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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Paige O'Hara
Paige O'Hara
Vocals
RICHARD WHITE/JESSE CORTI
RICHARD WHITE/JESSE CORTI
Vocals
The Chorus of Beauty and the Beast
The Chorus of Beauty and the Beast
Chorus
Alec Murphy
Alec Murphy
Vocals
David Friedman
David Friedman
Conductor
Kath Soucie
Kath Soucie
Vocals
Mary Kay Bergman
Mary Kay Bergman
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alan Menken
Alan Menken
Composer
H. Ashman
H. Ashman
Lyrics
Danny Troob
Danny Troob
Orchestrator
David Friedman
David Friedman
Vocal Arranger
John Richards
John Richards
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Alan Menken
Alan Menken
Producer
H. Ashman
H. Ashman
Producer
John Richards
John Richards
Engineer
Michael Farrow
Michael Farrow
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Little town, it's a quiet village
Every day like the one before
Little town, full of little people
Waking up to say
Bonjour, bonjour, bonjour, bonjour, bonjour
[Verse 1]
There goes the baker with his tray like always
The same old bread and rolls to sell
Every morning just the same
Since the morning that we came
To this poor, provincial town
[Verse 2]
Good morning, Belle
Morning, monsieur
Where are you off to?
The bookshop, I just finished the most wonderful story
About a beanstalk and an ogre and a-
That's nice, Marie, the baguettes, hurry up
[Chorus]
Look, there she goes, that girl is strange, no question
Dazed and distracted, can't you tell?
Never part of any crowd
'Cause her head's up on some cloud
No denying, she's a funny girl, that Belle
[Verse 3]
Bonjour
Good day
How is your family?
Bonjour
Good day
How is your wife?
I need six eggs
That's too expensive
There must be more than this provincial life
[Verse 4]
Ah, Belle
Good morning, I've come to return the book I borrowed
Finished already?
Oh, I couldn't put it down, have you got anything new?
Ha-ha, not since yesterday
That's all right, I'll borrow this one
That one? But you've read it twice
Well, it's my favorite, far off places, daring sword fights
Magic spells, a prince in disguise
If you like it all that much, it's yours
But, sir-
I insist
Well, thank you, thank you very much
[Chorus]
Look, there she goes, that girl is so peculiar
I wonder if she's feeling well
With a dreamy, far off look
And her nose stuck in a book
What a puzzle to the rest of us is Belle
[Bridge]
Now, isn't this amazing?
It's my favorite part because, you'll see
Here's where she meets Prince Charming
But she won't discover that it's him till chapter three
[Chorus]
Now, it's no wonder that her name means, "Beauty"
Her looks have got no parallel
But behind that fair facade
I'm afraid she's rather odd
Very different from the rest of us
She's nothing like the rest of us
Yes, different from the rest of us is Belle
[Verse 5]
Wow, you didn't miss a shot, Gaston
You're the greatest hunter in the whole world
I know
No beast alive stands a chance against you
And no girl, for that matter
It's true, LeFou, and I've got my sights set on that one
Huh, the inventor's daughter?
She's the one, the lucky girl I'm going to marry
But she's-
The most beautiful girl in town
I know but-
That makes her the best and don't I deserve the best?
Well, of course, I mean, you do, but
[Chorus]
Right from the moment when I met her, saw her
I said, she's gorgeous and I fell
Here in town there's only she who is beautiful as me
So I'm making plans to woo and marry Belle
[Verse 6]
Look there, he goes, isn't he dreamy?
Monsieur Gaston, oh, he's so cute
Be still my heart, I'm hardly breathing
He's such a tall, dark, strong and handsome brute
[Verse 7]
Bonjour, good day (Pardon, mais oui)
You call this bacon? (What lovely grapes)
Some cheese, one pound (Ten yards, excuse me)
I'll get the knife
Please let me through
[Verse 8]
This bread, it's stale (Those fish, they smell)
Madame's mistaken
There must be more than this provincial life
Just watch, I'm going to make Belle my wife
[Chorus]
Look there she goes, the girl is strange, but special
A most peculiar mademoiselle
It's a pity and a sin
She doesn't quite fit in
But she really is a funny girl
A beauty, but a funny girl
She really is a funny girl
That Belle (Bonjour, bonjour, bonjour, bonjour, bonjour, bonjour)
Written by: Alan Menken, Howard Ashman
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