[townspeople]

St petersburg is gloomy

st petersburg is bleak

my underwear got frozen

standing here all week

since the revolution

our lives have been so grave!

thank goodness for the gossip

that gets us through the day

hey!



have you heard?

(whisper) theres a rumor in st petersburg

have you heard?

(whisper) what they're saying on the streets



(spoken)

Although the czar did not survive

one daughter may be still alive!

the princess Anastasia

but please do not repeat



its a rumor, a legend, a mystery,

something whispered in an alleyway

or through a crack.

its a rumor thats part of our history



they say her royal grand-mama

will pay a royal sum

to someone who can bring the princess back!



a ruple for this painting,

its Romanov i swear

count Dusophs pajama's

come buy them by the pair

i got these from the palace,

its lined with real fur

it could be worth a fortune

if it belonged to her



[Dimitri]

its the rumor,

the legend, the mystery

its 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 Paris

imagine the reward her dear old grand-mama will pay

who else could pull it off but you and me!

we'll be rich

[vlad]

we'll be rich

[dimitri]

we'll be out

[vlad]

we'll be out!

[both]

and st petersburg will have some more to talk about



(whispered)

shh

have you heard?

theres a rumor in st petersburg

have you heard?

what they're saying on the streets

[shout]

hey! (3x)

have you heard?

theres a rumor in st petersburg

have you heard?

comraes what do you suppose?

a fascinating mystery,

the biggest con in history

the princess anastasia

alive or dead?

who knows? (shhh)