Sing me the kind of song you hear
In an operetta, in an operetta
Sing me the words I long to hear
Out of Violetta, in an operetta

She will fast be outcast from her castle
With nary a friend
But, since she's a princess
There's hints of a prince in the end
She'll enjoy some employ as a boy
With her name changed to Pip
Soon, by gum, she'll become the brave captain
Of some pirate ship

Singing a thing fit for a king
In an operetta, in an operetta
It's the all-singing, all-dancing
Princess Violetta of the operetta
In an operetta, within an operetta