Beauty and the Beast

[Angela Lansbury] When Howard Ashman and Alan Menken first sent me the demo tape of Alan singing the title song, "Beauty and the Beast," I thought to myself, "My goodness, can I ever do this beautiful lyric justice?" But, when Disney showed me the drawings for the snuggly, beaming, little Mrs. Potts, I said to myself, "I knew this kind of little [?] lady when I was growing up in London." And from that memory is exactly where I found her voice Tale as old as time True as it can be Barely even friends Then somebody bends Unexpectedly Just a little change Small to say the least Both a little scared Neither one prepared Beauty and the Beast Ever just the same Ever a surprise Ever as before Ever just as sure As the sun will rise Tale as old as time (Tale as old as time) Tune as old as song (Tune as old as song) Bittersweet and strange Finding you can change Learning you were wrong Certain as the Sun Rising in the east Tale as old as time Song as old as rhyme Beauty and the Beast Tale as old as time Song as old as rhyme Beauty and the Beast Into the cupboard with you, Chip It's past your bedtime Goodnight, love