TRACY
You cant stop an avalanche
As it races down the hill
You can try to stop the seasons, girl
But ya know you never will
And you can try to stop my dancin' 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 til i heard the drums
Then i found my way
TRACY & 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 cant 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 cant stop the beat!
(Penny appears onstage transformed into a hot teenage tigress.)
TRACY
What do ya' have to say, Penny?
PENNY
I am now a checkerboard chick!
You can't stop a river
As it rushes to the sea
You can try and 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 - ñ - p!
'Cause the world keeps spinning
'Round and 'round.
SEAWEED
'Round and 'round
PENNY
And my heart's keeping time
To the speed of sound
SEAWEED
Speed of sound
PENNY
I was lost till i heard the drums
Then i found my way
PENNY & SEAWEED
'Cause you can't stop the beat
PENNY & SEAWEED, TRACY & LINK
Ever since we first saw the light
A man and woman liked to shake it
On a saturday night
And so i'm gonna shake and shimmy it
With all my might today
'Cause you cant 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 cant stop the beat!
EDNA
Tracy, I have a little something
I'd like to add, if you don't mind.
You cant 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 |ust don't give a damn!
EDNA & ENSEMBLE
'Cause the world keeps spinning
'Round and 'round
And my heart's keeping time
To the speed of sound
I was lost til i heard the drums
Then i found my way
EDNA & WILBUR & COMPANY
'Cause you cant 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 cant 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 cant stop the beat!
EDNA
Wilbur, be a dear and get me my
oxygen... NOW!
MOTORMOUTH (to Velma)
Step aside, Miss Buttercup... it's
time to wrap this mutha' up!
Oh, oh, oh,
You can't stop today
ENSEMBLE
...No!
MOTORMOUTH
As it comes speeding down the track
ENSEMBLE
Oîí îîí îîí, child, yes
MOTORMOUTH
Child, yesterday is hist'ry
ENSEMBLE
Be gone!
MOTORMOUTH
And it's never coming back
ENSEMBLE
Look ahead
MOTORMOUTH & ENSEMBLE
'Cause tomorrow is a brand new day
MOTORMOUTH
And it don't know white from black
ENSEMBLE
Yeah!
MOTORMOUTH & ENSEMBLE
'Cause the world keeps spinning
'Round and 'round
And my heart's keeping time
To the speed of sound
I was lost til i heard the drums
Then i found my way
'Cause you cant stop the beat
Ever since we first saw the light
A man and woman liked to shake it
On a saturday night
And so i'm gonna shake and shimmy it
With all my might today
'Cause you can't stop
The motion of the ocean
Or the rain from above
They can try to stop this paradise
We're dreaming of
But you cannot stop the rhythm
Of two hearts in love to stay
You can't stop the beat!
Aah, aah, aah
Aah, aah, aah
Aah, aah, aah
Come on, you von tussles
Go on, shake your fanny muscles
VELMA & AMBER
We can't!
Yes, you can!
VELMA & AMBER
No, we can't!
Yes, you can!
VEIMA & AMBER
Yes, we can...!!!
You can't stop the beat
VELMA & AMBER
Ever since we first saw the sun
It seems von tussle girls are always
Tryin' to please someone
But now we're gonna shake and shimmy it
And have some fun
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 you cannot stop the rhythm
Of two hearts in love to stay
'Cause you can't stop the beat!
You can't stop the beat!!
LINK
Once I was a selfish fool
Who never understood
I never looked inside myself
Though 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...
LINK (& ENSEMBLE)
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!
SEAWEED
Living in the ghetto
Black is everywhere you go
Who'd 've thought I'd love a girl
With skin as white as winter's snow
PENNY
In my ivory tower
Life was just a hostess snack
But now I've tasted chocolate
And I'm never going back
PENNY & SEAWEED & ENSEMBLE
'Cause without love
SEAWEED
Life is like a beat that you can't follow
PENNY & SEAWEED & ENSEMBLE
Without love
PENNY
Life is doris day at the apollo
PENNY & SEAWEED & ENSEMBLE
Darling, I'll be yours forever
'Cause I never wanna be
Without love
SEAWEED
So darling, never set me free
PENNY & SEAWEED
I'm yours forever
Never set me free
PENNY & SEAWEED & ENSEMBLE
No, no, no!
LINK
If I'm Left without my baby doll
I don't know what I'll do
[ Lyrics from:
http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/h/hairspray/without_lo
ve.html ]
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 & ENSEMBLE
Sweet freedom is our goal
LINK
Trace, I wanna kiss ya!
