Evita

A Cinema In Buenos Aires, 26 July 1952

(An audience is watching aless than distinguished movie.)
[In both the original London and New York productions of
EVITA, a clip from one of Eva Peron's own movies was used].

Julieta:
Carlos.

Carlos:
Julieta, mi querida Julieta.

Julieta:
Carlos, no tendr“das qeu haber venido.

Carlos:
Julieta, ni un millar de soldados me puede detener.

Julieta:
Pero es peligroso, mi padre te arrestarť.

Carlos:
Ten“a que venir.

Julieta:
Carlos!

Carlos:
Hasta este momento, mis labios no han osado murmurar
la palabra amor.

Julieta:
Carlos.

Carlos:
Y mucho mťs que eso, mi ser todo vibra de deseo.
Qu' fue eso? Algo se movi en el balcn de tu
padre. Si fuera ese truhťn de Rodolfo, juro que mi espada no
?ermanecerť en su vaina.

Julieta:
Carlos, ren cuidado! Te quiero, Carlos, te quiero.

(Suddenly the film grinds to a halt. Tthe people in the cinema
begin to protest but are silenced by an announcement.)

The Voice of the Secretary of the Press:

It is my sad duty to inform you that Eva Peron, spiritual leader
of the nation, entered immortality at 8:25 this evening.

Requiem For Evita

Crowd:

Requiem aeternum dona Evita      Grant eternal rest to Evita
Requiem aeternum dona Evita      Grant eternal rest to Evita
Requiem Evita, Requiem Evita     Rest to Evita, Rest to Evita
Evita, Evita, Evita, Evita       Evita, Evita, Evita, Evita

Requiem aeternum dona Evita
Requiem aeternum dona Evita
Requiem Evita, Requiem Evita
Evita, Evita, Evita, Evita

Oh What A Circus

Che:

Oh what a circus, oh what a show
Argentina has gone to town
Over the death of an actress called Eva Peron
We've all gone crazy
Mourning all day and mourning all night
Falling over ourselves to get all of the misery right

Oh what an exit, that's how to go
When they're ringing your curtain down
Demand to be buried like Eva Peron
It's quite a sunset
And good for the country in a roundabout way
We've made the front page of all the world's papers today

But who is this Santa Evita?
Why all this howling, hysterical sorrow?
What kind of goddess has lived among us?
How will we ever get by without her?

She had her moments, she had some style
The best show in town was the crowd
Outside the Casa Rosada crying, "Eva Peron"
But that's all gone now
As soon as the smoke from the funeral clears
We're all gonna see and how, she did nothing for years

Crowd:


Salve regina mater misericordiae   Hail, oh queen, mother of mercy
Vita dulcedo et spes nostra        Our life, sweetness, and hope
Salve salve regina                 Hail, hail, oh queen
Ad te clamamus exules filii Eva    To you we cry, exiled sons of
Ad te suspiramus gementes et       Eve
flentes                            To you we sigh, mourning and
O clemens o pia                    weeping
                                   Oh clement, oh loving one

Che:

You let down your people Evita
You were supposed to have been immortal
That's all they wanted, not much to ask for
But in the end you could not deliver

Sing you fools, but you got it wrong
Enjoy your prayers because you haven't got long
Your queen is dead, your king is through
And she's not coming back to you

Show business kept us all alive
Since seventeen October 1945
But the star has gone, the glamour's worn thin
That's a pretty bad state for a state to be in

Instead of government we had a stage
Instead of ideas, a prima donna's rage
Instead of help we were given a crowd
She didn't say much, but she said it loud

Sing you fools, but you got it wrong
Enjoy your prayers because you haven't got long
Your queen is dead, your king is through
She's not coming back to you

Crowd:

Salve regina mater misericordiae
Vita dulcedo et spes nostra
Salve salve regina
Ad te clamamus exules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus gementes et
flentes
O clemens o pia

Eva:

Don't cry for me Argentina
For I am ordinary, unimportant
And undeserving of such attention
Unless we all are, I think we all are
So shale my glory, so share my confirn
So shale my glory, so share my confirn

