Madeline 108 - Madeline At The Ballet

If you believe you must be big in order to be tough Then you should get to know me, I'll teach you other stuff I'm Madeline, I'm mad, maybe very small I'm Madeline, I'm Madeline, but inside I'm tall She may be teeny tiny, diminutive, petite But that has never stopped her from being pretty neat Dum dee dum dee dum, dum dee dum dee dum Madeline, Madeline, she's Madeline, she's Madeline We hope you have it straight I'm Madeline and inside I'm great In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines Danced twelve little girls in two straight lines The smallest one was Madeline Attention girls! It is twenty past nine They left the house at half past nine in two straight lines In rain or shine They did not pause along the way when they were going to ballet They'd hurry up and down each street For ballet lessons were a treat Regardez! Oh Pepito, see what happens to foolish boys Each girl would take her special place and try to dance with style and grace Students, students, I have an announcement to make One day the teacher broke tradition and announced a very special audition Gaston de Valmont has invited you all to audition for an upcoming production of The Happy Swan at l'Opéra The girls were to try out right away for the city's most famous corps de ballet Gaston de Valmont, the ballet master of l'Opéra! Magnifique! Suddenly the girls felt small as they approached the famous hall It's just like a dream Madeline! Do you think I'm ready Miss Clavel? Just do your very best Madeline and you will be just fine Through the gates the twelve girls flitted but their friend Pepito was not admitted Follow me girls As the time of audition began to draw near, the girls were suddenly filled with fear What if I fall? What if I fail? Come, come girls, there's really nothing to worry about I believe Monsieur de Valmont is just an ordinary person Monsieur de Valmont was tall and imperious and he looked to be extremely serious I am Gaston de Valmont and this is our prima ballerina Do you know who that is? That is her! I cannot believe it He presented a dancer of worldwide fame, Tatiana Darlova was her name To be like her was Madeline's aim Attention! Tatiana will now demonstrate the steps for your audition for the happy swan There you have it Step forward mademoiselle With your head held high and courage in your heart, you cannot fail Courage ma petite Courage Chloe! Courage Madeline! Suddenly Madeline began to quake, afraid of making any mistake Very well, begin! Just do your very best Madeline and you will be just fine Courage Throughout the audition the girls did fine, except perhaps for Madeline Enough! Then after a moment of reflection, de Valmont began to make his selection You will dance in the happy swan, and you! He picked the dancers one by one, and soon his work was almost done Oh please, please pick Madeline I do not think this one will do, no no, entirely too small He chose each girl along the line, except for one girl, Madeline Madeline wished that the day would just end when suddenly she was helped out by a friend Her legs are too short, she's entirely too small, and she wobbled I wobbled too the first time I auditioned for you Gaston So you did Tatiana Very well, I will give her another chance You! One more time s'il vous plait mademoiselle First position, plié Though Madeline thought she would not get to dance, suddenly she got a second chance You, you will dance Bon Madeline Oh merci monsieur, merci mille fois Thank heavens You will not be sorry We shall see De Valmore led the girls down the hall, showing them the costumes and all On the left, costumes Right, dressing rooms And here is where you will rehearse Once the girls had passed their auditions, they began to dance their repetitions 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 They practiced all day, all evening, and night 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 Until it was time to put out the light Little girls, even Tatiana Darlova herself must sleep Soon they all fell asleep without making a peep And Madeline danced the ballet in her sleep If I practice my pliés, I know I will go far Oh to be, I can be, I will be a star A star, a star I know I will go far I'll do my pirouette From Toulouse to Tibet The people all will wow I'll take a great big bow I know I can go far I'll bend and stretch and arabesque each day at the bar Oh to be, I can be, I will be a star And when I do my solo, they'll send a brand new car Oh to be, I can be, I will be a star A star, a star I know I will go far The people all will wow I'll take an extra bow You cannot stop me now I know I can go far I will be a star One and two and three and four In the morning, the girls prepared diligently When Pepito appeared in the nearest tree Stop it Pepito, we are trying to practice You call