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hey

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here pay attention to the dragon

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he's fine

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stay up

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whoa our husband has been disturbed

have a majesty for the majesty look

marco poro

may put a smile on this anniversary of

your birth

oh great kublai

happy birthday may you have

many many more

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[Laughter]

ah

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hey

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is it not a happy day you smile because

the day is happy

the contrary it is a happy day because

we smile

all your imperial majesty the divine

kublai khan

ruler of all the mongol empire

from the mountains of himalaya to the

sea

of nippon speak the brothers

polo nicolo and mafio wish an audience

more business we suppose that's all

europeans think about

fandom in but see to it that they are

ill at ease

you do not care for the polos

only the young one the old ones are

always making requests you will see

and how will you answer them as always

we shall scratch a royal imperial node

a gesture signifying incalculable wisdom

then we will proceed to confuse them

so

so

oh your imperial majesty imperial

majesty of what

emperor of all the mongols

what what

your majesty from where to what

we can't hear you from

the mountains of himalaya to the sea of

nippon

watching nippon

you may approach the throne

i have a request to make i want you to

place marco under palace arrest

what a father wants his son arrested

he is lazy irresponsible undisciplined

he was supposed to help us make our

first caravan ready today and he's

nowhere to be found

nicolo nicolo he's so young when i was

his age i already owned one of the

busiest shops in venice true true true

but

but you never wandered on the wind high

on the tail of a kite

silence

you would make family dissensions before

the great khan

in front of whom thunder fears to rumble

as emperor of all the mongols

from the himalayas to the sea of

nepal we certainly must say

that we can appreciate the problems

a father has presented today

by the motor side of 500 princes and

princesses

we truly understand said problem and so

we'll do what an emperor should do

we'll make the decision for

you yes your majesty

furthermore and therefore accordingly

and wherefore

whereas and however the party of the

first part

we hereby stipulate it we don't wish to

debate it

there's no need to agree because it's

final

shall be it what is final your majesty

we have not made ourselves clear we will

tell you again

listen we command you

with a wire weather or separate or

together

for so long as ever we finally do decree

it

we hereby are resisting that you cease

and be desisting

there's no need to agree because it's

final

so be it and so

will accede to your wishes nicolo polo

merchant of venice

and place the boy under arrest

good good while under arrest marco

polo's prison cell

shall be these imperial chambers his

food shall be our royal

supper and his punishment will last

one day but but that's no punishment

we like the boy

so be it so be it

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fine state of affairs i must say you

pull me out of the heavens and then you

arrest me

the emperor gave orders if i could be

under such an elegant arrest i would

gladly be a prisoner for life

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ah ladies

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who is that your steady girlfriends

tuesday wednesday thursday and new

year's

no no not the handmaidens the very

special one princess kukla toy the

emperor's most beautiful daughter

i must see her again have you lost your

senses no i

found them the emperor will allow no one

to speak with her ridiculous

tuesday wednesday thursday new year

not while we are walking we are

attending the princess it is our duty

marco

i thought you were supposed to be under

arrest i am father can't you see

well it certainly is a solitary

confinement

mafia away away

well that wasn't very glad father

gallant

what in blazes drives you why can't you

grasp the situation

we polos have made one of the most

incredible journeys of all time think of

it halfway across the world

and marco we did not arrive at the court

of kubla khan so that you can enjoy the

ladies and get yourself high on kites

why can't you understand

these things father i'm bursting in the

confines of these palace walls

when do we set out on the early morning

road like we did all those wonders

of the road that's all you can think of

your infernal road

we have the opportunity to be rich and

here we will stay until we are

forget the road there's no need to

travel we have arrived

come off you

how did this feel being way up there

high on a kite

mafia trouble with being a junior

partner is that one has the inclination

but not the opportunity to dream

we have a caravan to make ready

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over here where just follow your nose