Che:

It's our funeral too

On This Night Of A Thousand Stars

Che:

Now Eva Peron had every disadvantage
You need if you're gonna succeed
No money, no cash
No father, no bright lights
There was nowhere she'd been
At the age of fifteen

As this tango singer found out
Agustin Magaldi
Who has the distinction of being the first
Man to be of use to Eva Duarte

Magaldi:

On this night of a thousand stars
Let me take you to heaven's door
Where the music of love's guitars
Plays for evermore

In the glow of those twinkling lights
We shall love through eternity
On this night in a million nights
Fly away with me

I never dreamed that a kiss could be as sweet as this
But now I know that it can
I used to wander alone without a love of my own
I was a desperate man
But all my grief disappeared and all the sorrow I'd feared
Wasn't there anymore
On that magical day when you first came my way
Mi amor

On this night
On this night
On this night of a thousand stars
Let me take you to heaven's door
Where the music of love's guitars
Plays for evermore

Eva And Magaldi/Eva Beware Of The City

Eva:

To think that a man as famous as you are
Could love a poor little nothing like me

Chorus:

Eva:

I wanna be a part of B.A.
Buenos Aires, Big Apple
Eva's family:

She wants to be a part of B.A.
Buenos Aires, Big Apple

Che:

Just listen to that, they're on to you Magaldi
I'd get out while you can

Eva:

It's happened at last, I'm starting to get started
I'm moving out with my man

Magaldi:

Now Eva don't get carried away

Eva:

Monotony past, suburbia departed
Who could ever be fond of the back of beyond?

Magaldi:

Don't hear words that I didn't say

Eva's family:

What's that? You'd desert the girl you love?

Magaldi:

The girl I love?
What are you talking about?

Eva's family:

She really brightened up your out-of-town engagement
She gave you all she had, she wasn't in your contract
You must be quite relieved that noone's told the papers, so far

Eva:

I wanna be a part of B.A.
Buenos Aires, Big Apple

Would I have done what I did
If I hadn't thought, if I hadn't known
We would stay together

Eva's brother:

Seems to me there's no point in resisting
She's made up her mind, you've no choice
Why don't you be the man who discovered her
You'll never be remembered for your voice

Magaldi:

The city can be paradise for those who have the cash
The class and the connections, what you need to make a splash
The likes of you get swept up in the morning with the trash
If you were rich or middle class ...

Eva:

Screw the middle classes! I will never accept them!
My father's other family were middle class
And we were kept out of sight, hidden from view at his funeral.

Eva's brother:

Do all your one night stands give you this trouble?

Magaldi:

Eva beware of the city
It's hungry and cold, can't be controlled, it is mad
Those who are fools are swallowed up whole
And those who are not become what they should not become
Changed, in short, of society

chorus


Magaldi:

Five years from now I shall come back
And finally say, "You have your way, come to town."
But you'll look at me with a foreigner's eyes
The magical city, a younger girl's city
A fantasy long since put down

Eva:

All you've done to me, was that a young girl's fantasy?
I played your city games alright, didn't I?
I already know what cooks, how the dirty city feels and looks
I tasted it last night, didn't I?

I'm gonna be a part of B.A.
Buenos Aires, Big Apple

Eva's family:

She's gonna be a part of B.A.
Buenos Aires, Big Apple

Magaldi:

Ewa beware your ambition
It's hungry and cold, can't be contrplled, will run wild
This in a man is danger enough, but you are a wonam
Not every woman, not very much more than a child
And whatever you say, I'll not steal you away

Buenos Aires

Eva:

What's new Buenos Aires?
I'm new, I wanna say I'm just a little stuck on you
You'll be on me too

I get out here, Buenos Aires
Stand back, you oughta know whatcha gonna get in me
Just a little touch of star quality

Fill me up with your heat, with your noise
With your dirt, overdo me
Let me dance to your beat, make it loud
Let it hurt, run it through me.
Don't hold back, you are certain to impress
Tell the driver this is where I'm staying

