Music by Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman
05) It Takes Two
09) Timeless to Me
10) Without Love
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ACT ONE
It's early June, 1962, in blue-collar Baltimore. Surrounded by "45s" and teen magazines, Tracy Turnblad wakes up in her family's apartment over the Har-De-Har Hut, her father Wilbur's jokeshop. Teenager Tracy is a large girl with a high hairdo, abundant joie de vivre and rhythm in every inch of her body (Good Morning Baltimore). Her obsession is the Corny Collins TV show on WZZT, the after-school dance program that has made stars out of The Nicest Kids in Town. Everyday, Tracy and her shy best friend Penny rush to Tracy's house right after school to learn the latest dances and moon over Link Larkin, the show's resident dreamboat. Tracy's mother, Edna, a hard-working woman of vast proportions and enormous heart, takes in laundry to make ends meet. Penny's mother, Prudy Pingleton, disapproves of th "colored" music, but to Edna, it's just good old black-and-white TV.
On the Corny Collins Show, the reigning queen is the oh-so-perfect Amber Von Tussle, whose mother Velma happens to be producing the show. They are all excited about a coming nation-wide prime-time Corny Collins spectacular live from the Eventorium, sponsored by Ultra Clutch Hairspray. The girl on the show who gets the highest popularity rating will be crowned Miss Teenage Hairspray, and Amber wants that crown almost as much as Velma wants it for her. The daily show is segregated except for once a month, when Motormouth Maybelle co-hosts "Negro Day." Velma complains that Corny spinning so much "race" music will lose them their sponsor, while Link asks Amber to go steady and gives her his Corny Collins Council ring. One of the girls on the show will be dropping out for a suspicious nine months, and auditions are announced for a replacement. Tracy and Penny are dying to go. Edna, Prudy and Velma each try to control their daughters, but the girls rebel (Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now).
Tracy and Penny are late for the audition, due to a "stupid bus crash," but when Link bumps into Tracy, she hears a symphony (I Can Hear the Bells). The girls on the Council, led by Amber, pick Tracy apart, and Velma won't even let her dance. Back in school and in detention again for egregious hairdo, Tracy meets all the cool black kids in school, especially Seaweed, who teaches Tracy some fabulous moves that she uses at the Sophomore hop. DJ Corny Collins singles her out, and so does Link. All they had to do was see her dance. Next time we see her, she's on the show. Over Amber's objections, Link sings Tracy a love-song on air (It Takes Two) which Tracy brazenly joins in on, and they end it with a kiss. Not only does Tracy totally eclipse Amber, she also suggests that every day be "Negro Day" right on the air, much to Velma's fury.
Tracy gets home to Edna, and the offers are pouring in, Mr. Pinky from The Hefty Hideaway ("quality clothes for quantity gals") wants her to be his spokesgirl and "fashion effigy." Tracy wants Edna as her agent, but Edna is reluctant to leave the house. Tracy insists she get with the decade (Welcome to the 60's). Thanks to Mr. Pinky, the Turnblads are transformed from frumps to fashion-plates, extra-large deluxe.
At school, Tracy is attacked by Amber in a game of dodgeball ("So tragic, I forgot to cry."), but Penny, Link and Seaweed come to her aid. Seaweed invites her to a platter party at the record shop run by his mother, Motormouth Maybelle, in the black section of town. Tracy thinks it's cool, but Seaweed says not everyone sees it that way (Run and Tell That). At Motormouth Maybelle's shop, Seaweed is joined in song by his sister, Li'l Inez. Black kids and white kids are all dancing together when one by one, Amber, Velma, Edna and Wilbur arrive. Amber and Velma try to make Link leave with them, but he stays and they go. Tracy schemes with Maybelle to integrate the show, starting tomorrow on Mother-Daughter Day. Maybelle will bring Li'l Inez, with Tracy and Edna blocking the door behind them. Link chickens out, afraid that controversy will cause him his big break on the nation-wide special, and he leaves. Tracy is heartbroken, but unwilling to back down. Edna feels she could "never appear on camera... at [her] current weight," but Maybelle insists that, like her, Edna is Big, Blonde and Beautiful. Edna agrees, but as they reach the studio, their civil rights demonstration turns into a full-scale riot, and both protesters and protestees are loaded into a police paddy wagon.
ACT TWO
Almost every female character is in jail, waiting to be sprung from The Big Dollhouse. After Velma and Amber are pardoned, Wilbur posts bail for everyone else (by mortgaging the Har-de-Har Hut), but - thanks to some legal shenanigans by the Von Tussles to keep her out of the Miss Teenage Hairspray contest - Tracy is moved to solitary "refinement".
