Track · Oct 22, 2026 · English
Who Will Be Crowned Queen?
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[INTRO — PIZZICATO STRINGS, CLARINET, SNEAKY DOUBLE BASS]
TOWNSPERSON 1
Well, the Queen has gone to glory,
And the palace doors are shut.
TOWNSPERSON 2
You can bet before tomorrow
We'll know who gets what and what!
TOWNSPERSON 3
I heard trumpets, I saw horses,
I saw gold from here to there—
TOWNSPERSON 4
Yes, but who gets all the gold now?
That's the question, isn't it, dear?
ALL
Who's it gonna be?
Who's it gonna be?
Who's gonna sit upon the throne?
Who's gonna rule the land?
Who's gonna give the grand commands?
And who's gonna call this kingdom home?
[MOVEMENT II — QUICKER TEMPO, WOODWINDS AND CLIPPED STRING ACCENTS]
TOWNSPERSON 1
Well, I hear the Sister's next in line.
TOWNSPERSON 2
Her mother told her so!
TOWNSPERSON 3
But the other one's the eldest!
TOWNSPERSON 4
Oh, you know how these things go!
TOWNSPERSON 1
I hear the family's falling apart!
TOWNSPERSON 2
I heard it fell apart last year!
TOWNSPERSON 3
Didn't she have that baby out of wedlock?
TOWNSPERSON 4
Hush! Her husband's standing right here!
TOWNSPERSON 5
Her husband hasn't got a copper!
TOWNSPERSON 6
The Sister's husband swims in gold!
TOWNSPERSON 5
Yes, but money doesn't make a monarch!
TOWNSPERSON 6
It certainly makes a winter less cold!
ALL
Who's it gonna be?
Who's it gonna be?
The eldest daughter or the one
Whose purse is fat and whose connections
Could make a dozen new concessions?
Who's gonna win when mourning's done?
[MOVEMENT III — SOULFUL GOSPEL-STYLE CALL AND RESPONSE OVER A BOUNCING ORCHESTRAL WALTZ]
TOWNSPERSON 7
I think the Princess has some backbone.
TOWNSPERSON 8
She has been away for years!
TOWNSPERSON 7
She came home to bury Mama.
TOWNSPERSON 8
Or to stake a claim, my dear!
TOWNSPERSON 9
Now the Sister's very proper.
TOWNSPERSON 10
And her husband knows the court.
TOWNSPERSON 9
But I've seen the Princess working—
TOWNSPERSON 10
Doing what?
TOWNSPERSON 9
Well, that's a shorter report.
TOWNSPERSON 11
Maybe neither one is suited!
TOWNSPERSON 12
Maybe there's a distant cousin!
TOWNSPERSON 11
Maybe they'll appoint a committee!
TOWNSPERSON 12
Oh, please! That would take until next autumn!
ALL
Who's it gonna be?
Who's it gonna be?
A crown is waiting, gold is gleaming!
Half the town is scheming, dreaming!
Who's gonna take the family tree?
Who's it gonna be?
[MOVEMENT IV — MUSIC BUILDS INTO A COMIC, TANGLED COUNTERPOINT]
TOWNSPERSON 1
The Sister!
TOWNSPERSON 2
The Princess!
TOWNSPERSON 3
The Sister's rich husband!
TOWNSPERSON 4
He can't wear the crown!
TOWNSPERSON 5
But he can pay for the banquet!
TOWNSPERSON 6
And invite half the town!
TOWNSPERSON 7
The eldest has birthright!
TOWNSPERSON 8
The other has gold!
TOWNSPERSON 9
One has the title!
TOWNSPERSON 10
One has the hold!
TOWNSPERSON 11
The Queen made arrangements!
TOWNSPERSON 12
Then why haven't they told us?
ALL
BECAUSE NOBODY KNOWS!
[CODA — SUDDEN STOP]
Style
comic broadway gossip ensemblesondheim-esque counterpointsoulful black theater vocalsplayful orchestral waltz.english
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PurePanther329GeneratedOct 22, 2026
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