Hello, Buenos Aires
Get this, just look at me dressed up, somewhere to go
We'll put on a show

Take me in at your flood, give me speed
Give me lights, set me humming
Shoot me up with your blood, wine me up
With your nights, watch me coming
All I want is a whole lot of excess
Tell the singer this is where I'm playing

Stand back, Buenos Aires
Because you oughta know whatcha gonna get in me
Just a little touch of star quality

And if ever I go too far
It's because of the things you are
Beautiful town, I love you
And if I need a moment's rest
Give your lover the very best
Real eiderdown and silence.

musical interlude


You're a tramp, you're a treat
You will shine to the death, you are shoddy
But you're flesh, you are meat
You shall have every breath in my body
Put me down for a lifetime of success
Give me credit, I'll find ways of paying

Rio de la Plata
Florida, Corrientes, Nueve de Julio
All I want to know

Stand back, Buenos Aires
Because you oughta know whatcha gonna get in me
Just a little touch of
Just a little touch of
Just a little touch of star quality

Another Suitcase In Another Hall

Eva:

I don't expect my love affairs to last for long
Never fool myself that my dreams will come true
Being used to trouble I anticipate it
But all the same I hate it, wouldn't you?

Chorus:

Eva:
So what happens now?
Che:
Another suitcase in another hall
Eva:
So what happens now?
Che:
Take your picture off another wall
Eva:
Where am I going to?
Che:
You'll get by, you always have before
Eva:
Where am I going to?

Time and time again I've said that I don't care
That I'm immune to gloom, that I'm hard through and through
But every time it matters all my words desert me
So anyone can hurt me, and they do

chorus


Call in three months time and I'll be fine, I know
Well maybe not that fine, but I'll survive anyhow
I won't recall the names and places of each sad occasion
But that's no consolation here and now.

chorus, with Che's lines being sung by the starlets


Huevo:

Don't ask anymore.

Goodnight And Thank You

Che:

Goodnight and thank you Huevo
She is in every magazine
Been photographed, seen, she is known
We don't like to rush, but your case has been packed
If she's missed anything, you could give her a ring
But she won't always answer the phone

Eva:

Oh but it's sad when a love affair dies
But we have pretended enough
It's best that we both stop fooling ourselves

Che:

Which means ...

Chorus:

Che and Eva:

There is noone, noone at all
Never has been, and never will be a lover, male or female
Who hasn't an eye on, in fact they rely on
Tricks they can try on their partner
They're hoping their lover will help them or keep them
Support them, promote them
Don't blame them, you're the same

Che:

Goodnight and thank you Emilio
You've completed your task
What more can we ask of you now?
Please sign the book on the way out the door
And that will be all, if she needs you she'll call
But I don't think that's likely somehow

Eva:

Oh but it's sad when a love affair dies
But when we were hot, we were hot
I know you'll look back in the good times we've shared
Which means...

chorus, substituting "blame her" for "blame them", sung only
 by Che


Eva:

There is no soap, no soap like Zaz
No detergent, lotion, or oil with such power in the shower
It's the mother and father of luxury lather
The talk of the bath, the great ointment
One little frolic with new Zaz carbolic
You're scented, you'll be sent

Che:

Goodnight and thank you Senor Jabon
We are grateful you found her a spot on the sound radio
We'll think of you every time she's on the air
We'd love you to stay but you'd be in the way
So do up your trousers and go

Eva:

Oh but it's sad when a love affair dies
The decline into silence and doubt
Our passion was just too intense to survive

Che:

Which means ...

