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"Fancy Dress" is a vibrant number from the original Broadway cast of **The Drowsy Chaperone**. This song captures the whimsical and celebratory spirit of the musical, showcasing characters donning elaborate costumes for a festive wedding event. With its catchy melodies and humorous lyrics, "Fancy Dress" highlights the playful interactions and intricate dynamics among the cast, adding depth and charm to the storyline. The song has been praised for its lively arrangement and the performers' energetic delivery, making it a memorable highlight in the acclaimed Broadway production.
My dress
My dress
My fancy dress
I don't know why I'm wearing it, I must confess
My dress
My dress
I love my dress
Would someone tell me why I put it on?
Yes, yes!
Your dress
Your fancy dress
'Twas such a pleasure airing it
Re-stitching and repairing it
God bless
Your dress
It's one fine dress
And I will tell you why you put it on
Wedding bells will ring
Wedding bells will chime
Madam, you're the hostess
And it's happy wedding time
Wedding bells will ding
Wedding bells will dong
Wedding bells will ding-a-ling
And we will ding-a-long
Your dress
Your dress
Your fancy dress
We're very, very glad you put it on
Wedding guests have come
Wedding guests are here
Wedding guests are at the door
And soon they will appear
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I'm Robert, the bridegroom
I'm here to marry Janet
The star of Feldzieg's Follies
Whom I love, a lot
I'm George
That's George
His best man, George
I'm honored to be doing what a best man ought
Ah! Mrs. Tottendale
Now, don't worry
This whole wedding's gonna run like clockwork!
Ooh, is there going to be a wedding?
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I'm Feldzieg
Producer
I've lost my leading lady
I've got to stop this wedding or I'm not worth squat
I'm Kitty
Just Kitty
I came with Mr. Feldzieg
I'll be a leading lady if I get my shot
We're pastry chefs
We're pastry chefs
We cross our hearts, we're pastry chefs
No fakery
A bakery is what we got
Aldolpho
Aldolpho
My name, it is Aldolpho
I am the king of romance
So I kiss a lot
You are the king of romance
So you kiss a lot
Wedding bells will ring
Wedding bells will chime
Wedding bells will celebrate a happy wedding time
Someone hasn't come
Someone isn't here
Where is Janet van de Graaff
And when will she appear?
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It's Janet
It's Janet
It's Janet van de Graaff
I'm Janet
Janet van de Graaff
Here to marry Robert Martin
Giving up a life of glamour
To tie the knot
Am I late?
I'm the chaperone
Chaperone of Janet van de Graaff
Maid of honor
Friend and confidant
And all that rot
Where's the bar?
A wedding
A wedding
Hooray!
It's Prohibition, madam
A wedding
A wedding
How gay!
Good thing I brought my own
A wedding
A wedding
Today
Champagne makes me drowsy!
It's really happening
Truly happening
Almost happening
What is happening?
I'm Trix
The aviatrix
Queen of the sky
I circle through the stratus in my modern apparatus
I'm Trix
The aviatrix
I've gotta fly
I'll see you when they tie the knot
A wedding
A wedding
Hooray
(Ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling, ding-aling)
A wedding
A wedding
A wedding's coming our way
Well, there you have it
All the guests have arrived (A wedding, a wedding)
We have a bride who's giving up the stage for love (ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling)
Her debonair bridegroom (A wedding, a wedding)
A harried producer (It's really happening)
Jovial gangsters posing as pastry chefs (Truly happening)
A flaky chorine, a Latin lothario (Almost happening)
And an aviatrix (Surely happening)
And of course, my favorite character
The drowsy chaperone
What more do you need for an evening's entertainment?
How (Wedding bells will ring)
I love (Wedding bells will chime)
A wedding (Wedding bells will celebrate a happy wedding time)
Ah (Wedding bells will ring)
(Wedding bells will chime)
Wedding bells will ding-a-ling
And we will ding-a-long