take me to the fair

I have some rather painful news relative to the subject who's
To be beside me at the next court ball
You were the chosen one, I know, but as tradition it should go
To the unquestioned champion in the hall
And I'm convinced that splendid Frenchman can easily conquer one and all
And besting all our local henchmen
He should sit beside me at the ball


(I have so missed listening to this OBCR)

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Tra la! It's May, the lusty month of May!
That lovely month when ev'ryone goes blissfully astray
Tra la! It's here, that shocking time of year!
When tons of wicked little thoughts merrily appear


When tons of wicked little thoughts merrily appear
It's May! It's May, that gorgeous holiday
When ev'ry maiden prays that her lad will be a cad!
It's mad! It's gay, a libelous display
Those dreary vows that ev'ryone takes, ev'ryone breaks
Ev'ryone makes divine mistakes
The lusty month of May!

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The seven deadly virtues, those ghastly little traps
Oh no, my liege, they were not meant for me
Those seven deadly virtues were made for other chaps
Who love a life of failure and ennui
Take courage - now there's a sport
An invitation to the state of rigor mort
And purity - a noble yen
And very restful every now and then
I find humility means to be hurt
It's not the earth the meek inherit, it's the dirt
Honesty is fatal, it should be taboo
Diligence - a fate I would hate
If charity means giving, I give it to you
And fidelity is only for your mate
You'll never find a virtue unstatusing my quo
or making my Beelzebubble burst
Let others take the high road, I will take the low
I cannot wait to rush in where angels fear to go
With all those seven deadly virtues
free and happy little me has not
been
cursed

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Then suddenly earth and sky were dazed by a pounding roar
And suddenly through the dawn an army began to pour
And lo, ahead the army, holding aloft his spear
Came Lancelot to save his dear Guenevere
Do you know?

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I really liked him. He sounded a lot like Richard Burton during "What Do the Simple Folk Do". The show has some major revisions by Michael Learner. A lot of it I liked. Some of it I didn't, but "If Ever I Would Leave You" works wonderfully after "I Loved You Once in Silence". There's even a brief reprise where Lancelot and Guenevere sing "If Ever I Would Leave You" together and it's breathtaking. They finally have something to sing together after all these years. Matt Bogart is worth the price of admission alone so if you do go -- see it for him. If you're a Camelot purist there may just be too many changes for you, but I considered myself one, very partial to the OBC, and enjoyed the production immensely. There are a few artistic choices that don't work, but over all it was very nice. There was even a new passage at the end where Arthur talked about people one day sitting around the world, like they did at the table, questing again for right, justice and an end to war. It almost received a standing ovation and there was still two minutes of show left.