Anna and Louis are packing the last of their belongings,
Lady Thiang appears with the news that he King is dying
Anna finds the King in his study surrounded by wives and
children, and watches as he passes on the crown to his
eldest son In his first hesitating moment as King
Chulalongkorn reveals the influence of Anna's teaching, and
Anna, trembling with emotion, realizes the magnitude of her
Accomplishments As Chulalongkorn ascends the throne,
the King dies, confident that his son will carry on in ways
that he could not
Children
Getting to know you, putting it my way,
But nicely,
You are precisely,
Anna
My cup of tea
Louis
Mother, now that the King is dying, does that make you
friends again
Anna
I suppose so, Louis We can't hurt each other anymore
Louis
He'd always frightened me
Anna
Oh I wish you had known him better You two could have been
such good friends in many ways, he was just as young as you
Louis
Was he as good a King as he could have been
Anna
I don't think any man has ever been as good a King as he
could have been But this one tried, he tried very hard
Louis
You really liked him, didn't you, mother
Anna
Yes, Louis, I liked him very much Very much indeed
Louis
Mother, it's the boat It's time to go
Anna
Louis, run down to the boat and ask Captain Northon to take
our things off
Louis
Yes, mother
King
Several weeks I've not seen you, Misses Anna, and now I die
Anna
No, your Majesty
King
This is not scientific I know when I die or do not die
Misses Anna you take notes You take note from next King
Well, suppose you are a King, is there nothing you would do
Prince
I would make proclamations
King
Yes
Prince
First I would proclaim for coming New Year fireworks
King
HmmHmm
Prince
Also boat races
King
Boat races Why Boat races in New Year's celebration
Prince
I like boat races And father, I would like to make a
Second proclamation
King
Yes, what is your second proclamation Make it Make it
Prince
Regarding custom a-bowing to King, unfashionable at all
I do not believe this is good thing Causing embarrassing
To everybody, degrading experience or so, etecetara,
etecetara, etecetara And this bad thing, I believe You
are angry with me, my father
King
Oh, why do you ask question When you are a king, you are king
You do not ask question of sick man, nor of woman Misses Anna,
this proclamation against bowing to king, I believe to be your
fault
Anna
Oh I hope so, your Majesty I do hope so
Ensemble
He'll always need your love
And so he'll get your love-
A man who needs your love
Can be Wonderful