Back at home, Wilbur is working on a giant joke can of hairspray, while Edna bewails Tracy's fate, and her own forgotten dreams of being a fabulous fashion designer. Even Mr. Pinky wants all his glamorous outfits back. She's feeling old and worn-out. But Wilbur knows just what to say (Timeless to Me).
Link slips into jail past a sleeping guard to whisper to Tracy through the bars of her cell that he's through with Amber (who was just using him to look popular). He wants Tracy to be his girl and wear his Corny Collins Council ring. Meanwhile, Prudy has tied Penny up in her room, but Seaweed comes to set her free. The four teens sing (Without Love) as Link cuts through the bars of Tracy's cell with a blowtorch made from a can of hairpsray and a Zippo lighter.
They run to Motormouth Maybelle's, where they plan their next move, the integration of the Miss Hairspray contest. Tracy is afraid of what it will cost her friends and family, but for Motormouth, it's too late to turn back (I Know Where I've Been). At the Baltimore Eventorium, armed guards surround the Miss Teenage Hairspray spectacular, as Corny and the Council Members sing their big opening number. A scoreboard of votes for Miss Hairspray shows Amber and Tracy are neck-and-neck. A man wheels on a giant can of hairspray, but Velma recognizes him as Wilbur and thinking this Trojan Horse houses his "jailbird" daughter, calls the riot police away from the entrance to guard it.
It's time for the contestants' new dance competition. With Tracy still at large ("at VERY large") Amber dedicates her number to Tracy, the Loser. Amber is claiming the prize as Tracy bursts in, followed by Link, Penny and Li'l Inez. The armed guards turn out to be Seaweed, Motormouth and the kids from the "wrong side of the tracks." Finally entering through the FRONT door, everybody joins Tracy's dance and The Corny Collins Show is officially integrated, live and nation-wid. The giant can of hairspray explodes to reveal Edna making her coast-to-coast television debut in a fabulous ensemble of her own creation. The dancing crowd then turns on Velma and Amber, inviting them to admit You Can't Stop the Beat.
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01) Good Morning Baltimore [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 3:40
FILE SIZE: 26.7 KB
TRACY
Oh, oh, oh.
Woke up today
feeling the way
I always do,
Oh, oh, oh,
Hungry for something that I can't eat.
Then I hear the beat.
That rhythm of town
starts calling me down.
It's like a message from high above
Oh, oh, oh,
Pulling me out to the smiles and the streets that I love.Good morning, Baltimore!
Ev'ry day's like an open door.
Ev'ry night is a fantasy.
Ev'ry sound's like a symphony.
Good morning, Baltimore!
And some day when I take to the floor,
the world's gonna wake up and see
Baltimore and me.Oh, oh, oh,
Look at my hair.
What do can compare
with mine today?
Oh, oh, oh,
I've got my hairspray
and radio.
I'm ready to go.
The rats on the streets
all dance 'round my feet.
They seem to say, "Tracy, it's up to you."
So, oh, oh,
Don't hold me back,
'cause today all my dreams will come true.Good morning, Baltimore!
There's the flasher who lives next door.
There's the bum on his barroom stool.
They wish me luck on my way to school.
Good morning, Baltimore!
And some day when I take to the floor,
the world's gonna wake up and see
Baltimore and me.I know ev'ry step.
I know ev'ry song.
I know there's a place where I belong.
I see all those party lights shining ahead.
So someone invite me before I drop dead!So, oh, oh,
Give me a chance,
'cause when I start to dance
I'm a movie star.
Oh, oh, oh,
Something inside me makes me move
when I hear the groove.
My ma tells me, "No,"
but my feet tell me, "Go."
It's like a drummer inside my heart.
Oh, oh, oh,
Don't make me wait one more moment
for my life to start.I love you, Baltimore!
Ev'ry day is like an open door.
Ev'ry night is a fantasy.
Ev'ry sound's like a symphony.
And I promise, Baltimore,
that some day when I take to the floor,
the world's gonna wake up and see,
gonna wake up and see
Baltimore and me.
Baltimore and me,
Baltimore and me!
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02) The Nicest Kids in Town [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 2:23
FILE SIZE: 23.7 KB
COUNCIL
Ooh ooo oo,
ooh ooh ooo oo,
ooh ooo oo,
hoot, hoot, hoot, hoot!CORNY
Ev'ry afternoon when the clock strikes four,COUNCIL
Bop-bee-ba,
ba-ba-ba-ba-ba bee-baCORNY
a crazy bunch of kids crash through that door.COUNCIL
Bop bee-ba,
ba-ba-ba-ba-ba bee-baCORNY
They throw off their coats and leave the squares behind,
and then they shake it, shake it, shake it like they're losing their mind.
