hope you like me.Getting to know you, Putting it my way, but nicely,You are precisely,AnnaMy cup of tea.All[including children]Getting to know you,Getting to feel free and easyWhen I am with you,Getting to know what to sayHaven't you noticedSuddenly I'm bright and breezyBecause of all the beautiful and newThings I'm learning about youDaybyday.ChildrenGetting to know you,Getting to feel free and easyWhen I am with you,Getting to know what to sayHaven't you noticedSuddenly I'm bright and breezyBecause of all the beautiful and newThings I'm learning about youDaybyday.AnnaGetting to know you,Getting to feel free and easyWhen I am with you,Getting to know what to sayHaven't you noticedSuddenly I'm bright and breezyAnna and ChildrenBecause of all the beautiful and newThings I'm learning about youDaybyday.14.Garden Scene Lun ThaI am Lun Tha. You are Misses Anna, the school teacher?AnnaYes, but you shouldn't be here...Lun ThaI must meet with Tuptim again, please.AnnaYou have being seen her here?Lun ThaTwice we've met. But each time it becomes more difficult.She have said you are her friend who could help us.AnnaOh no, I couldn't. It's much too dangerous!Not for me, but for Tuptim and you.Lun ThaPlease, Misses Anna...AnnaI'm sorry, Lun Tha, but there is nothing I can do.Lun ThaWait there.Lun ThaTuptim!TuptimOh, Lun Tha!Lun ThaSeeing you this way is not enough.TuptimThere is nothing we can do. I am watched too closely.Lun ThaMust we go on forever hiding a love like this?15.We Kiss in a Shadow Lun ThaWe kiss in a shadow,We hide from the moon,Our meetings are few,And over too soon.We speak in a whisper,Afraid to be heard;When people are near,We speak not a word.Alone in our secret,Together we sigh,For one smiling day to be freeTo kiss in the sunlightAnd say to the sky:"Behold and believe what you see! Behold how my lover loves me!"TuptimWe speak in a whisper,Afraid to be heard;When people are near,We speak not a word.Alone in our secret,Together we sigh,For one smiling day to be freeBothTo kiss in the sunlightAnd say to the sky:"Behold and believe what you see! Behold how my lover loves me!"TuptimTo kiss in the sunlightAnd say to the sky:"Behold and believe what you see! Behold how my lover loves me!"16.A Puzzlement (Reprise) PrinceThere are time I almost thinkThey are not sure of what they absolutely know.LouisI believe they are confusedAbout conclusions they concluded long ago.PrinceIf my father and your mother are not sure of what they absolutely know,Can you tell me why they fight?LouisThey fight to prove that what they do not know is so!PrinceOh-hhhhh!Sometimes I think that people going madLouisAh-h-h-h-h-h!Sometimes I think that people [speaks]-not so bad.PrinceBut not matter what I thinkI must go on living life.And someday as a leader I must go forth,Be father to my children and husband to each wifeEtcetera, etcetera, and so forth.If my Lord in Heaven Buddha, show the way,Everyday I try to live another day.If my Lord in Heaven Buddha, show the way,Everyday I do my best for one-more day!But-Louis[Spoken] is a puzzlement17.Shall I Tell You What I Think of You? AnnaYour servant! Your servant!Indeed I'm not you servant(Although you give me less than servant's pay)I'm a free and independent employe...employee.Because I'm a womanYou think, like ev'ry womanI have to be a slave or concubine-You conceited, self-indulgent libertine!...libertineHow I wish I called him that! Right to his face! Libertine!And while we're on the subject, sire,There are certain goings on around this placeThat I wish to tell you I do not admire:I do not like polygamyOr even moderate bigamy(I realizeThat in your eyesThat clearly makes a prig o' me)But I am from a civilized land called WalesWhere men like you are locked in county gaols (jails)!In your pursuit of pleasure, youHave mistresses who treasure you(They have no kenof other menBeside whom they can measure you)A flock of sheep and you're the only ram-No wonder you're the wonder of Siam![Spoken]I'm rather glad I didn't say that... not with the women rightthere...and the children[Goes back to singing]The children, the children,I'll not forget the children,No matter where I go I'll always seeThose little faces looking up at me...At first, when I started to teach,They were shy and remained out of reach,But lately I've thoughtOne or two have been caughtBy a word I have saidOr a sentence I've readAnd I've heard an occasional questionThat implied, at least, a suggestionThat the work I've been trying to doWas beginning to show with a few...That Prince ChulalongkornIs very like his father.He's stubborn-but inquisitive and smart...I must leave this place before they break my heartI must leave this place before they break my heart!Goodness! I had no idea it was so late.Your majesty,Shall It tell you what I think of you?You're spoiled!You're a conscientious workerBut your spoiled.Giving credit where it's dueThere is much I like in youBut it's also very trueThat your spoiled!Everybody's always bowingTo the KingEverybody has to grovelTo the King.By your Buddha you are blessedBy your ladies you're caressed,But the one who loves you