I HOPE I GET IT                                 
 

ZACH
Step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch...Again!
Step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch...Again!
Step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch...Again!
Step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch...Right!
That connects with... 
Turn, turn, out, in, jump, step, 
Step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch.
Got it?... Going on. And... 
Turn, turn, touch, down, back, step, 
Pivot, step, walk, walk, walk.

Right! Let's do the whole combination,
Facing away from the mirror.
From the top. A-Five, six, seven, eight!

ALL
God, I hope I get it.
I hope I get it.
How many people does he need?

BOYS
How many people does he need?

GIRLS
God, I hope I get it.

ALL
I hope I get it.
How many boys, how many girls?

GIRLS
How many boys, how many...?

ALL
Look at all the people!
At all the people.
How many people does he need?
How many boys, how many girls?
How many people does he...?

TRICIA
I really need this job.
Please God, I need this job.
I've got to get this job.

ALL
God, I really blew it!
I really blew it!
How could I do a thing like that?

BOYS
How could I do a thing like...

ALL
Now I'll never make it!
I'll never make it!
He doesn't like the way I look.
He doesn't like the way I dance.
He doesn't like the way I...

ALL
GOD, I think I've got it.
I think I've got it.
I knew he liked me all the time.
Still it isn't over.

MAGGIE
What's coming next?

ALL
It isn't over.

MIKE 
What happens now?

ALL
I can't imagine what he wants.

GIRLS
I can't imagine what he...

ALL
God, I hope I get it!
I hope I get it.
I've come this far, but even so
It could be yes, it could be no,
How many people does he...?

I really need this job.

A FEW VOICES
My unemployment is gone.

ALL
Please, God, I need this job.

A FEW VOICES
I knew I had it from the start.

ALL
I've got to get this show.

PAUL
Who am I anyway?
Am I my resume?
That is a picture of a person I don't know.

What does he want from me?
What should I try to be?
So many faces all around, and here we go.
I need this job, oh God, I need this show.



I CAN DO THAT                         


MIKE
I'm watchin' Sis 
Go pitterpat. 
Said, 
"I can do that,
I can do that."

Knew ev'ry step 
Right off the bat.
Said, 
"I can do that,
I can do that."

One morning Sis won't go to dance class
I grabbed her shoes and tights and all,
But my foot's too small,
So, 
I stuff her shoes 
With extra socks,
Run seven blocks
In nothin' flat.
Hell, 
I can do that,
I can do that.

I got to class 
And had it made,
And so I stayed
The rest of my life.
All thanks to Sis
(Now married and fat),

I can do this.

That I can do!
I can do that.



AT THE BALLET                                   


SHEILA
Daddy always thought that he married beneath him.
That's what he said, that's what he said.
When he proposed he informed my mother
He was probably her very last chance.
And though she was twenty-two, 
Though she was twenty-two,
Though she was twenty-two,
She married him.

Life with my dad wasn't ever a picnic
More like a "Come as you are."
When I was five I remember my mother
Dug earrings out of the car
I knew they weren't hers, But it wasn't 
Something you'd want to discuss.
He wasn't warm.
Well, not to her.
Well, not to us

But 
Everything was beautiful at the ballet.
Graceful men lift lovely girls in white.
Yes, 
Everything was beautiful at ballet.
Hey!
I was happy... at the ballet.

That's why I started class...
 
Up a steep and very narrow stairway.

SHEILA AND BEBE
To the voice like a metronome.
Up a steep and very narrow stairway.

SHEILA
It wasn't paradise... 

BEBE
It wasn't paradise...

SHEILA AND BEBE
It wasn't paradise...

SHEILA
But it was home.

BEBE
Mother always said I'd be very attractive
When I grew up, when I grew up.
"Diff'rent," she said, "With a special something
And a very, very personal flair."
And though I was eight or nine,
Though I was eight or nine,
Though I was eight or nine,
I hated her.
Now,

"Diff'rent" is nice, but it sure isn't pretty.
"Pretty" is what it's about.
I never met anyone who was "diff'rent"
Who couldn't figure that out.
So beautiful I'd never lived to see.
But it was clear, 
If not to her,
Well, then... to me...
That ...

MAGGIE AND BEBE
Everyone is beautiful at the ballet.
Every prince has got to have his swan.
Yes, 
Everyone is beautiful at the ballet.

MAGGIE
Hey!...

BEBE
I was pretty... 

SHEILA
At the ballet

MAGGIE, SHEILA AND BEBE
Up a steep and very narrow stairway
To the voice like a metronome.
Up a steep and  very narrow stairway

MAGGIE
It wasn't paradise... 

BEBE
It wasn't paradise...

SHEILA
It wasn't paradise...

MAGGIE, SHEILA AND BEBE
But it was home.

