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Prime Artist:              Leslie Ann Warren
Lyrics by:                 Oscar Hammerstein II     (O. Greeley Clendenning H. II)
Music by:                  Richard Rodgers

Vocal:                     Pat Carroll
Vocal:                     Barbara Ruick
Vocal:                     Jo Van Fleet
From the Film:             Cinderella  1965 (M)

Lyrics:
CINDERELLA

I imagine.. I imagine.. When you're driving
through the moonlight on a highway when
through the moonlight to a dance you are
breathless with a wild anticipation of
adventure and excitement and romance
Then at last you see the towers of the
palace silhouetted on the sky above the
park and below them is a row of lighted
windows like a lovely diamond necklace in
the dark

ESMERALDA

It looks that way

PRUNELLA

The way you say

EVIL STEPMOTHER

She talks as if she knows.

CINDERELLA

I do not know what these things are, so I only just suppose.
I suppose that when you come into the ballroom and the room
itself is floating on the air.
If you're suddenly confronted by his highness, you are frozen like a statue
on the stair. You're afraid he'll hear the
way your heart is beating and you know you
mustn't make the first advance. You are seriously
thinking of retreating then you seem to hear
him asking you to dance
You make a bow, a timid bow, and shyly answer yes

EVIL STEPMOTHER

How would you know that this is so?

CINDERELLA

I do know more than guess, I do know more than guess

He is tall

ESMERALDA

And straight as a lass

CINDERELLA

His eyes

PRUNELLA

Can melt you with a glance

CINDERELLA

Yes I can picture the whole thing, how you start thinking...

ESMERELDA

Start thinking what?

CINDERELLA

Thinking how wonderful it all is

EVIL STEPMOTHER

How wonderful what all is?

CINDERELLA

Everything

EVIL STEPMOTHER

Enough of this nonsense.
Esmerelda, Prunella, upstairs both of you and get your sleep! PRUNELLA Yes, ma'am EVIL STEPMOTHER Cinderella, here is your broom GET TO WORK!!! CINDERELLA I don't mind sweeping. This night is mine and no one and nothing can take it from me. A lovely night, a lovely night, a finer night you'll know you'll never see. You meet your prince, a charming prince as charming as a prince will ever be. The stars in the hazy heaven tremble above you while he is whispering, "Darling, I love you." You say goodbye, away you fly but on your lips you'll keep a kiss all your life you'll dream of this lovely, lovely night. A lovely night, a lovely night, a finer night you'll know you'll never see. You meet your prince, a charming prince as charming as a prince will ever be. The stars in the hazy heaven tremble above you while he is whispering, "Darling, I love you." You say goodbye, away you fly but on your lips you'll keep a kiss all your life you'll dream of this lovely, lovely night. You say goodbye, away you fly but on your lips you'll keep a kiss all your life you'll dream of this lovely, lovely,lovely night. Contributed by Carlene Bogle http://www.thepeaches.com/music/