best is the King.All that bowing and kow-towingTo remind you of your royalty,I find a most disgusting exhibition.I wouldn't ask a Siamese catTo demonstrate his loyaltyBy taking this ridiculous positionHow would you like it if you were a manPlaying the part of a toad.Crawling around on your elbows and knees.Eating the dust of the road!...Toads! Toads! All of your people are toads!Yes, Your Majesty; No, Your Majesty.Tell us how low to go, Your Majesty;Make some more decrees, Your Majesty,Don't let us up off out knees, Your Majesty.Give us a kick, if you please Your MajestyGive us a kick, if you would, Your Majesty-Oh, That was good, Your Majesty!18.Something Wonderful ThiangThis is a man who thinks with his heart,His heart is not always wise.This is a man who stumbles and falls,But this is a man who tries.This is a man you'll forgive and forgive,And help protect, as long as you live...He will not always sayWhat you would have him say,But now and then he'll doSomething Wonderful.He has a thousand dreamsThat won't come true,You know that he believes in themAnd that's enough for you.You'll always go along,Defend him where he's wrongAnd tell him, when he's strongHe is WonderfulHe'll always need your loveAnd so he'll get your love-A man who needs your loveCan be Wonderful.ThiangShe'll always go alongDefend him when he's wrongAnd tell him when he's strongHe is wonderful.He'll always need her loveAnd so he'll get her loveA man who needs your loveCan be wonderful.19.Temple Scene The Orchestra[Instrumental]The King will give a grand dinner party for the visiting BritishDiplomats. He places Anna in charge of all preparations. Resigned once more to enduring the ignobility of the king's rule, Anna is startle when he responds with an uncharacteristic gesture of appreciation.20.Banquet Scene The Orchestra[Instrumental]The dinner for the British dignitaries is an unqualified triumph,although the attentions paid to Anna by an old friend, Sir EdwardRamsay, arouse the King's wrath.21.Western People Funny ThiangTo prove we're not barbariansThey dress us up like savages!To prove we're not barbariansWe wear a funny skirt!Ah...............h!WivesTo prove we're not barbariansThey dress us up like savages!To prove we're not barbariansWe wear a funny skirt!ThiangWestern People Funny,Western People Funny,Western People Funny,Of that there is no doubt,They feel so sentimentalAbout the Oriental,They always try to turn usInside down down and upside out!WivesUpside out and inside down!ThiangTo bruise and pinch our little toes-Our feet are cramped in leather shoes-They'd break if we had brittle toes,But now they only hurt!Ah...............h!WivesTo bruise and pinch our little toesOur feet are cramped in leather shoes,They'd break if we had brittle toes,But now they only hurt!Western People Funny!Western People Funny!Western People Funny!Too funny to be true!Thiang ThiangThey think they civilise us Ah.....Whenever they advise usTo learn to make the same mistakeThat they are making too!.............h!AllTHEY MAKE QUITE A FEW!22.I Have Dreamed Lun ThatI have dreamed that arms are lovely,I have dreamed what a joy you'll be.I have dreamed every word you whisper.When your close,Close to me.How you look in the glow of eveningI have dreamed and enjoyed the view.In these dreams I've loved you soThat by now I think I knowWhat it's like to be loved by you-I will love being loved by you.TuptimAlone and awake I've looked at the stars,The same that smile on you;And time and again I've thought all the thingsThat you were thinking too.I have dreamed that arms are lovely,I have dreamed what a joy you'll be.I have dreamed every word you whisper.When your close,Close to me.How you look in the glow of eveningI have dreamed and enjoyed the view.In these dreams I've loved you soThat by now I think I know-BothWhat it's like to be loved by you-I will love being loved by you.23.Song of the King KingA woman is a female who is human,Designed for pleasing man, the human male.A human male is pleased by many women,And all the rest you hear is fairy tale.AnnaThen tell me how this fairy tale began, sir.You cannot call it just a poet's trickExplain to me why many men are faithfulAnd true to one wife only-King[speaks]They are sick![sings]A girl must be like a blossomWith honey for just one man.A man must be like honey beeAnd gather all he can.To fly from blossom to blossomA honey bee must be free,But blossom must not ever flyFrom bee to bee to bee.Annah your Majesty, in my country we have a far off different attitude.We believe that for a man to be truly happy, he must love one woman,and one woman.KingThis idea was invented by a woman!AnnaOh but it's a beautiful idea. And in England we are brought upwith it. And by the time a young girl goes to her first dance-KingYoung girl? They dance also like I see tonight - in arms of mennot her husband? AnnaWell, of course!KingI will not permit!24.Shall We Dance? Anna[Spoken]Oh but it's very exciting, when you're young at your first dance,and you're sitting on a small quilt chair with your eyes lowered,terrified that you'd be a wallflower. And suddenly you see two black shoes, a white waistcoat, a face, it speakes... Anna[Sung]We've just been introduced,I do not know you well,But when the music startedSomething drew me to your side.So many men and girls,Are in each others arms-It made me think we might beSimilarly occupied.Shall we dance?On a bright cloud of music shall we fly?Shall we dance?Shall we then say "Goodnight and mean "Goodbye"?Or perchance,When the last little star has left the sky,Shall we still be togetherWith are arms around each otherAnd shall you be my new romance?On the clear understandingThat this kind of thing can happen,Shall we dance?Shall we dance? Shall we Dance?