Kurt Weill
Make Way for the Duchess
[BLACKAMOOR]
Make way for the Duchess
For her grace, the Duchess
Make way for the Duchess
For the regal, legal Duchess
[NARRATOR, spoken]
The Duke's wife with her regal eyes
Sees through Cellini's lean disguise
She's not enamored of this man
In fact she's quite a harridan
Although she forced her husband's hand
To excuse this handsome firebrand
She's furious at his latest bender
And rails in general at his gender
[DUCHESS, spoken]
Men! Men! Men! The world will never become a decent place to live in until women manage to become the fathers of their own children. I detest you, hate you, loathe you, all of you. Get out of my sight! And never let me see you again until I can bear the thought of seeing a man again. And there, my dear Benvenuto, you see what a determined woman can do when she prefers the company of one man to several men.
[NARRATOR, spoken]
Her fury's gone. Her wild passion
Translates in quite an amorous fashion
She simply wants to spend some time
Exploring Cellini, though not in rhyme