Evita (Original Cast Recording) Musical Album Lyrics

Evita (Original Cast Recording) Musical Lyrics

Requiem For Evita by David Essex
Oh, What A Circus (Medley) by David Essex
On This Night Of A Thousand Stars by Mark Ryan
Buenos Aires by Elaine Paige
Goodnight And Thank You by David Essex
I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You by Elaine Paige and Joss Ackland w/ Peter Bayliss
Another Suitcase In Another Hall by David Essex
A New Argentina by David Essex
Don't Cry for Me Argentina by Elaine Paige
High Flying, Adored by David Essex
Rainbow High by Elaine Paige
And The Money Kept Rolling In (And Out) by David Essex
Waltz For Eva And Che by Elaine Paige
She Is A Diamond by Joss Ackland
Lament by Elaine Paige

Requiem For Evita
by David Essex

        [ Featuring Elaine Paige, "Evita" Original London Cast ]
    

[Crowd:] 
Requiem aeternum dona Evita 
Requiem aeternum dona Evita 
Requiem Evita, Requiem Evita 
Evita, Evita, Evita, Evita 
Grant eternal rest to Evita 
Grant eternal rest to Evita 
Rest to Evita, Rest to Evita 
Evita, Evita, Evita, Evita 
 
Requiem aeternum dona Evita 
Requiem aeternum dona Evita 
Requiem Evita, Requiem Evita 
Evita, Evita, Evita, Evita

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[Crowd:] 
Requiem aeternum dona Evita 
Requiem aeternum dona Evita 
Requiem Evita, Requiem Evita 
Evita, Evita, Evita, Evita 
Grant eternal rest to Evita 
Grant eternal rest to Evita 
Rest to Evita, Rest to Evita 
Evita, Evita, Evita, Evita 
 
Requiem aeternum dona Evita 
Requiem aeternum dona Evita 
Requiem Evita, Requiem Evita 
Evita, Evita, Evita, Evita

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Oh, What A Circus (Medley)
by David Essex

        [ Featuring Elaine Paige, "Evita" Original London Cast ]
    

Salve regina mater misericordiae
Vita dulcedo et spes nostra
Salve salve regina Peron
Ad te clamamus exules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes
O clemens o pia
(A non-descript GIRL moves through the pageantry of the
Funeral. She sings as the voice of the dead Evita)
Sing you fools! But you got it wrong
Enjoy your prayers because you haven't got long
Your queen is dead, your king is through
She's not coming back to you
Show business kept us all alive
Since 17 October 1945
But the star has gone, the glamour's worn thin
That's a pretty bad state for a state to be in
Instead of government we had a stage
Instead of ideas a prima donna's rage
Instead of help we were given a crowd
She didn't say much but she said it loud
And who am I who dares to keep
His head held high while millions weep?
Why the exception to the rule?
Opportunist? Traitor? Fool?
Or just a man who grew and saw
From seventeen to twenty-four
His country bled, crucified?
She's not the only one who's died!
Sing you fools? But you got it wrong
Enjoy your prayers because you haven't got long
Your queen is dead, your king is through
She's not coming back to you
Salve regina mater misericordiae
Vita dulcedo et spes nostra
Salve salve regina Peron
Ad te clamamus exules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes
O clemens o pia
(A non-descript GIRL moves through the pageantry of the
Funeral. She sings as the voice of the dead Evita)
Don't cry for me Argentina
For I am ordinary, unimportant
And undeserving of such attention
Unless we all are--I think we all are
Ride on my train o my people
And when it's your turn to die you'll remember
They fired those cannons, sang lamentations
Not just for Eva, for Argentina
Not just for Eva, for everybody
So share my glory, so share my coffin
So share my glory, so share my coffin

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Salve regina mater misericordiae
Vita dulcedo et spes nostra
Salve salve regina Peron
Ad te clamamus exules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes
O clemens o pia
(A non-descript GIRL moves through the pageantry of the
Funeral. She sings as the voice of the dead Evita)
Sing you fools! But you got it wrong
Enjoy your prayers because you haven't got long
Your queen is dead, your king is through
She's not coming back to you
Show business kept us all alive
Since 17 October 1945
But the star has gone, the glamour's worn thin
That's a pretty bad state for a state to be in
Instead of government we had a stage
Instead of ideas a prima donna's rage
Instead of help we were given a crowd
She didn't say much but she said it loud
And who am I who dares to keep
His head held high while millions weep?
Why the exception to the rule?
Opportunist? Traitor? Fool?
Or just a man who grew and saw
From seventeen to twenty-four
His country bled, crucified?
She's not the only one who's died!
Sing you fools? But you got it wrong
Enjoy your prayers because you haven't got long
Your queen is dead, your king is through
She's not coming back to you
Salve regina mater misericordiae
Vita dulcedo et spes nostra
Salve salve regina Peron
Ad te clamamus exules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes
O clemens o pia
(A non-descript GIRL moves through the pageantry of the
Funeral. She sings as the voice of the dead Evita)
Don't cry for me Argentina
For I am ordinary, unimportant
And undeserving of such attention
Unless we all are--I think we all are
Ride on my train o my people
And when it's your turn to die you'll remember
They fired those cannons, sang lamentations
Not just for Eva, for Argentina
Not just for Eva, for everybody
So share my glory, so share my coffin
So share my glory, so share my coffin

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Writer: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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On This Night Of A Thousand Stars
by Mark Ryan

        [ Featuring "Evita" Original London Cast ]
    

[Che:] 
Now Eva Peron had every disadvantage 
You need if you're gonna succeed 
No money, no cash 
No father, no bright lights 
There was nowhere she'd been 
At the age of fifteen 
 