TRACY
Let me out at the next Toll!
'Cause without love
SEAWEED
Life is like a prom that won't invite us
Without love
LINK
Life's getting my big break and laryngitis
Without love
PENNY
Life's a '45' when you can't buy it
Without love
TRACY
Life is like my mother on a diet
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...
Without love
PENNY & LINK
Yes now you've captured me
ENSEMBLE
Without love
LINK & TRACY
I surrender happily
ENSEMBLE
Without love
PENNY
Oh seaweed
Never set me free
PENNY & SEAWEED
No, no, no
TRACY & LINK
No, I ain't lyin'
PENNY & SEAWEED
Never set me free
No, no, no
No, I don't wanna live without
PENNY
Love, love, love
LINK
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Darling, you had best believe me,
Never leave me without love!
EDNA
Tracy, I haven't left this house
in , in years
TRACY
Then isn't it time you did?
EDNA
Oh no Tracy
You have your father meet with him
I don't wanna be seen like this
The neighboors haven't seen me
Since I was a size 10
Don't make me do it Tracy
TRACY
Ma, it's changing out there
You'll like it!
People who are different
Their time is coming.
TRACY
Hey mama hey mama,
Look around
Everybody'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 & ENSEMBLE
Hey mama, welcome to the 60's
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh mama, welcome to the 60's
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Go mama, go, go, go!
DYNAMITES & ENSEMBLE
Welcome to the 60's
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Hey mama
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
Yeah, yeah, yeah
TRACY
Hey mama, hey mama,
Have Some Fun
EDNA
I Haven't Left This House since 1951
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 &, ENSEMBLE
Hey mama, welcome to the 60's
Oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh mama, welcome to the 60's
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Go mama, go, go, go!
TRACY, DYNAMITES &, ENSEMBLE
Hey mama, welcome to the 60's
Oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh mama, welcome to the 60's
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Go mama, go, go, go!
DYNAMITES & ENSEMBLE
Welcome to the 60's
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Hey mama, hey mama
Yeah, yeah, yeah
(Tracy & Edna arrive at Mr. Pinky's Hefty Hideaway)
DYNAMITES
Welcome to the rhythm of a brand new day
TRACY
Take your old-fashioned fears
TRACY & DYNAMITES
And just throw them away
MR. PINKY'S STAFF
You should add some color and a fresh new "do"
DYNAMITES & ENSEMBLE
'Cause it's time for a star
Who looks just like you!
MR PINKY
There's My Shining Star, Fantastic to meet you!I'm Mr Pinky
TRACY
It's so nice to meet you
MR PINKY
Tracy, Is this your older sister?
EDNA
(WRONG): Flattery will not distract Ms Turnblacks agent.
(CORRECT) : Flattery will not distract Ms Turnblad's agent.
MR PINKY
54 Double D?
EDNA
Triple E
MR PINKY
I Hit the Motherload!
DYNAMITES & ENSEMBLE
Welcome to the 60's
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Hey mama, welcome to the 60's
Oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh mama, welcome to the 60's
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Go mama, go, go, go!
JUDINE
Dontcha 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 & ENSEMBLE
Step on out
Hear us shout
TRACY, DYNAMITES & ENSEMBLE
Mama, that's your cue!!!
EDNA
Hey Tracy, hey baby,
Look at me!
I'm the cutest chickie
That ya ever did see
Hey Tracy, hey baby,
Look at us
Where is there a team
That's half as fabulous?!
EDNA (& ENSEMBLE)
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
(WRONG): Tell lollabrigida to step aside!
(CORRECT): Tell Lola Bridgida to step aside!
EDNA & ENSEMBLE
Your mama's welcoming the 60's
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh
Oh your mama's welcoming the 60's
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Go, mama, go, go, go!
ENSEMBLE
Welcome to the 60's
Open the door
For the girl who has more,
She's a star...
Tracy, go, go, go!
EDNA(TRACY)(over the top of song below)
Your mama's hip, (hip) your mamas in (in mama) , your mamas lookin at herself and wondering where you been? (where you been?)
your mamas lit (lit) she's all glow (glow mama) , your mama what shes holding back your mama's gotta let go (GO GO GO!)
Hey mama, welcome to the 60's
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh
Oh mama, welcome to the 60's
Oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh
Go mama. Go, go, go!
