Harry Snow - Many Moons Ago lyrics

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Many moons ago in a far off place<br />

Lived a handsome prince with a gloomy face<br />

For he did not have a bride<br />

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Oh, he sighed, "Alas" and he cried, "Alas"<br />

For alas, the prince couldn't find a lass<br />

Who would suit his mother's pride<br />

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For a princess is a delicate thing<br />

Delicate and dainty as a dragonfly's wing<br />

You can recognize a lady by her elegant air<br />

But a genuine princess is exceedingly rare<br />

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On a stormy night to the castle door<br />

Came the lass the prince had been waiting for<br />

"I'm a princess lost", quoth she<br />

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But the queen was cool and remained aloof<br />

And she said, "Perhaps, but we'll need some proof<br />

I'll prepare a test and see"<br />

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"I will test her thus", the old queen said<br />

"I'll put twenty downy mattresses upon her bed<br />

And beneath those twenty mattresses, I'll place one tiny pea<br />

If that pea disturbs her slumber then a true princess is she"<br />

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Now the bed was soft and extremely tall<br />

But the dainty lass didn't sleep at all<br />

And she told them so next day<br />

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Said the queen, "My dear, if you felt that pea<br />

Then we've proof enough of your royalty<br />

Let the wedding music play"<br />

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And the people shouted quietly, "Hurray!"<br />

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For a princess is a delicate thing<br />

Delicate and dainty as a dragonfly's wing<br />

You can recognize a lady by her elegant air<br />

But a genuine princess is exceedingly rare