(419) 289-3581T'was The Night Before Nutcracker
December 10, 2014
Hit the button on "The Way Back" machine for this one. : ) A sweet memory.
T’was the Night Before Nutcracker - By: Abigail Plank in 1996
T’was the night before Nutcracker
When all through the house
Soldiers were stirring looking for Rat King, the mouse
The back drops were hung above with care
In hopes that through the show they would stay there
The dancers were praying in a circle together
While visions of the Nutcracker danced light as a feather
And Helga with her microphone and us listening closely
We learned that the understudies knew their dances mostly
When all of sudden the music began
We ran to our places hand in hand
We all waited quietly, but something was wrong
Then Curt, shouted “Cut, someone was gone”
We looked high and low for this person we know
We couldn’t seem to find her so on with the show
When what to my wondering eyes should appear
But Father Drosselmeir has found Clara and is wiping her tears
With a long pretty dress that flowed when she twirled
Clara went happily off to her own little world
Along came Fritz with an attitude so bad
He was taken away by his big tall dad
He snuck back in much to Clara’s chagrin
And then he broke the Nutcracker with a big fat grin
Night has fallen and the guests have gone home
Clara is dreaming of where the Nutcracker calls home
Come Spanish, Come Arabian, Come Chinese, and Flute
Come Flowers, Come Candy Canes, Come Jester to Salute
Clara was accepted by the Queen of her land for saving
The Nutcracker back in her little land
So dance for her dance for her dance for her all
Come to the Sugar Plum Fairy’s guest ball
Spanish you’re first and Arabian then Chinese and Flute and Trepak
Then Candy Canes and Flowers then I shall dance last with my Cavalier and that’s that
While the flowers were dancing someone go hurt
“Who is her understudy?” yelled Curt
They ran for the understudy but none could be found
They went on with the rehearsal, the flowers on the ground
And then in a twinkling the Flower Queen arose
And got all the flowers up back on their toes.
All in the world of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Wished that Clara and the Nutcracker Prince could marry
But the Prince from the Land of Sweets
Will be a doll in Clara’s land to anyone he meets
Clara bids farewell to all her new friends
As her time in the Nutcracker’s world has come to an end.
