The Morning Of The Dragon (Live From The Prince Edward Theatre, London / 2014)-Original Cast: Miss Saigon / London / 2014/Jon Jon Briones/Kwang-Ho Hong

Miss Saigon Soundtrack Miscellaneous The Morning Of The Dragon (It is three years later. Saigon has been renamed Ho Chi Minh City. A street pageant is celebrating the glorious victory of North Vietnam and the Third Anniversary of Reunification.) FIRST GROUP on silent feet it came breathing a sheet of flame, it came closing in on its rightful prey burning a hundred years away the morning of the dragon truth lit up the street the tiger we were stalking walked on paper feet and in the clear white heat of dawn was gone. . . FIRST GROUP SECOND GROUP from every door they came victory these children born of war, they came victory sharing a secret word, which they victory waited a hundred years to say FIRST GROUP SECOND GROUP the morning of the dragon truth lit the morning of the dragon all the [up the street [walls fell down the tiger we were stalking walked brother greeted brother in a [on paper feet [sudden light and in the clear white heat of dawn and in the endless night it's gone was gone FIRST GROUP SECOND THIRD GROUP on silent feet it came victory may all our children learn breathing a sheet of flame, it came victory closing in on its rightful prey victory the tide of right will turn burning a hundred years away FIRST GROUP the morning of the dragon truth lit up the street the tiger we were stalking walked on paper feet and in the clear white heat of dawn was gone. . . (two soldiers enter with the ENGINEER) ENGINEER three years of school was nice in rice fields, planting rice you did good work you see re-educating me SOLDIERS who lives a lie must change or die ENGINEER three years - how quick they moved look how the world's improved Saigon, that queen of sin renamed for Ho Chi Minh SOLDIERS who lives a lie must change or die ENGINEER but men, will always be men they washed out my brain I'm still who I am deep inside, I know what I know wherever I go, I speak Uncle Ho and think Uncle Sam SOLDIER #1 your name is Trahn Van Dinh ENGINEER at your service SOLDIER #1 you're called the Engineer ENGINEER yes sir SOLDIER #1 the people's commissar ENGINEER am I free? SOLDIER #1 has ordered you back here SOLDIERS who lives a lie must change or die (THUY, now the people's commissar, enters) SOLDIER #2 we found the man that you wanted so bad SOLDIER #3 and Commissar, you were perfectly right SOLDIER #2 he had been take up north to a camp SOLDIER #3 we brought him down under cover of night SOLDIER #2 once he had served the American clique SOLDIER #3 selling our sisters and daughters for gold SOLDIER #2 notice we caught him in less than a week SOLDIER #3 when we get orders we do what we're told THUY alright, alright that's it, that's all you've done your job that's it now go back I'll take over now (the soldiers leave) THUY Kim. . . find my cousin for me I know she worked for you you knew who her friends were one of them is the clue sniff her out, you know how think now what would she do? ENGINEER I never saw her again I am a different man I've been enlightened since then but. . . men must help other men and seeing it's you I'll work to the bone THUY I'll give you 48 hours if you want to stay free don't come back here alone (the ENGINEER leaves) THUY and SOLDIERS FIRST GROUP SECOND THIRD GROUP on silent feet it came victory may all our children learn breathing a sheet of flame, it came victory closing in on its rightful prey victory the tide of right will turn burning a hundred years away FIRST GROUP the morning of the dragon truth lit up the street the tiger we were stalking walked on paper feet and in the clear white heat of dawn was gone. . .