Poor Fool He Makes Me Laugh Lyrics
While they sing the Phantom switches Carlotta's bottle of something to help her voice
Confidante
They say that this youth
Has set my Lady's
Heart aflame!
1st Fop
His Lordship, sure,
Would die of shock!
2nd Fop
His Lordship is
A laughingstock!
Confidante
Should he suspect her,
God protect her!
All Three
Shame! Shame! Shame!
This faithless lady's
Bound for Hades!
Shame! Shame! Shame!
Countess
Serafimo - your disguise is perfect.
A knock at door
Why who can this be?
Don Attilio
Gentle wife, admit your loving
Husband.
My love - I am called to England
On affairs of State, and must
Leave you with your new maid.
(Aside) Though I'd happily take
The maid with me.
Countess aside
The old fool is leaving!
Serafimo away with this pretense!
You cannot speak - but kiss
Me in my husbands absense.
Poor fool, he makes me laugh!
Haha,
Haha! etc.
Time I tried to get a better, better half!
Countess & Chorus
Poor fool, he doesn't know!
Hoho,
Hoho, etc.
If he knew the truth, he'd never, ever go!
Phantom's Voice
Did I not instruct that Box Five was to be kept
Empty?
Meg backstage
He's here: the Phantom of the Opera...
Christine
It's him
Carlotta
Your part is silent, little toad!
Phantom's Voice
A toad, madame? Perhaphs it is you who are the
Toad...
Carlotta as Countess
Serafimo, away with this pretence!
You cannot speak, but kiss me in my
Croak!
Countess
Poor fool, he makes me laugh -
Hahahahaha!
Croak, croak, croak, croak, etc.
(spoken)Mother!
Firmin
Ladies and gentlemen, we apologize.
The performance will continue in ten
Minutes' time...
... When the role of Countess
Will be played by Miss Daae.
Andre
In the meanwhile, we'd like to give
You the ballet from Act III of
Tonight's opera.
Reyer
What?!
Andre
Maestro-the-the ballet! Send it forward, please.