Croquet in the Garden

Did you bring the rose macarons I told you to make for the King
Well don't forget to give them to him
They may be your only chance at winning back his affections
After the ball I was worried you'd fallen out of the King's good graces
But by some miracle he still invited us to this garden party

My heart races fast as I try to find Jest
I can't see him in the crowd of all the king's guests
I really must hustle
Not get caught up in the bustle
'Cause I really don't wanna see the king yet

There you are Lady Catherine!
I'm glad to see you here
There's much gossip from the ball
That you really must hear
Did you know, did you know
That it's so, very so
The Jabberwock is in our midst
(Ooh!)
Oh!
We're scared, very scared
There's no way to prepare
And my back is giving me fits!

But we play
Croquet in the garden
Croquet in the garden
We hear the whisperings of aristocratic life
We're spreading all the rumors about the king's new wife
All our problems are dismissed
And it's during times like this
That we play croquet in the garden

Why, Lady Mearle, that is a lovely hat you are wearing!
Did you, by chance, purchase it at that new hat shoppe at the crossroads?
I've been meaning to go there myself!

I!
I did get it there, that is to say that, naturally
Pride, and the sin of arrogance
It becomes necessary to, doff the vanity that such attention-grabbing-ness might otherwise prevail upon oneself
Amen!
Amen?

Well, can you believe how horribly the king's black and white ball went?
And that awful maid went and disrupted everything!
But oh how brave the Duke was when facing off the beast!

The Duke was better than us all for how he acted at the ball
I think that most of all, the ladies wouldn't disagree
Well I, that is to say, any man would have! Lady Mearle was in danger! It was nothing spectacular I assure you!

And he's humble, and he's humble
And he doesn't dare to mumble
Anything that is less than kind
I think it's sweet, very sweet
And it's not an easy feat
That saving you was on his mind

As we play
Croquet in the garden
Croquet in the garden
As we gossip all about the king's black and white ball
A terrifying day it turned out to be for all
The Duke's brave act
Lady Margaret's new hat
Are why we gossip at
Croquet in the garden

You must be the wise Lady Mearle I've heard all about! And Lady Pinkerton I presume?
Enchanted, Mr. Joker
The King has requested a word with you
Oh! Lady Catherine! I- I
(Glad to see you here)
Glad to see you here! I really had hoped to catch your tie-eye!
I
I was wondering, well
If you'd be willing to bake some more of those lemon tarts that you brought to the ball!
Well, that's not what I was going to say, though those tarts were delightful
Maybe we can serve those at the wedding!
Anyways, besides the point, as I was saying
A wedding your majesty? I wasn't aware you'd chosen a bride!
I look forward to bestowing many congratulations upon our future queen
Oh! Well I haven't proposed yet, but with you here Lady Catherine I- I mean
Oh how clever you are! I'm sure the lady is grateful that you aren't hurrying
No one likes to be rushed into these things, men don't realize that we prefer a courtship first!
Oh! You do!
Lady Pinkerton is correct, you are a wise man to know it already
You see, we women like a long romance, proposals shouldn't come as a surprise
Why, thank you for the wonderful advice!

Oh of course, yes of course
Ask us more, ask us more
If you need more help we will suffice

As we play
Croquet in the garden
Croquet in the garden
We hear the whisperings of aristocratic life
We're spreading all the rumors about the king's new wife
All our problems are dismissed
And it's during times like this
That we play croquet in the garden
We'll keep playing croquet in the garden
Croquet in the garden