Lovers:

This is a club I should never have joined
Someone has made us look fools
Argentine men call the sexual shots
Someone has altered the rules

Eva:

Fame on the wireless as far as it goes
Is all very well but every girl knows

Che:

She needs a man she can monopolize
With fingers in dozens of different pies

Lovers:

Oh but it's sad when a love affair dies

The Lady's Got Potential

Che:

In June of forty-three there was a militarz coup
Behind it was a gang called the G.O.U.
Who did not feel the neeed to be elected

They had themselves a party at the point of a gun
They were slightly to the right of Atilla the Hun
A bomb or two and very few objected

Yeah, just one shell and governments fall like flies, kapow, die
They stumble and fall, bye bye
Backs to the wall, aim high
We're having a ball
The tank and bullet rule a democracy dies

The lady's got potenrial, she was setting her sights
On making is in movies with her name in lights
The greatest social climber since Cinderella

OK, she couldn't act but she had the right friends
And we all know a careeer depends
On knowing the right fella to be stellar

Yeah, just one shell and governments lose their nerves, kapow, die
They stumble and fall, bye bye
Backs to the wall, aim high
We're having a ball
That's how we get the government we deserve

Now the man behind the President calling the shots
Involved so discreetly in a lot of their pilots
Was Colonel Juan Peron, would be dictator

He began in the army out in Italy so
Saw Mussolini's rise from the very front row
I reckon he'd do likewise sooner or later

Yeah, just one blast and the tear gas falls like rain, kapow, die
They heven't a chance, bye bye
Keep away from the wall
But one guy was having a ball
The tragedy, a golden chance for Peron

He organized a concert with incredible flair
In aid of all the victims, such a grand affair
Politicians, actors, stars of every flavor

It was January twenty-second, 1944
A night to remember, yeah, that's for sure
For that's the night that Peron firs met Eva
For that's the night that Peron firs met Eva

Charity Concert/The Art Of The Possible

Magaldi:

On this night
On this night
On this night of a thousands stars
Let me take you to heaven's door
Where the music of love's guitars
Plays forever more

Eva:
Magaldi
Magaldi:
Eva Duarte
Eva:
Your act hasn't changed much
Magaldi:
Neither has yours

Peron:

I stand here as a servant of the people
As we come together for a marvelous cause
You've shown by your presence, your deeds and applause
What the people can do, true power is yours
Not the government's, unless it represents the people

Che:

One alwazs picks the easy fight
One praises fools, one smothers light
One shifts from left to right
Politics, the art of the possible

I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You

Eva:
Colonel Peron
Peron:
Eva Duarte

Eva and Peron:

I've heard so much about you

Eva and Peron:

I'm amazed, for I'm only an actress [a soldier]
Nothing to shout about [One of the thousands]
Only a girl on the air [Defending the country he loves]

Eva:

But when you act, the things you do affect us all

Peron:

But when you act, you take us away from the squalor of the real
world
Are you here on your own?

Eva:

Yes, oh yes

Peron:

So am I, what a fortunate coincidence
Maybe you're my reward for my efforts here tonight

Eva:

It seems crazy but you must believe
There's nothing calculated, nothing planned
Please forgive me if I seem naive
I would never want to force your hand
But please understand, I'd be good for you

I don't always rush in like this
Twenty seconds after saying hello
Telling strangers I'm too good to miss
If I'm wrong I hope you'll tell me so
But you really should know, I'd be good for you
I'd be surprisingly good for you

I won't go on if I'm boring you
But do you understand my point of view?
Do you like what you hear, what you see
And would you be, good for me too?

I'm not talking of a hurried night
A frantic tumble then a shy goodbye
Creeping home before it gets too light
That's not the reason that I caught your eye
Which has to imply, I'd be good for you
I'd be surprisingly good for you

Peron:

Please go on, you enthrall me
I can understand you perfectly
And I like what I hear, what I see, and knowing me
I would be good for you too

Eva:

I'm not talking of a hurried night
A frantic tumble then a shy goodbye
Creeping home before it gets too light
That's not the reason that I caught your eye
Which has to imply, I'd be good for you
I'd be surprisingly good for you

Hello And Goodbye

Eva:

Hello and goodbye, I just unemployed you
You can go back to school
You've had a good run, I'm sure he enjoyed you
Don't act sad or surprised, let's be friends, civilized

Come on little one, don't sit there like a dummy
The day you knew would arrive is here, you'll survive
So move, funny face

I like your conversation, you've a catchy turn of phrase
You're obviously going through some adolescent phase

Mistress:

So what happens now?
So what happens now?
Where am I going to?
Peron:
You'll get by, you always have before
Mistress:
Where am I going to?
Eva:
Don't ask anymore

Peron's Latest Flame

Che:
At the watering holes of the well-to-do
I detect a resistance to
Aristocrats:
Precisely
Che:
Our heroine's style
Aristocrats:
We're glad you noticed

Che:
The shooting sticks of the upper-class
Aristocrats:
Give her an inch
Che:
Aren't supporting a single ass
That would rise for the girl
Aristocrats:
She'll take a mile

Aristocrats:

Such a shame she wandered into our enclosure
How unfortunate this person has forced us to be blunt
No we wouldn't mind seeing her at Harrod's
But behind the jewelry counter, not in front

Che:
Could there be in our fighting corps
A lack of enthusiasm for
Army:
Exactly
Che:
Peron's latest flame
Army:
You said it brother

Che:

Should you wish to cause great distress
In the tidiest officer's mess
Just mention her name

Army:

That isn't funny

Peron is a fool, breaking every taboo
Installing a girl in the army H.Q.
And she's an actress, the last straw
Her only good parts are between her thighs
She should stare at the ceiling, not reach for the skies
Or she could be his last whore

The evidence suggests
She has other interests
If it's her who's using him
He's exceptionally dim
Bitch! Dangerous Jade

Aristocrats:

We have allowed ourselves to slip
We have completely lost our grip
We have declined to an all-time low
Tarts have become the set to know

Eva:

I am only a radio star with just one weekly show
But speaking as one of the people I want you to know
We are tired of the decline of Argentina
With no sign of a government able to give us the things we deserve

Army:

It's no crime for officers to do as they please
As long as they're discreet and keep clear of disease
We ignore, we disregard
But once they allow a bit on the side
To move to the center where she's not qualified
We are forced to mark his card

She should get into her head
She should not get out of bed
She should know that she's not paid
To be loud but to be laid
Slut! Dangerous Jade

Che:

This has really been your year, Miss Duarte
Tell us where you go from here, Miss Duarte
Which are the roles that you yearn to play?
Whom did you sleep ... dine with yesterday?

Eva:

Acting is limiting, the line's not mine
That's no help to the Argentine

Che:

Can we assume then that you'll quit?
Is this because of your involvement with Colonel Peron?

Heavies:

Goodnight and thank you

Army:

She won't be kept happy by her nights on the tiles
She says it's his body, but she's after his files
So get back on to the street

She should get into her head
She should not get out of bed
She should know that she's not paid
To be loud but to be laid
The evidence suggests
She has other interests
If it's her who's using him
He's exceptionally dim

Aristocrats:

Things have reached a pretty pass
When someone pretty lower-class
Graceless and vulgar, uninspired
Can be accepted and admired

A New Argentina

Peron:

Dice are rolling, the knives are out
Would-be presidents are all around
I don't say they mean harm
But they'd each give an arm
To see us six feet underground

Eva:

It doesn't matter what those morons say
our nation's leaders are afeeble crew
There's only twenty  next to millions who
Are looking to you?

All you have to do is sit and wait
Keeping out of everybody's way
We'll ... you'll be handed power on a place
When the ones who matter have their say
And with chaos installed
You can reluvtantly agree to be called

Peron:

There again we could be foolish not to quit while we're ahead
For distance lends enchantment, and that is why
All exiles are distinguished, more important, they're not dead
I could find job satisfaction in Paraguay

Eva:

This is crazy deleatist talk
Why commit political suicide, there's no risk
There's no call fot any action at all
When you have unjions on your side

Workers:

A new Argentina, the chains of the masses untied
A new Argentina, the voice of the people
Cannot be denied

Eva:

There is only one man who can lead any workers' regime
He lives for your problems, he shares your ideals and your dream
He supports you, for he loves you
Understands you, is one of you
If not, how could he love me?

