Prince Charming:
Did I abuse her
Or show her disdain?
Why does she run from me?
If I should lose her,
How shall I regain
The heart she has won from me?
Agony!
Beyond power of speech,
When the one thing you want
Is the only thing out of your reach.
The Other Prince:
High in her tower,
She sits by the hour,
Maintaining her hair.
Blithe and becoming and frequently humming
A lighthearted air:
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-
Agony!
Far more painful than yours,
When you know she would go with you
If there only were doors.
Both:
Agony!
Oh, the torture they teach!
The Other Prince:
What's as intriguing-
Prince Charming:
Or half so fatiguing-
Both:
As what's out of reach?
Prince Charming:
Am I not sensitive,
Clever,
Well-mannered,
Considerate,
Passionate,
Charming,
As kind as I'm handsome
And heir to a throne?
The Other Prince:
You are everything maidens could wish for!
Prince Charming:
Then why no-?
The Other Prince:
Do I know?
Prince Charming:
The girl must be mad!
The Other Prince:
You know nothing of madness
Till you're climbing her hair
And you see her up there
As you're nearing her,
All the while hearing her:
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-
Both:
Agony!
Prince Charming:
Misery!
The Other Prince:
Woe!
Both:
Though it's different for each.
Prince Charming:
Always ten steps behind-
The Other Prince:
Always ten feet below-
Both:
And she's just out of reach.
Agony
That can cut like a knife!
I must have her to wife.
Trivia[]
In the original musical, there is a reprise of Agony, where the Princes sing about having encountered two new women: Snow White and Sleeping Beauty.
