Ben Franklin in Paris

Musical

Writers: Sidney Michaels Jerry Herman

Songs

Act I

  • "We Sail the Seas"
  • "I Invented Myself"
  • "Too Charming" – music and lyrics by Jerry Herman[1]
  • "What Became of Old Temple"
  • "Half the Battle"
  • "A Balloon Is Ascending"
  • "To Be Alone with You" – music and lyrics by Jerry Herman[1]
  • "You're in Paris"
  • "How Laughable It Is"
  • "Hic Haec Hoc"
  • "God Bless the Human Elbow"

Act II

  • "When I Dance with the Person I Love"
  • "Diane Is"
  • "Look for Small Pleasures"
  • "I Love the Ladies"
  • "To Be Alone with You"

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.

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