As this tango singer found out 
Agustin Magaldi 
Who has the distinction of being the first 
Man to be of use to Eva Duarte 
 
[Magaldi:] 
On this night of a thousand stars 
Let me take you to heaven's door 
Where the music of love's guitars 
Plays for evermore 
 
In the glow of those twinkling lights 
We shall love through eternity 
On this night in a million nights 
Fly away with me 
 
I never dreamed that a kiss could be as sweet as this 
But now I know that it can 
I used to wander alone without a love of my own 
I was a desperate man 
But all my grief disappeared and all the sorrow I'd feared 
Wasn't there anymore 
On that magical day when you first came my way 
Mi amor 
 
On this night 
On this night 
On this night of a thousand stars 
Let me take you to heaven's door 
Where the music of love's guitars 
Plays for evermore

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[Che:] 
Now Eva Peron had every disadvantage 
You need if you're gonna succeed 
No money, no cash 
No father, no bright lights 
There was nowhere she'd been 
At the age of fifteen 
 
As this tango singer found out 
Agustin Magaldi 
Who has the distinction of being the first 
Man to be of use to Eva Duarte 
 
[Magaldi:] 
On this night of a thousand stars 
Let me take you to heaven's door 
Where the music of love's guitars 
Plays for evermore 
 
In the glow of those twinkling lights 
We shall love through eternity 
On this night in a million nights 
Fly away with me 
 
I never dreamed that a kiss could be as sweet as this 
But now I know that it can 
I used to wander alone without a love of my own 
I was a desperate man 
But all my grief disappeared and all the sorrow I'd feared 
Wasn't there anymore 
On that magical day when you first came my way 
Mi amor 
 
On this night 
On this night 
On this night of a thousand stars 
Let me take you to heaven's door 
Where the music of love's guitars 
Plays for evermore

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Buenos Aires
by Elaine Paige

[Eva:] 
What's new Buenos Aires? 
I'm new, I wanna say I'm just a little stuck on you 
You'll be on me too 
 
I get out here, Buenos Aires 
Stand back, you oughta know whatcha gonna get in me 
Just a little touch of star quality 
 
Fill me up with your heat, with your noise 
With your dirt, overdo me 
Let me dance to your beat, make it loud 
Let it hurt, run it through me. 
Don't hold back, you are certain to impress 
Tell the driver this is where I'm staying 
 
Hello, Buenos Aires 
Get this, just look at me dressed up, somewhere to go 
We'll put on a show 
 
Take me in at your flood, give me speed 
Give me lights, set me humming 
Shoot me up with your blood, wine me up 
With your nights, watch me coming 
All I want is a whole lot of excess 
Tell the singer this is where I'm playing 
 
Stand back, Buenos Aires 
Because you oughta know whatcha gonna get in me 
Just a little touch of star quality 
 
And if ever I go too far 
It's because of the things you are 
Beautiful town, I love you 
And if I need a moment's rest 
Give your lover the very best 
Real eiderdown and silence. 
 
[musical interlude] 
 
You're a tramp, you're a treat 
You will shine to the death, you are shoddy 
But you're flesh, you are meat 
You shall have every breath in my body 
Put me down for a lifetime of success 
Give me credit, I'll find ways of paying 
 
Rio de la Plata 
Florida, Corrientes, Nueve de Julio 
All I want to know 
 
Stand back, Buenos Aires 
Because you oughta know whatcha gonna get in me 
Just a little touch of 
Just a little touch of 
Just a little touch of star quality

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[Eva:] 
What's new Buenos Aires? 
I'm new, I wanna say I'm just a little stuck on you 
You'll be on me too 
 
I get out here, Buenos Aires 
Stand back, you oughta know whatcha gonna get in me 
Just a little touch of star quality 
 
Fill me up with your heat, with your noise 
With your dirt, overdo me 
Let me dance to your beat, make it loud 
Let it hurt, run it through me. 
Don't hold back, you are certain to impress 
Tell the driver this is where I'm staying 
 
Hello, Buenos Aires 
Get this, just look at me dressed up, somewhere to go 
We'll put on a show 
 
Take me in at your flood, give me speed 
Give me lights, set me humming 
Shoot me up with your blood, wine me up 
With your nights, watch me coming 
All I want is a whole lot of excess 
Tell the singer this is where I'm playing 
 
Stand back, Buenos Aires 
Because you oughta know whatcha gonna get in me 
Just a little touch of star quality 
 
And if ever I go too far 
It's because of the things you are 
Beautiful town, I love you 
And if I need a moment's rest 
Give your lover the very best 
Real eiderdown and silence. 
 
[musical interlude] 
 
You're a tramp, you're a treat 
You will shine to the death, you are shoddy 
But you're flesh, you are meat 
You shall have every breath in my body 
Put me down for a lifetime of success 
Give me credit, I'll find ways of paying 
 
Rio de la Plata 
Florida, Corrientes, Nueve de Julio 
All I want to know 
 
Stand back, Buenos Aires 
Because you oughta know whatcha gonna get in me 
Just a little touch of 
Just a little touch of 
Just a little touch of star quality

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Goodnight And Thank You
by David Essex

        [ Featuring Elaine Paige, "Evita" Original London Cast ]
    

Goodnight and thank you Huevo 
She is in every magazine 
Been photographed, seen, she is known 
We don't like to rush, but your case has been packed 
If she's missed anything, you could give her a ring 
But she won't always answer the phone 
 
[Eva:] 
Oh but it's sad when a love affair dies 
But we have pretended enough 
It's best that we both stop fooling ourselves 
 
[Che:] 
Which means ... 
 
