The Twelve Dancing Princesses
I am a magic shoe.
I am a magic shoe.
I live in Princess Emma's closet.
I live in Princess Emma's closet.
Every night, something strange happens.
Every night, something strange happens.
The twelve princesses put on their dancing shoes.
The twelve princesses put on their dancing shoes.
They walk to their beds.
They walk to their beds.
They close their eyes.
They close their eyes.
But I know a secret!
But I know a secret!
The princesses do not sleep.
The princesses do not sleep.
When the castle is quiet, Princess Emma gets up.
When the castle is quiet, Princess Emma gets up.
Her eleven sisters get up too.
Her eleven sisters get up too.
They open a secret door in the wall.
They open a secret door in the wall.
They go down, down, down.
They go down, down, down.
I go with Princess Emma on her foot.
I go with Princess Emma on her foot.
We walk through a magic forest.
We walk through a magic forest.
The trees have silver leaves.
The trees have silver leaves.
Then we see trees with gold leaves.
Then we see trees with gold leaves.
Then trees with diamonds!
Then trees with diamonds!
We come to a big lake.
We come to a big lake.
Twelve handsome princes wait in boats.
Twelve handsome princes wait in boats.
Each princess gets in a boat.
Each princess gets in a boat.
The princes row across the water.
The princes row across the water.
On the other side is a beautiful castle.
On the other side is a beautiful castle.
Music plays.
Music plays.
Lights shine everywhere.
Lights shine everywhere.
The princesses dance with the princes all night long.
The princesses dance with the princes all night long.
They are so happy!
They are so happy!
But I am not happy.
But I am not happy.
Dancing hurts!
Dancing hurts!
My sole gets thin.
My sole gets thin.
My heel gets worn.
My heel gets worn.
Every night, I become more tired.
Every night, I become more tired.
In the morning, we go back.
In the morning, we go back.
The princesses sleep in their beds.
The princesses sleep in their beds.
The king sees our worn shoes.
The king sees our worn shoes.
He is angry.
He is angry.
"Where do you go?"
"Where do you go?"
he asks.
he asks.
The princesses say,
The princesses say,
"We sleep here all night!"
"We sleep here all night!"
But I know the truth.
But I know the truth.
Every night, we dance until dawn.
Every night, we dance until dawn.
The magic makes the princesses young and beautiful.
The magic makes the princesses young and beautiful.
But it makes me old and broken.
But it makes me old and broken.
One day, a soldier will follow us.
One day, a soldier will follow us.
He will tell the king our secret.
He will tell the king our secret.
But tonight, we will dance again.
But tonight, we will dance again.
I am just a shoe, but I keep the biggest secret in the kingdom.
I am just a shoe, but I keep the biggest secret in the kingdom.