well i figured i'd find you at your

little stove our very first caravan

leaving tomorrow when you're romancing

your pots and pans

when things become too complicated and

confused

i turn to my kitchen the way other men

turn to women

what you're making your fire out of

black stones my housekeeper brought them

to me

don't ask me how but they burn better

than wood the chinese take them from the

earth

and it's very fitting that this fire

should be something special for

what i am cooking is very special

then what are you cooking a miracle

that's all a miracle

a rare delicacy from the orient i came

across it today

dried wheat which is formed into magical

spring

see what is it

with magic and wonder and enchantment it

is called

spantoeluci that has

well the chinese make everything very

difficult i've shortened the name

just think marco yours are the

first ears to hear this magic word

spaghetti

spaghetti spaghetti

i'm exporting six camel loads back home

i'm sure it'll catch on like wildfire

what that wrigley stuff

stuff you call this stuff stuff

or it's more priceless and pearls of

perfumes that's more silver than silk

satins and spices marco michael this is

the gem of our caravan

like romeo loved juliet capiletti

polo adores his spaghetti

spaghetti

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spaghetti

oh my italian land so dear

someday i know you'll laugh and cheer

when i bring you my

spaghetti

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on every winding street in rome

a house will never see my home

till it's winding up

spaghetti spaghetti

spaghetti

i can taste and i can sniff how it will

be

every mama has her own recipe

tomatoes anyone or cheese and melted

butter by the time

from januar to sicily

forts are twirling expertly

through the pasta the

spaghetti

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look to my face and you will see

a happy map of italy

land of lovers and

spaghetti

i've searched the world both new and old

and cast aside both fame and gold

you've been searching for

spaghetti spaghetti spaghetti

the chinese have their rice and their

tea

the japanese the fish from the sea

the arabs raise and jam the indians the

curry and the land

each day at home when work we stop

and when you hear those wine course pop

we'll be ready for

spaghetti spaghetti

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spaghetti

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ah my dear nephew now you shall

taste my stringy miracle

mile after mile of fine

spaghetti

pull up a chair and dig right in

with such a game you're bound to win

soon you'll get heavy on

spaghetti spaghetti

spaghetti

you're both so full it ought to make you

sing

the sauce i made is fit for a king

and yet you send it back there seems to

be just one thing that it lacks

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stop everything

one thing lacking yes uncle

well this empire stretches from the from

the mountains of the himalayas to the

sea of nepal

yes and in all this great territory and

all these thousands of miles

yes not one clove of garlic

my heart breaks for the deprived

let's see what i brought from home i had

intended to hoard this myself but

but now now

i will introduce garlic to the orient

bravo

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and when this gem of italy

enhances china's ecstasy

the world will be ready

for spaghetti

from timbuktu to brittany

lips will be slurping expertly

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spaghetti spaghetti

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spaghetti

teacher tells us

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the queen

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royal is learning arithmetic

history we go to school

and we do a teacher tells us the head

of state stands up straight forward

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sun gets up each morning and goes to bed

at six each night

just as

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is

story you call my story stories

well my stories are true adventures from

my great journey

oh tell us another adventure please

please please

wait a minute wait a minute aren't you

supposed to be at your lessons

then sorry very well very well

now listen carefully

once many years ago while making our

great journey to your palace

we came across a strange and mysterious

territory

called labrie

we stopped for my father wanted to make

a contract with the labyrians

well while he and my uncle were drawing

up the contracts

i decided to set out and see the sights

i was a little scared but i tried not to

show it

make way for marco polo

here i come oh

and suddenly i came upon the kingdom of

the tree people

it was an exquisite place a city

built high in the branches of the tall

jungle trees

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and do you know i wasn't there two

minutes before i made two good friends

they thought me very curious because i

so they decided to take me to see their

king

it was quite a ride way up to the top of

the tallest tree

and it seemed that everybody was

interested in the strange fellow

me

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it was a lovely castle and i met

the king who was very much like your

father except

of course he had a tail

greetings marco polo we are kubla tale

we are pleased you have chosen to visit

the tree people

you and your subjects have shown me

great hospitality on the contrary

we have shown you trees fatality

it is lovely because my people are

lovely

you see we are a very peaceful people

we wouldn't hurt a fly even a mean old

fly why because

we nothing but peace berries peace

berries

so these are the peaceberries eat a diet

of peaceberries

and you'll never be angry again never

never when things look

just as mean as can be step

right up to the peaceberry tree

only takes a few

to make a new world come

in

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only one is necessary

chew a little

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he's very true mary

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you'll find soon that a very

