Ambition (Tradition) Lyrics > Forbidden Broadway, Vols. 1-4
Ambition (Tradition) Lyrics
TEVYE (spoken):
An actor in New York. Sounds crazy, no? But here in our little village of Manhattan,
there are over 50,000 actors, all trying their best not to end up in Baltimore. It isn't easy.
You may ask, "Why do we stay here if it's so competitive?" We stay because everyone else
is here. And what keeps us from ending up in Baltimore? That I can tell you in one word!!
(sung)
Ambition!
Ambition, ambition!
Ambition!
TEVYE & WOMAN:
Ambition, ambition!
(Drrrr ruh duh duh)
Ambition!
TEVYE (spoken):
Here in Manhattan we have our ambitions for everything. Opera, ballet, television, even
waiting on tables. For instance, we always wear these cute little bow ties, and carry these
side towels. This shows our constant devotion to... money!
MAN (sung):
Ahhhhhhh!
I need so much money
For my rent, my phone and service
So I work all night
And never have the chance, hey!
To go and earn money
For my rent my phone and service
So I never have the time to sing and dance, hey!
TEVYE (spoken):
You may ask, "How did these ambitions get started?" I'll tell you. I don't know. But this
much I do remember.
(sung)
When I was ten
I saw a show on TV
Saw a show on TV starring Gary Moore
I wrote and I asked him to put me on his show
But he said go ask Dinah Shore
Rejection, rejection!
Ambition!
TEVYE & WOMAN:
Rejection, rejection!
Ambition!
GOLDE:
When I went through puberty I was depressed
To see myself when I undressed
And so to modelling I acquiesed
Depression, depression!
GOLDE & TEVYE:
Ambition!
Depression, depression!
Ambition!
MOTEL:
At ten I was a pretty boy
At seventeen, a dream
I never had a pimple
So I do... commercials
Complexion, complexion
MOTEL, GOLDE & TEVYE:
Ambition!
Complexion, complexion!
Ambition!
TZEITEL:
And when I was a child
Nobody looked my way
Until I got the lead
In my high school senior play
Attention, attention!
TZEITEL, MOTEL, GOLDE & TEVYE:
Ambition!
Attention, attention!
Ambition!
(All characters repeat their verses simutaneously)
TZEITEL, MOTEL, GOLDE & TEVYE:
Rejection, depression, complexion, attention!
Ambition!
TEVYE (spoken):
Ambition. Ambition. Without our ambitions,
our lives would be as crazy as... as an actor in New York!
TZEITEL, MOTEL, GOLDE & TEVYE:
Follow every rainbow
Til you find your dreams!
[Thanks to Garrett for lyrics]
Last Update: June, 10th 2013
Forbidden Broadway, Vols. 1-4 Lyrics
- Disc: 1
- Forbidden Broadway Lyrics
- Non Plu Andral Lyrics
- Don't Cry for Me, Argentina Lyrics
- Annie's Favorite Showtune Lyrics
- Pirates of Penzance Sequence Lyrics
- Be a Catholic Lyrics
- Triplets Lyrics
- Bankable Stars Lyrics
- I'm Entertainment Lyrics
- Angela Lansbury Sequence/If the Show Had Run Past Labor Day Lyrics
- Audition Sequence: Soliloquy from Carousel/I'm Sick of Playin [Excerpt] Lyrics
- Merman & Martin Sequence: It's de-Lovely/My Heart Belongs to Daddy/Mu Lyrics
- Carol Channing Sequence/Call on Carol/Dolly Is a Girl's Best Friend Lyrics
- Ambition (Tradition)
- Forbidden Broadway (Reprise) Lyrics
- Disc: 2
- Opening and Who Do They Know? Lyrics
- Forbidden Broadway, Vol. 2 Lyrics
- Fugue for Scalpers Lyrics
- Patti LuponeI / Get a Kick Out of Me Lyrics
- Into the Woods/Weekend in the Country Lyrics
- Annie 2
- Poor Butterfly Lyrics
- Madonna's Brain Lyrics
- Never, Never Panned
- Somewhat Overindulgent
- Chita-Rita
- I Ham What I Ham
- Hey, Bob Fosse
- Almost Like Vegas in New York Lyrics
- Teeny Todd Lyrics
- Liza Lyrics
- Ladies Who Screech Lyrics
- Phantom of the Musical: Goldfinger/Lloyd Weber Lyrics
- George M.! Lyrics
- More Miserable Sequence
- Finale Lyrics
- Disc: 3
- Carol Channing Sequence: Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery Lyrics
- Forbidden Broadway Vol. III Lyrics
- Trouble in New York City Lyrics
- Guys and Dolls Sequence: Guys and Dolls/I Know I've Seen This Show ... Lyrics
- If I Sing It Slower Lyrics
- On the Ashkebad, Tbusi and Kiev Express Lyrics
- I Could Have Danced All Night Lyrics
- Grand Hotel/I Can't Learn This Song Quite So Quickly/Follies Bergere Lyrics
- Someday Lyrics
- Dear Antonio/The Sounds of Shakespeare Lyrics
- Everything's Coming Up Merman/Old Fashioned Ballad/There's Nobody ... Lyrics
- Tonight Who Will Play Miss Saigon?. You Are Hallmark, I Postcard Lyrics
- Put on Your Phony Vocie/All I Ask of You Lyrics
- Camelounge Lyrics
- Mess of the Spider Woman: Prologue/Come and See Me/Mess of the ... Lyrics
- Back to Broadway Lyrics
- Tell Me It's Not True/I Think I'm Acting/Downshow Lyrics
- Scenery, Fly Me, Amplify Me/Listening to Us Lyrics
- Finale: What Happened to Heart? Lyrics
- Disc: 4
- Parody Tonight: Oh What a Beautiful Moron/One Foot More (With One Look) Lyrics
- Show Boat Medley: P.C. Show Boat/Make Believe/Ol' Show Show Boat Lyrics
- My Souvenir Things Lyrics
- Elaine Stritch Lyrics
- Big Lyrics
- Bernadette and Mandy in So Miscast (Wunderbar and So in Love) Lyrics
- King Is Her/Whistle a Sondheim Tune/Shall We Boink? Lyrics
-
Be Depressed Lyrics
- Patti Lupone in Master Class/As If I Never Said Goodbye/Andrew ... Lyrics
- You're the One I Want/Look at Me I'm Sandra Dee/There Are Worse Things Lyrics
- Meow! I Hope I Get It (God I Hope I Get It) Lyrics
- You Just Can't Sing Lyrics
- Ann Reinking in Chicago Lyrics
- Kiss Me Kate/Corrective Casting/Jerry and Liza Lyrics
- Julie Hot Lyrics
- Spoonful of Julie Lyrics
- Tony Nominating Committee: Victor/Ignor-Ee-Ya Lyrics
- Crazy Girl Lyrics
- Rant Lyrics
- Ouch! They're Tight Lyrics
- Too Gay for You-Too Het'ro for Me Lyrics
- Pretty Voices Singing: Think Punk Lyrics
- Season of Hype Lyrics
- This Ain't Boheme/Death and Resurrection Lyrics
- Finale: Something Wonderful Lyrics
- Encore-Ta-Ta Folks Lyrics
- Exit Music: Julie the Star! Lyrics