Hey mama welcome to the 60's
KAMILAH
Welcome to the "6", to the "0"
To the apostrophe "s"!
HEY YEAH YEAH....
OH yeahhhhh
DYNAMITES
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
CORNY
Hey there, Teenage Baltimore!
Don't change that channel!
'Cause it's time for the Corny
Collins Show! Brought to you by
Ultra Clutch Hairspray!
CORNY (& COUNCIL MEMBERS)
Ev'ry afternoon
When the clock strikes four
(bop-bee-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, bee-ba)
A crazy bunch of kids
Crash through that door yeah
(bop-bee-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, bee-ba)
Well 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
So every afternoon
You turn your T.V. on
(na, na, na, na, na, na-na-na-na)
And we know you turn the sound up
When your parents are gone, yeah
(na, na, na, na, na, na-na-na-na)
And then you twist and shout
For your favorite star
And when you've practiced every step
That's in your repertoire
You better come on down
And meet the nicest kids in town
Nice white kids
Who like to lead the way
And once a month
We have our "negro day!"
And i'm the man who keeps it spinnin' round
Mr. Corny Collins
With the latest, greatest Baltimore sound!!
So every afternoon
Drop everything woo!
(bop-bee-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, bee-ba)
Who needs to read and write
When you can dance and sing?
(bop-bee-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, bee-ba)
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
Roll Call!!
COUNCIL MEMBERS
I'm Amber!
Brad!
Tammy!
Fender!
Brenda!
Sketch!
Shelley!
I.Q!
Lou Ann!
Joey!
Mikey, Vicki, Becky, Bix, Jessie, Darla, Paulie!
Noreen!
Doreen!
And I'm...LINK!
(All of the girls scream.)
CORNY (& COUNCIL MEMBERS)
So, if every night you're shaking
As you lie in bed
(pony-pony, ooh, pony-pony)
Shake it baby!
And the bass and drums
Are pounding in your head
(mony-mony, ooh, mony-mony)
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
When you�re the nicest
Kids in town
Nicest kids in...
Kids in town!
(AMBER,TAMMY,SHELLY)
Hey look out for that moving van
Driving down our streets
You better lock up your man
Before he meets
The new girl in town
(AMBER)
Who just came on the scene
(AMBER,TAMMY,SHELLY)
The new girl in town
(AMBER)
Can't be more than sixteen
(AMBER,TAMMY,SHELLY)
And she's got a way of makin'
A boy act like a clown
Wo-oo,wo-oo,wo-oo,wo-oo
We don't know what to do
'Bout the next girl in town
The new girl in town
(SHELLY)
Seems to dance on air
(AMBER,TAMMY,SHELLY)
The new girl in town
(TAMMY)
She's got the coolest hair
(AMBER,TAMMY,SHELLY)
You better tell the homecoming queen
To hold on to her crown
Wo-oo,wo-oo,wo-oo,wo-oo
Or she's gonna lose it to
The new girl in town
(SHELLY,TAMMY)
She's hip, so cool
(AMBER)
I'm gonna get her after school!
(AMBER,TAMMY,SHELLY)
And yet we'd like to be like her
'Cause she's the kitten
That the cats prefer
(DYNAMITES)
The new girl in town
(DYNAMITE #1)
Has my guy on a string
(DYNAMITES)
The new girl in town
(DYNAMITE #3)
Hey look she's wearing his ring
(DYNAMITES)
I can't stop crying and so
In my own tears I'm gonna drown
Wo-oo,wo-oo,wo-oo,wo-oo
(DYNAMITE #1)
Cause he wants to rendezvous
(DYNAMITES)
With the new girl
(this is the part the new part at the end)
(DYNAMITE #2)
We kinda sad and blue
(DYNAMITES)
Yes it's true girl
We'd like to say...
To the new girl in town
The new girl in town
Wo-oo,wo-oo,wo-oo,wo-oo
From out of the blue girl
This town's in a stew girl
What a hullabaloo girl
She ain't just passing through girl
She's sticking like glue girl
To the man I though I knew girl
Wo-oo,wo-oo,wo-oo,wo-oo
Hey look out for that moving van
Look out, look out. Look out, look out
SEAWEED
Hey Trace, my moms pitching a platter party at our record shop up off North Avenue. Wanna come "check it out"?
PENNY
May i also come "check it out?
SEAWEED
Oh, you surely may!
TRACY
I've never been to North Avenue!
LINK
would it b safe up there for, you know... us?
SEAWEED
Yeah dont worry cracker boy, It's cool!