Workers:

A new Argentina, the workers' battle song
A new Argentina, the voice of the people
Rings out loud and long

Eva:

Now I am a worker, I've suffered the way that you do
I've been unemployed, and I've starved and I've hated it too
But I found my salvation in Peron, may the nation
Let him save them as he saved me

All:

A new Argentina, a new age about to begin
A new Argentina, we face the world together
And no dissent within

Peron:

There again we could be foolish not to quit while we're ahead
I can see us many miles away, inactive
Sipping cocktails on a terrace, taking breakfast in bed
Sleeping easy, doing nothing, it's attractive

Eva:

Don't think I don't think like you
I often get those nightmares too
They always take some swallowing
Sometimes it's very difficult to keep momentum
If it's you that you are following
Don't close doors, keep an escape clause
Because we might lose the Big Apple

But would I have done what I did
If I hadn't thought, if I hadn't known
We would take the country

Eva:

Peron has resigned from the army and this we avow
The descamisados are those he is marching with now
He supports you, for he loves you
Understands you, is one of you
If not, how could he love me?

All:

A new Argentina, the chains of the masses untied
A new Argentina, the voice of the people
Cannot be, and must not be denied

Che:

How annoying that they have to fight elections for their cause
The inconvenience, having to get a majority
If normal methods of persuasion fail to win them applause
There are other ways of establishing authority

All:

A new Argentina, the chains of the masses untied
A new Argentina, the voice of the people
Cannot be, and will not be, and must not be denied.

On The Balcony Of The Casa Rosada 1

Peron has just won a sweeping victory in the 1946 Presidential
election. This is the first public appearance by Peron and Eva
since that triumph.


Announcer:

People of Argentina
Your newly elected President, Juan Peron

Crowd chanting:

[Peron Peron ... ]

Peron:

Argentinos, Argentinos
We are all workers now
Fighting against our common enemies
Poverty, social injustice
Foreign domination of our industries
Reaching for our common goals
Our independence, our dignity, our pride

Let the world know that our great nation is awakening
And that its heart beats in the humble bodies
Of Juan Peron and his wife
The first lady of Argentina, Eva Duarte de Peron

Crowd chanting:

[Evita Evita ... ]

Don't Cry For Me Argentina

Eva:

It won't be easy, you'll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love after all that I've done

You won't believe me
All you will see is a girl you once knew
Although she's dressed up to the nines
At sixes and sevens with you

I had to let it happen, I had to change
Couldn't stay all my life down at heel
Looking out of the window, staying out of the sun

So I chose freedom
Running around, trying everything new
But nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it to

Chorus:

Don't cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance

And as for fortune, and as for fame
I never invited them in
Though it seemed to the world they were all I desired

They are illusions
They are not the solutions they promised to be
The answer was here all the time
I love you and hope you love me

Don't cry for me Argentina

chorus


Have I said too much?
There's nothing more I can think of to say to you.
But all you have to do is look at me to know
That every word is true

On The Balcony Of The Casa Rosada 2

Eva:

Just listen to that, the voice of Argentina
We are adored, we are loved

Officer:

Statesmanship is more than entertaining peasants

Eva's sister:

We shall see little man

Crowd:

[Evita Peron, La Santa Peronista ... ]

Eva:

I am only a simple woman
Who lives to serve Peron in his noble crusade
To rescue his people
I was once as you are now, and I promise you this
We will take the riches from the obligarchs
Only for you, for all of you
And one day, you too will inherit these treasures
Descamisados, mis companeros
When they fire those cannons, when the crowds sing of glory
It is not just for Peron, but for all of us, for all of us

Aristocrats:

Things have reached a pretty pass
When someone pretty lower-class
Can be respected and admired

Aristocrat:

But our privileged class is dead
Look who they are calling for now

High Flying, Adored

Che:

High flying, adored
So young, the instant queen
A rich beautiful thing, of all the talents
A cross between a fantasy of the bedroom and a saint
You were just a backstreet girl
Hustling and fighting, scratching and biting

High flying, adored
Did you believe in your wildest moments
All this would be yours
That you'd become the lady of them all?