You'll never see them frown,
'cause they're the nicest kids in town.COUNCIL
Ooh ooo oo,
Ooh ooh oooCORNY
Ev'ry afternoon you turn your T.V. on.COUNCIL
Na, na, na, na, na,
na-na na-naCORNY
And we know you turn the sound up when your parents are gone, yeah!COUNCIL
Na, na, na, na, na,
na-na na-naCORNY
And then you twist and shout for your favorite star.
And once you've practiced ev'ry step that's in your repertoire,
you better come on down,
and and meet the nicest kids in town.Nice white kids who like to lead the way,
and one a month we have our "Negro Day!"
And I'm the man who keeps it spinnin' round,
Mister Corny Collins with the latest, greatest Baltimore sound!So ev'ry afternoon drop ev'rything.
COUNCIL
Bop-bee-ba,
ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, bee-baCORNY
Who needs to read and write when you can dance and sing?COUNCIL
Bop-bee-ba,
ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, bee-baCORNY
Forget about your algebra and calculus.
You can always do your homework on the morning bus.
Can't tell a verb from a noun,
they're the nicest kids in town.COUNCIL
Ooh ooo oooCORNY
So, if ev'ry night you're shaking as you lie in bed,COUNCIL
Mony, mony,
ah-ooh, mony, monyCORNY
and the bass and the drums are pounding in your head,COUNCIL
Mony, mony,
ah-ooh, mony, monyCORNY
who cares about sleep when you can snooze in school?
They'll never get to college, but they sure look cool.
Don't need a cap and a gown,
'cause they're the nicest kids in town.COUNCIL
Ooh ooo oo,CORNY
They're the nicest, nicest,COUNCIL
ooh ooo oo,CORNY
They're the nicest, nicest,COUNCIL
ooh ooh ooo oo,CORNY
They're the sugar 'n' spicest,COUNCIL
ooh ooo ooCORNY
the nicestCORNY and COUNCIL
kids in...EVERYONE
kids in town!
Hoot!
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03) Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 3:24
FILE SIZE: 20.5 KB
MOTHERS
Stop!PENNY
Stop telling me what to do-oo.MOTHERS
Don't!AMBER
Don't treat me like a child of two-oo.MOTHERS
No!TRACY
I know that you want what's best.MOTHERS
Please!TRACY
But mother please,TRACY, AMBER and PENNY
give it a rest!MOTHERS
Stop! Don't! No!GIRLS
Please!MOTHERS
Stop! Don't! No!GIRLS
Please!MOTHERS
Stop! Don't! No!GIRLS
Please!
Mama, I'm a big girl now!TRACY
Once upon a time when I was just a kid,
you never let me do just what the older kids did.
But lose that laundry list of what you won't allow,
'cause mama, I'm a big girl now!AMBER
Once upon a time I used to play with toys,
but now I'd rather play around with teenage boys.
So, if I get a hickey, please don't have a cow,
'cause mama, I'm a big girl now!PENNY
Ma, I gotta tell you that without a doubt
I get my best dancing lessons from you-oo.
You're the one who taught me how to "Twist and Shout,"
because you shout non-stop and you're so twisted too-oo!Wo-oh-oh-oh-oh!
TRACY
Once I used to fidget 'cause I just sat home.AMBER
But now I'm just like Gidget and I gotta get to Rome!PENNY
So, say arrivederci!TRACY
Toodle-oo!AMBER
and ciao!GIRLS
'Cause, mama I'm a big girl now!ALL
Oh-oh-oh!Stop! Don't! No! Please!
Stop! Don't! No! Please!
Stop! Don't! No! Please!
Mama, I'm a big girl now!CHORUS
Hey, mama,
say, mamaTRACY
Once upon a time I was just a shy young thing.
Could barely walk and talk so much as dance and sing.
But let me hit the stage, I wanna take my bow,
'cause mama, I'm a big girl now!AMBER
Wo-oh-oh-oh-oh!Once upon a time I used to dress up "Ken,"
but now that I'm a woman I like bigger men!
And I don't need a Barbie doll to show me how,
'cause mama, I'm a big girl now!GIRLS
Ma, you always taught me what was right from wrong,
and now I just wanna give it a try-y.
Mama, I've been in the nest for far too long.
So give me a push, and mama, watch me fly!AMBER
Watch me fly!CHORUS
Hey, mama,
say, mamaPENNY
One day I will meet a man you won't condemn.AMBER
And we will have some kids and you can torture them.TRACY
But let me be a star before I take that vow,GIRLS
'cause mama, I'm a big girl now!PENNY
Oh-oh-oh!GIRLS
Mama, I'm a big girl now!AMBER
Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey!GIRLS
Mama, I'm a big girl!AMBER
Ooh, such a big, big girl!GIRLS
I'm a big girl now!ALL
Stop! Don't! No! Please!