PENNY
Imagine, being invited places by colored people!
TRACY
It feels so hip!
SEAWEED
I'm glad you feel that way, friends, 'cause not everybody does.
I can't see
Why people look at me
And only see the color of my face
yes they do
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 chocolate
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 (& ENSEMBLE)
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 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 chocolate
The richer the taste
And That's where it's at
Now run and tell that!!
ENSEMBLE
Run and tell that!
(The scene shifts to Motormouth Maybelle's record shop dance party where her daughter Li'l Inez and her friends are already in full swing.)
LI'L INEZ
Hey, you're Tracy Turnblad! You're my favorite dancer on the Corny Collins Show.
SEAWEED
This is my sister, Li'l Inez.
TRACY
Yeah, I saw you at the auditions.
LI'L INEZ
Well, you're the only one who
did, 'cause they kicked me out
on my young, gifted and black
behind.
SEAWEED
Tell 'em about it!
LI'L INEZ
I'm tired of coverin' up all my pride
SEAWEED & 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 & 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 dollar
Out 'a fifteen cent"
But we got a spirit
Money just cant buy
LI'L INEZ & ENSEMBLE
It's deep as a river
It soars to the sky!!
SEAWEED & ENSEMBLE
I cant see
The reason it cant 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 and let's all dance
'Cause all things are equal
When it comes to love
Well, that ain't quite true
'Cause when a 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 chocolate
The richer the taste
That's where it's at
SEAWEED
...Now run and tell that!!
ENSEMBLE
Run and tell that!
SEAWEED
Stop...
Stop telling me what to do-o
Don't...
Don't treat me like a child of two-o
No...
I know that you want what's best
Please...
But mother please... give it a rest!
(3x)
Stop, don't, no!
Please...
Mama, I'm a big girl now!
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! (Oh, Tracy! )
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 hicky please don't, have a cow!
Cause mama, I'm a big girl now!
Ma, I gotta tell you that without a doubt
I got my best dancing lessons from yo-ou
You're the one who taught me how to twist and shout
Because you shout non-stop, and you're so twisted to-o
Ooooo
Once I used to fidget cause I just sat home
But now I'm just like Gidget, and I gotta get to Rome
So say arrividicci, toodle-loo, and ciao!
Cause mama I'm a big girl now!
Oooo
(3x)
Stop, don't, no!
Please...
Mama, I'm a big girl now!
Hey mama...
Hey mama...
Once upon a time I was a shy young thing
Could barely walk and talk so much as dance and sing
But let me hit that stage I wanna take my bow...
Cause mama, I'm a big girl now!
Oooooh!
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!
Oooooh!
Ma, you always taught me what was right from wrong
And now I just wanna give it a try
Mama, I'm been in a nest for far to long!
So please give a push and mama watch me fly!
Watch me fly!
Hey mama...
Say mama...
One day I will meet a man you won't condemn
And we will have some kids and you can torture them
But let me be a star before I take that vow!
Cause mama, I'm a big girl now
Mama, I'm a big girl now
Hey, ya, ya, ya, yay
Mama... I'm a big girl...
Oo, such a big big girl
I'm a big girl... now... oooo (2x)
(Stop don't no please)
Hey little girl with the cash to burn
Well I'm sellin' something you won't return
Hey little girl take me off the shelf
'Cause it's hard having fun playing with yourself
Once you've browsed through the whole selection
Shake those hips in my direction
A prettier package you never did see
Take me home then unwrap me
Shop around little darlin' I've got to be
The Ladies' Choice, (Ladies' Choice), Ladies' Choice
Hey little girl lookin' for a sale
Test drive this American male
It's gonna take cash to fill my tank
So let's crack open your piggy bank
Hey little girl goin window shopping
I got something traffic stopping
Hey, little girl on a spending spree
I don't come cheap but the kisses come free
On closer inspection I'm sure that you'll agree
I'm the Ladies' Choice, (Ladies' Choice), Ladies' Choice
(ahhhhh, ahhhhh, ahhhhh, ahhhhh) Wow!
Hey, little girl on a spending spree
I don't come cheap but the kisses come free
On closer inspection I'm sure that you'll agree
OOOHHHHH!
