This song is an "Awwww" song, as in, "Awwww, Winnie and Fred are so sad the girls are leaving!" It sort of soft and lullabye-y, building to a big finish where Fred is so filled with emotion, he sings over Winnie. It's pretty funny that, even in his lament, he still can't remember the princesses' names, but he sings it totally straight. The song would likely start after Winnie says "my heart has had a mind of its own", and then close the scene.
WINIFRED: Twelve little babies in desperate need of love
In truth, I never thought that I would ever be a mother
Their trusting faces turned to me, their little hands in mine
What joy to find my life has been a source of so much comfort
FRED: Twelve silly little girls left practically alone
Here has been the only life that they have ever known
And though I've rued lost solitude, it saddens me, I own,
That our twelve little princesses are going home
WINIFRED: Each one a gift to us, and though we all must part
They'll remain forever in my heart
Remember how they used to startle at a lightning storm?
FRED: Their sticky fingers on each book I ever tried to balance
WINIFRED: They way napped all in a row, so snuggly and warm
FRED: How well they took the news that they weren't getting an allowance
Twelve of my cousins' kids I could never tell apart
Will remain forever in my heart
WINIFRED I used to -
(Fred cuts her off and sings over her)
FRED: Dear little What's-Her-Face, she never asked for much
And Red, always in trouble, though of course she never caused it
They all were perfect company at dinner and such
Remember that prank Eyebrows played on Suzie-What's-It?
WINIFRED: I taught them how to do their hair and how to dance at balls
FRED: I taught them lending cash to friends is hardly ever worth it
WINIFRED: And now to think their laughter will fill someone else's halls
FRED: I hope they don't forget they're not supposed to tip the servants
Oh, destiny is now history
WINIFRED: Without them here to care for, whoever shall we be?
FRED: And every rising moon, and every setting sun
Will make me think of That One
And The Other One
WINIFRED: Twelve lovely princesses
FRED: Who charmed us from the start
WINIFRED: Will remain forever
FRED: Nameless, however
BOTH: Will remain forever in our hearts
Fred sort of whisper-sings "nameless however" as though saying something really touching. Winifred will just let him have that one, lol
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FantasyIn which two of the king's soldiers, the handsome one and the funny one, try to solve the mystery of how twelve princesses keep ruining their shoes even though they've been locked away in a spellbound, dragon-guarded safe haven with their penny pin...
