Rumor In St. Petersburg

[Old woman]
St. Petersburg is gloomy!

[young woman]
St. Petersburg is bleak!

[man]
My underwear got frozen standing here all week!

[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 czar 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 crakc
It's a rumour
That's part of our history.

[a babushka]
They say her royal grandmama
Wil pay a royal sum.

[all]
To someone who can bring the princess back!

[black markeeter #1]
A ruble for this painting
It's romanov, i swear!

[black marketeer #2]
Count yusopov's pajamas
Comrade, buy the pair!

[black marketeer #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?