Hey little girl, listen to my plea
I come with a lifetime guarantee
And one day maybe we'll find that baby makes three
It's the Ladies' Choice
I'm the Ladies' Choice
The Ladies' Choice
I'm the Ladies' Choice choice choice
COUNCIL GUYS
It takes two
LINK
They say it's a man's world
Well, that cannot be denied
But what good's 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 wanna rule 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
GUYS
Don't you know
LINK
Lancelot had guinevere
Mrs. Claus has old st. Nick
Romeo had Juliet
And liz, well, she has her dick
They say it takes two to tango
Well, that tango's child's play
So take me to the dance floor
And we'll twist the night away
Just like frankie avalon
Had his favorite mouseketeer
I dream of a lover, babe,
To say the things 1 long to hear
So come closer baby,
Oh and whisper in my ear
Tell me 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
and I'll be the groom
If you'll be my bride
It takes two, baby,
It takes two
It takes two, baby
miss maybelle
theres light in the darkness ohh the night is balck as my skin theres a light burning bright showing me the way but I know where i've been
theres a cry in the distance it's a voice that comes from deep within theres a cry asking why I pray the answers up ahead, yeah cuz I know where i've been
Theres a road we've been travelin lost so many on the way, but the riches will be plenty worth the price we had to pay
theres a dream in the future, theres a struggle we that we have yet to win, and theres pride in my heart cuz I know where i'm going yes I do!and I know where i've been yeah
Miss Maybelle + Ensemble
theres a road (theres a road)
we must travel (we must travel)
theres a promise (theres a promise)
we must make (that we must make)
but the riches (oh but the riches)
will be plenty (the riches will be plenty)
and the chances we must take ( the chances we must take)
theres a dream in the future
theres a struggle
that we have wet to win
use that pride
in our hearts
to lift us up
until tomorrow
cuz just to sit still would be a sin
Ensemble
I know it, I know it
I know where i'm going
Miss Maybelle
lord knows i know
where I've been
Miss Maybelle + Ensemble
oohh when we win
I'll give thanks to my god
Hey old friend let's look back
On the crazy clothes we wore
Ain't it fun to look back and
To see it's all been done
Before all those nights
Together are a special memory
And I can't wait for tomorrow
Just as long as you're dancing
Next to me
Cause it's so clear every year
We get stronger what's gone is
Gone the past is the past turn
The radio up and then hit the
Gas cause...
I know we've come so far but
We've got so far to go I know
The road seems long but it
Won't be long till it's time
To go so most days we'll take
It fast and some nights we'll
Take it slow I know we've
Come so far but
Baby [repeat x2]
We've got so far to go
Hey old friend together side
By side and year by year the
Road was filled with twists
And turns oh but that's the
Road that got us here
Let's move past the bad times
But before those memories
Fade let's forgive but not
Forget and learn from all the
Mistakes we made cause it's
So clear every year we get
Stronger so don't give up
Don't say when and just get
Back on the road again
Cause...I know we've come
So far but we've got so far
To go I know the road seems
Long but it won't be long
Till it's time to go so
Most days we'll take it
Fast and some nights we'll
Take it slow I know we've
Come so far but
Baby [repeat x2]
We've got so far to go
Hey old friend come along
For this ride there's
Plenty of room so jump
Inside the highway's rocky
Every now and then but
It's so much better then
Where I've been
Just keep movin' at your
Own speed your heart is
All the compass you'll
Ever need let's keep
Cruisin' the road we're on
Cause the rear view mirror
Only shows what's
Gone [repeat x3]
Got so far to go
Oh it's so clear every year
We get stronger so shine
That light take my hand
Let's dance into the
Promise land
Cause...I know we've come
So far but we've got so far
To go I know the road seems
Long but it won't be long
Till it's time to go so
Most days we'll take it
Fast and some nights we'll
Take it slow I know we've
Come so far but
Baby [repeat x2]
On my own, there's no chaperone
But my heart still is mine for the keeping
Tracy, take a rest; you can pass this test
You can still dream your dream while you're sleeping
BRIDGE:
If I can just stay true
To the steps I've taken
It will all come through
If it's fate, let it be
'Cause now I see
I can wait
Change takes time, it's a long hard climb
But I'll get to the top if I'm steady
And where love's concerned, well, I guess I've learned
Just to trust he'll be here when he's ready
REPEAT BRIDGE
I'll let fate set the day
It's okay
I can wait
Plant the tiniest seed down below
Tend it well, and stand back
And just watch it grow
Watch me grow
REPEAT BRIDGE
Name the date, and say when
But 'til then
TRACY:
I can hear the bells, well don't you hear 'em chime? Can't you feel my heart-beat 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 tonne of bricks, yes my heart burst now I know what life's about, one little touch and love's knocked me out
and...
