[OLD WOMAN]nSt. Petersburg is gloomy!nn[YOUNG WOMAN]nSt. Petersburg is bleak!nn[MAN]nMy underwear got frozen standing here all week!nn[GROUP]nOh, since the revolution our lives have been so gray!nn[ALL]nThank goodness for the gossip that gets us through the day!nHey!nnHave you heardnThere's a rumor in St. Petersburg?nHave you heardnWhat they're saying on the street?nAlthough the Czar did not survive,nOne daughter may be still alive!nThe Princess Anastasia!nn[FRIGHTENED MAN]nBut please do not repeat!nn[ALL]nIt's a rumor,nA legend,nA mystery!nSomething whispered in an alleywaynOr through a crakc!nIt's a rumournThat's part of our history.nn[A BABUSHKA]nThey say her royal grandmamanWil pay a royal sumnn[ALL]nTo someone who can bring the princess back!nn[BLACK MARKEETER #1]nA ruble for this painting!nIt's Romanov, I swear!nn[BLACK MARKETEER #2]nCount Yusopov's pajamas!nComrade, buy the pair!nn[BLACK MARKETEER #3]nI got this from the palacenIt's lined with real fur!nn[BLACK MARKETEERS]nIt could be worth a fortunenIf it belonged to her!nn[DIMITRI]nIt's the rumor,nThe legend,nThe mystery!nIt's the Princess Anastasia who will help us fly!nYou and I friendnWill go downnIn history!nWe'll find a girl to play the part and teach her what to say,nDress her up and take her to Paree! nImagine the reward her dear old Grandmama will pay!nWho else could pull it off but you and me?nWe'll be richnn[VLADIMIR]nWe'll be rich!nn[DIMITRI]nWe'll be out!nn[VLADIMIR]nWe'll be out!nn[BOTH]nAnd St. Petersburg will have some more to talk about!nn[ALL]nSSH!nHave you heardnThere's a rumor in St. Petersburg?nHave you heardnWhat they're saying on the street?nHey!nHey!nHey!nHave you heardnThere's a rumor in St. Petersburg!nHave you heardnn[A DELIGHTED GOSSIPER]nComrade, what do you suppose?nn[ALL]nA fascinating mystery!nn[DIMITRI]nThe biggest con in history!nn[ALL]nThe Princess Anastasia,nAlive or dead...nn[WINDOW WASHER]nWho knows?nn