a day keeps that

old mr gloom far away

no more room for hate

because your heart just feels

too great

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no more scurry no more flurry

take your time no need to hurry

no more wars so no more worry

think about a pink piece berry

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for you

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for you

a giant woodsman oh he was a mean old

fellow

well well why don't you do something

what can we do why don't you fight back

because we are peaceful and if we fought

we wouldn't be peaceful so we'd rather

stay

peaceful than fight i've got an idea

follow me i will follow you i had the

tree people gather up

all the peace berries they could then

i squashed them into juice

you are not a tree person you've been

working so hard

surely you must be thirsty give me that

back to work

zongo was a very peaceful giant now

he became a tree person and the berry

juice even made him grow a huge

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tale

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and i waved goodbye and never saw them

and it again happened i saw it with my

own eyes

of course perhaps they may have been

closed and there's just a chance i might

have been dreaming

but nevertheless

i baby marco and the three people lived

happy about her didn't they

well that's difficult to say you see

ever hasn't after yet

huh marco look at you

wasting time with children look at you

what a way to dress i've provided you

with the finest clothes of a venetian

tailor console and you go about like a

shady peasant these clothes are

comfortable you're too young to concern

yourself with comfort

why aren't you working why aren't you

helping your uncle our first caravan

leaves at sunrise and here you are

wasting time with your fairy stories

i don't consider it a waste of time i'll

help uncle mafia

why don't you give him some peace betty

juice

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we hereby decree

henceforth on the penalty of severest

punishment

you must obey your father and refrain

from riding

red kites but what of

blue kites your majesty we said nothing

of blue kites begone all of you

we would be alone

yes your majesty and so

we will now begin to speak of future

plans

do you have any uh plans

no your majesty none to speak of a very

good sign

a man with no plans can always be

trusted

but you do have a future

however lamentable clever merchant

can become a

very rich man yes i i suppose

but somehow i can't see myself spending

the rest of my life packing bolts of

silk and vats of perfume

i mean there must be something better

new routes to set up

new roads to discover ah yes

new roads we have been giving you much

thought young man and so

we have decided to honor your european

unworthiness

by offering you a position with our

court

special envoy of ourselves

emperor mongols rivers mountains all of

that

well what say you

travel you you know i'd find that most

exciting

then we have agreement

we have an agreement let us drink

to agreement

you shall have a rare experience

and a rare drink

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kumas

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very good drink

is it some kind of wine wine wine is for

europeans and women

frank

kumas made from the fermented and

distilled milk

of 100 pure white mask

to your first journey for kublai khan

to the island of madagascar

madagascar madagascar

when do i leave more kumas

i already have some drink you had better

drink

more

drink drink we have taken note of your

interest

in the opposite sex and said sexes

fascination with you we admire that

having in our younger days sown a grain

or two of wild rice ourselves

however there comes a time in every

man's life

when he must settle down every man

your majesty you

we

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come

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our dear little ones are off to the land

of sweet dreams

it's the first they must kiss the lips

of their beloved side

we where are we going almost

to the

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many rooms even the lips of an emperor

cannot be

formidable enough to kiss them all

we may them we will kiss them

children

there's mango and mo diggly and little

what's the wiggly

eric bug and genghis and tori jean and

mengist

and woltom was their mother oh was it

someone hunger

it makes no difference who for with

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there's messiah and lo nami and guya

with the tummy

tiny little chowing whose nose could use

some blowing

and these were born to listen or maybe

listen to sister

it makes the difference who forwards

that is kim jim is the oldest

and huller the oldest bayern is the poet

we hope he doesn't show it or he's the

brutal wasn't

or was it was his cousin it makes no

difference

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whose rooms are always messy

