Howard Ashman - Belle

Little town, it's a quiet village
Every day, like the one before
Little town, full of little people
Waking up to say

Bonjour!
Bonjour!
Bonjour! 
Bonjour!

There goes the baker with his tray like always
The same old bread and rolls to sell
Every morning just the same
Since the morning that we came
To this poor provincial town
Good morning, Belle

Morning monsieur
Where are you off to?
The bookshop
I just finished the most wonderful story
about a beanstalk and an ogre and That's nice
Marie, the baguettes! Hurry up 

Look there she goes
that girl is strange no question
Dazed and distracted, can't you tell?
Never part of any crowd
Cause her head's up on some cloud
No denying she's a funny girl, that Belle

Bonjour!
Good day!
How is your family?

Bonjour!
Good day!
How is your wife?

I need six eggs
That's too expensive
There must be more than this provincial life

Ah, Belle!
Good morning
I've come to return the book I borrowed
Finished already?
Oh, I couldn't put it down
Have you got anything new?
Not since yesterday
That's all right. I'll borrow.. this one

That one? But you've read it twice
Well it's my favorite! Far off places, daring
swordfights, magic spells, a prince in disguise
Well, if you like it all that much, it's yours
But sir
I insist
Well thank you. Thank you very much

Look there she goes That girl is so peculiar
I wonder if she's feeling well
With a dreamy far-off look
And her nose stuck in a book
What a puzzle to the rest of us is Belle!

Oh! Isn't this amazing
It's my favorite part because, you'll see
Here's where she meets Prince Charming
But she won't discover
that it's him 'til chapter three

Now it's no wonder that her name means 'beauty'
Her looks have got no parallel!
But behind that fair facade
I'm afraid she's rather odd
Very different from the rest of us
She's nothing like the rest of us
Yes different from the rest of us is Belle

Wow! You didn't miss a shot, Gaston
You're the greatest hunter in the whole world
I know!
Huh. No beast alive stands a chance against you
and no girl for that matter
It's true, Lefou
and I've got my sights set on that one
The inventor's daughter?
She's the one
The lucky girl I'm going to marry
But she's
The most beautiful girl in town
I know
And that makes her the best
And don't I deserve the best?
Well of course, I mean you do, but I mean

Right from the moment when I met her, saw her
I said she's gorgeous and I fell
Here in town there's only she
Who is beautiful as me
So I'm making plans to woo and marry Belle

Look there he goes, isn't he dreamy
Monsieur Gaston, oh he's so cute
Be still my heart, I'm hardly breathing
He's such a tall, dark, strong and handsome brute

Bonjour
Pardon!
Good day
Mais oui
You call this bacon?
What lovely grapes
Some cheese
Ten yards
One pound
'xcuse me
I'll get the knife
Please let me through
This bread
Those fish
It's stale
They smell
Madame's mistaken

There must be more than this provincial life

Just watch I'm going to make Belle my wife

Look there she goes a girl who's strange but special
A most peculiar mademoiselle
It's a pity and a sin
She doesn't quite fit in 

But she really is a funny girl
A beauty but a funny girl
She really is a funny girl! That Belle -