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The Abduction (Off-Broadway Version) Lyrics by Dave Malloy

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Original Cast Recording)

2013

[ANATOLE]
Everyone raise a glass!
Whoa!
 
Well, comrades,
We've had our fun
Lived, laughed, and loved
Friends of my youth,
When shall we meet again?
I'm going abroad
 
Goodbye, my Gypsy lovers
All my revels here are over
Well goodbye, Matryosha,
Kiss me one last time,
Whoa
Remember me to Steshka
There, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye,
Wish me luck, my Gypsy lovers
Now, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
 
[ALL]
Goodbye, my Gypsy lovers
All my revels here are over
Well goodbye, Matryosha,
Kiss me one last time,
Whoa
Remember me to Steshka
There, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye,
Wish me luck, my Gypsy lovers
Now, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
 
Hurrah!
Smash the glasses on the floor!
 
[ANATOLE]
No, wait, wait, wait!
Shut the door!
First we have to sit down!
That's the way.
 It's a Russian custom.
 
All right.
 
[DOLOKHOV]
Wait, wait, wait!
Where's the fur cloak?
Huh?
 
I have heard what elopements are like
She'll rush out more dead than alive
Just in the things she's wearing
If you delay at all, there'll be tears
And "Papa" and "Mama"
And she's frozen in a minute
And must go back
But you wrap the fur cloak round her
And you carry her to the sleigh
That's the way,
That's the way
 
[ALL]
That's the way,
That's the way
 
[BALAGA]
Let's get outta here!
And the troika tore down Nikitski Boulevard!
Whoa! Giddyup, now! Whoa! Whoa!
 
[ALL]
Hey, Balaga,
Ho, Balaga,
Hey, hey, ho, Balaga,
Hey, hey, Balaga,
The famous troika driver
 
Hey, Balaga,
Ho, Balaga,
Hey, hey, hey, Balaga,
Hey, hey, Balaga,
The famous troika driver
 
[DOLOKHOV]
When they reached the gate
Dolokhov whistled
The whistle was answered,
And a maidservant ran out
 
[MAIDSERVANT]
Come into the courtyard
Or you'll be seen;
She'll come out directly
 
[DOLOKHOV]
Dolokhov stayed by the gate,
Anatole followed the maid
Into the courtyard,
Turned the corner,
Ran up to the porch
 
[MARYA]
You will not enter my house,
Scoundrel!
 
[DOLOKHOV]
Anatole, come back!
Betrayed! Betrayed!
Betrayed, Anatole!
Come back!
Betrayed! Betrayed! Betrayed!
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Dave Malloy

Dave Malloy

About “The Abduction (Off-Broadway Version)” by Dave Malloy

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