Andrew Lloyd Webber — I Know You

[STEPMOTHER] I recognize your majesty [QUEEN] Of course you do You silly goose I am the queen, of course you knew My profile is on every Franc and every sou [STEPMOTHER] I know who you are I recognize your majesty from days gone by [QUEEN] The small chateau where I grew up? Perhaps Versailles? [STEPMOTHER] That tawdry inn, in the Pigale, I cannot lie I know who you are But why dredge up old memories? Times you got swimmingly through You had preferred that I had never breathed a word I know you I know you [QUEEN] Comе closer, dear, it's coming back a tiny trace I must admit, I nеver quite forget a face Though every feature's in a slightly different place I know who you are I vaguely see you dancing with a beefy man [STEPMOTHER] You're thinking of the Ballets Russes, where I began A pas de deux [QUEEN] But with a rose, and with a fan I know who you are But why poke through your chifforobe? One never knows what one finds [STEPMOTHER] Though in the end you may dig up a useful friend Two like minds I know you [QUEEN] You've quite a knack for bringing back old memories [STEPMOTHER] To help you, dear, to see the forest for the trees [QUEEN] Now I recall you dressed in tights, on a trapeze? I know who you are [QUEEN and STEPMOTHER] Another time, another place and way back when So many years, so many nights [STEPMOTHER] So many men [QUEEN] Remind me, dear one, did I ever like you then? [QUEEN and STEPMOTHER] I know who you are What a joy to see you again Straight from the "how do you do" To in the end discovering a long-lost friend I know you [QUEEN] I know you