[townspeople]   St petersburg is gloomy   st petersburg is bleak   my underwear got frozen    standing here all week   since the revolution   our lives have been so grave!   thank goodness for the gossip   that gets us through the day    hey!      have you heard?   (whisper) theres a rumor in st petersburg   have you heard?   (whisper) what they're saying on the streets      (spoken)   Although the czar did not survive   one daughter may be still alive!   the princess Anastasia   but please do not repeat      its a rumor, a legend, a mystery,   something whispered in an alleyway    or through a crack.   its a rumor thats part of our history      they say her royal grand-mama    will pay a royal sum   to someone who can bring the princess back!      a ruple for this painting,    its Romanov i swear   count Dusophs pajama's    come buy them by the pair   i got these from the palace,   its lined with real fur   it could be worth a fortune   if it belonged to her      [Dimitri]   its the rumor,    the legend, the mystery   its the princess anastasia    who will help us fly   you and i friend   will go down in history   we'll find a girl to play the part   and teach her what to say   dress her up and take her to Paris   imagine the reward her dear old grand-mama will pay   who else could pull it off but you and me!   we'll be rich    [vlad]    we'll be rich   [dimitri]   we'll be out    [vlad]   we'll be out!   [both]   and st petersburg will have some more to talk about      (whispered)    shh    have you heard?   theres a rumor in st petersburg   have you heard?   what they're saying on the streets    [shout]   hey! (3x)   have you heard?   theres a rumor in st petersburg   have you heard?   comrades what do you suppose?   a fascinating mystery,   the biggest con in history   the princess anastasia   alive or dead?   who knows? (shhh)