and yinning my god we're just beginning

this several hundred

others we truly hope their mothers know

who belongs to who but with a silence

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marco you must consider now

marriage and it's fruit

um marriage little ones like these

sired by you could create a bun

between the polos and ourselves that

could never be broken

uh i suspect you have someone in mind

your majesty

me oh no no one no one at all

however there just so happens to be

a princess a member of this imperial

household

you have never seen her she has been

away quite some time

she has returned to the palace only this

morning

we feel that it would be mutually

advantageous for you to consider a match

with her

i've already considered huh

well i would be overjoyed to meet with

her your majesty

raj young polo remember today you are

under arrest

tomorrow when you are no longer a lowly

prisoner we shall contact you

and arrange a proper meeting you are

dismissed

papa majesty

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soviet

so big

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what is this

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this

a is uniform and why can't women be

soldier's uncle

women's soldiers we are outraged

did you not observe young poro through

that tapestry

as we directed yes he's skinny isn't he

uncle

again we have tried to find you a

husband

from the mountains of himalaya to the

sea of nepal

always you frighten them off arco is the

ideal mate for you

you can travel with him to the corners

of the earth

that will keep me out of your hair yes

our meeting will be arranged

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are you certain you wish to meet our

little blossom

our princess i am certain

what if she is ugly and toothless at the

height of an ox

the ears of a yak your majesty

if she is your choice i would love her i

love her already

to the princess to the princess

marco we have planned a modest

procession

to celebrate introduction dancing girls

fireworks and a thousand elephants

your majesty please first

the princess as you desire

clap your hands

bring on our little blossom

our little princess

he is our grand master of rebels

i'm sure he brings good

lily times don't know she's not here yet

is there anything wrong no no marco

uh she awaits you with fashion

finder what are we doing in the meantime

yeah

where is the princess uh the princess

the princess is delayed you understand

she is being anointed and down

with such annoyance

and such clowns

out out

by damn i will not wear his clothes

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why damn i hate this harness

these rags he's made me wear

why damn they doing clasp me

so they have me rasping and gasping

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i must be free but damn

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silken shirt that feminizes everything i

own i tear away

his train annihilate his skirt

i'll rip out every stitch that

he's had sewn

a feminine reaction if i've ever heard

one oh buddha saved me from feminine

reactions

what do you know you're a man bye

damn i am a dragon

let no one call me

ma'am no man

will tell me what i am before i must be

myself

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is

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to the west gate there you will hold

them in readiness

until the first rocket signals their

entrance

get you don't have it

remember smile seduce

entice inflame

wiggle on with it

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so

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we are pleased that the princess is on

her way

ignite the rockets

make way for the princess

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marco polo meet your princess

your fate

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so you are marco polo ha

i can take you with one hand

helium we home the clown

emperor of all the mongols and the

mountains of himalaya

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so

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the last of the elephants have been

taken away your majesty

what however

your majesty michael

sweet marco helped

your majesty perhaps you'd better go to

bed no no

no we will continue the festivities

he sets the table

remember 700 specially prepared

delicacies i have no taste for your food

uncle you will

eat tonight

let us resume the face dragon is not

hungry and will not eat

enough enough they will salvage

something of this disaster

master of rails send the aphrodisiacs to

our wives

show me it to both of you you will come

with us

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now make love uncle i will not

silence we command you princess egyam

and marco polo son of nicolo polo to

fall in love

so be it let there be

romantic music

hang with it love one another

princess egyam breathes his manhood his

arms

his eyes his lips are with it

he's her form her eyes her lips yeah

marco

start with this

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stop your majesty if i may have a word

