Tom Waits

The I Love You Song - 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

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From the 2005 Original Broadway Cast Recording. Featuring Derrick Baskin, Lisa Howard and Celia Keenan-Bolger. Music and Lyrics by William Finn. Opened: May 2, 2005 Closed: Jan 20, 2008 Total Performances: 1136 Lyrics - MR. PANCH (spoken) Miss Ostrovsky. Chimerical OLIVE (spoken) May I have a definition? MR. PANCH (spoken, voice fading out) It means unreal, magical, visionary, wildly fanciful, highly unrealistic OLIVE'S MOM Ooooooooh Ooooooooh OLIVE If I go to Washington Will I be on my own? Because if I go to Washington OLIVE'S MOM Aaaaaaaah OLIVE Who will be my chaperone? OLIVE'S MOM We always knew you were a winner We saw it when you smiled Start from the beginning When you were a beginner You were the perfect child We always knew We always knew You were a champion You sadness filled my room Dear if you should feel my gloom Blame it on me Blame it on your Daddalee and Mammalee 'Cause depression runs in our family I love you I love you I love everything about you dear And I swear it's true I love you OLIVE'S DAD I love you OLIVE And my dad says OLIVE'S DAD, OLIVE'S MOM I love you I love everything about you [DAD: baby, MOM: babe] And baby it's true I love you OLIVE I wrote you a letter How I found the spelling bee such fun Mama, Mama, Mama But you didn't react And you never asked me If I'd join you in the Bombay sun Mama, Mama, Mama I had quietly packed When are you returning? I know we agreed Tell me what you're learning Ma, I have, Oh God, this need I think Dad is angry, Ma And I do not know what to do Mama, Mama, Mama Shanti Shanti and Om I think he takes out on me What he wants to take out on you Mama, Mama, Mama How I wish you were home How I wish you were home How I wish you were Wish you were home OLIVE'S MOM, OLIVE'S DAD We always knew you were a winner OLIVE How I wish you were home OLIVE'S MOM A bathing beauty, you OLIVE (overlapping Olive's Mom) How I wish you were How I wish you were home OLIVE'S DAD God, we love the way you grew Since you were born OLIVE (overlapping Olive's Dad) How I wish you were How I wish you were home OLIVE'S MOM Olive, we couldn't be prouder OLIVE Mama, Mama, Mama How I wish you were home OLIVE'S MOM, OLIVE'S DAD (overlapping Olive) Please let me say it One time louder OLIVE'S MOM, OLIVE'S DAD I love you I love you I love everything about you [DAD: baby, MOM: dear] OLIVE'S MOM And I swear OLIVE'S DAD Baby OLIVE'S MOM, OLIVE'S DAD It's true I love you OLIVE Mama OLIVE, OLIVE'S MOM, OLIVE'S DAD I love you OLIVE I love you, Mama OLIVE, OLIVE'S MOM, OLIVE'S DAD I love you OLIVE'S MOM, OLIVE'S DAD I love everything about you [DAD: baby, MOM: dear] OLIVE (overlapping Olive's Mom, Olive's Dad) Mama Mama OLIVE'S MOM And I swear OLIVE'S DAD Baby OLIVE'S MOM, OLIVE'S DAD It's true I love OLIVE (spoken) Chimerical. C-h-i-m-e-r-i-c-a-l. Highly unrealistic, wildly fanciful. MR. PANCH (spoken) That is correct. OLIVE, OLIVE'S MOM, OLIVE'S DAD I love you