Jim Dale, Jason Danieley, Harolyn Blackwell, Brent Barrett, Stacey Logan & Candide Ensemble (1997) -
Candide (New Broadway Cast Recording (1997))
Best of All Possible Worlds
Let us review lesson eleven
Paragraph two axiom seven
Once one dismisses the rest of all possible worlds
One finds that this is the best of all possible worlds
Once one dismisses the rest of all possible worlds
One finds that this is the best of all possible worlds
Pray, classify
Pigeons and camels
Pigeons can fly
Camels are mammals
There is a reason for everything under the sun
There is a reason for everything under the sun
Objection!
What about snakes?
Snakes?
'Twas snake that tempted mother Eve
Because of snake we now believe
That though depraved we can be saved
From hellfire and damnation
Because of snake's temptation
If snake had not seduced our lot
And primed us for salvation
Jehovah could not pardon all
The sins that we call cardinal
Involving bed and bottle
Now on to Aristotle!
Mankind is one
All men our brothers
As you have done
Do unto others
It's understood in
This best of all possible worlds
All's for the good in
This best of all possible worlds
Objection!
What about war?
War?
Though war may seem a bloody curse
It is a blessing in reverse
When cannon roar
Both rich and poor
By danger are united
'Til every wrong is righted
Philosophers make evident
The point that I have sighted
'This war that makes it as it were
The noble and the commoner
Thus war improves relations
Now on to conjugations!
Amo, amas, amat, amamus
Amo, amas, amat, amamus
Proving that this is the best of all possible worlds
With love and kisses the best of all possible worlds
Quod erat demonstratum
Quod erat demonstratum
Quod erat demonstratum
Quod erat demonstratum
Quod erat demonstratum
Quod erat demonstratum
In this best of all possible
Possible
Possible
Worlds
Quod erat demonstratum
Q.E.D.!
Paragraph two axiom seven
Once one dismisses the rest of all possible worlds
One finds that this is the best of all possible worlds
Once one dismisses the rest of all possible worlds
One finds that this is the best of all possible worlds
Pray, classify
Pigeons and camels
Pigeons can fly
Camels are mammals
There is a reason for everything under the sun
There is a reason for everything under the sun
Objection!
What about snakes?
Snakes?
'Twas snake that tempted mother Eve
Because of snake we now believe
That though depraved we can be saved
From hellfire and damnation
Because of snake's temptation
If snake had not seduced our lot
And primed us for salvation
Jehovah could not pardon all
The sins that we call cardinal
Involving bed and bottle
Now on to Aristotle!
Mankind is one
All men our brothers
As you have done
Do unto others
It's understood in
This best of all possible worlds
All's for the good in
This best of all possible worlds
Objection!
What about war?
War?
Though war may seem a bloody curse
It is a blessing in reverse
When cannon roar
Both rich and poor
By danger are united
'Til every wrong is righted
Philosophers make evident
The point that I have sighted
'This war that makes it as it were
The noble and the commoner
Thus war improves relations
Now on to conjugations!
Amo, amas, amat, amamus
Amo, amas, amat, amamus
Proving that this is the best of all possible worlds
With love and kisses the best of all possible worlds
Quod erat demonstratum
Quod erat demonstratum
Quod erat demonstratum
Quod erat demonstratum
Quod erat demonstratum
Quod erat demonstratum
In this best of all possible
Possible
Possible
Worlds
Quod erat demonstratum
Q.E.D.!
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