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well

perhaps the atmosphere might be more

conducive to romance

if we were left alone

we never heard such nonsense however

we take cognizance of the fact that you

are a european and as such

are perhaps victim are barbaric customs

which will be eradicated into time

therefore we will allow you privacy

on condition that you both fall in love

before that taper

has reached the halfway mark

we will return when we hear the song of

love

so be it

your highness i don't like this

situation any more than you do

you don't not in the least your highness

your heart doesn't pound beneath your

ribs

your passions do not swell like the hot

breath of the dragons you do not wish to

crush me in your arms and together with

me reach the stars

no your highness by

damn you are an astounding man polo for

a european

tell me more about me well you you have

the grip of a warlord

your form watch your step merchant your

form is that of a gladiator

i admire you paulo

bye damn you're something

special by damn

you're something rare thy

damn we shall be friends i know

we shall be comrades companions compared

we got together my

hope you're happy too

why damn we'll fall in more than love

we make a blend that is splendid and

true

you do not praise my form and idolize my

face

and try to follow everything you see

you do not make me poems about my charm

and grace

you'll never know how much that

means to me by damn

we shall be partners two

wounds without a lamb

no sham we'll travel

side by side and we can share

ah are we interrupting anything

we heard the music therefore

we will make wedding plans but uncle

my dear it is not necessary for you to

be present

for the wedding plans just a moment the

hour is late

you must to bed you will return to your

chambers

princess egyam your chambers

which happily can easily be reached from

this room

in which we now stand indeed it is just

beyond

the noble tapestry of i know the way to

my chambers uncle

we are aware that you know princess

eggiam

but

uncle i insist that you enough to bet

now for the wedding plans

you see we have some and all those who

will make this the grandest wedding ever

decorators musicians astrologers masters

of the dance

cooks and annual teachers right

wait wait

i cannot marry princess eggyard

you cannot marry princess egg yeah

up up he

cannot marry princess iggy

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enough

sit

whether you can or cannot marry princess

egyam is beside the point

therefore you will marry

princess egyam so be it

i cannot for there is someone else

that i wish to wed we see no problem

with her with many many others but after

egypt she must be first wife

it is not question of honor but merely

of logistics

but in our country we only wed once

ah but you now dwell in civilized nation

up up

your majesty the other woman

she could never be the second wife it

could be

ashes if we command it but you never

would

the barbarian thinks he knows our

thoughts

a joke up

the barbarian has made a joke

now to make wedding plans

she is princess cuckletoy

dare speak that name to me

he would be alone

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grandson of genghis the

persons whom he conquered held a name

for the mongols

tartar

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the

you will devil mention the name of cook

latoya again

you will feel the fire of the tata

that devil

how did you hear of her i saw her only

yesterday

and in a moment my heart was kookledged

not her name not her name

your majesty when you told me of a

princess who had just returned i thought

you meant not her name

not honey one syllable of our name

we will cut you into a thousand pieces

and the pieces flung to

the dogs and the dogs fed to the lions

and the lions burnt

and the ashes devoured my scorpions

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call your lines and your dogs and your

scorpions then your majesty

i love cooklet not her name

won't you sit down

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the evening was quite pleasant the food

exquisite the entertainment superb

and now for a good conversation

i wish only to speak of princess

cuckletoy

why are you sitting there so silently

without saying a word

you are willing your eyes look heavy

help me yes am not weary uh-huh

we command you to be witty

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you are falling asleep taken to bed if

you must

use more chains do anything you wish

with me

but i will not marry adrian i love your

name

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marco polo and cook the toy

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young polo in

cooklet dog

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oh

our first caravan home somehow he

managed it

and that no good son of mine is still

not here this is a sight he should

remember for all his life

the founding of his fortune well we can

wait no longer

he'll have missed it give the caravan

master the signal

oh yes yes

away away yeah

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hmm

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your majesty what's happened oh

i'm over here

come closer closer

marco

what are they doing to you nothing

acupuncture ancient chinese medical cure

needles inserted directly into

ah perhaps too late

i was stricken last night

what's the those are chains who did this

to you

we will have their heads you did it to

me your majesty

my mind is gone

away

you must not feel guilty about last

night

forget animosity you made

us a promise promise

madagascar remember

important mission to madagascar

our expedition brought us evidence

many years ago

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what

gigantic bird notice pulling

elephants and talons bring back roof

great weapon for defense your majesty

surely you don't really believe in the

existence of

such a creature

proof feather of tale of

rock well that's incredible

scroll made from the skin of virgin

stallions must record

journal of journey

i can't i can't

take eggie out with you

eggy heart your manchester that's

chaperone

cake uncle mafia was a chaperone

called i'd priests your majesty i we are

shaking

i will take eggy arm i will take uncle

mafio

i'll do my best so

beef

ah

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please you don't have to be afraid

