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Little Guido (sings) Guido... Guido... (Guido rises,
looks disgustedly at the ineffective pistol.)
Scraping knees, tying shoes,
Starting school, paying dues,
Finding there?s no way
We can spend a lifetime playing ball
Part of getting tall.

Little Guido approaches the forlorn figure of Guido.

Learning more, knowing less,
Simple words, tenderness part of getting tall.

He sits with Guido

Guido, you?re not crazy, you?re all right.
Everyone wants everyone in sight ...
But knowing you have no one if you try to have them
all
Is part of tying shoes,
Part of starting school,
Part of scraping knees if we should fall
Part of getting tall.

Little Guido pushes Guido to his feet, gives Guido his
baton. Guido looks to the front, as the people in his mind
-the Germans, the Italians, Our Lady of the Spa,
Necrophorus, La Fleur, Guido?s Mother, Claudia, Carla, the
Nun- enter in turn. When they are assembled in their
original places, he prepares to ?conduct his orchestra??
but sees one empty place... Luisa?s.
Last Update: January, 27th 2014

Nine Lyrics

  1. Act 1
  2. Overture Delle Donne
  3. Germans At The Spa
  4. Not Since Chaplin
  5. Guido's Song
  6. My Husband Makes Movies
  7. A Call from the Vatican
  8. Only With You
  9. The Script
  10. Folies Bergeres
  11. Nine
  12. Ti Voglio Bene/Be Italian
  13. The Bells of St. Sebastian
  14. Act 2
  15. A Man Like You
  16. Unusual Way
  17. Contini Submits
  18. The Grand Canal
  19. Every Girl in Venice
  20. Amor
  21. Only You
  22. Finale
  23. Simple
  24. Be On Your Own
  25. I Can't Make This Movie
  26. Getting Tall
  27. Reprises

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