| Song | Poor Fool,He Makes Me Laugh |
| Artist | Michael Reed |
| Artist | Original London Cast |
| Album | Phantom Of The Opera (25th Anniversary Box Set: 4CD) |
| Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh | |
| RAOUL: | |
| Gentlemen, if you would care to take your seats ... | |
| I shall be sitting in Box Five. | |
| ANDRE: | |
| Do you really think that's wise, monsieur? | |
| RAOUL: | |
| My dear Andre, | |
| there would appear to be no seats available other than Box Five. | |
| CONFIDANTE: | |
| They say that this youth has set my Lady'sheart aflame! | |
| 1ST FOP: | |
| His Lordship sure would die of shock! | |
| 2ND FOP: | |
| His Lordship is a laughing-st ock! | |
| CONFIDANTE: | |
| Should he suspect her, God protect her! | |
| ALL THREE: | |
| Shame! Shame! Shame! | |
| This faithless lady's bound for Hades! | |
| Shame! Shame! Shame! | |
| ANDRE: | |
| Nothing like the old operas! | |
| FIRMIN: | |
| Or the old scenery ... | |
| ANDRE: | |
| The old singers ... | |
| FIRMIN: | |
| The old audience ... | |
| ANDRE: | |
| And every seat sold! | |
| FIRMIN: | |
| Hardly a disaster beyond all imagination! | |
| COUNTESS: | |
| Serafimo - your disguise is perfect. | |
| 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 gladly take the maid with me. | |
| COUNTESS: | |
| (aside)The old fool's leaving! | |
| DON ATTILI0: | |
| (aside)I suspect my young bride is untrue to me. | |
| I shall not leave, but shall hide over there to observe her! | |
| Addio! | |
| COUNTESS: | |
| Addio! | |
| BOTH: | |
| Addio! | |
| CARLOTTA: | |
| Serafimo! Away with this pretense! | |
| You cannot speak, but kiss me in my husband's absence! | |
| Poor fool, he makes me laugh! | |
| Time I tried to get a better better half! | |
| Poor fool, he doesn't know! | |
| If he knew, the fool, he never would have gone! | |
| PHANTOM: | |
| Did I not instruct that Box Five was to be kept empty? | |
| MEG: | |
| He's here: the Phantom of the Opera ... | |
| CHRISTINE: | |
| It's him! I know it, it's him! | |
| CARLOTTA: | |
| Your part is silent ... little toad! | |
| PHANTOM: | |
| A toad, madame? Perhaps it is you who are the toad! | |
| CARLOTTA: | |
| Serafimo! Away with this pretense! | |
| You cannot speak, but kiss me in my ... croak! | |
| Poor fool, he makes me laugh! Croak! Croak! | |
| PHANTOM: | |
| Behold! She is singing to bring down the chandelier! | |
| ANDRE: | |
| Ladies and gentlemen, | |
| the performance will continue in ten minutes time, | |
| when the role of the Countess will be sung by Miss Christine Daae. | |
| In the meantime, ladies and gentlemen, we shall be giving you the ballet from Act | |
| Three of tonight's opera. | |
| Maestro, the ballet, NOW! | |
| CHRISTINE: | |
| Raoul! Raoul! | |
| RAOUL: | |
| Christine! Come with me! | |
| CHRISTINE: | |
| No, we must go up! To the roof! | |
| ANDRE: | |
| Ladies and gentlemen, please! Remain in your seats! Do not panic! It was an accident, | |
| simply an accident! |
| Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh | |
| RAOUL: | |
| Gentlemen, if you would care to take your seats ... | |
| I shall be sitting in Box Five. | |
| ANDRE: | |
| Do you really think that' s wise, monsieur? | |
| RAOUL: | |
| My dear Andre, | |
| there would appear to be no seats available other than Box Five. | |
| CONFIDANTE: | |
| They say that this youth has set my Lady' sheart aflame! | |
| 1ST FOP: | |
| His Lordship sure would die of shock! | |
| 2ND FOP: | |
| His Lordship is a laughingst ock! | |
| CONFIDANTE: | |
| Should he suspect her, God protect her! | |
| ALL THREE: | |
| Shame! Shame! Shame! | |
| This faithless lady' s bound for Hades! | |
| Shame! Shame! Shame! | |
| ANDRE: | |
| Nothing like the old operas! | |
| FIRMIN: | |
| Or the old scenery ... | |
| ANDRE: | |
| The old singers ... | |
| FIRMIN: | |
| The old audience ... | |
| ANDRE: | |
| And every seat sold! | |
| FIRMIN: | |
| Hardly a disaster beyond all imagination! | |
| COUNTESS: | |
| Serafimo your disguise is perfect. | |
| 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 gladly take the maid with me. | |
| COUNTESS: | |
| aside The old fool' s leaving! | |
| DON ATTILI0: | |
| aside I suspect my young bride is untrue to me. | |
| I shall not leave, but shall hide over there to observe her! | |
| Addio! | |
| COUNTESS: | |
| Addio! | |
| BOTH: | |
| Addio! | |
| CARLOTTA: | |
| Serafimo! Away with this pretense! | |
| You cannot speak, but kiss me in my husband' s absence! | |
| Poor fool, he makes me laugh! | |
| Time I tried to get a better better half! | |
| Poor fool, he doesn' t know! | |
| If he knew, the fool, he never would have gone! | |
| PHANTOM: | |
| Did I not instruct that Box Five was to be kept empty? | |
| MEG: | |
| He' s here: the Phantom of the Opera ... | |
| CHRISTINE: | |
| It' s him! I know it, it' s him! | |
| CARLOTTA: | |
| Your part is silent ... little toad! | |
| PHANTOM: | |
| A toad, madame? Perhaps it is you who are the toad! | |
| CARLOTTA: | |
| Serafimo! Away with this pretense! | |
| You cannot speak, but kiss me in my ... croak! | |
| Poor fool, he makes me laugh! Croak! Croak! | |
| PHANTOM: | |
| Behold! She is singing to bring down the chandelier! | |
| ANDRE: | |
| Ladies and gentlemen, | |
| the performance will continue in ten minutes time, | |
| when the role of the Countess will be sung by Miss Christine Daae. | |
| In the meantime, ladies and gentlemen, we shall be giving you the ballet from Act | |
| Three of tonight' s opera. | |
| Maestro, the ballet, NOW! | |
| CHRISTINE: | |
| Raoul! Raoul! | |
| RAOUL: | |
| Christine! Come with me! | |
| CHRISTINE: | |
| No, we must go up! To the roof! | |
| ANDRE: | |
| Ladies and gentlemen, please! Remain in your seats! Do not panic! It was an accident, | |
| simply an accident! |