you want me to be here don't you

there's no time to play hiding games

your highness

i want so much to reach out to you to

touch you

to hear your voice

i'd like it to be at some more

appropriate time but it can't be

i leave tomorrow it's got to be right

this moment

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is a now time

sweet and summer clad

now is a voice

that sings of living

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now is a true time

new endo so near

now is a moment

white as love's first

tier we have no time

to wish for a day that's

new

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there's only now my love

a moment to kiss an hour

to be true

now is a bright

time racing

through the night

now is a love

that does not blink

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play now

is the promise we

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made

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huh

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foreign

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wait for me cook latoya

princess cuckletoy our most precious

seed

angel of our most radiant ecstasies

fruit of our most sacred passions holy

vessel

of our resplendent loins

to cement relations with the territory

of pakistan

and the noble emperor who died we have

arranged

that you be betrothed to eldar's eldest

son

the crown prince of turkistan

someday you will be queen of turkistan

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speak we do not wish

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we do not wish to force a life of

indescribable luxury

and power and physical delight upon you

say no to the wedding and it shall be

cancelled

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it is your choice will you wed

the prince of turkistan or will you not

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yes you will oh yes you will not

what's one wait wait

one at a time yes

you will

we are delighted that we have brought

you so much joy

preparations for your journey and

nuptial shall begin immediately

ah we have brought happiness

to so many lovers

20th day and as you can see your majesty

i am obeying your command by recording

my every observation

and since absolutely nothing has

happened i trust your imperial majesty

is as bored as i am the only one who

seems to be enjoying the trip

is my beloved patrol

however if she keeps it up i'm certain

the captain will either throw her into

chains

or overboard

eat a growing girl who expends so much

energy should have nourishment

every good soldier should have someone

like you at home mafia

well i do my best

the 109th day and still no wind

it is only the arms and backs of our 20

oarsmen which keep our ship moving

toward its destiny

correction our 21 oarsmen

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the 171st day of your

and last a wind

ride the wandering wind

find the new horizon

seek your dream the only dream

for you and if you

find it there on high

then all at once will own the sky dreams

can come true

if you can ride the wandering

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ocean find your dream

the only dream for you

it may be where the dolphin soars

and all the sea and sky are yours

dreams can come true

if you can ride the wandering wind

soaring through the skies

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find your magic land

new and oh so grand

there is

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keep your dream the only dream

for you and then your

heart will find the song

that it will sing your whole life along

all dreams come true

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we've reached madagascar at last your

majesty we left a skeleton crew aboard

ship

and headed toward the shore in search

now of your majesty's rook

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within a mile from the beach was the

edge of a jungle

there was a path which the captain

informed us would lead us to a small

town

within an hour the captain had taken a

wrong turn

and his son down neared we were

hopelessly lost

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it was then that we had the great good

fortune to meet

romare

he was a wily old soul a madagascan

peasant farmer

and after supper the conversation flowed

as freely as the coconut wine he offered

naturally we asked him about the rook

[Laughter]

alas your majesty there is no such

mighty creature

the rook is a figment of the

madagascan's imagination

they scattered the feathers on the beach

to scare travelers and trespassers

he took us outside where he demonstrated

how the feathers

such as you possess your majesty are

manufactured

they are a creation composed of long

dead tree trunks

and cleverly cut and combed hemp which

is attached by a substance

made from the crushed and boiled bones

of the camel

and so your majesty the next morning we

return to our beach

empty-handed we were all feeling out of

sorts at the colossal disappointment

when suddenly our noses were assailed by

an odor so

foul it was almost overpowering this way

uncle mafia are you out of your mind i

don't think we'll have to return

empty-handed

look isn't it lovely

what is that amber grease it's pure

ambergris

more than i've ever seen all my life

more than anyone's ever seen

my dreams have finally come true

what are you talking about it's from

wales from which some of our finest

perfumes are created

it's as rare and valuable as gold

diamonds and rubies

[Laughter]

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the rest of the day we spent curing the

amber grease

we spread it out on the sand to dry in

the sun and we built small fires to

quicken the drying process

we were the last to leave the beach your

majesty

and as we were about to sail off into

the sunset

bidding a fonda dew to the isle of

madagascar

look the sheik's horse soldiers

why damn a war the trip has not been

wasted

they must have seen the ambergris before

us and come back to get it this is no

time to worry about motivation what do

we do

now to the boat to the boat

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we have a time we'll have to fight them

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[Applause]

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[Applause]

