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Musical: Merrily We Roll Along
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It's a Hit! JOE (as the crowd in the theatre applauds) Listen to that! (ovation) Did you listen to that? Do you know what that means? Let me tell you what it means — Wait, no, anyone who even thinks it, Don't say it, you'll jinx it — (ovation) FRANK Listen to that! (ovation) Will you listen to that? (ovation) Does that make you feel proud? Well, feel more than just proud — Okay, wait, I'll tempt fate, And I'll state it out loud: (ovation) That, unless I miss my guess, is — (ovation) I can't stand it! Listen … (ovation) Yes! That's the sound of a hit! It's a hit! Gang, I think this is it! No more writing clever little shows For those basement saloons, No more proclamations from the pros That "you can't hum the tunes" — MARY No more sneaking in at intermission To the plays you wish you could afford — FRANK Or producers having you audition Whenever they're bored — CHARLEY And who say Right away As you play The first chord: "Boys, that's just great. But next time, don't be so clever — " ALL We're a hit! We're a hit! JOE You're ahead, you should quit. FRANK No more coaching those sopranos With voices like bees — CHARLEY No more secondhand pianos With six broken keys — MARY No more agenst giving you opinions While they turn you over to their minions — ALL Just for these Guarantees We should please Thank the Lord. It's a hit! It's a hit! MARY (to Frank) Will your in-laws just spit! After all of that baloney They've made you go through, All that muttering that you're a phoney, 'Cause what do you do? Will their faces be stony When they see on their Sony Someone handing the phony The Tony Award! (She gives Frank an umbrella to serve as a microphone.) FRANK (speaking into it) I would like to begin by thanking everyone who turned down everything I have written … so I could win this. (ovation) ALL It's a hit! JOE Hold it, Folks, there's still the reviews left, Both the Trib and the News left Early, Surly — Not a good sign. Also, even if there's a chance, folks, Let's not forget the advance, folks: Not a Lotta Cash, folks — CHARLEY Also, even if it's a smash, folks, (to Frank) Doesn't that mean we sell out? JOE Well, I hope we sell out — CHARLEY What I mean is sell out — Well, you know — Success is like failure, It's how you perceive it, It's what you do with it, Not how you achieve it And I can't believe it's a hit! (ovation) It's a hit! It's a hit! (with Mary) It's a — (huge ovation) FRANK Listen to that! Will you listen to that? Tell me, is that a noise Or is that a noise? That is a noise we've been Waiting the whole of our lives to hear! CHARLEY Listen to that! Listen to that! Will you listen to that? Did you listen to that? Buddy, I can't Is that a noise Or is that a noise? Stand it! Where's the machine? Gotta get it on tape for our wives to hear! MARY (turns on a recorder) Listen to that! That's obscene! JOE Listen to that! | Fellas, that is a noise that is really a noise! | I can't stand it! | Will you | Listen to that? | | CHARLEY | Listen to that! | Did you listen to that? | I can't stand it! | Did you listen to that? | Listen to that! | | MARY | That's a noise that is really a — | Listen to that! | Will you listen to that? | Golly, I can't | Stand it! | | FRANK | Listen to that! | That is the noise I've been waiting my life to hear! | Listen to that! | Listen to that! | Will you | Listen to that! ALL Will you listen to that? That's the sound of an audience losing its mind! It's the pope on his balcony, blessing mankind! JOE Folks, it's Funny Girl, Fiddler, and Dolly combined! ALL It's a hit! It's a hit! It's a palpable hit! FRANK and CHARLEY If it only even runs a minute, At least it's a wedge, It's the theatre and we're really in it, Not just on the edge! JOE If your spirits ever need improving, You can drop in any night for free! FRANK (looking at Charley) But the thing that's positively moving — CHARLEY (to Frank) You could have fooled me — BOTH Is that we're still good friends! Nothing can kill good friends! Where there's a will, good friends Don't need success to survive! (drawing the others in) And us, good friends, What's to discuss, good friends! ALL We've got a Surefire Genuine Walkaway Blockbuster Lines down to Broadway Boffola Sensational Box office Lallapalooza Gargantuan hit! It's a hit! It's a hit! It's a hit! It's a hit! It's a hit! It's a hit! It's a hit! It's a hit! It's a hit! (ovation) Back to main page: Merrily We Roll Along Lyrics Broadway Merrily We Roll Along Lyrics
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