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Mary Rodgers
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Many Moons Ago
Many moons ago In a far off place Lived a handsome prince With a gloomy face For he did not have a bride
Oh, he sighed, alas And he pined, alas But alas, the prince couldn't find a lass Who would suit his mother's pride
For a princess is a delicate thing Delicate and dainty as a dragonfly's wing You can recognize a lady by her elegant air But a genuine princess in excedingly rare
On a stormy night to the castle door Came the lass the prince had been waiting for 'I'm a princess lost' quoth she
Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com But the queen was cool and remained aloof And she said 'Perhaps, but we'll need some proof. I'll prepare a test and see. 'I will test her thus,' the old queen said 'I'll put twenty downy mattreses upon her bed. And beneath those twenty mattresses, I'll place one tiny pea. If that pea disturbs her slumber, then a true princess is she.' Now, the bed was soft and extremely tall But the dainty lass didn't sleep at all And she told them so next day
Said the queen 'My dear, if you felt that pea, then we've proved enough of your royalty. Let the wedding music play.' And the people shouted quietly 'Horray!'
For a princess is a delicate thing Delicate and dainty as a dragonfly's wing You can recognize a lady by her elegant air But a genuine princess is excedingly rare
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