TRACY & ENSOMBLE
I can hear the bells,
My head is spinning.
I can hear the bells,
Something's beginning.
Everybody 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 temperature's climbing,
I can't contain my joy 'cause I've finally found the boy I've been missin'
LISTEN!
I can hear the bells.
TRACY
Round 1,
He'll ask me on a date, and then...
Round 2,
I'll primp but won't be late, because
Round 3's
When we kiss inside his car!
Won't go all the way but I'll go pretty fa-ar
Round 4,
He'll ask me for my hand, and then...
Round 5,
We'll book the wedding band, so by...
Round 6,
Amber, much to your suprise, this heavy-weight champion takes the prize and
TRACY & ENSOMBLE
I can hear the bells,
My ears are ringing,
I can hear the bells,
The brides-maids are singing,
Everybody says that a guy who's such a gem, won't look my way well the laughs on them 'cause
I can hear the bells,
My father will smile,
I can hear the bells,
As he walks me down the isle,
My mother starts to cry but I can't see 'cause Link and I are french kissin'
LISTEN!
I can hear the bells.
*Key Change*
TRACY & ENSOMBLE
I can hear the bells,
My head is reeling,
I can hear the bells,
I can't stop the peeling,
Everybody 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,
Till death do us part and,
Even when we die we'll look down from up above remembering the night that we two fell in love, We both will shed a tear and
he'll whisper as we're remanisn'
LISTEN!
I can hear the bells,
I can hear the bells,
I can hear the bells.
ENSOMBLE
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 that beat
The 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
Every day's like an open door
Every night is a fantasy
Every 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 street all dance round my feet
They came from way far out
In outer space
And with her help
They may destroy the human race
AMBER & GUYS
She's got cooties!
GIRLS
... Cooties
AMBER
They've found a place to nest
GUYS
She's got cooties
GIRLS
... Cooties
AMBER
If I were her I'd be depressed
Long tailed, sharp nailed
Fuzzy legs, laying eggs
In science class
She's like a walking show-and-tell
Her pet skunk ran away
'Cause it couldn't take the smell
GUYS
She's got cooties
GIRLS
... Cooties
AMBER
Nobody want to sit by her
GUYS
She's got cooties
GIRLS
... Cooties
AMBER
She don't need a coat
'Cause she's got fur!
Circle, circle,
Dot, dot, dot
AMBER
Glad I got my cootie shot!
"Come on boys, let's stamp 'em out!"
GUYS
She's got cooties
GIRLS
... Cooties
AMBER
She's just as friendly as can be
GUYS
She's got cooties
GIRLS
... Cooties
AMBER
She shows them cootie hospitality
GUYS
She's got cooties
GIRLS
... Cooties
AMBER
She's like a living "twilight zone"
GUYS
She's got cooties
GIRLS
... Cooties
AMBER
Quick, get rod serling on the phone!
AMBER
Black, white, red, green
AMBER & ENSEMBLE
Every color in between
AMBER
Dresses like a circus clown
AMBER & ENSEMBLE
Somebody oughta hose her down
AMBER
Grew up in a cootie zoo
I bet her two-ton mama's got 'em too!
LINK & GIRLS
Blood on the pavement
what a mess
AMBER
Is that your eyeball
On my dress
AMBER & LINK
Don't drink and drive
Please keep your head
Or come graduation day
You'll be dead
LINK
Hands on the wheel
Though I know its a drag
I'd hate to see your body
In a body bag
VELMA
Kids listen Up
Cause I'm a mom
AMBER & LINK & VELMA
Yes, blood on the pavement
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 had no fun
I hid under a bushel
Which is easier said than done!
Then one day my grandma
Who was big and stout
She said you gotta love yourself
From inside out
And just as soon as i learned
How to strut my funky stuff
I found out that the world at large
Cant 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
1 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 nothin' 'bout me
That's unsuitable
No one wants a meal
That only offers the least
When girl we're servin' up
The whole damn feast
Slice off a piece
Of that hog head cheese
Then take a look inside
My book of recipes
Now, don't you sniff around
For something fluffy 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 ya lick the spoon
Because it tastes so nice
I'll keep it in my oven
'Til it's good and hot
Keep on stirring til it hits the spot
Because i'm...
Big, blonde and beautiful
And Edna girl, you're lookin' so
Recruitable
Why sit in the bleachers
Timid and afraid
When Edna,
You can be your own parade!
