Lex de Azevedo The Swan Princess This Is My Idea [Derek:] I can't believe I'm stuck with her all summer I bet she doesn't wrestle, hunt or box [Odette:] He looks conceited [Derek:] What a total bummer [Derek and Odette:] If I get lucky I'll get chicken pox [Derek:] So happy you could come [Odette:] So happy to be here [Derek and Odette:] How I'd like to run [Odette:] This is not my idea [Derek:] This isn't my idea [Derek and Odette:] Of fun! [Uberta:] The children seem to get along quite nicely [William:] We'll join our lands if this arrangement clicks [Uberta:] My dear King William, that's my point preciely [William:] It's such good parenting [Uberta:] And politics So happy we agree [William:] I think we've got a deal [Uberta:] Derek's quite a catch [William:] This is my idea [Uberta:] This is my idea [William and Uberta:] Of a match! [William:] Good heavens, child, don't dawdle We can't keep Derek waiting [Odette:] I haven't packed or washed my hair And father, I get seasick [Uberta:] They soon will be arriving Is that respect you're showing? [Derek:] You make me kiss her hand again I swear I'm gonna be sick [William:] One day Prince Derek will be her intended [Uberta:] Splendid! [Derek:] We've tried all summer but we just can't lose her [Odette:] Hey, fellas, wait up! [Bromley:] Quick, put on some speed! [Derek:] When picking teams [Bromley:] Or friends [Derek:] I never choose her [Bromley:] You think she'd take a hint and learn to read [Odette:] This really isn't fair [Derek and Bromley:] We really couldn't care [Odette:] Boys, it's all or none This is not my idea [Derek and Bromley:] This isn't my idea [Odette, Derek and Bromley:] Of fun! [Townsfolk:] Long before they met Derek and Odette Were destined to be wedded [Maids:] However, anyone could see [Servants:] The only point on which they didn't disagree [Maids:] Was that the very thought of summertime [Maids and Servants:] Was dreaded [Derek:] She tries to talk me into playing dress-up She's always flirting with the castle guards [Bromley:] I think you really sort of like her, 'fess up [Derek:] I'd like her better if she'd lose at cards Four sevens and a ten [Odette:] I think I've won again [Derek and Bromley:] Every time she's won [Odette:] This is my idea [Derek and Bromley:] This isn't my idea [Odette, Derek and Bromley:] Of fun! [Townsfolk:] We need a royal wedding I'd love to be invited At least we'll get a holiday to rest our ploughs and axes Someday these two will marry Two lands will be united And with some luck their marriage may result in lower taxes [William:] What if Odette doesn't go for the merger? [Uberta:] Urge her! [Derek and Odette:] For as long as I remember We've been told we'd someday wed Every June until September [Derek:] All their pushing and annoying hints [Odette:] I've got bruises with their fingerprints [Derek:] I can do much better, I am sure [Odette:] He's so immature I see him smiling and my knees start buckling I see inside him and my doubts are gone [Derek:] She started out as such an ugly duckling And somehow suddenly became a swan [Odette:] So happy to be here [Derek:] Till now I never knew [Derek and Odette:] It is you I've been dreaming of [Derek:] This is my idea [Odette:] This is my idea [Chorus:] What a good idea, it's such a charming and romantic notion [Maids:] This is my idea [Servants:] This is my idea [Maids:] Such a good idea [Servants:] Such a good idea [Maids:] What a good idea [Chorus:] Such a powerful and magic notion This is exactly my idea of love [Odette:] This is my idea [Derek:] This is my idea [Derek and Odette:] This is my idea of love