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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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