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please

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so

they're turning they're gonna make

another pass

captain the fire powder the chinese fire

powder we brought to make celebration

when we caught the bird come on

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i've got to get to one of the fires

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so

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good

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uh

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340th day we are almost home

this is a noble crew your majesty and is

deserving of your highest

gratitude when we return

and you'll have much to reward them with

for mafia has dried and cured the

ambergris

and he has pronounced it the finest he

has ever seen

600 pieces so far worth fighting for

that day on the bj my pet

oh you're a majestic in battle it was my

pleasure to protect this mother 1000

exotic perfumes

for you i'm my good comrade mafio

how lucky we are to have found each

other

yes general fortune has smiled upon us

but

well since when is lad i just felt i'd

meet someone like you

like me

bye damn

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you are my dream come true you bring me

comfort

contentment and cheer

down i'm glad you found me

by damn please let me say

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bye damn i think that we're in love and

we'll be

husband and wife come what may

but i can't be a bride who's told to

cook and

sew and may to walk three steps behind

her spouse

a blossom i won't be i think you

ought to know with me you'll have a

dragon

in the house i still

it does not matter you

how i'll be the lamb

come june if you won't be

the bride then you can be

the groom by damn

i will not make you sweep or clean and

cook and sew

or always walk three steps in back of me

as far as i'm concerned i think that you

should know

a dragon blossoms all you

have to be you mean that with all my

heart

and soul by death

how filled with joy i am

no shame we'll travel hand in hand

and we will share

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we have perused a count of your journey

you have done very well marco polo

we are certain that the rook

does not exist however

we are very pleased with valuable

ambergris

kuvla khan is pleased

therefore you shall be rewarded

speak what will be your prize

now there can be but one prize i asked

for a moment

just one moment with princess kuklachoi

a thousand pieces of gold did you say

six fiery siberian stallions

and twelve expedience concubines

cuckletoy

in your travels did you ever pass

through the territory

of turkistan what does that have to do

with princess cuckletoy

there is a certain princess in turkistan

i care nothing of the princess in

turkistan she is mongol

princess precious blossom

of our garden she is wed

to the crown prince of texas

i don't believe it we know

you will wish her much happiness

let us feast

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you can toss your damn feast all the way

to sea of nepal

i've had enough feasts and fireworks and

pronouncements and processions

and sons of khans and tartar devils

to last me seven blasted lifetimes

i'm done with it

the feast is concluded

therefore therefore

therefore

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teacher

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wake up every spring

and now the silk inventory

brother will you kindly stop dreaming we

have business to conduct oh

well my mind was elsewhere i know you're

waiting to egg young such nonsense

well she says it'll be the happiest day

of my life she's gonna be married in a

full dress uniform and uh

she wants me to wear white these are

business hours brother correct

correct all right let us review the silk

inventory

marco has attended to that the

payment on the jade then marco has

arranged that with the merchant

third down and rest a year from now hmm

and the contracts were the ivory cutters

marco took care of that too

what a change a year can make yes for

the good

i wonder ah the romantic fools merely

grown up

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is

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no story not today too many things to do

