An Old Woman:
St. Petersburg is gloomy!
A Younger Woman:
St. Petersburg is bleak!
A Shivering Man:
My underwear got frozen standing here all week.
A Group:
Oh since the revolution
Our lives have been so gray!
All:
Thank goodness for the gossip
That gets us through the day!
Hey!
Have you heard
There's a rumor in St. Petersburg
Have you heard
What they're saying on the street?
Although the Tsar did not survive,
One daughter may be still alive!
The Princess Anastasia!
Frightened Man:
But please do not repeat!
All:
It's a rumor,
A legend,
A mystery!
Something whispered in an alleyway
Or through a crack!
It's a rumor
That's part of our history.
A Babushka:
They say her royal grandmama
Will pay a royal sum
All:
To someone who can bring
The princess back!
Black Markeeters:
#1
A ruble for this painting!
It's Romanov, I swear!
#2
Count Yusopov's pajamas!
Comrade, buy the pair!
#3
I got this from the palace
It's lined with real fur!
Black Marketeers:
It could be worth a fortune
If it belonged to her!
Dimitri:
It's the rumor,
The legend,
The mystery!
It's the Princess Anastasia
Who will help us fly!
You and I friend
Will go down
In history!
We'll find a girl to play the part
And teach her what to say
Dress her up and take her to Paree!
Imagine the reward
Her dear old Grandmama will pay!
Who else could pull it off
But you and me?
We'll be rich
Vladimir:
We'll be rich!
Dimitri:
We'll be out!
Vladimir:
We'll be out!
Both:
And St. Petersburg will have
Some more to talk about!
All:
SSH!
Have you heard?
There's a rumor in St. Petersburg!
Have you heard
What they're saying on the street?
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Have you heard
There's a rumor in St. Petersburg!
Have you heard
A Delighted Gossiper:
Comrade, what do you suppose?
All:
A fascinating mystery!
Dimitri:
The biggest con in history!
All:
The Princess Anastasia,
Alive or dead...
Window Washer:
Who knows?