Stop! Don't! No! Please! (Oh-oh-oh-oh oh.)
Stop! Don't! No! Please! (Oh-oh-oh-oh.)
Mama, I'm a big girl now!
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04) I Can Hear the Bells [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 4:21
FILE SIZE: 17.9 KB
TRACY
I can hear the bells.
Well, don't cha hear 'em chime?
Can't cha feel my heartbeat
keeping perfect time?And all because he touched me.
He looked at me and stared.
Yes, he bumped me.
My heart was unprepared
when he tapped me
and knocked me off my feet.
One little touch,
now my life's complete.'Cause when he nudged me,
love put me in a fix.
Yes, it hit me
just like a ton of bricks.
Yes, my heart burst.
Now I know what life's about.
One little touch
and love's knocked me out,and I can hear the bells.
My head is spinning.
I can hear the bells.
Something's beginning.
Ev'rybody says
that a girl who looks like me
can't win his love.
Well, just wait and see,'cause I can hear the bells.
Just hear them chiming.
I can hear the bells.
My temp'rature's climbing.
I can't contain my joy
'cause I fin'ly found the boy
I've been missin'.
Listen!
I can hear the bells.Round one,
he'll ask me on a date,
and then round two,
I'll primp, but won't be late
because round three's
when we kiss inside his car.
Won't go all the way,
but I'll go pretty far.Then round four,
he'll ask me for my hand,
and then round five,
we'll book the wedding band,
so by round six,
Amber, much to your surprise,
this heavy-weight champion
takes the prizeand I can hear the bells.
My ears are ringing.
I can hear the bells.
The bridesmaids are singing.
Ev'rybody says that a guy who's such a gem
won't look my way.
Well, the laugh's on them'cause I can hear the bells.
My father will smile...
I can hear the bells.
... as he walks me down the aisle.
My mother starts to cry,
but I can't see cause Link and I
are French-kissin'.
Listen!
I can hear the bells.I can hear the bells.
My head is reelin'.
I can hear the bells.
I can't stop the pealin'.
Ev'rybody warns that he won't like what he'll see,
but I know that he'll look inside of me.Yeah, I can hear the bells.
Today's just the start
'cause I can hear the bells,
and 'til death do us part.
And even when we die
we'll look down from up above,
remembering the night
when we two fell in love.
We both will share a tear,
and he'll whisper as we're reminiscin'.
Listen!
I can hear the bells.
I can hear the bells.
I can hear the bells.
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05) It Takes Two [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 3:01
FILE SIZE: 16.2 KB
LINK
They say it's a man's world.
Well, that cannot be denied.
But what good is a man's world
without a woman by his side?
And so I will wait until
that moment you decide
that I'm your man and you're my girl,
that I'm the sea and you're the pearl.
It takes two, baby,
it takes two.A king ain't a king
without the pow'r behind the throne.
A prince is a pauper, babe,
without a chick to call his own.
So please, darling, choose me.
I don't want to be alone.
Tell me I'm your king and you're my queen,
that no one else can come between.
It takes two, baby,
it takes two.Lancelot had Guinevere.
Missus Claus had old Saint Nick.
Romeo had Juliet,
and Liz, well, she has her Dick.
They say it takes two to tango,
but that tango's child's play.
So take me to the dance floor,
and we'll twist the night away.Just like Frankie Avalon
has his fav'rite Mouseketeer,
I dream of a lover, babe,
to say the things I long to hear.
So come closer, baby, oh,
and whisper in my ear
that you're my girl and I'm your boy,
that you're my pride and I'm your joy,
that I'm the sand and you're the tide.
I'll be the groom if you'll be my bride.
It takes two, baby,
it takes two.It takes two, baby,
It takes two.
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06) Welcome to the 60's [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 3:48
FILE SIZE: 23.8 KB
TRACY
Hey mama, hey mama, look around!
Ev'rybody's groovin' to a brand new sound.
Hey mama, hey mama, follow me!
I know something's in you that you wanna set free.So let go, go, go of the past now.
Say hello to the love in your heart.
Yes, I know that the world's spinning fast now.
You gotta get yourself a brand new start.TRACY, DYNAMITES and ENSEMBLE
Hey mama, welcome to the sixties!
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
Oh mama, welcome to the sixties!
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
Go mama, go, go, go!DYNAMITES and ENSEMBLE
Welcome to the sixties!
Wo-oh-oh-oh-oh.