TRACY
So? How 'bout it, Mama?
EDNA
Well, I am big, I am blonde... ish, and if you say
I'm beautiful, I guess I'm beautiful. OK, I'll do it!
Yeaaa!
Look out old Baltimore
We're marching in
'And we ain't shufflin'
Through that old back door
EDNA
And Tracy, i will join the 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 ya please
You know they'll hear me knockin'
With the two of these!
MOTORMOUTH & ENSEMBLE
Tomorrow, side by side
We'll show the world what's right
EDNA
Looks like i'm touchin' up my roots tonight!
MOTORMOUTH & ENSEMBLE
Then we'll be
Big, blonde and beautiful
It's time to face the fact
It's irrefutable
Can't ya hear that rumbling?
That's our hunger to be free
It's time to fin'ly taste
Equality
COUNCIL MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS
On mother/daughter day
Where thin is in,
We're white as wool
MOTORMOUTH
Well ladies, big is back!
And as for black, it's...
MOTORMOUTH & ENSEMBLE
...Beautiful!!
MOTORMOUTH
All shapes and sizes, follow me
EDNA
Let's bust their chops!
VELMA
Quick, cali the cops!
MOTORMOUTH & PROTESTERS
We're gonna dance our way to victory!
And get us on TV!
PROTESTERS
2...4...6...8...TV'S got to integrate!
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Stay away! This isn't Negro Day!
(Police sirens wail. Whistles blow. As the protesters continue their march, they are loaded into the addy wagon.)
MOTORMOUTH
You bet i'm big!
EDNA (pulling on Velmas hair)
This blond is gray!
LINK
Tracy, this was beautiful!
MOTORMOUTH
Big, blonde, and beautiful leads the way!
ENSEMBLE
WILBUR
Styles keep a changin'
The world's re-arrangin'
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
Oh, Wilbur!
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 chic as can be!
You're like a rare vintage ripple
A vintage they'll never forget
So pour me a teeny weenie 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 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
(They dance.)
EDNA
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!
WILBUR & EDNA
Some folks don't get it
But we never fret it
'Cause we know that time is our friend
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 family 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!
WILBUR & EDNA
You're timeless to me
EDNA
You're timeless to me
WILBUR
You're timeless to me
WILBUR & EDNA
You're timeless to me!!WILBUR
Styles keep a changin'
The world's re-arrangin'
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
Oh, Wilbur!
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 chic as can be!
You're like a rare vintage ripple
A vintage they'll never forget
So pour me a teeny weenie 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 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
(They dance.)
EDNA
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!
WILBUR & EDNA
Some folks don't get it
But we never fret it
'Cause we know that time is our friend
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 family 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!
WILBUR & EDNA
You're timeless to me
EDNA
You're timeless to me
WILBUR
You're timeless to me
WILBUR & EDNA
VELMA
Front step, cha-cha-cha, back step cha-cha-cha, side step, front step, back, and turn.
TRACY
Oh my god, Penny, there's Link, Link! I can't believe I'm really here auditioning!
PENNY
I can't believe I'm really here watching you audition!
VELMA
Front step, cha-cha-cha, back step cha-cha-cha, side step, front step, back, and, oh, Amber, look at this motly crew! oh
this town has sure gone downhill since I was crowned miss...
AMBER
Oh, mother not more ancient history!
VELMA
Oh, my God how times have changed, these girls must be blind, or completely deranged!
But, time seem to halt when I was Miss Baltimore Crabs.
Amber, that move is far too dirty!
AMBER
Mother, wake up from that dream of yours, this isn't 1930!
VELMA
You can laugh, but life's a test!
Don't do this, don't do that!
Remember, Mother knows best!
And the crowns in the vault from
when I won Miss Baltimore Crabs
AMBER
these steps are perfect ammunition.
VELMA
Let me show you how you Mommy dear
took out the competition.
Girls, go get them, boys lets rumba!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
Those poor runner ups
might still hold some grudges
They padded their cups
But I screwed the judges! those broads thought they'd win if a plate they would spin in their dance..hahaha..not a chance
boys, put me down!
Oh, good morning ladies, lets see what you got!
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Twist, twist, twist, twist, mashed potato, mambo!
VELMA
ready, begin
On my show you'll never find a thrusting hip or bump and grind!
AMBER
Whats that, a dance for flees and tics?
VELMA
Oh, you should have seen my bag of tricks!