[Chorus:] 
 
[Che and Eva:] 
There is noone, noone at all 
Never has been, and never will be a lover, male or female 
Who hasn't an eye on, in fact they rely on 
Tricks they can try on their partner 
They're hoping their lover will help them or keep them 
Support them, promote them 
Don't blame them, you're the same 
 
[Che:] 
Goodnight and thank you Emilio 
You've completed your task 
What more can we ask of you now? 
Please sign the book on the way out the door 
And that will be all, if she needs you she'll call 
But I don't think that's likely somehow 
 
[Eva:] 
Oh but it's sad when a love affair dies 
But when we were hot, we were hot 
I know you'll look back on the good times we've shared 
Which means ... 
 
[chorus, substituting "blame her" for "blame them", sung only by Che] 
 
[Eva:] 
There is no soap, no soap like Zaz 
No detergent, lotion, or oil with such power in the shower 
It's the mother and father of luxury lather 
The talk of the bath, the great ointment 
One little frolic with new Zaz carbolic 
You're scented, you'll be sent 
 
[Che:] 
Goodnight and thank you Senor Jabon 
We are grateful you found her a spot on the sound radio 
We'll think of you every time she's on the air 
We'd love you to stay but you'd be in the way 
So do up your trousers and go 
 
[Eva:] 
Oh but it's sad when a love affair dies 
The decline into silence and doubt 
Our passion was just too intense to survive 
 
[Che:] 
Which means ... 
 
[Lovers:] 
This is a club I should never have joined 
Someone has made us look fools 
Argentine men call the sexual shots 
Someone has altered the rules 
 
[Eva:] 
Fame on the wireless as far as it goes 
Is all very well but every girl knows 
 
[Che:] 
She needs a man she can monopolize 
With fingers in dozens of different pies 
 
[Lovers:] 
Oh but it's sad when a love affair dies

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Goodnight and thank you Huevo 
She is in every magazine 
Been photographed, seen, she is known 
We don't like to rush, but your case has been packed 
If she's missed anything, you could give her a ring 
But she won't always answer the phone 
 
[Eva:] 
Oh but it's sad when a love affair dies 
But we have pretended enough 
It's best that we both stop fooling ourselves 
 
[Che:] 
Which means ... 
 
[Chorus:] 
 
[Che and Eva:] 
There is noone, noone at all 
Never has been, and never will be a lover, male or female 
Who hasn't an eye on, in fact they rely on 
Tricks they can try on their partner 
They're hoping their lover will help them or keep them 
Support them, promote them 
Don't blame them, you're the same 
 
[Che:] 
Goodnight and thank you Emilio 
You've completed your task 
What more can we ask of you now? 
Please sign the book on the way out the door 
And that will be all, if she needs you she'll call 
But I don't think that's likely somehow 
 
[Eva:] 
Oh but it's sad when a love affair dies 
But when we were hot, we were hot 
I know you'll look back on the good times we've shared 
Which means ... 
 
[chorus, substituting "blame her" for "blame them", sung only by Che] 
 
[Eva:] 
There is no soap, no soap like Zaz 
No detergent, lotion, or oil with such power in the shower 
It's the mother and father of luxury lather 
The talk of the bath, the great ointment 
One little frolic with new Zaz carbolic 
You're scented, you'll be sent 
 
[Che:] 
Goodnight and thank you Senor Jabon 
We are grateful you found her a spot on the sound radio 
We'll think of you every time she's on the air 
We'd love you to stay but you'd be in the way 
So do up your trousers and go 
 
[Eva:] 
Oh but it's sad when a love affair dies 
The decline into silence and doubt 
Our passion was just too intense to survive 
 
[Che:] 
Which means ... 
 
[Lovers:] 
This is a club I should never have joined 
Someone has made us look fools 
Argentine men call the sexual shots 
Someone has altered the rules 
 
[Eva:] 
Fame on the wireless as far as it goes 
Is all very well but every girl knows 
 
[Che:] 
She needs a man she can monopolize 
With fingers in dozens of different pies 
 
[Lovers:] 
Oh but it's sad when a love affair dies

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I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You
by Elaine Paige and Joss Ackland w/ Peter Bayliss

        [ Featuring Joss Ackland w/ Peter Bayliss ]
    

Colonel Peron?
Eva Duarte?
I've heard so much about you.
I'm amazed, for I'm only an actress 
I'm amazed, for I'm only a soldier
Nothing to shout about one of the thousands
Only a girl on the air. defending the country we love.
But when you act, the things you do affect us all.
But when you act, you take us away
From the squalor of the real world.
Are you here on your own?
Yes, oh yes.
So am I. What a fortunate coincidence.
Maybe you're my reward for my efforts here tonight.
It seems crazy, but you must believe
There's nothing calculated, nothing planned.
Please forgive me if I seem naive
I would never want to force your hand,
But please understand, I'd be good for you.
I don't always rush in like this
Twenty seconds after saying hello
Telling strangers I'm too good to miss
If I'm wrong, I hope you'll tell me so
But you really should know, I'd be good for you
I'd be surprisingly good for you.
I won't go on if I'm boring you
But do you understand my point of view?
Do you like what you hear, what you see,
And would you be good for me, too?
I'm not talking of a hurried night
A frantic tumble, then a shy goodbye
Creeping home before it gets too light
That's not the reason that I caught your eye,
Which has to imply I'd be good for you
I'd be surprisingly good for you.
Saxophone solo
Please go on, you enthrall me!
I can understand you perfectly,
And I like what I hear, what I see
And knowing me, I would be good for you, too.
I'm not talking of a hurried night
A frantic tumble, then a shy goodbye
Creeping home before it gets too light
That's not the reason that I caught your eye,
Which has to imply I'd be good for you
I'd be surprisingly good for you.

