Original Studio Cast (Goya.... a Life in Song) - The Astounding Romantic Adventures of Goya / In the Middle of the 18th Century lyrics

[Part 1: The Astounding Romantic Adventures of Goya] [All Vocals in Part 1 by most of the Chorus/Cast] For Part 1: LEGEND: [Female Chorus], (Male Chorus), -Full Chorus- [Verse 1] (The Astounding Romantic Adventures of Goya Performed by a Traveling Troupe from Cádiz It's a Sobering tale and some parts may annoy ya But don't go away; if you're wondering if Goya's amongst us, he is.) [Saragossa, where the boy was born From his mother, he was rudely torn At that moment, he was most forlorn Having no-one to love and adore.] -Education- [???] -Little Portraits- [he would learn to draw] -But he made them with no single flaw And now happier days are in store- (There's a lady whom he soon acquaints With the dazzling way in which he paints And the lady, overwhelmed, she faints) -and we don't have to say any more! La-la!! Goya discovers the garden of bliss Finds paradise in his very first kiss Not much could ever be better than this Goya with Missus or Miss Goya in love, he's in love, with his lover, that is With one snap, he's down in the deepest abyss Goya discovers the garden of bliss.- [Verse 2] (Amazing Romantic Adventure continues With Goya now hungry for more of the same With His heart and his blood and his muscles and sinews He hunts and he paints and he waits for a chance to get into the game.) [And then slowly, as a Snail would crawl He is noticed by hanging on the wall By a duchess, whose respect is all,] -and she's ready to make a bid- (Will he see her?) [Will he come to Rome] (and escort her) [back to Spain at home?] (Will he paint her?) [Either bare or Clothed?] -We will pick up the tale in Madrid! -Welcome to Sunny and Funny Madrid Here we don't care what you formerly did If you have one illegitimate kid Claim to have written El Cid Nobody thinks it's his business to know in Madrid Just make a**ureD that the body is hid That's how we'd like it to be in Madrid.- (The duchess he loved was the friend of a duchess) -and that one in fact was a friend of the Queen.- (So exhausted from work that he painted on crutches The Goya we know)-knew that royalty loves most of all to be seen.- [He then tranced them], (as he drew the head) [he romanced them] (in his studio bed) [and he danced them, (every dance he led) -Take the Money and get away clean! La-la! Now we're in Seventeen-Seventy-One Goya's Romantic Career has begun So far he's secretly fathered a son Slept with a Carmelite nun Slowly destroying his body with all he has done And He'll shoo romantics convinced he's the one ??? Goya in Seventeen-Seventy Goya in Seventeen-Seventy Goya in Seventeen-Seventy-One!- [Part 2: In the Middle of the 18th Century] [Plácido Domingo] ????? and the Catcher of dangerous game Appear but uptightful and frightfully tame [Male Chorus] Compared to the Wooing of Women of Fame [Domingo and Chorus] In the middle of the 18th Century... La-La, la, la Lalala, lalala, la! [Male Chorus] Be they Austrians, Spaniards, Italians or Czechs Our one common problem with these Madames X? [Plácido Domingo] ...is how to make love while they're breaking our necks! [Domingo and Chorus] In the middle of the 18th Century... La-La, la, la Lalala, lalala, la! [Chorus] Dangerous Love, born of romance Strategies planned as we make our advance [Male Chorus] ????? in one fleeting glance... [Plácido Domingo] With our parts all aflutter Sweet nothings we utter Our minds in the gutter Their husbands, in France! [Female Chorus] With Conchita, Juanita, Helena and Len Together in bed, one can ??? with arms spread??? [Plácido Domingo] ...and be happily dying a Gentleman's d**h! [Plácido Domingo and Full Chorus] In the middle of the 18th Century... La-La, la, la Lalala, lalala, la! [Plácido Domingo and Male Chorus] Dangerous Love, romantic war [Female Chorus] Under the Staircase, and back out the door [Male Chorus] After each battle, we want only more! [Plácido Domingo and Full Chorus] Every heart, we'll be breaking As love we'll be taking [Full Chorus, without Plácido Domingo] And afterwards making our peace as we snore! [Plácido Domingo] If you're footloose and easy at age Twenty-Five And don't really care whether you will survive There's no better time to be young and alive... Than in the middle of... [Full Chorus] In the middle of, in the middle of-- [Plácido Domingo] The 18th..... Ceeeeeeentury! [Full Cast, without Plácido Domingo] Goya discovers the garden of bliss Finds paradise in his very first kiss Not much could ever be better than this Goya with Missus or Miss Goya in love, he's in love, with his lover, that is With one snap, he's down in the deepest abyss Astounding Romantic Adventures of making up Frantic Adventures ??? As Goya discovers the garden of bliss!!!