Finale Ultimo

[Children]
Getting to know you, putting it my way,
But nicely,
You are precisely,

[Anna]
My cup of tea

[Louis]
Mother, now that the King is dying, does that make you friends again?

[Anna]
I suppose so, Louis. We can't hurt each other anymore.

[Louis]
He'd always frightened me.

[Anna]
Oh I wish you had known him better. You two could have been such good friends; in many ways, he was just as young as you.

[Louis]
Was he as good a King as he could have been?

[Anna]
I don't think any man has ever been as good a King as he could have been. But this one tried, he tried very hard.

Louis]
You really liked him, didn't you, mother?

[Anna]
Yes, Louis, I liked him very much. Very much indeed.

[Louis]
Mother, it's the boat. It's time to go.

[Anna]
Louis, run down to the boat and ask Captain Northon to take our things off.

[Louis]
Yes, mother.

[King]
Several weeks I've not seen you, Misses Anna, and now I die.

[Anna]
No, your Majesty...

[King]
This is not scientific. I know when I die or do not die!
Misses Anna you take notes. You take note from next King.
Well, suppose you are a King, is there nothing you would do?

[Prince]
I would make proclamations!

[King] Yes!

[Prince]
First I would proclaim for coming New Year fireworks!

[King]
Hmm...Hmm?

[Prince]
Also boat races!

[King]
Boat races? Why? Boat races in New Year's celebration?

[Prince]
I like boat races. And father, I would like to make a second proclamation.

[King]
Yes, what is your second proclamation? Make it! Make it!

[Prince]
Regarding custom a-bowing to King, unfashionable at all. I do not believe this is good thing. Causing embarrassing to everybody, degrading experience or so, etecetara, etecetara, etecetara! And this bad thing, I believe. You are angry with me, my father?

[King]
Oh, why do you ask question? When you are a king, you are king!You do not ask question of sick man, nor of woman! Misses Anna, this proclamation against bowing to king, I believe to be your fault!

[Anna]
Oh I hope so, your Majesty! I do hope so!

[Ensemble]
He'll always need your love
And so he'll get your love-
A man who needs your love
Can be Wonderful