Hey-a mama! Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah, yeah!TRACY
Hey mama, hey mama, take my hand.EDNA
First let's make a pit-stop at the wiener stand.TRACY
Hey mama, hey mama, take a chance.EDNA
Oh Tracy, it's been years since someone asked me to dance.TRACY
So let go, go, go of the past now.
Say hello to the light in your eyes.
Yes, I know that the world's spinning fast now,
but you gotta run the race to win the prize.TRACY, DYNAMITES and ENSEMBLE
Hey mama, welcome to the sixties!
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
Oh mama, welcome to the sixties!
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
Go mama, go, go, go!DYNAMITES and ENSEMBLE
Welcome to the sixties!
Wo-oh-oh-oh-oh.
Hey-a mama! Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah, yeah!DYNAMITES
Welcome to the rhythm of a brand new day.TRACY
Take your old-fashioned fearsTRACY and DYNAMITES
and just throw them away.MR. PINKY'S STAFF
You should add some color and a fresh new "do"DYNAMITES and ENSEMBLE
'cause it's time for a star who looks just like you.JUDINE
Don't cha let nobody try to steal your fun,
'cause a little touch of lipstick never hurt no one.KAMILAH
The future's got a million roads for you to choose,
but you'll walk a little taller in some high-heeled shoes.SHAYNA
And once you find the style that makes you feel like you,
something fresh, something new.DYNAMITES and ENSEMBLE
Step on out! Hear us shout!TRACY, DYNAMITES and ENSEMBLE
Mama, that's your cue!ENSEMBLE
Yeah, yeah, yeah!EDNA
Hey, Tracy, hey baby, look at me!
I'm the cutest little chickie that you ever did see.
Hey Tracy, hey baby, look at us!
Where is there a team that's half as fabulous?I let go, go, go of the past now.
Said hello to this red carpet ride.
Yes, I know that the world's spinning fast now.
Tell Lola Brigida to step aside!EDNA and ENSEMBLE
Your mama's welcoming the sixties!
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.TRACY and EDNA
Oh your mama's welcoming the sixties!
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
Go, mama, go, go, go!ENSEMBLE
Welcome to the sixties!
Open the door for the girl who has more,
she's a star! Tracy, go, go, go!EVERYONE
Hey, mama, welcome to the sixties!
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
Oh mama, welcome to the sixties!
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
Go, mama, go, go, go!
Welcome to the sixties!
Go, mama!
Woh-oh-oh-oh-oh-woh oh-oh.
Go, mama, go, go, go!
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07) Run and Tell That [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 3:05
FILE SIZE: 24.4 KB
ENSEMBLE
Ooh. Ooh-ooh-ooh.
Ooh-ooh-ooh. Ooh-ooh-woo!SEAWEED
I can't see
why people look at me
and only see the color of my face.
And then there's those
that try to help, God knows,
but have to always put me in my place.
Now I won't ask you to be color-blind,
'cause if you pick the fruit then,
girl, you're sure to find...the blacker the berry,
the sweeter the juice.
I could say it ain't so,
but, darlin', what's the use?
The darker the choc'late,
the richer the taste.
And that's where it's at...
now run and tell that!ENSEMBLE
Run and tell that!SEAWEED
Run and tell that!ENSEMBLE
Run and tell that!SEAWEED
I can't see
why people disagree
each time I tell them what I know is true.
And if you come
and see the world I'm from,
I bet your heart is gonna feel it, too.
Yeah, I could lie, but, baby, let's be bold.
Vanilla can be nice, but if the truth be told...The blacker the berry,
the sweeter the juice.
I could say it ain't so,
but, darlin', what's the use?
The darker the choc'late,
the richer the taste.
And that's where it's at...ENSEMBLE
Woo!SEAWEED
now run and tell that!ENSEMBLE
Run and tell that!SEAWEED
Run and tell that!ENSEMBLE
Now run and tell that!SEAWEED
Now run and tell that!LI'L INEZ
I'm tired of cov'rin' up all my pride.SEAWEED and ENSEMBLE
So give me five on the black-hand side.LI'L INEZ
I've got a new way of movin'
and I got my own voice.SEAWEED and ENSEMBLE
So how can I help but to shout and rejoice?LI'L INEZ
The people 'round here can barely pay their rent.
They're "try'n' to make a dollar outta fifteen cent."
But we got a spirit money just can't buy.LI'L INEZ, SEAWEED and ENSEMBLE
It's as deep as a river and soars to the sky!SEAWEED
I can't see
the reason it can't be
the kinda world where we all get our chance.
The time is now,
and we can show them how
to turn the music up let's all dance.
'Cause all things are equal when it comes to love.
Well, that ain't quite true, 'cause when push comes to shove...The blacker the berry,
the sweeter the juice.
