Learn to Do It

You were born in a palace by the sea
A palace by the sea?
Could it be?
Yes, that's right
You rode horseback when you were only three
Horseback riding? Me?
And the horse?
He was white!
You made faces and terrorized the cook!
Threw him in the brook!
Was I wild?
Wrote the book!
But you'd behave when your father gave that look!
Imagine how it was!
Your long-forgotten past!
We've lots and lots to teach you and the time is going fast!
All right... I'm ready!
Now, shoulders back and stand up tall
And do not walk, but try to float
I feel a little foolish
Am I floating?
Like a little boat!
You give a bow
What happens now?
Your hand receives a kiss!
Most of all remember this
If I can learn to do it, you can learn to do it
Something in you knows it
There's nothing to it!
Follow in my footsteps, shoe by shoe!
You can learn to do it too!
Now, elbows in and sit up straight
And never slurp the stroganoff
I never cared for stroganoff!
She said that like a Romanov!
The Samovar
The caviar
Dessert and then goodnight?
Not until you get this right!
If I can learn to do it
If he can learn to do it
You can learn to do it!
You can learn to do it
Pull yourself together
And you'll pull through it!
Tell yourself it's easy
And it's true!
You can learn to do it too!
Next, you must memorize the names of the royalty
Now here we have Kropotkin
Shot Potemkin
In the Botkin
Oh!
And dear old uncle Vanya loved his vodka
Got it Anya?
No!
The Baron Pushkin
He was...?
Short!
Count Anatoly
Had a...?
Wart!
Count Sergei
Wore a feathered hat
I hear he's gotten very fat
And I recall his yellow cat!
I don't believe we told her that
If you can learn to do it
I can learn to do it!
Don't know how you knew it
I simply knew it!
Suddenly I feel like someone new
Anya, you're a dream come true!
If I can learn to do it
If I can learn to do it
You can learn to do it!
You can learn to do it
Pull yourself together
And you'll pull through it!
Tell yourself it's easy
And it's true
You can learn to do it
Nothing to it!
You can learn to do it too!