Music: Lynn Ahrens/Stephen Flaherty
A tree that sprang up and cracked the walls of the Hotel Beauxhomme,
so that its gates could never close again
A tree that lived forever,
sheltering peasants and grands hommes alike
A tree that watched over Daniel for his lifetime
A tree in which his children played
And one day, as Danielโs young son sat in the shade of the tree,
he noticed a beautiful young peasant girl high in its branches,
looking out at the world
And the spirit of Ti Moune touched their hearts
and set them free...to love!
And she stands against the lightning and the thunder
And she shelters and protects us from above
And she fills us with the power and the wonder
Of her love...
And this is why we tell the story
Why we tell the story
Why (why)
We tell the story, (we tell the story)
Why we tell the story
If you listen very hard youโll hear her call us
To come share with her our laughter and our tears
And as mysteries and miracles befall us
Through the years
We tell the story!
We tell the story! (Life is why โ)
We tell the story (Pain is why โ)
We tell the story! (Love is why โ)
We tell the story! (Grief is why โ)
We tell the story! (Hope is why โ)
We tell the story! (Faith is why โ)
We tell the story!
You are why!
Why we tell the story
Why we tell the story
Why we tell the story
Why we tell the story
So I hope that you will tell this tale tomorrow
It will help your heart remember and relive
It will help you feel the anger and the sorrow
And forgive...
For out of what we live and we believe
Our lives become
The stories that we weave
There is an island where rivers run deep...
Where the sea sparkling in the sun earns it the name
โJewel of the Antillesโ...
An island where the poorest of peasants labor...
And the wealthiest of Grands Hommes play.
And on this island, we tell the story!
We tell the story...