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Colonel Peron?
Eva Duarte?
I've heard so much about you.
I'm amazed, for I'm only an actress 
I'm amazed, for I'm only a soldier
Nothing to shout about one of the thousands
Only a girl on the air. defending the country we love.
But when you act, the things you do affect us all.
But when you act, you take us away
From the squalor of the real world.
Are you here on your own?
Yes, oh yes.
So am I. What a fortunate coincidence.
Maybe you're my reward for my efforts here tonight.
It seems crazy, but you must believe
There's nothing calculated, nothing planned.
Please forgive me if I seem naive
I would never want to force your hand,
But please understand, I'd be good for you.
I don't always rush in like this
Twenty seconds after saying hello
Telling strangers I'm too good to miss
If I'm wrong, I hope you'll tell me so
But you really should know, I'd be good for you
I'd be surprisingly good for you.
I won't go on if I'm boring you
But do you understand my point of view?
Do you like what you hear, what you see,
And would you be good for me, too?
I'm not talking of a hurried night
A frantic tumble, then a shy goodbye
Creeping home before it gets too light
That's not the reason that I caught your eye,
Which has to imply I'd be good for you
I'd be surprisingly good for you.
Saxophone solo
Please go on, you enthrall me!
I can understand you perfectly,
And I like what I hear, what I see
And knowing me, I would be good for you, too.
I'm not talking of a hurried night
A frantic tumble, then a shy goodbye
Creeping home before it gets too light
That's not the reason that I caught your eye,
Which has to imply I'd be good for you
I'd be surprisingly good for you.

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Writer: ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, TIM RICE
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Another Suitcase In Another Hall
by David Essex

        [ Featuring Siobhan McCarthy ]
    

[Eva:] 
I don't expect my love affairs to last for long 
Never fool myself that my dreams will come true 
Being used to trouble I anticipate it 
But all the same I hate it, wouldn't you? 
 
[Chorus:] 
 
[Eva:] So what happens now? 
[Che:] Another suitcase in another hall 
[Eva:] So what happens now? 
[Che:] Take your picture off another wall 
[Eva:] Where am I going to? 
[Che:] You'll get by, you always have before 
[Eva:] Where am I going to? 
 
Time and time again I've said that I don't care 
That I'm immune to gloom, that I'm hard through and through 
But every time it matters all my words desert me 
So anyone can hurt me, and they do 
 
[chorus] 
 
Call in three months time and I'll be fine, I know 
Well maybe not that fine, but I'll survive anyhow 
I won't recall the names and places of each sad occasion 
But that's no consolation here and now. 
 
[chorus, with Che's lines being sung by the starlets] 
 
[Huevo:] 
Don't ask anymore.

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[Eva:] 
I don't expect my love affairs to last for long 
Never fool myself that my dreams will come true 
Being used to trouble I anticipate it 
But all the same I hate it, wouldn't you? 
 
[Chorus:] 
 
[Eva:] So what happens now? 
[Che:] Another suitcase in another hall 
[Eva:] So what happens now? 
[Che:] Take your picture off another wall 
[Eva:] Where am I going to? 
[Che:] You'll get by, you always have before 
[Eva:] Where am I going to? 
 
Time and time again I've said that I don't care 
That I'm immune to gloom, that I'm hard through and through 
But every time it matters all my words desert me 
So anyone can hurt me, and they do 
 
[chorus] 
 
Call in three months time and I'll be fine, I know 
Well maybe not that fine, but I'll survive anyhow 
I won't recall the names and places of each sad occasion 
But that's no consolation here and now. 
 
[chorus, with Che's lines being sung by the starlets] 
 
[Huevo:] 
Don't ask anymore.

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A New Argentina
by David Essex

        [ Featuring Elaine Paige, Joss Ackland, "Evita" Original London Cast ]
    

[Peron:] 
Dice are rolling, the knives are out 
Would-be presidents are all around 
I don't say they mean harm 
But they'd each give an arm 
To see us six feet underground 
 
[Eva:] 
It doesn't matter what those morons say 
Our nation's leaders are a feeble crew 
There's only twenty of them anyway 
What is twenty next to millions who 
Are looking to you? 
 
All you have to do is sit and wait 
Keeping out of everybody's way 
We'll ... you'll be handed power on a plate 
When the ones who matter have their say 
And with chaos installed 
You can reluctantly agree to be called 
 
[Peron:] 
There again we could be foolish not to quit while we're ahead 
For distance lends enchantment, and that is why 
All exiles are distinguished, more important, they're not dead 
I could find job satisfaction in Paraguay 
 
[Eva:] 
This is crazy defeatist talk 
Why commit political suicide, there's no risk 
There's no call for any action at all 
When you have unions on your side 
 
[Workers:] 
A new Argentina, the chains of the masses untied 
A new Argentina, the voice of the people 
Cannot be denied 
 
[Eva:] 
There is only one man who can lead any workers' regime 
He lives for your problems, he shares your ideals and your dream 
He supports you, for he loves you 
Understands you, is one of you 
If not, how could he love me? 
 
[Workers:] 
A new Argentina, the workers' battle song 
A new Argentina, the voice of the people 
Rings out loud and long 
 
[Eva:] 
Now I am a worker, I've suffered the way that you do 
I've been unemployed, and I've starved and I've hated it too 
But I found my salvation in Peron, may the nation 
Let him save them as he saved me 
 
[All:] 
A new Argentina, a new age about to begin 
A new Argentina, we face the world together 
And no dissent within 
 
[Peron:] 
There again we could be foolish not to quit while we're ahead 
I can see us many miles away, inactive 
Sipping cocktails on a terrace, taking breakfast in bed 
Sleeping easy, doing nothing, it's attractive 
 
[Eva:] 
Don't think I don't think like you 
I often get those nightmares too 
They always take some swallowing 
Sometimes it's very difficult to keep momentum 
If it's you that you are following 
Don't close doors, keep an escape clause 
Because we might lose the Big Apple 
 
But would I have done what I did 
If I hadn't thought, if I hadn't known 
We would take the country 
 
[Eva:] 
Peron has resigned from the army and this we avow 
The descamisados are those he is marching with now 
He supports you, for he loves you 
Understands you, is one of you 
If not, how could he love me? 
 