Oh I hit the stage
Batons ablaze
While belting Aida
and preparing SOUFLEES!
But that triple somersault
is how I clinched Miss Baltimore Crabs!
DANCE BREAK!
VELMA
Proceed.
TAMMY
Are you scared we're on live?
TRACY
No, I'm sure I can cope.
AMBER
Well, this show isn't broadcast in
COUNCIL GIRLS
Cinema scope!
VELMA
I never drink one chocolate malt
no desserts for Miss Baltimore Crabs!
AMBER
This one will never get a date in those hand-me-down clothes!
VELMA
Ha kid, she'll never get a date
till daddy buys her a new nose!
I would say
Oi guevalt!
if I wasn't miss Baltimore crabs
AMBER
Do you dance like you dress?
LINK
Amber, there's no need to be cruel
VELMA
would you swim in an integrated pool?
TRACY
I sure would! I'm all for integration! it's the new frontier!
VELMA
Not in Baltimore, it isn't!
and may i be frank
first impressions can be tough
and when i saw you i knew it
if your size weren't enough
your last answer just blew it!
and so my dear
so short and stout
you'll never be in
so were kicking you out!
with your form and your fate
oh, it isn't your fault!
just down with a case of
Miss Baltimore Crabs
ergh you may go
TRACY
Ummm...Thank you
PENNY
I think they secretly liked you!
LIL INEZ
May I please audition?
VELMA
Of course not
but u can bow and exalt
cuz i am miss Baltimore crabs!
COUNCIL GIRLS
CORNY
And now, live, from the certified up-to-code Baltimore Eventorium...
...for the first time ever on nationwide television...
it's The Corny Collins Spectacular...
COUNCIL GIRLS
He's Corny!!
CORNY
...brought to you by Ultra Clutch Hairspray!
CORNY (& ENSEMBLE)
What gives a girl
Power and punch?
Is it charm, is it poise?
No, it's hairspray!
What gets a gal
Asked out to lunch
Is it brains, is it dough?
No, it's hairspray!
If you take a ride
With no can at your side
Then your flip will be gone
With the wind
But if you spray it and lock it,
You can take off in a rocket
And in outer space
Each hair will be in place
Why take a chance
When you get up and dance
If you twist, i insist
You use hairspray
And tell your mother
Her head she should smother
With "ultra-clutch" faithfully
So if you're a redhead,
A blonde or brunette
Just take my advice
And you might just get
The only thing better than hairspray
CORNY
That's me!
ENSEMBLE
Ska-doo-dle-e-ya
Doo-dle-e-ya do wah
CORNY
Forget the milkman
The only thing better than hairspray
ENSEMBLE
Hairspray! Wow!
CORNY
That's me!
CORNY & ENSEMBLE
What makes a man
Reach out and touch?
Ultra clutch!
CORNY & ENSEMBLE
So if you're a redhead,
A blonde or brunette
Just take my advice
And you might just get
CORNY
The only thing better than hairspray
That's me!
ENSEMBLE
Ska-doo-dle-e-ya
Doo-dle-e-ya do wah
COUNCIL GIRLS
He's Corny Collins!
CORNY
The only thing better than hairspray
ENSEMBLE
Hairspray! Wow!
CORNY
That's me!
ENSEMBLE
Ska-doo-dle-e-ya do wah
Ska-doo-dle-e-ya do wah!
Do wow!
CORNY
"Hey, baby, you look like you could use a stiff one!"
BRENDA
Someday I will say
When I'm on my marble end
I conquered my dreams
After all of my regimes
I don't wanna march
I just wanna dance, trough life
It's a party
We can die anyday
So give me more hairspray
Hairspray-ay-ay
Fix my hair like a coupe de freak
Oh, c'est fantastique!
Do my hair like I'm the king of Rome
Oh babe, kiss my throne!
I know what I'm looking for
No I'm not a boy next door
I'm right here and free
And no I'm no honey bee
I'm on my own
And I wanna die in the zone
So let's do this right
And live our dreams tonight hu oh-oh
Get your boots on
And sing me your favourite song hu oh-oh
We can die anyday
So give me more hairspray
Hairspray-ay-ay
Fix my hair like a coupe de freak
Oh, c'est fantastique!
Do my hair like I'm the king of Rome
Oh babe, kiss my throne!
Just a flash and the fire is out
I'll never have enough
Cause this is good stuff, good stuff
We can die anyday
So give me more hairspray
We can die anyday
