Very Soft Shoes lyrics
by Once Upon a Mattress Ensemble (1996)
[JESTER, spoken]
Dauntless' father’s a king, but my dad was royalty too. King of the dancing jesters. If I close my eyes, I can see him now and all the people crowded in the wings to watch him perform.
(sung)
So indulge me if I pause to raise my chalice
To a quaint and charming dance he used to do
In the days when my dear father played the palace
Back in 1392
My dad was
Debonair
And quite as light as air
In his very soft shoes!
How he could
Dip and glide
And skip and slip and slide
In his very soft shoes!
I used to stand and watch him every day
He was always smooth and cool
I usеd to love to hear the pеople say:
"He's a regular dancin' fool."
He barely
Touched the ground
And never made a sound
But I noticed in all his reviews
That when he took his bow
To the crowd and the crown
The crowd went crazy and the house came down
When Daddy wore his
Very soft shoes
[DANCE BREAK]
[JESTER & ENSEMBLE]
And when he took his bow
To the crowd and the crown
The crowd went crazy and the house came down
[JESTER & ENSEMBLE]
When Daddy (Daddy)
Wore his (wore his)
Very (very)
Soft shh...
Shoes