Champagne by Adrian's Sounds published on 2023-05-21T07:02:50Z When swells the heart, when finds the mind no reason to complain A drink, I think! And there's no substitute I'll entertain I cry out to the doting maitre d' or chatelaine: Nasdrovia! One more glass of champagne! It sparkles like a diamond and it's sweet as sugar cane A delicacy fit for any king of his domain No finer quaff to polish off in sunshine or in rain Nasdrovia! One more glass of champagne! High spirits call for alcohol, but brandy I disdain The ale's too pale, the gin too dry, the vodka too mundane Forswear the damned prosecco; send the cava back to Spain! Nasdrovia! One more glass of champagne! I knew a woeful widow as devout as Charlemagne Ay me! (said she,) Such misery my heart cannot contain! Until one day she learned the words that washed away her pain: Nasdrovia! One more glass of champagne! I knew a young inventor once, whose luck was down the drain I shared with him a bottle, just to lubricate his brain Would you believe the man went on to build the first steam train? Nasdrovia! One more glass of champagne! I knew a lovely girl who had a glass now and again Until her dear old husband made her swear she would abstain And now she's in a lock-up for the morbidly insane! Nasdrovia! One more glass of champagne! The mysteries of love no brilliant scholar could explain The feeble human heart a strange enigma shall remain But raise your glass, say "Za lyubov!" and pray it's not in vain Nasdrovia! One more glass of champagne! We'll drink what's in our glasses, then we'll fill them up again Nasdrovia! One more glass of champagne! music + lyrics by adrian shepherd-gawinski written for the guild festival theatre's production of "chekhov's shorts" Genre Musical Theatre