Prologue

Lyrics: Dave Malloy Music: Dave Malloy There’s a war going on out there somewhere And Andrey isn’t here There’s a war going on out there somewhere And Andrey isn’t here There’s a war going on out there somewhere And Andrey isn’t here There’s a war going on out there somewhere And Andrey isn’t here Один！ два！ три！ And this is all in your program You are at the opera Gonna have to study up a little bit if you want to keep with the plot Cause it’s a complicated Russian novel Everyone’s got nine different names So look it up in your program We’d appreciate it，thanks a lot Dalada Dalada Dalada

Natasha is young She loves Andrey with all her heart She loves Andrey with all her heart Natasha is young and Andrey isn’t here Sonya is good Natasha’s cousin and closest friend Natasha’s cousin and closest friend Sonya is good, Natasha is young and Andrey isn’t here Marya is old-school, a grand dame of Moscow Natasha’s godmother, straight yet kind Natasha’s godmother, straight yet kind Marya is old-school, Sonya is good, Natasha is young and Andrey isn’t here And this is all in your program You are at the opera Gonna have to study up a little bit if you want to keep with the plot Cause it’s a complicated Russian novel Everyone’s got nine different names So look it up in your program We’d appreciate it，thanks a lot Dalada Dalada Dalada Anatole~~~ Anatole is hot He spends his money on women and wine He spends his money on women and wine Anatole is hot, Marya is old-school, Sonya is good, Natasha is young and Andrey isn’t here Helene is a slut Anatole’s sister, married to Pierre Anatole’s sister, married to Pierre Helene is a slut, Anatole is hot, Marya is old-school, Sonya is good, Natasha is young and Andrey isn’t here Dolokhov is fierce But not too important Anatole’s friend, the crazy gets shot Anatole’s friend, the crazy gets shot Dolokhov is fierce, Helene is a slut, Anatole is hot, Marya is old-school, Sonya is good, Natasha is young and Andrey isn’t here Chandeliers and caviar The war can’t touch us here Minor characters~~~ Old Prince Bolknosky is crazy And Mary is plain Andrey’s family, totally messed up And Balaga’s just for fun now Balaga’s just for fun Balaga is fun, Bolknosky is crazy, Mary is plain, Dolokhov is fierce, Helene is a slut, Anatole is hot, Marya is old-school, Sonya is good, Natasha is young and Andrey isn’t here And what about Pierre? Dear bewildered and awkward Pierre What about Pierre? Rich, unhappily married Pierre What about Pierre? What about Pierre? What about Pierre?