[All:] 
A new Argentina, the chains of the masses untied 
A new Argentina, the voice of the people 
Cannot be, and must not be denied 
 
[Che:] 
How annoying that they have to fight elections for their cause 
The inconvenience, having to get a majority 
If normal methods of persuasion fail to win them applause 
There are other ways of establishing authority 
 
[All:] 
A new Argentina, the chains of the masses untied 
A new Argentina, the voice of the people 
Cannot be, and will not be, and must not be denied.

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[Peron:] 
Dice are rolling, the knives are out 
Would-be presidents are all around 
I don't say they mean harm 
But they'd each give an arm 
To see us six feet underground 
 
[Eva:] 
It doesn't matter what those morons say 
Our nation's leaders are a feeble crew 
There's only twenty of them anyway 
What is twenty next to millions who 
Are looking to you? 
 
All you have to do is sit and wait 
Keeping out of everybody's way 
We'll ... you'll be handed power on a plate 
When the ones who matter have their say 
And with chaos installed 
You can reluctantly agree to be called 
 
[Peron:] 
There again we could be foolish not to quit while we're ahead 
For distance lends enchantment, and that is why 
All exiles are distinguished, more important, they're not dead 
I could find job satisfaction in Paraguay 
 
[Eva:] 
This is crazy defeatist talk 
Why commit political suicide, there's no risk 
There's no call for any action at all 
When you have unions on your side 
 
[Workers:] 
A new Argentina, the chains of the masses untied 
A new Argentina, the voice of the people 
Cannot be denied 
 
[Eva:] 
There is only one man who can lead any workers' regime 
He lives for your problems, he shares your ideals and your dream 
He supports you, for he loves you 
Understands you, is one of you 
If not, how could he love me? 
 
[Workers:] 
A new Argentina, the workers' battle song 
A new Argentina, the voice of the people 
Rings out loud and long 
 
[Eva:] 
Now I am a worker, I've suffered the way that you do 
I've been unemployed, and I've starved and I've hated it too 
But I found my salvation in Peron, may the nation 
Let him save them as he saved me 
 
[All:] 
A new Argentina, a new age about to begin 
A new Argentina, we face the world together 
And no dissent within 
 
[Peron:] 
There again we could be foolish not to quit while we're ahead 
I can see us many miles away, inactive 
Sipping cocktails on a terrace, taking breakfast in bed 
Sleeping easy, doing nothing, it's attractive 
 
[Eva:] 
Don't think I don't think like you 
I often get those nightmares too 
They always take some swallowing 
Sometimes it's very difficult to keep momentum 
If it's you that you are following 
Don't close doors, keep an escape clause 
Because we might lose the Big Apple 
 
But would I have done what I did 
If I hadn't thought, if I hadn't known 
We would take the country 
 
[Eva:] 
Peron has resigned from the army and this we avow 
The descamisados are those he is marching with now 
He supports you, for he loves you 
Understands you, is one of you 
If not, how could he love me? 
 
[All:] 
A new Argentina, the chains of the masses untied 
A new Argentina, the voice of the people 
Cannot be, and must not be denied 
 
[Che:] 
How annoying that they have to fight elections for their cause 
The inconvenience, having to get a majority 
If normal methods of persuasion fail to win them applause 
There are other ways of establishing authority 
 
[All:] 
A new Argentina, the chains of the masses untied 
A new Argentina, the voice of the people 
Cannot be, and will not be, and must not be denied.

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Don't Cry for Me Argentina
by Elaine Paige

It won't be easy, you'll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love after all that I've done
You won't believe me, all you will see is a girl you once knew
Although she's dressed up to the nines
At sixes and sevens with you
I had to let it happen, I had to change
Couldn't stay all my life down at heel

Looking out of the window, staying out of the sun
So I chose freedom, running around trying everything new
But nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it to

Don't cry for me, Argentina
The truth is, I never left you
All through my wild days, my mad existence
I kept my promise 
Don't keep your distance

And as for fortune, and as for fame
I never invited them in
Though it seemed to the world they were all I desired
They are illusions, they're not the solutions they promised to be
The answer was here all the time
I love you, and hope you love me
Don't cry for me, Argentina

Don't cry for me, Argentina
The truth is, I never left you
All through my wild days, my mad existence
I kept my promise 
Don't keep your distance
Have I said too much?
There's nothing more I can think of to say to you
But all you have to do is look at me to know
That every word is true

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It won't be easy, you'll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love after all that I've done
You won't believe me, all you will see is a girl you once knew
Although she's dressed up to the nines
At sixes and sevens with you
I had to let it happen, I had to change
Couldn't stay all my life down at heel

Looking out of the window, staying out of the sun
So I chose freedom, running around trying everything new
But nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it to

Don't cry for me, Argentina
The truth is, I never left you
All through my wild days, my mad existence
I kept my promise 
Don't keep your distance

And as for fortune, and as for fame
I never invited them in
Though it seemed to the world they were all I desired
They are illusions, they're not the solutions they promised to be
The answer was here all the time
I love you, and hope you love me
Don't cry for me, Argentina