that practice? I call that hopping about like frogs That's what you look like Ribbit, ribbit Pepito, stop that We are swans, not frogs He teased the girls about ballet Until Miss Clavel led them away Come on girls, Monsieur de Valmont will be waiting Ribbit At their rehearsal, the girls twirled about While Monsieur de Valmont checked them out Très bien Nicole, very nice Charming Chloe, you are a happy swan indeed He handed out compliments one by one But for poor Madeline, he had none You have worked hard I believe you are ready to rehearse with Tatiana Dalova Oh Tatiana, the greatest ballerina in the world Brilliant as always Tatiana Good work Nicole and Daniel Though Madeline practiced and she persisted Gaston de Valmont didn't know she existed Madeline, you are making progress Oh no Miss Clavel, Monsieur de Valmont didn't even notice me If only I worked harder Remember Madeline, you must have courage Oui Miss Clavel, I have courage But it does not make me one inch taller The next day the girls returned to the hall Not knowing Pepito had followed them all By the time she received her pretty tutu Madeline was feeling blue, trying to figure out what to do Voila Nicole, one for you Daniel, your tutu Chloe Merci beaucoup There you go Mademoiselle Merci Monsieur de Valmont Attention, we will now prepare for the dress rehearsal But Madeline forgot the blues when she spied a pair of red toe shoes Oh, if I had shoes like those, I could dance on my toes just like Tatiana Very quickly, with no time to lose, Madeline decided to borrow the shoes And if I danced on my toes, I'd be taller Today I am certain that Monsieur de Valmont will notice me Places everyone Dress rehearsal was about to begin when an uninvited guest popped in Music maestro, s'il vous plait Across the stage danced Madeline, looking great and feeling fine And then on stage, Tatiana whirled And among all the girls she twirled For Madeline it was sheer bliss And then something went amiss Horrible Terrible What a calamity While Tatiana spun faster and faster, Madeline caused a complete disaster Which horrified the ballet master My precious swans, stop right now Madeline, watch out, the scenery Where it would end was anyone's guess Oh no But Miss Clavel saved them from further distress Merci And Madeline humbly begged forgiveness Je regrette, Monsieur But do not worry, I will not dance in the ballet tomorrow or ever again Mademoiselle, Mademoiselle Ah, that is too bad I believe that young lady might give a performance Perry will never forget As for you, my young intruder, I can use you You come with me Oui, Monsieur Madeline found a place to hide and then she cried and cried and cried But someone was standing by her side Poor Madeline, I know how you must feel All I wanted was to get Monsieur de Valmont to notice me And now I will never be a prima ballerina like you I remember another little girl who tried to wear toe shoes before she was ready She knocked down the entire corps de ballet Like me? That girl was fired, but she worked hard And one day she became a prima ballerina Vraiment? Really, yes You see, chère Madeline, that girl was me Tatiana's words gave the girl quite a lift But she never expected a special gift A pair of grey slippers, not fancy it seems But shoes that would help a young girl with her dreams And if you keep practicing, someday you will earn the right to wear toe shoes Merci beaucoup, mademoiselle But I will not dance in the ballet tomorrow night They will not let me Oh, but you will In fact, I insist upon it Tatiana's grey slippers fit her just right And gave Madeline courage to dance that night Oh, look! Regardez! Pepito, what are you doing here? Monsieur de Valmont gave me a very important role Yes, all he has to do is walk across the stage Make sure you don't hop like a frog Vraiment? Madeline, I never thought I'd be on stage at opera tonight Neither did I Do not worry, Gaston Very well, Tatiana But I will hold you completely responsible for that little girl Absolument Places, everyone! With your head held high and courage in your heart, you cannot fail Courage, girls! I know you will do fine Pepito, that's your cue I know, but my legs won't move Pepito, that's your cue Oh, Pepito Here comes our cue Then, like magic, the dancing started And Madeline suddenly felt light-hearted They all did their steps without hesitation But Tatiana created a real sensation Magnifique! Marvelous! The applause continued, the girls bowed too It was Madeline's perfect dream come true You wish you were to play the ballerina? Maybe someday I will be They took many bows that night And then the girls returned back home again Good night, my little dancers Miss Clavel said good night at the door And that's all there is, there isn't anymore But you may shout encore That's all there is, there isn't anymore Cookie chart!