"This Is My Idea" Music by Lex de Azevedo Lyrics by David Zippel Performed by Sandy Duncan, Dakin Matthews, Howard McGillin, Liz Callaway, Adam Wylie, J.D. Daniels, Wes Brewer, Adrian Zahiri, Larisa Oleynik, Alisa Nordberg, and Steven Stewart
[Derek:] I can't believe I'm stuck with her all summer I'll be she doesn't wrestle, hunt or box [Odette:] He looks conceited [Derek:] What a total bummer [Odette & Derek:] If I get lucky I'll get chicken pox
[Derek:] So happy you could come [Odette:] So happy to be here [Odette & Derek:] How I'd like to run [Odette:] This is not my idea [Derek:] This isn't my idea [Odette & Derek:] Of fun
[Queen Uberta:] The children seem to get along quite nicely [King William:] We'll join our lands if this arrangement clicks [Queen Uberta:] My dear King William, that's my point precisely [King William:] It's such good parenting [Queen Uberta:] And politics
So happy we agree [King William:] I think we've got a deal [Queen Uberta:] Derek's quite a catch [King William:] This is my idea [Queen Uberta:] This is my idea [King William & Queen Uberta:] Of a match
[King William:] Good heavens, child, don't dawdle We can't keep Derek waiting [Odette:] I haven't packed or washed my hair And father I get seasick [Queen Uberta:] She soon will be arriving Is that respect you're showing [Derek:] To make me kiss her hand again I swear I'm gonna be sick
[King William:] One day Prince Derek will be her intended [Queen Uberta:] Splendid
[Derek:] We've tried all summer but we just can't lose her [Odette:] Hey fellas, wait up! [Bromley:] Quick, put on some speed [Derek:] When picking teams [Bromley:] Or friends [Derek:] I never choose her [Bromley:] You'd think she'd take a hint a learn to read
[Odette:] This really isn't fair [Derek & Bromley:] We really couldn't care [Odette:] Boys, it's all or none This is not my idea [Derek & Bromley:] This isn't my idea [Odette, Derek & Bromley:] Of fun
[Chorus:] Long before they met Derek and Odette Were destined to be wedded However anyone could see The only point on which they didn't disagree Was that the very thought of summertime Was dreaded
[Derek:] She tries to talk me into playing dress-up She's always flirting with the castle guards [Bromley:] I think you really sorta like her, 'fess up [Derek:] I'd like her better if she'd lose at cards
Four sevens and a ten [Odette:] I think I've won again [Derek & Bromley:] Every time she's won [Odette:] This is my idea [Derek:] This isn't my idea [Odette & Derek:] Of fun
[Chorus:] We need a royal wedding I'd love to be invited At least we'd get a holiday to rest our ploughs and axes Someday these two will marry Two lands will be united And with some luck their marriage may result in lower taxes
[King William:] What if Odette doesn't go for the merger? [Queen Uberta:] Urge her!
[Odette & Derek:] For as long as I remember We've been told we'd someday wed Every June until September [Derek:] All their pushing and annoying hints [Odette:] I've got bruises with their fingerprints [Derek:] I can do much better I am sure [Odette:] He's so immature
[Odette:] I see him smiling and my knees start buckling I see inside him and my doubts are gone [Derek:] She started out as such an ugly duckling And somehow suddenly became a swan [Odette:] So happy to be here [Derek:] 'Til now I never knew [Odette & Derek:] It is you I've been dreaming of [Derek:] This is my idea [Odette:] This is my idea
[Chorus:] What a good idea, such a charming and romantic notion This is my idea (This is my idea) Such a good idea (Such a good idea) What a good idea, such a powerful and magic potion This is exactly my idea Of love
[Odette:] This is my idea [Derek:] This is my idea [Odette & Derek:] This is my idea Of love