I could say it ain't so,
but, darlin', what's the use?
The darker the choc'late,
the richer the taste.
And that's where it's at...ENSEMBLE
Woo!SEAWEED
now run and tell that!ENSEMBLE
Run and tell that!SEAWEED
Now run and tell that!ENSEMBLE
Run and tell that!SEAWEED
Now run and tell that!ENSEMBLE
Run and tell that!SEAWEED
Now run and tell that!
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08) Big, Blonde and Beautiful [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 4:36
FILE SIZE: 27.5 KB
MOTORMOUTH
Once upon a time, girl, I was just like you.
Never let my extra large largesse shine through.
Hair was brown and nappy, never hand no fun.
I hid under a bushel, which is easier said than done.
Then one day my grandma who was big and stout,
she get you gotta love yourself from the inside out.
And just as soon as I leared how to strut my funky stuff.
I found out that the world at large can't get enough. So...bring on that pecan pie.
Pour some sugar on it, sugar. Don't be shy.
Scoop me up a mess of that chocolate swirl.
Don't be stingy, I'm a growing girl.
I offer big love with no apology.
How can I deny the world the most of me?
I am not afraid to throw my weight around
pound by pound by pound.Because I'm big, blonde and beautiful.
There is nothing 'bout me that's unsuitable.
No one wants a meal that only offers the least,
when, girl, we're serving up the whole damn feast!Slice me off a piece of that hogshead cheese,
then take a look inside my book or recipes.
Now, don't you sniff around for something flully and light.
I need a man who brings a man-size appetite.I'll use a pinch of sugar and a dash of spice.
I'll let you lick the spoon because it tastes so nice.
I'll keep it in my oven till it's good and hot,
keep on stirring till it hits the spot.Because I'm big, blonde and beautiful,
and Edna, girl, you're looking so recruitable.
Why sit on the bleachers timid and afraid
when, Edna, you can be your own parade?ALL
Look out, old Baltimore!
We're marching in and we ain't shufflin' through that old back door.EDNA
And Tracy, I will join your fight if I can keep up this pace.WILBUR
And girls, I'll be right at your side if I can find some space.MOTORMOUTH
So you can hold your head up just as big as you please.
You know they'll hear me knocking with the two of these!ALL
Tomorrow side by side we'll show the world what's right.EDNA
Looks like I'm touching up my roots tonight!ALL
Then we'll all be big, blonde and beautiful.MOTORMOUTH
It's time they face the fact it's irrefutable.
Can't ya hear the rumbling? That's our hunger to be free/
It's time to fin'ly taste equality.COUNCIL and MOMS
On Mother-Daughter Day where thin is in,
we're as white as wool.MOTORMOUTH
Well, ladies, big is back.
And as for black,
it's beautiful.
All shapes and sizes follow me.EDNA
Let's bust their chops.VELMA
Quick, call the cops!ALL
We're gonna dance our way to victory!Two-four-six-eight!
T.V.'s got to integrate!COUNCIL and MOMS
Stay away!
This isn't Negro Day!ALL
Two-four-six-eight!
T.V.'s got to integrate!MOTORMOUTH
We're here to dance!EDNA
We're here to stay!LINK
Tracy, this was beautiful!MOTORMOUTH
Big, blonde and beautiful lead the way!
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09) Timeless to Me [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 4:09
FILE SIZE: 26.0 KB
WILBUR
Styles keep a-changin'.
The world's rearrangin',
but Edna, you're timeless to me.
Hemlines are shorter.
A beer costs a quarter,
but time cannot take what comes free.
You're like a stinky old cheese, babe,
just gettin' riper with age.
You're like a fatal disease, babe.
But there's no cure, so let this fever rage.
Some folks can't stand it,
say time is a bandit,
but I take the opposite view.
'Cause when I need a lift,
time brings a gift:
another day with you.
A twist or a waltz,
it's all the same schmaltz
with just a change in the scenery.
You'll never be old hat.
That's that!
You're timeless to me.EDNA
Fads keep a-fadin'.
Castro's invading!
But Wilbur, you're timeless to me.
Hairdos are higher.
Mine feels like barbed wire,
but you say I'm as chic as can be!
You're like a rare vintage Ripple,
a vintage they'll never forget.
So pour me a teeny weeny triple
and we can toast the fact we ain't dead yet!
I can't stop eating.
Your hairline's receding.
Soon there'll be nothing at all.
So, you'll wear a wig
while I roast a pig.
Hey! Pass me that Geritol!
Glenn Miller had class.
That Chubby Checker's a gas,
but they all pass eventually.
You'll never be passe.
Hip-hooray!
You're timeless to me.You're like a broken down Chevy.