Don't cry for me, Argentina
The truth is, I never left you
All through my wild days, my mad existence
I kept my promise 
Don't keep your distance
Have I said too much?
There's nothing more I can think of to say to you
But all you have to do is look at me to know
That every word is true

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Writer: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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High Flying, Adored
by David Essex

        [ Featuring Elaine Paige ]
    

High flying, adored, so young, the instant queen
A rich beautiful thing of all the talents, a cross between 
A fantasy of the bedroom and a saint 
You were just a back street girl 
Hustling and fighting 
Scratching and biting 
High flying, adored, did you believe in your wildest moments 
All this would be yours, that you'd become the lady of them all? 
Were there stars in your eyes when you crawled in at night 
From the bars, from the sidewalks
From the gutter theatrical? 
Don't look down, it's a long, long way to fall
High flying, adored, what happens now, where do you go from here? 
For someone on top of the world, the view is not exactly clear 
A shame you did it all at twenty-six
There are no mysteries now 
Nothing can thrill you 
No-one fulfill you 
High flying, adored, I hope you come to terms with boredom 
So famous, so easily, so soon, is not the wisest thing to be
You won't care if they love you, it's been done before 
You'll despair if they hate you 
You'll be drained of all energy 
All the young who've made it would agree 

High flying, adored, that's good to hear, but unimportant 
My story's quite usual, local girl makes good, weds famous man 
I was slap in the right place at the perfect time
Filled a gap--I was lucky 
But one thing I'll say for me 
No-one else can fill it like I can

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High flying, adored, so young, the instant queen
A rich beautiful thing of all the talents, a cross between 
A fantasy of the bedroom and a saint 
You were just a back street girl 
Hustling and fighting 
Scratching and biting 
High flying, adored, did you believe in your wildest moments 
All this would be yours, that you'd become the lady of them all? 
Were there stars in your eyes when you crawled in at night 
From the bars, from the sidewalks
From the gutter theatrical? 
Don't look down, it's a long, long way to fall
High flying, adored, what happens now, where do you go from here? 
For someone on top of the world, the view is not exactly clear 
A shame you did it all at twenty-six
There are no mysteries now 
Nothing can thrill you 
No-one fulfill you 
High flying, adored, I hope you come to terms with boredom 
So famous, so easily, so soon, is not the wisest thing to be
You won't care if they love you, it's been done before 
You'll despair if they hate you 
You'll be drained of all energy 
All the young who've made it would agree 

High flying, adored, that's good to hear, but unimportant 
My story's quite usual, local girl makes good, weds famous man 
I was slap in the right place at the perfect time
Filled a gap--I was lucky 
But one thing I'll say for me 
No-one else can fill it like I can

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Writer: ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, TIM RICE
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing
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Rainbow High
by Elaine Paige

        [ Featuring "Evita" Original London Cast ]
    

There again I've more to do 
Than simply get the message through 
I haven't started 
Let's get this show on the road 
Let's make it obvious 
Peron is off and rolling 
 
Eyes, hair, mouth, figure 
Dress, voice, style, movement 
Hands, magic, rings, glamour 
Face, diamonds, excitement, image 
 
I came from the people, they need to adore me 
So Christian Dior me from my head to my toes 
I need to be dazzling, I want to be rainbow high 
They must have excitement, and so must I 
 
Eyes, hair, mouth, figure 
Dress, voice, style, image 
 
I'm their product, it's vital you sell me 
So machiavell me, make an Argentine rose 
I need to be thrilling, I want to be rainbow high 
They need their escape, and so do I 
 
Eyes, hair, mouth, figure 
Dress, voice, style, movement 
Hands, magic, rings, glamour 
Face, diamonds, excitement, image 
 
All my descamisados expect me to outshine the enemy 
I won't disappoint them 
I'm their savior, that's what they call me 
So Lauren Bacall me, anything goes 
To make me fantastic, I have to be rainbow high 
In magical colors 
 
You're not decorating a girl for a night on the town 
And I'm not a second-rate queen getting kicks with a crown 
 
Next stop will be Europe 
The rainbow's gonna tour, dressed up, somewhere to go 
We'll put on a show 
 
Look out, mighty Europe 
Because you oughta know whatcha gonna get in me 
Just a little touch of 
Just a little touch of 
Argentina's brand of star quality

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There again I've more to do 
Than simply get the message through 
I haven't started 
Let's get this show on the road 
Let's make it obvious 
Peron is off and rolling 
 
Eyes, hair, mouth, figure 
Dress, voice, style, movement 
Hands, magic, rings, glamour 
Face, diamonds, excitement, image 
 
I came from the people, they need to adore me 
So Christian Dior me from my head to my toes 
I need to be dazzling, I want to be rainbow high 
They must have excitement, and so must I 
 
Eyes, hair, mouth, figure 
Dress, voice, style, image 
 
I'm their product, it's vital you sell me 
So machiavell me, make an Argentine rose 
I need to be thrilling, I want to be rainbow high 
They need their escape, and so do I 
 
Eyes, hair, mouth, figure 
Dress, voice, style, movement 
Hands, magic, rings, glamour 
Face, diamonds, excitement, image 
 
All my descamisados expect me to outshine the enemy 
I won't disappoint them 
I'm their savior, that's what they call me 
So Lauren Bacall me, anything goes 
To make me fantastic, I have to be rainbow high 
In magical colors 
 
You're not decorating a girl for a night on the town 
And I'm not a second-rate queen getting kicks with a crown 
 
Next stop will be Europe 
The rainbow's gonna tour, dressed up, somewhere to go 
We'll put on a show 
 
Look out, mighty Europe 
Because you oughta know whatcha gonna get in me 
Just a little touch of 
Just a little touch of 
Argentina's brand of star quality

