As Long As There's a Moon
Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

Clopin: (spoken) Hah, hah, hah, hah! We'll have our party after all! (sings)

Hanging or wedding, well what does it matter?
You're sure to be roped at the end of the day
Wedding or hanging, the former, the latter
We know either way you are going to pay!

Phoebus: (spoken) Hey!

Clopin: (spoken) Now, now, the groom must pay the bride price! It's a regular custom! (sings)

But we can't have a wedding plan without a wedding band!

We need some music, so tamborines clatter
And break out the flutes
And play gypsies' play!

Clopin: (spoken) No, no, no, no, something romantic! To set...the mood! Ah.....that's better!

Gypsies: (sung)
La la la la la, la la la
Sing a wedding song tonight
For the pretty bride to show her
We're sharing the glow

Clopin:
Though our moon is just a lantern
Still she shines big and bright
On this happy scene below her

Gypsies:
Soooo.....
As long as there's a moon, to wish on
Soooo.....
As long as there's a song, to croon
We'll throw
The wedding jug to keep tradition

Clopin:
And hope your love will last
As long as there's a moon

Clopin: (spoken) One, two, three...a thousand pieces! That means your marriage will last a thousand years!

(Gypsies cheer.)

Clopin: And now we must have the joining of the hands! If our King of Fools would preside!

Quasimodo: (spoken) N-no, I can't!

Phoebus: (spoken) You might as well give in, my friend. I think we're all helpless here.

Quasimodo: (sung)
Who am I to fight the power
Of candlelight and mandolins?
It seems it would be awfully rude now
Telling them no

Once they start the bridal shower
Once the wedding march begins
Who am I to spoil the mood now?

Gypsies:
Soooooo...
As long as there's a moon, above us
Oooooh...
It seems a shame to waste this tune
You know
We all want someone to love us
I guess I'll love you
As long as there's a moon

They say the moon is like a gypsy
She casts a spell and then she's gone
We know life is strange
Everything could change with the dawn

Let the night go on....

Oooooh....
As long as there's a moon, to guide us
Oooooh....
Don't let the morning come too soon
You know
We all want someone beside us
None of us is truely solitare
Every moon is new when someone cares
I will care for you
As long as there's a moon

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