All you need is a fresh coat of paint.WILBUR
And Edna, you got me goin' hot and heavy.
You're fat and old, but baby, boring you ain't!BOTH
Some folks don't get it,
but we never fret it
'cause we know that time is our friend.
And it's plain to see
that you're stuck with me
until the bitter end.
And we got a kid
who's blowin' the lid
off the Turnblad fam'ly tree.EDNA
You'll always hit the spot,
big shot!
You're timeless to me.WILBUR
You'll always be du jour,
mon amour.
You're timeless to me.EDNA
You'll always be first string.WILBUR
Ring-a-ding-ding!BOTH
You're timeless to me.EDNA
You're timeless to me.WILBUR
You're timeless to me.BOTH
You're timeless to me!
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10) Without Love [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 4:18
FILE SIZE: 26.4 KB
LINK
Once I was a selfish fool who never understood.
I never looked inside myself, but on the outside, I looked good!
Then we met and you made me the man I am today.
Tracy, I'm in love with you no matter what you weigh!'Cause without love, life is like the seasons with no summer.
Without love, life is rock 'n' roll without a drummer.
Tracy, I'll be yours forever 'cause I never wanna be
without love. Tracy, never set me free.No, I ain't lyin'.
Never set me free,
Tracy, no, no, no.TRACY
Once I was a simple girl, then stardom came to me.
But I was still a nothing, though a thousand fans may disagree.
Fame was just a prison, signing autographs a bore.
I didn't have a clue till you came banging on my doorthat without love, life is like my Dad without his Bromo.
Without love, life's like making out with Perry Como.
Darling, I'll be yours forever 'cause I never wanna be
without love. So darling, throw away the key.TRACY and LINK
I'm yours forever.TRACY
Throw away the keyTRACY and LINK
Yeah, yeah, yeah!SEAWEED
Living in the ghetto, black is ev'rywhere you go.
Who'd've thought I'd love a girl with skin as white as winter snow?PENNY
In my iv'ry tower life was just a Hostess snack.
But now I've tasted choc'late and I'm never going backPENNY and SEAWEED
'cause without love,SEAWEED
life is like a beat that you can't follow.PENNY and SEAWEED
Without love,PENNY
life is Doris Day at the Apollo.PENNY and SEAWEED
Darling, I'll be yours forever 'cause I never wanna be
without love.SEAWEED
So darling, never set me free.PENNY and SEAWEED
I'm yours forever.
Never set me free.
No, no, no!LINK
If you're locked up in this prison, Trace, I don't know what I'll do.TRACY
Link, I've got to break out so that I can get my hands on you.SEAWEED
And girl, if I can't touch you now I'm gonna lose control.PENNY
Seaweed, you're my black white knight. I've found my blue-eyed soul.SEAWEED
Sweet freedom is our goal!LINK
Trace, I wanna kiss ya!TRACY
Then I can't wait for parole!ALL
'Cause without love,SEAWEED
life is like a prom that won't invite us.ALL
Without love,LINK
it's like getting my big break and laryngitis.ALL
Without love,PENNY
life's a "forty-five" when you can't buy it.ALL
Without love,TRACY
life is like my mother on a diet.ALL
Like a week that's only Mondays.
Only ice cream, never sundaes.
Like a circle with no center.
Like a door marked "Do not enter!"
Darling, I'll be yours forever 'cause I never wanna be...CHORUS
without love!LINK and PENNY
Yes, now you've captured me.CHORUS
Without love...TRACY and SEAWEED
I surrender happily.CHORUS
Without love...PENNY
Oh, Seaweed,ALL
never set me free!PENNY and SEAWEED
No, no, no!TRACY and LINK
No, I ain't lyin'!PENNY and SEAWEED
Never set me free!ALL
No, no, no!
No, I don't wanna live withoutPENNY
love, love, love!LINK
Yeah, yeah, yeah!ALL
Darling, you had best believe in me,
never leave me without love!
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11) I Know Where I've Been [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 3:46
FILE SIZE: 15.6 KB
MOTORMOUTH
There's a light in the darkness,
though the night is as black as my skin.
There's a light burning bright,
showing me the way,
but I know where I've been.
There's a cry in the distance.
It's a voice that comes from deep within.
There's a cry asking "why?"
I pray the answer's up ahead,
'cause I know where I've been.There's a road up we've been trav'lin',
lost so many on the way.
But the riches will be plenty,
worth the price, the price we had to pay.
There's a dream in the future.
There's a struggle we have yet to win.
And there's a pride in my heart
'cause I know where I'm going.
Yes, I do!
