Scene 3 "The Execution of Louis Capet" RINGMASTER In the spring of ninety-two The Austrians and the Prussians too Crossed the line The war had come The people went to see the King Reluctantly he let them in RINGMASTER & CHORUS And over tea they said that He must choose one hat RINGMASTER A crown in Koblenz with his friends Or if he chose to make amends He might adopt CHORUS He might adopt RINGMASTER & CHORUS Their scarlet bonnet RINGMASTER Surprise, surprise, when left to choose Too late he chose "The Bonnet Rouge"
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