09 - THE TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES - GRIMM TALES

[Intro] (jangly guitar, tambourine, soft drums) Twelve little princesses Twelve little shoes Nobody knows What they've got to lose [Verse 1] Every night when the castle sleeps Twelve young girls creep down the stairs Silver dresses, dancing feet Disappear into the midnight air Their father says, “Where do you go?” Nobody tells him, nobody knows Every morning their shoes are worn Like they've been dancing till the break of dawn [Pre-Chorus] One, two, three, four Down beneath the castle floor Five, six, seven, eight Who's behind the secret gate? [Chorus] Dance, dance, dance tonight Underneath the moonlight Twelve girls spinning round and round Dancing where there's no one around Dance, dance, don't be late Through the hidden garden gate Twelve little princesses Dancing through the night [Verse 2] Then a soldier came to town The king said, “Find where they go” He followed quietly after dark Through a forest glowing like a spark Under the castle, a secret door Led to a ballroom he'd never seen before Twelve princes waited by the wall And the music started as the moon grew tall [Pre-Chorus] One, two, three, four Now he knows what lies below Five, six, seven, eight But can he make it out before it's late? [Chorus] Dance, dance, dance tonight Underneath the moonlight Twelve girls spinning round and round Dancing where there's no one around Dance, dance, don't be late Through the hidden garden gate Twelve little princesses Dancing through the night [Bridge] (music drops to bass, finger snaps) The clock struck twelve... The music stopped... Twelve girls turned... And stared. (brief silence) [Then the band crashes back in.] [Final Chorus] Dance, dance, dance tonight Everything is alright Now the secret has been found But the music still goes round and round Dance, dance, one last time Till the morning starts to shine Twelve little princesses Dancing through the night [Outro] (jangly guitar and tambourine) One, two, three... Twelve! (final guitar chord)