[Dialog]AnnaMm mm mm...Mm mm mm...KingWhy'd you stop? You dance pretty , go on, go on, go on!AnnaOh your Majesty I didn't realize, after all I'm not a Dancing girl...In England no woman would dance while aMan is looking at her...KingBut you will dance with strange men, holding hands, etcetera. AnnaYes, but not always a stranger. Usually a very good friend.KingGood, then we will dance together! You show me. Teach, teach, teach!AnnaWell, it's quite simple, the polka. You count one, two, threeand one, two, three and one, two, three...Shall we dance?KingOne, two, three and?AnnaOn a bright cloud of music shall we fly?KingOne, two, three and?AnnaShall we dance?KingOne, two, three and?AnnaShall we then say "Goodnight and mean "Goodbye"?KingOne, two, three and?AnnaOr perchance,When the last little star has left the sky,Shall we still be togetherWith are arms around each otherAnd shall you be my new romance?On the clear understandingThat this kind of thing can happen,BothShall we dance?Shall we dance? Shall we Dance?AnnaOne, two, three and one, two, three andOne, two, three and one, two, three andKingOne, two, three, one, two, threeOne, two... Something wrong!I know, I know, I forgot "AND" next timeI'll remember!BothAnd one, two, three and one, two, three andOne, two, three and ...AnnaOh that's splendid, your Majesty!KingSplendid! Splendid!BothAnd one, two, three and one, two, three andOne, two, three and ...KingThat is not right!AnnaYes, it is! You're doing beautifully, your Majesty.KingNot the way I see Europeans dance tonight.AnnaYes, it was! It was just like that!KingWe're not holding two hands, like this.AnnaNo. As a matter of fact...KingOr no-o-o-ot like this.AnnaYes.KingCome!25.I Whistle a Happy Tune (Reprise) AnnaWhenever I feel afraidI hold my head erectAnd whistle a happy tuneSo no one will suspectI'm afraid.While shivering in my shoesI strike a careless poseAnd whistle a happy tuneAnd no one ever knows I'm afraid.26.Finale Ultimo Anna and Louis are packing the last of their belongings,Lady Thiang appears with the news that he King is dying. Anna finds the King in his study surrounded by wives and children, and watches as he passes on the crown to his eldest son. In his first hesitating moment as King.Chulalongkorn reveals the influence of Anna's teaching, andAnna, trembling with emotion, realizes the magnitude of herAccomplishments. As Chulalongkorn ascends the throne, the King dies, confident that his son will carry on in ways that he could not.ChildrenGetting to know you, putting it my way,But nicely,You are precisely,AnnaMy cup of tea.LouisMother, now that the King is dying, does that make you friends again.AnnaI suppose so, Louis. We can't hurt each other anymore.LouisHe'd always frightened me.AnnaOh I wish you had known him better. You two could have beensuch good friends; in many ways, he was just as young as you.LouisWas he as good a King as he could have been?AnnaI don't think any man has ever been as good a King as he could have been. But this one tried, he tried very hard.LouisYou really liked him, didn't you, mother?AnnaYes, Louis, I liked him very much. Very much indeed.LouisMother, it's the boat. It's time to go.AnnaLouis, run down to the boat and ask Captain Northon to takeour things off. LouisYes, mother.KingSeveral weeks I've not seen you, Misses Anna, and now I die.AnnaNo, your Majesty...KingThis is not scientific. I know when I die or do not die!Misses Anna you take notes. You take note from next King.Well, suppose you are a King, is there nothing you would do?PrinceI would make proclamations!KingYes!PrinceFirst I would proclaim for coming New Year fireworks!KingHmm...Hmm?PrinceAlso boat races!KingBoat races? Why? Boat races in New Year's celebration?PrinceI like boat races. And father, I would like to make a Second proclamation.KingYes, what is your second proclamation? Make it! Make it!PrinceRegarding custom a-bowing to King, unfashionable at all.I do not believe this is good thing. Causing embarrassingTo everybody, degrading experience or so, etecetara, etecetara, etecetara! And this bad thing, I believe. You are angry with me, my father?KingOh, why do you ask question? When you are a king, you are king!You do not ask question of sick man, nor of woman! Misses Anna,this proclamation against bowing to king, I believe to be your fault!AnnaOh I hope so, your Majesty! I do hope so!EnsembleHe'll always need your loveAnd so he'll get your love-A man who needs your loveCan be Wonderful. Npru