Diana the Musical - An Officer's Wife Lyrics

2021 Broadway
DIANA the Musical - An Officer's Wife Lyrics

Performed by Judy Kaye (Queen Elizabeth) and Cast

QUEEN ELIZABETH:
A long time ago, a princess like you
Was young and so scared of all she must do
She married a prince, a captain at sea
The King sent them away so the princess could be an officer's wife
Oh, just an officer's wife...
(spoken)
They were stationed at a naval base in Malta,
which was then part of the King's vast empire

(sung)
The day she arrived, she knew things had changed
She was one of the girls which seemed rather strange
She made her own plans, she wrote her own rules
She'd drive into town and leave home her jewels
An officer's wife
Oh, just an officer's wife...
(spoken)
And for a time,
Her life seemed just as ordinary as the other ones

At night, she would sleep so soundly
In the arms of her sailor prince
He loved her so profoundly;
They haven't felt such happiness since
She and her prince...

CAST:
But then the King died

QUEEN ELIZABETH:
And she was crowned Queen
Now, wherever she went, she caused quite a scene
Photographers snapped her every move
This frightened, young girl with so much to prove

CAST:
An officer's wife

QUEEN ELIZABETH:
Whatever became of that officer's wife?
(spoken)
All right, Diana - you and Charles are to be divorced.
And your plans now?

DIANA:
Once the boys are older, I'd like to go to America

QUEEN ELIZABETH:
A country unafraid to express it's every emotion...
You'll fit right in

DIANA:
And they don't have princesses,
So they'll allow me to be who I truly am.
And perhaps this Queen,
Perhaps one day she too may rediscover a bit of who she once was

QUEEN ELIZABETH:
As I said, don't be foolish
(sung)
Now, she sometimes reflects on her unusual life
And that unusual year she was an officer's wife

CAST:
She never complained

QUEEN ELIZABETH:
She never complained

CAST:
She was good English stock

QUEEN ELIZABETH:
She was good English stock
And her citizens saw she was their rock

CAST:
The country she loved

QUEEN ELIZABETH:
The country she loved

CAST:
Loved her in return

QUEEN ELIZABETH:
Loved her in return
Her subjects became her major concern
An officer's wife
Whatever became of that officer's wife?
Oh, just an officer's wife...

[Thanks to Harman for lyrics]



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Diana the Musical Lyrics

SYNOPSIS
Underestimated
The Worst Job in England
This Is How You People Dance
Snap, Click
Whatever Love Means Anyway
I Will
The World Fell in Love
Happiness/Simply Breathe
She Moves in the Most Modern Ways
Diana (The Rage)
As I Love You
I Miss You Most on Sundays
Pretty, Pretty Girl
Here Comes James Hewitt
Him & Her (& Him & Her)/ Just Dance
Secrets and Lies
The Main Event
Whatever Love Means Anyway (Reprise)
Pretty, Pretty Girl (Reprise)
Snap, Click (Reprise)
The Words Came Pouring Out
I Miss You Most on Sundays (Reprise)
The Dress
The Servant Quartet
An Officer's Wife
If (Light The World)