And I know where I've been.CHORUS
There's a road...MOTORMOUTH
There's a road...CHORUS
we must travel.MOTORMOUTH
we must travel.CHORUS
There's a promise...MOTORMOUTH
There's a promise...CHORUS
we must make...MOTORMOUTH
we must make...CHORUS
'cause the riches...MOTORMOUTH
'cause the riches...CHORUS
will be plenty...MOTORMOUTH
will be plenty...CHORUS
worth the risk,MOTORMOUTH and CHORUS
worth the risk and the chances that we take.MOTORMOUTH
There's a dream in the future.
There's a struggle we have yet to win.
Use that pride in our hearts
to lift us to tomorrow,
'cause just to sit still would be a sin.CHORUS
I know it, I know it, I know where I'm goin'!MOTORMOUTH
Lord knows.
I know where I've been.MOTORMOUTH and CHORUS
Oh, when we win, I'll give thanks to my God
'cause I know where I've been!
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12) You Can't Stop the Beat [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 5:08
FILE SIZE: 43.8 KB
TRACY
You can't stop an avalanche as it races down the hill.
You can try to stop the seasons, girl, but you know you never will.
And you can try to stop my dancing feet, but I just cannot stand still.'Cause the world keeps spinning 'round and 'round,
and my heart's keeping time to the speed of sound.
I was lost till I heard the drums, then I found my wayTRACY and LINK
'cause you can't stop the beat!
Ever since this old world began,
a woman found out if she shook it, she could shake up a man.
And so I'm gonna shake and shimmy it the best that I can today,
'cause you can't stop
the motion of the ocean or the sun in the sky.
You can wonder if you wanna, but I never ask why.
And if you try to hold me down, I'm gonna spit in your eye and say
that you can't stop the beat!PENNY
You can't stop a river as it rushes out to sea.
You can try to stop the hands of time, but ya know it just can't be.
And if they try to stop us, Seaweed, I'll call the N-double-A-C-P!'Cause the world keeps spinning 'round and 'round,
and my heart's keeping time to the speed of sound.
I was lost till I heard the drums, then I found my wayPENNY and SEAWEED
'cause you can't stop the beat!
Ever since we first saw the light,
a man and woman like to shake it on a Saturday night.
And so I'm gonna shake and shimmy it with all of my might today,
'cause you can't stop
the motion of the ocean or the rain from above.
They can try to stop the paradise we're dreaming of.
But they cannot stop the rhythm of two hearts in love to stay,
'cause you can't stop the beat!EDNA
You can't stop my happiness, 'cause I like the way I am.
And you just can't stop my knife and fork when I see a Christmas ham.
So if you don't like the way I look, well, I just don't give a damn!'Cause the world keeps spinning 'round and 'round,
and my heart's keeping time to the speed of sound.
I was lost till I heard the drums, then I found my wayEDNA and WILBUR
'cause you can't stop the beat!
Ever since this old world began,
a woman found out if she shook it, she could shake up a man.
And so I'm gonna shake and shimmy it the best that I can today,
'cause you can't stop the motion of the ocean or the sun in the sky.
You can wonder if you wanna, but I never ask why.
And if you try to hold me down, I'm gonna spit in your eye and say
that you can't stop the beat!MOTORMOUTH
Oh, oh, oh, you can't stop today as it comes speeding down the track.
Child, yesterday is hist'ry and it's never coming back
'cause tomorrow is a brand new day and it don't know white from black,MOTORMOUTH and ENSEMBLE
'cause the world keeps spinning 'round and 'round,
and my heart's keeping time to the speed of sound.
I was lost till I heard the drums, then I found my way
'cause you can't stop the beat!
Ever since we first saw the light,
a man and woman like to shake it on a Saturday night.
And so I'm gonna shake and shimmy it with all of my might today,
'cause you can't stop
the motion of the ocean or the rain from above.
They can try to stop the paradise we're dreaming of.
But they cannot stop the rhythm of two hearts in love to stay,ALL
'cause you can't stop the beat!Aah, aah, aah,
Aah, aah, aah
Aah, aah, aah, aah,
come on, you Von Tussles!
Go and shake your fanny muscles!AMBER and VELMA
We can't!ALL
Yes, you can!AMBER and VELMA
No, we can't!ALL
Yes, you can!AMBER and VELMA
Yes, we can!ALL
You can't stop the beat!AMBER and VELMA
Ever since we first saw the sun,
it seems Von Tussle girls are always try'n' to please someone.
But now we're gonna shake and shimmy it and have some fun today!ALL
'Cause you can't stop
the motion of the ocean or the rain from above.
They can try to stop the paradise we're dreaming of,
but you cannot stop the rhythm of two heats in love to stay,
'cause you can't stop the beat!
You can't stop the beat!
You can't stop the beat!
You can't stop the beat!
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