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And The Money Kept Rolling In (And Out)
by David Essex

        [ Featuring "Evita" Original London Cast ]
    

And the money kept rolling in from every side 
Eva's pretty hands reached out and they reached wide 
Now you may feel it should have been a voluntary cause 
But that's not the point my friends 
 
When the money keeps rolling in you don't ask how 
Think of all the people guaranteed a good time now 
Eva's called the hungry to her, open up the doors 
Never been a fund like the Foundation Eva Peron 
 
Rollin', rollin', rollin' 
 
Rollin' on in, rollin' on in 
Rollin' on in, rollin' on in 
On in 
 
Would you like to try a college education? 
Own your landlord's house, take the family on vacation? 
Eva and her blessed fund can make your dreams come true 
Here's all you have to do my friends 
 
Write your name and your dream on a card or a pad or a ticket 
Throw it high in the air and should our lady pick it 
She will change your way of life for a week or even two 
Name me anyone who cares as much as Eva Peron 
 
Rollin', rollin', rollin' 
 
Rollin' on out, rollin' on out 
Rollin' on out, rollin' on out 
On out 
 
And the money kept rolling out in all directions 
To the poor, to the weak, to the destitute of all complexions 
Now cynics claim a little of the cash has gone astray 
But that's not the point my friends 
 
When the money keeps rolling out you don't keep books 
You can tell you've done well by the happy, grateful looks 
Accountants only slow things down, figures get in the way 
Never been a lady loved as much as Eva Peron 
 
Rollin', rollin', rollin' 
 
Rollin' on out, rollin' on out 
Rollin' on out, rollin' on out 
On out, Eva 
 
When the money keeps rolling out you don't keep books 
You can tell you've done well by the happy, grateful looks 
Accountants only slow things down, figures get in the way 
Never been a lady loved as much as Eva Peron 
 
Rollin', rollin', rollin' 
 
Rollin' on out, rollin' on out 
Rollin' on out, rollin' on out 
Rollin' on out, rollin' on out 
On out

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And the money kept rolling in from every side 
Eva's pretty hands reached out and they reached wide 
Now you may feel it should have been a voluntary cause 
But that's not the point my friends 
 
When the money keeps rolling in you don't ask how 
Think of all the people guaranteed a good time now 
Eva's called the hungry to her, open up the doors 
Never been a fund like the Foundation Eva Peron 
 
Rollin', rollin', rollin' 
 
Rollin' on in, rollin' on in 
Rollin' on in, rollin' on in 
On in 
 
Would you like to try a college education? 
Own your landlord's house, take the family on vacation? 
Eva and her blessed fund can make your dreams come true 
Here's all you have to do my friends 
 
Write your name and your dream on a card or a pad or a ticket 
Throw it high in the air and should our lady pick it 
She will change your way of life for a week or even two 
Name me anyone who cares as much as Eva Peron 
 
Rollin', rollin', rollin' 
 
Rollin' on out, rollin' on out 
Rollin' on out, rollin' on out 
On out 
 
And the money kept rolling out in all directions 
To the poor, to the weak, to the destitute of all complexions 
Now cynics claim a little of the cash has gone astray 
But that's not the point my friends 
 
When the money keeps rolling out you don't keep books 
You can tell you've done well by the happy, grateful looks 
Accountants only slow things down, figures get in the way 
Never been a lady loved as much as Eva Peron 
 
Rollin', rollin', rollin' 
 
Rollin' on out, rollin' on out 
Rollin' on out, rollin' on out 
On out, Eva 
 
When the money keeps rolling out you don't keep books 
You can tell you've done well by the happy, grateful looks 
Accountants only slow things down, figures get in the way 
Never been a lady loved as much as Eva Peron 
 
Rollin', rollin', rollin' 
 
Rollin' on out, rollin' on out 
Rollin' on out, rollin' on out 
Rollin' on out, rollin' on out 
On out

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Waltz For Eva And Che
by Elaine Paige

        [ Featuring David Essex, "Evita" Original London Cast ]
    

[Che:] 
Tell me before I waltz out of your life 
Before turning my back on the past 
Forgive my impertinent behavior 
But how long do you think this pantomime can last? 
Tell me before I ride off in the sunset 
There's one thing I never got clear 
How can you claim you're our savior 
When those who oppose you are stepped on, 
Or cut up, or simply disappear? 
 
[Eva:] 
Tell me before you get onto your bus 
Before joining the forgotten brigade 
How can one person like me, say, 
Alter the time-honored way the game is played? 
Tell me before you get onto your high horse 
Just what you expect me to do 
I don't care what the bourgeoisie say 
I'm not in business for them 
But to give all my descamisados 
A magical moment or two 
 
[Che and Eva:] 
There is evil, ever around 
Fundamental system of government 
Quite incidental 
 
[Eva:] 
So what are my chances of honest advances? 
I'd say low 
Better to win by admitting my sin 
Than to lose with a halo 
 
[Che:] 
Tell me before I seek worthier pastures 
And thereby restore self-esteem 
How can you be so short-sighted 
To look never further than this week or next week 
To have no impossible dream? 
 
[Eva:] 
Allow me to help you slink off to the sidelines 
And mark your adieu with three cheers 
But first tell me who'd be delighted 
If I said I'd take on the world's greatest problems 
From war to pollution, no hope of solution 
Even if I lived for one hundred years 
 
[Che and Eva:] 
There is evil, ever around 
Fundamental system of government 
Quite incidental 
 
[Eva:] 
So go, if you're able, to somewhere unstable 
And stay there 
Whip up your hate in some tottering state 
But not here, dear 
Is that clear, dear? 
 
