1938 London Operette the Musical - Countess Mitzi Lyrics
The song is written by Noël Coward.
VERSE 1: MITZI: My Father was Hungarian, My Mother came from Spain, I've several Aunts In the South of France And a Grandmamma— Maternal Grandmamma In the Ukraine.
CHORUS: She went too far—poor Grandmamma, For it's cold in the old Ukraine.
MITZI: My Uncle is Bavarian, I'm quite a pet of his, So if I’m not A Polyglot I should like to know who is
CHORUS: If she’s not a Polyglot we should like to know who is.
REFRAIN: MITZI: They call me Countess Mitzi, But I can’t imagine why, For my name is really Ludovika Anastasie Frederika Isabel Rosa Maripoea Nikinikolay.
CHORUS: We can perfectly well see why That to alter it people try;
MITZI: For they’d rather say “ Countess Mitzi,” Just a teensy weensy bitsie, Than a string of names like Ludovika Anastasie Frederika Isabel Rosa Mariposa Nikinikolay.
REFRAIN: CHORUS: They call me Countess Mitzi, But I can’t imagine why, For my name is really Ludovika Anastasie Frederika Isabel Rosa Maripoea Nikinikolay. We can perfectly well see why That to alter it people try;
MITZI: For they’d rather say “Countess Mitzi,” Just a teensy weensy bitsie, Than a string of names like Ludovika Anastasie Frederika Isabel Rosa Mariposa Nikinikolay.
VERSE 2: MITZI: My Grandpapa on Mother’s side Was far more East than West, Fie spent his life With a Chinese wife In a mental home—half-oriental home In Bukarest.
CHORUS: What cruel fate! We’d simply hate To be “batty” in Bukarest.
MITZI: My Grandma on the other side Was Russian to the core, She danced in Kiev But came to grief In a brawl in Singapore.
CHORUS : Ah, what a blow To sink so low As a brawl in Singapore.
REFRAIN: MITZI: They call me Countess Mitzi, But I can’t imagine why, For my name is really Ludovika Anastasie Frederika Isabel Rosa Maripoea Nikinikolay.
CHORUS: We can perfectly well see why That to alter it people try;
MITZI: For they’d rather say “Countess Mitzi,” Just a teensy weensy bitsie, Than a string of names like Ludovika Anastasie Frederika Isabel Rosa Mariposa Nikinikolay.
REFRAIN: CHORUS: They call me Countess Mitzi, But I can’t imagine why, For my name is really Ludovika Anastasie Frederika Isabel Rosa Maripoea Nikinikolay.
We can perfectly well see why That to alter it people try;
MITZI: For they’d rather say “Countess Mitzi,” Just a teensy weensy bitsie, Than a string of names like Ludovika Anastasie Frederika Isabel Rosa Mariposa Nikinikolay.
Review: Operette the Musical Lyrics
Operette the Musical Lyrics
Prologue The Opening Chorus Countess Mitzi Dearest love Foolish virgins The stately homes of England Where are the songs we sung? The island of Bollamazoo Prologue, Act II Sing for joy My dear Miss Dale Operette
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