that is what you always say because i'm

always quite busy

now run along and obey your teachers

go on

ah my son did you locate the porcelain

we talked about

yes we'll be able to buy out the entire

lot for a handful of silver

i'll make some spaghetti for lunch we

can eat later i'll go sit

we've got business to discuss now did

you make the deal with the camel

merchant

well no i haven't gotten around to it

yet

damn you know the traders from india

will be in within the month the prices

will become impossible yes the boy is

right mafio

and father what are the arrangements

with the perfume distillers

oh this time for these things must i

tend everything myself

i'll see here young man don't you sniff

at me i've run this business for over 20

years i don't need any advice from you

damn why don't you go off someplace on

another journey

my traveling days are over father marco

marco whatever happened to your love of

the road

it's a foolish dead dream uncle

everything dies

oh by the way kubler has summoned me

it's the first time in a year

well it's no wonder i mean after the way

you acted last time when he told you

about kukla toy's wedding it's lucky we

still have our heads

well as much as i dread it i better see

what the old fellow wants if we want to

continue in our business we'd better

stay on his good side

i just hope he keeps it short and uncle

make sure you talk to the camel

merchants

father make sure you make the

arrangements with the perfume distillers

i'll be back before sundown

mother forgive me i think i liked him

better the old way

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foreign

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so

your majesty who is this

just the voice of marco polo

but we do not recognize him

why have you summoned me to this place

oh

this place each year for three days and

three nights we stand

vigilant the great wall to pay homage to

the souls who died against construction

so many centuries ago your majesty my

work keeps me very busy

and i have little time for journeys to

the great wall

what do you wish of me we have planned a

new mission

for you i'm not interested

you are to lead a caravan to the state

of cannabaloo

you will exchange our chinese goods

but not for gold oxen and women

but

for this

paper paper

this paper is called money

it represents goods

it is manufactured in cannabaloo

but what is it this money will it enrich

the world

or will it destroy it someday

we must learn this therefore we command

that you must go to cannibal

and learn secret of this

paper money

i will not go she is here

you may see her

she told me she was in turkistan

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she was sent back to us unwed

we vowed to put turkistan to the torch

then we talked to her we decided

to the devil with then i will go to sear

it once

i will go to see it at once did we not

command you never to see her again

the command of a divine emperor lasts an

eternity

and cannot be rescinded

but i don't understand we command you it

is not

necessary to understand

we command you to steal into our

chambers tonight

we command the ladder be at our balcony

we command that our gods and servants

are to fall asleep at their posts

and so the divine emperor

would never know that you saw her

so be it

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so

foreign

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cook latoya it is cookletoy

at last we have this moment alone

i'm not a poet so

i'll have to say it directly what i've

dreamed of saying for over two years

will you be my bride will you cook

latoya

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my darling

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[Laughter]

well i don't know where are we going to

live

make your pardon i'm not going incognito

forever you know

i want a nice palace this place is very

drafty and xanadu's all right i suppose

but only in the summer

i suppose that's why it's called summer

palace huh

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ah well i'm sure your father will take

care of the necessary arrangements

oh he will if you let him but i don't

want to be too beholden to him

i mean he nags nags all the time do

this do that keep your mouth closed he

never allows me to speak

isn't that awful although he gave me

permission to speak to you tonight

in fact he insisted isn't that funny

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terribly you know i think your uncle and

father are cheating you blind

so before we make any nuptial agreements

i want you to get a new contract with

them

in writing i'll see about it now

remember in writing of course in writing

now now another thing i'll go and do it

now

you've got to stop jumping off balconies

is that any way for merchant prince to

behave

marco marco marco

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your majesty it's not necessary to talk

we understand

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what am i to do

there is so much to do marco

come with us

we will attempt to inspire you

[Music]

observe this fabled land

this awesome sight it does nothing to

you

you must listen to us

marco you must listen

to me

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[Applause]

when i was very small i believed that

this

wall did encircle all the earth

and the sky for the earth was very small

it could fit i recall in a very tiny

corner of my grandfather's eye

then the world grew and

i

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as a prince i was taught

[Music]

i believed in my heart that with arms

spread apart

i could still touch all its corners with

the tips of

my hands and the world

grew and i grew

and the wall remained ever so

ground

and suddenly i was emperor

and the world that i thought was so

small

reached out to a new horizon

far beyond the shadows

of my once mighty wall

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foreign

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and the site is a frightening flame

nation's large nations small and each

with their wall are lost among the

shadows

of the wall building game

and they don't grow for they

won't grow when their walls keep them

always

the same

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my son o my son there's a dream to be

won

and i offer a life of renown

you must reach for the heart of a world

torn apart only you can sell the call

that brings the walls to the ground

and then your ways will be my ways

for the walls will no longer confirmed

with a joy that will unlock

our

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tumbling down

come on

see

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we are pleased that you made this

decision

very pleased we are also quite pleased

that you obeyed our command not to see

the princess cuckoo toy

you're a wise man kublai khan

we are emperor of all the mongols from

the mountains of the himalayas

to the sea of nipon

it helps to be wise

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and the time is now

for a man who's free

when you live your dream

no

walls cannot hold you

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no chains can bind you

fear can't find you

when you know you're truly

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it's a timeless

his dreams

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right

you