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The Creation of Man Lyrics by Frank Wildhorn, Nan Knighton

Scarlet Pimpernel: Original Broadway Cast Recording

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[PERCY]
Peacocks!
[PRINCE OF WALES]
Sink me!
[PERCY]
Think ye, sir,
How those feathered boys love to flaunt their tails!
Stallions!
[PRINCE]
Zounds, sir!
[PERCY]
Hounds, sir! Stags!
Of the goosie and the gander, sir,
Which gender is the grander, sir?
To render total candor, sir,
The splendor is the male's!
[PRINCE, spoken]
What? A man's duty is to wield the sword!
Defend the cave, what?
[PERCY, spoken]
Gad, no, Highness! A man's duty is to uphold the banner of beauty! And you, as prince of our land, must lead the way!
[PERCY]
Be an example to your sex
[MEN]
Give your boot a dapper strap,
[MAN]
And it's smarter if your garter has some snap
[PERCY]
Cravats should be flounced about our necks
[MAN]
Let the royal coattails flap!
[MAN]
Be bewitching with some stitching on your cap!
[MEN]
Now drape you cape and puff your cuff!
Embroider those lapels!
[PERCY]
Be the king of the beasts in pastels!
La, but someone has to strike a pose
And bear the weight of well-tailored clothes,
And that is why the Lord created men!
[PRINCE, spoken]
You're a nincompoop, Blakeney!
[PERCY, spoken]
Thank you, sir!
[PRINCE, spoken]
Always said you were! Always said, "Leave the fancy dress to the women!" Let me be a Roman, don a tunic! Bare the legs, eh what?
[PERCY, spoken]
Sink me, the man's lost his senses! Bare legs!
[PERCY]
Strut, sir!
[PRINCE]
What, sir?
[PERCY]
Roosters do
Give a cock his comb and the hens will pale
Bucks, bulls!
More, sir!
[MEN and PERCY]
Boars, sir!
[PERCY]
Rams!
Of the nanny-goat and billy, sir,
Whose beard is fully woolly, sir?
It's bully for the billy
For he's willy-nilly male!
[PRINCE, spoken]
Well, the male animal is dashing, of course. Robin redbreast! Moose with antlers!
[PERCY]
Sir! Be a lion-hearted prig!
Fill those pantaloons with light!
[PRINCE]
I could dangle down a spangle out of sight
[PERCY]
Oh, yes! Be bold!
[MAN]
When it's cold, slap on that wig
[MEN]
Draw your breeches in quite tight
[PERCY]
Even more so and your torso will ignite!
[MAN]
Now smock your frock!
[MAN]
Perfume your plume!
[PRINCE]
I'll let my waistcoat swing!
[MEN]
And the jungle will bow to its king!
La, but someone has to strike a pose
And bear the weight of well-tailored clothes!
[PRINCE]
And that is why the Lord created men!
[PRINCE, spoken]
Now, it's strange. There's nothing about it in the book of Genesis.
[PERCY, spoken]
Genesis? Ah, but think, sir!
[PERCY]
Adam was a gentleman in Eden
Though his body was admired,
You will grant the adding of a fig leaf was inspired!
[PRINCE]
Oh, a fig leaf - just the job!
[PERCY]
If you're out to make a splash, cheri,
do know your haberdashery!
[MEN]
Buttons, buckles, ruffles, and lace
[PERCY]
Represent the human race!
[MEN]
La, but someone has to strike a pose
And bear the weight of well-tailored clothes!
Each species needs a sex that's fated
To be highly decorated!
That is why the Lord created men!
Credits
Frank Wildhorn

Frank Wildhorn

Nan Knighton

Nan Knighton

About “The Creation of Man” by Frank Wildhorn

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