Were there stars in your eyes
When you crawled in at night
From the bars, from the sidewalks
From the gutter theatrical
Don't look down, it's a long, long way to fall

High flying, adored
What happens now, where do you go from here?
For someone on top of the world
The view is not exactly clear
A shame you did it all at twenty-six
There are no mysteries now
Nothing can thrill you, noone fulfill you

High flying, adored
I hope you come to terms with boredom
So famous so easily, so soon
It's not the wisest thing to be

You won't care if they love you
It's been done before
You'll despair if they hate you
You'll be drained of all energy
All the young who've made it would agree

Eva:

High flying, adored
That's good to hear but unimportant
My story's quite usual
Local girl makes good, weds famous man
I was stuck in the right place at the perfect time
Filled a gap, I was lucky
But one thing I'll say for me
Noone else can fill it like I can

Rainbow High

Eva:

There again I've more to do
Than simply get the message through
I haven't started
Let's get this show on the road
Let's make it obvious
Peron is off and rolling

Chorus:

Eva's dressers:

Eyes, hair, mouth, figure
Dress, voice, style, movement
Hands, magic, rings, glamour
Face, diamonds, excitement, image

Eva:

I came from the people, they need to adore me
So Christian Dior me from my head to my toes
I need to be dazzling, I want to be Rainbow High
They must have excitement, and so must I

Eva's dressers:

Eyes, hair, mouth, figure
Dress, voice, style, image

Eva:

I'm their product, it's vital you sell me
So Machiavell me, make an Argentine Rose
I need to be thrilling, I want to be Rainbow High
They need their escape, and so do I

chorus


Eva:

All my descamisados expect me to outshine the enemy
I won't disappoint them
I'm their savior, that's what they call me
So Lauren Bacall me, anything goes
To make me fantastic, I have to be Rainbow High
In magical colors

You're not decorating a girl for a night on the town
And I'm not a second-rate queen getting kicks with a crown

Next stop will be Europe
The Rainbow's gonna tour, dressed up, somewhere to go
We'll put on a show

Look out, mighty Europe
Because you oughta know whatcha gonna get in me
Just a little touch of
Just a little touch of
Argentina's brand of star quality

Rainbow Tour

Peron:

People of Europe, I send you the Rainbow of Argentina

Che:

Spain has fallen to the charms of Evita
She can do what she likes, it doesn't matter much
Aide #1:

She's our lady of the new world with a golden touch
Aide #2:

She filled a bull-ring, forty-five thousand seater
Che:

But if you're prettier than General Franco, that's not hard

Aide #1:

Franco's reign in Spain should see out the forties
So you've just acquired an ally who
Looks as secure in his job as you
Aide #2:

But more important current political thought is
Your wife's a phenomenal asset, your trump card

Chorus:

Peron and Aides:

Let's hear it for the Rainbow Tour
It's been an incredible success
We weren't quite sure, we had a few doubts

Peron:
Will Evita win through?
Aides:
But the answer is yes

Peron:

There you are, I told you so
Makes no difference where she goes
The whole world over just the same
Just listen to them call her name
And who would underestimate the actress now?

Che:

Now I don't like to spoil a wonderful story
But the news from Rome isn't quite as good
She hasn't gone down like they thought she would
Italy's unconvinced by Argentine glory
They equate Peron with Mussolini, can't think why

Eva:

Did you hear that? They called me a whore!
They actually called me a whore!

Italian admiral:

But Signora Peron it's an easy mistake
I'm still called an admiral
Yet I gave up the sea long ago

Aide #2:

More bad news from Rome; she met with the Pope
She only got a rosary, a kindly word
Che:

I wouldn't say the Holy Father gave her the bird
But papal decorations, never a hope
Aide #1:

She still looked the part at St. Peter's, caught the eye

chorus


Peron:
Will Evita win through?
Aides:
But the answer is ...
Che:
A qualified
Aides:
Yes

Che:

Eva started well, no question, in France
Shining like a sun through the post-war haze
A beautiful reminder of the care-free days
She nearly captured the French, she sure had the chance
But she suddenly seemed to lose interest
She looked tired

Che:

Face the facts, the Rainbow's starting to fade
I don't think she'll make it to England now

Aide #1: