Frank Wildhorn and Nan Knighton - The Creation of Man lyrics

[PERCY] Peaco*ks! [PRINCE OF WALES] Sink me! [PERCY] Think ye, sir, how those feathered boys love to flaunt their tails! Stallions! [PRINCE] Zounds, sir! [PERCY] Houds, sir! Stags! Of the goosie and the gander, sir, which gender is the grander, sir? To render total candor, sir, the splendor is the male's! [PRINCE, spoken] What? A man's duty is to wield the sword! Defend the cave, what? [PERCY, spoken] Gad, no, Highness! A man's duty is to uphold the banner of beauty! And you, as prince of our land, must lead the way! [PERCY] Be an example to your s**. [MEN] Give your boot a dapper strap, [MAN] and it's smarter if your garter has some snap. [PERCY] Cravats should be flounced about our necks. [MAN] Let the royal coattails flap! [MAN] Be bewitching with some stitching on your cap! [MEN] Now drape you cape and puff your cuff! Embroider those lapels! [PERCY] Be the king of the beasts in pastels! La, but someone has to strike a pose and bear the weight of well-tailored clothes, and that is why the Lord created men! [PRINCE, spoken] You're a nincompoop, Blakeney! [PERCY, spoken] Thank you, sir! [PRINCE, spoken] Always said you were! Always said, "Leave the fancy dress to the women!" Let me be a Roman, don a tunic! Bare the legs, eh what? [PERCY, spoken] Sink me, the man's lost his senses! Bare legs! [PERCY] Strut, sir! [PRINCE] What, sir? [PERCY] Roosters do. Give a co*k his comb and the hens will pale. Bucks, bulls! More, sir! [MEN and PERCY] Boars, sir! [PERCY] Rams! Of the nanny-goat and billy, sir, whose beard is fully woolly, sir? It's bully for the billy for he's willy-nilly male! [PRINCE, spoken] Well, the male animal is dashing, of course. Robin redbreast! Moose with antlers! [PERCY] Sir! Be a lion-hearted prig! Fill those pantaloons with light! [PRINCE] I could dangle down a spangle ... out of sight. [PERCY] Oh, yes! Be bold! [MAN] When it's cold, slap on that wig. [MEN] Draw your breeches in quite tight - [PERCY] Even more so and your torso will ignite! [MAN] Now smock your frock! [MAN] Perfume your plume! [PRINCE] I'll let my waistcoat swing! [MEN] And the jungle will bow to its king! La, but someone has to strike a pose and bear the weight of well-tailored clothes! [PRINCE] And that is why the Lord created men! [PRINCE, spoken] Now, it's strange. There's nothing about it in the book of Genesis. [PERCY, spoken] Genesis? Ah, but think, sir! [PERCY] Adam was a gentleman in Eden. Though his body was admired, you will grant the adding of a fig leaf was inspired! [PRINCE] Oh, a fig leaf - just the job! [PERCY] If you're out to make a splash, cheri, do know your haberdashery! [MEN] bu*tons, buckles, ruffles, and lace [PERCY] represent the human race! [MEN] La, but someone has to strike a pose and bear the weight of well-tailored clothes! Each species needs a s** that's fated to be highly decorated! That is why the Lord created men!