I Know You

[STEPMOTHER]
I recognize your majesty

[QUEEN]
Of course you do
You silly goose
I am the queen, of course you knew
My profile is on every Franc and every sou

[STEPMOTHER]
I know who you are
I recognize your majesty from days gone by

[QUEEN]
The small chateau where I grew up? Perhaps Versailles?

[STEPMOTHER]
That tawdry inn, in the Pigale, I cannot lie
I know who you are
But why dredge up old memories?
Times you got swimmingly through
You had preferred that I had never breathed a word
I know you
I know you

[QUEEN]
Comе closer, dear, it's coming back a tiny trace
I must admit, I nеver quite forget a face
Though every feature's in a slightly different place
I know who you are
I vaguely see you dancing with a beefy man

[STEPMOTHER]
You're thinking of the Ballets Russes, where I began
A pas de deux

[QUEEN]
But with a rose, and with a fan
I know who you are
But why poke through your chifforobe?
One never knows what one finds

[STEPMOTHER]
Though in the end you may dig up a useful friend
Two like minds
I know you

[QUEEN]
You've quite a knack for bringing back old memories

[STEPMOTHER]
To help you, dear, to see the forest for the trees

[QUEEN]
Now I recall you dressed in tights, on a trapeze?
I know who you are

[QUEEN and STEPMOTHER]
Another time, another place and way back when
So many years, so many nights

[STEPMOTHER]
So many men

[QUEEN]
Remind me, dear one, did I ever like you then?

[QUEEN and STEPMOTHER]
I know who you are
What a joy to see you again
Straight from the "how do you do"
To in the end discovering a long-lost friend
I know you

[QUEEN]
I know you