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There are no references to War and Peace in this song. The prologue introduces all of the characters, as well as the events leading up to Book Eight.
Prologue
Featured Characters: ALL, PIERRE, NATASHA, SONYA, MARYA D, ANATOLE, HÉLÈNE, DOLOKHOV, MARY, BOLKONSKY
[PIERRE]
There’s a war going on
Out there
somewhere
And Andrey isn’t here
There’s a war going on
Out there
somewhere
And Andrey isn’t here
[ALL]
There’s a war going on
Out there
somewhere
And Andrey isn’t here
There’s a war going on
Out there
somewhere
And Andrey isn’t here
[ALL]
And this is all in your program
You are at the
opera
Gonna have to study up a little bit
If you wanna keep with the
plot
'Cause it’s a complicated Russian novel
Everyone’s got nine
different names
So look it up in your program
We’d appreciate it,
thanks a lot
Da da da
Da da da
Da da da...
Natasha!
[NATASHA]
Natasha is young
She loves Andrey with all
her heart
[ALL]
She loves Andrey with all her heart
Natasha is
young
And Andrey isn’t here
[SONYA]
Sonya is good
Natasha’s cousin and closest friend
[ALL]
Natasha’s cousin and closest friend
Sonya is
good
Natasha is young
And Andrey isn’t here
[MARYA D]
Marya is old-school, a grande dame of
Moscow
Natasha’s godmother, strict yet kind
[ALL]
Natasha’s godmother, strict yet kind
Marya is
old-school
Sonya is good
Natasha is young
And Andrey isn’t here
[ALL]
And this is all in your program
You are at the
opera
Gonna have to study up a little bit
If you wanna keep with the
plot
'Cause it’s a complicated Russian novel
Everyone’s got nine
different names
So look it up in your program
We’d appreciate it,
thanks a lot
Da da da
Da da da
Da da da...
Anatole!
[ANATOLE]
Anatole is hot
He spends his money on
women and wine
[ALL]
He spends his money on women and wine
Anatole
is hot
Marya is old-school
Sonya is good
Natasha is young
And Andrey isn’t here
[HÉLÈNE]
Hélène is a slut
Anatole’s sister, married
to Pierre
[ALL]
Anatole’s sister, married to Pierre
Hélène is
a slut
Anatole is hot
Marya is old-school
Sonya is good
Natasha is young
And Andrey isn’t here
[DOLOKHOV]
Dolokhov is fierce, but not too important
Anatole’s friend, a crazy good shot
[ALL]
Anatole’s friend, a crazy good shot
Dolokhov
is fierce
Hélène is a slut
Anatole is hot
Marya is
old-school
Sonya is good
Natasha is young
And Andrey isn’t here
[ALL]
Chandeliers and caviar, the war can’t touch us
here
Minor characters!
[BOLKONSKY]
Old Prince Bolkonsky is crazy
[MARY]
And Mary is plain
[MARY, BOLKONSKY]
Andrey’s family, totally messed up
[BALAGA]
And Balaga’s just for fun!
[ALL]
Balaga’s just for fun!
Balaga is fun
Bolkonsky is crazy
Mary is plain
Dolokhov is fierce
Hélène is a
slut
Anatole is hot
Marya is old-school
Sonya is good
Natasha is young
And Andrey isn’t here
[ALL]
And what about Pierre?
Dear, bewildered and
awkward Pierre?
What about Pierre?
Rich, unhappily married
Pierre?
What about Pierre?
What about Pierre?
What about Pierre?