Oh what I'd give for a hundred years 
But the physical interferes 
Every day more, O my Creator 
What is the good of the strongest heart 
In a body that's falling apart? 
A serious flaw, I hope You know that

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[Che:] 
Tell me before I waltz out of your life 
Before turning my back on the past 
Forgive my impertinent behavior 
But how long do you think this pantomime can last? 
Tell me before I ride off in the sunset 
There's one thing I never got clear 
How can you claim you're our savior 
When those who oppose you are stepped on, 
Or cut up, or simply disappear? 
 
[Eva:] 
Tell me before you get onto your bus 
Before joining the forgotten brigade 
How can one person like me, say, 
Alter the time-honored way the game is played? 
Tell me before you get onto your high horse 
Just what you expect me to do 
I don't care what the bourgeoisie say 
I'm not in business for them 
But to give all my descamisados 
A magical moment or two 
 
[Che and Eva:] 
There is evil, ever around 
Fundamental system of government 
Quite incidental 
 
[Eva:] 
So what are my chances of honest advances? 
I'd say low 
Better to win by admitting my sin 
Than to lose with a halo 
 
[Che:] 
Tell me before I seek worthier pastures 
And thereby restore self-esteem 
How can you be so short-sighted 
To look never further than this week or next week 
To have no impossible dream? 
 
[Eva:] 
Allow me to help you slink off to the sidelines 
And mark your adieu with three cheers 
But first tell me who'd be delighted 
If I said I'd take on the world's greatest problems 
From war to pollution, no hope of solution 
Even if I lived for one hundred years 
 
[Che and Eva:] 
There is evil, ever around 
Fundamental system of government 
Quite incidental 
 
[Eva:] 
So go, if you're able, to somewhere unstable 
And stay there 
Whip up your hate in some tottering state 
But not here, dear 
Is that clear, dear? 
 
Oh what I'd give for a hundred years 
But the physical interferes 
Every day more, O my Creator 
What is the good of the strongest heart 
In a body that's falling apart? 
A serious flaw, I hope You know that

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She Is A Diamond
by Joss Ackland

        [ Featuring "Evita" Original London Cast ]
    

[Peron:] 
But on the other hand, she's all they have 
She's a diamond in their dull gray lives 
And that's the hardest kind of stone 
It usually survives 
And when you think about it, can you recall 
The last time they loved anyone at all? 
 
She's not a bauble you can brush aside 
She's been out doing what we just talked about, example 
Gave us back our businesses, got the English out 
And when you think about it, well why not do 
One or two of the things we promised to? 
 
But on the other hand, she's slowing down 
She's lost a little of that magic drive 
But I would not advise those critics present to derive 
Any satisfaction from her fading star 
She's the one who's kept us where we are 
 
[Officers:] 
She's the one who's kept you where you are

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[Peron:] 
But on the other hand, she's all they have 
She's a diamond in their dull gray lives 
And that's the hardest kind of stone 
It usually survives 
And when you think about it, can you recall 
The last time they loved anyone at all? 
 
She's not a bauble you can brush aside 
She's been out doing what we just talked about, example 
Gave us back our businesses, got the English out 
And when you think about it, well why not do 
One or two of the things we promised to? 
 
But on the other hand, she's slowing down 
She's lost a little of that magic drive 
But I would not advise those critics present to derive 
Any satisfaction from her fading star 
She's the one who's kept us where we are 
 
[Officers:] 
She's the one who's kept you where you are

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Lament
by Elaine Paige

        [ Featuring David Essex, "Evita" Original London Cast ]
    

[Eva:] 
The choice was mine, and mine completely 
I could have any prize that I desired 
I could burn with the splendor of the brightest fire 
Or else, or else I could choose time 
 
Remember I was very young then 
And a year was forever and a day 
So what use could fifty, sixty, seventy be? 
I saw the lights, and I was on my way 
 
And how I lived, how they shone 
But how soon the lights were gone 
 
[Che:] 
The choice was yours and noone else's 
You can cry for a body in despair 
Hang your head because she is no longer there 
To shine, to dazzle, or betray 
How she lived, how she shone 
But how soon the lights were gone 
 
[Embalmers:] 
Eyes, hair, face, image 
All must be preserved 
Still life displayed forever 
No less than she deserved.

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[Eva:] 
The choice was mine, and mine completely 
I could have any prize that I desired 
I could burn with the splendor of the brightest fire 
Or else, or else I could choose time 
 
Remember I was very young then 
And a year was forever and a day 
So what use could fifty, sixty, seventy be? 
I saw the lights, and I was on my way 
 
And how I lived, how they shone 
But how soon the lights were gone 
 
[Che:] 
The choice was yours and noone else's 
You can cry for a body in despair 
Hang your head because she is no longer there 
To shine, to dazzle, or betray 
How she lived, how she shone 
But how soon the lights were gone 
 
[Embalmers:] 
Eyes, hair, face, image 
All must be preserved 
Still life displayed forever 
No less than she deserved.

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Evita is a sung-through musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. It concentrates on the life of Argentine political leader Eva Perón, the second wife of Argentine president Juan Perón. The story follows Evita's early life, rise to power, charity work, controversies, and death.

The musical began as a rock opera concept album released in 1976. Its success led to productions in London's West End in 1978, winning the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical, and on Broadway a year later, where it was the first British musical to receive the Tony Award for Best Musical.

This has been followed by a string of professional tours and worldwide productions and numerous cast albums, as well as a 1996 film adaptation. The musical was revived in London's West End in 2006, 2014, 2017, and 2025, and on Broadway in 2012.
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Genre(s): Soundtrack, Musical
Released: November 19th, 1976
Year: 1976

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