MAGGIE(Spoken)
I don't know what they were for or against, really,
except each other. I mean I was born to save their marriage
but when my father came to pick my mother up at the hospital
he said, "Well, I thought this was going to help. but I guess it's not..."
Anyway, I did have a fantastic fantasy life.
I used to dance around the living room with my arms up like this
My fantasy was that I was an Indian Chief...And he'd say to me,
"Maggie, do you wanna dance?" And I'd say, "Daddy, I would love to dance!"

SHEILA AND MAGGIE
Doo-doo-doo-doo

BEBE
But it was clear... 

BEBE AND MAGGIE
Doo-doo-doo

SHEILA
When he proposed...

SHEILA AND BEBE
Doo-doo-doo

MAGGIE
That I was born to help their marriage and when

MAGGIE AND BEBE
Doo-doo-doo-doo

SHEILA
That's what he said...
 
SHEILA AND MAGGIE
Doo-doo-doo

BEBE
That's what she said...
 
BEBE AND SHEILA
Doo-doo-doo

MAGGIE
I used to dance around the living room...
 

BEBE AND SHEILA
Doo-doo-doo-doo

SHEILA
He wasn't warm... 


SHEILA AND MAGGIE
Doo-doo-doo

BEBE
Not to her...
 
MAGGIE
It was an Indian chief and he'd say:
"Maggie, do you wanna dance?"
And I'd say, "Daddy, I would love to..."


Everything was beautiful at the ballet,
Raise your arms and someone's always there.
Yes, everything was beautiful at the ballet,
At the ballet,
At the ballet!!!

MAGGIE, SHEILA AND BEBE
Yes everything was beautiful at the ballet.

MAGGIE
HEY!...

BEBE
I was pretty...
 
SHEILA
I was happy...
 
MAGGIE
"I would love to..."


MAGGIE, SHEILA AND BEBE
At...the...ballet.



SING


KRISTINE
See I really couldn't sing
I could never really sing
                                                    AL        
What I couldn't do was...                           ...Sing!
I have trouble with a...                            ...Note.
It goes all around my...                            ...Throat.
It's a terrifying...                                ...Thing.
See, I reall couldn't hear
Which not was lower or was...                       ...Higher           
If someone says, "Let's start a...                  ...Choir.

Hey, when I begin to...                             ...Shreik.
It's a cross between a...                           ...Squeak.
And a quiver or a...                                ...Moan.
It's a little like a...                             ...Croak.
Or the record player...                             ...Broke.
What its doesn't have is...                         ...Tone.

Oh I know you're thinking
What a crazy...                                     ...Dingaling.
But I really couldn't...                            ...Sing.
I could never really...                             ...Sing.
What I couldn't do was...                           ...Sing!

AL
Three blind mice.

KRISTINE(Off-Key)
Three blind mice.
(Spoken)
It isn't intentional...

AL(Spoken)
She's doing her best,

Jingle bells, jingle bells...

KRISTINE
Jingle bells, jingle bells...
(Spoken)
It really blows my mind

AL(Spoken)
She gets depressed

KRISTINE
But what I lack in pitch I sure                   AL
Make up in...                                     ...Power.     
And all my friends say I am
Perfect for the
Shower.

Still,
I'm terrific at a...                             ...Dance.
Guys are comin' in their...                      ...Pants.
I'm a birdie on the...                           ...Wing.
But when I begin to...                           ...Chirp.
They say, "who's the little...                   ...Twerp
...Goin' 'pong' instead of...                    ...Ping.

And when Christmas comes ans
All my friends go...

ALL
Caroling,

KRISTINE
It is so dishearten...                          ...-Ning.
It is so disquiet...                            ...-Ting.
It is so discourag...                           ...-Ging.
Darling, please stop answer...                  ...-Ring!

See, I really couldn't...                       ...Sing.
I could never really...                         ...Sing.
What I couldn't do was...

ALL(In parts with Al conducting)
Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do
Do, ti, la, sol, fa, mi, re, do
La

KRISTINE(Off Key)
La...

ALL
La

KRISTINE
La...

GIRLS
Sing, sing
Sing a sing a sing sing                        BOYS
Sing, sing                                     Never sing a note.
                                               Please never,
Sing, Sing                                     Never sing a note,
                                               Don't ever...

KRISTINE(Off key)
...Sing.

ALL
Sing!



MONTAGE


VAL
Hello twelve,

RICHIE
Hello thirteen,

MAGGIE
Hello Love.

AL
Changes, Oh!

BEBE
Down below.
 
DIANA
Up above.

VAL
Time to doubt,

MIKE
To break out'

RICHIE
It's a mess,

MAGGIE
It's a mess.

PAUL AND JUDY
Time to grow.

MAGGIE AND AL
Time to go

CONNIE, BOBBY AND RICHIE
Adolesce,

ALL
Adolesce.
Too young to take over,
Too old to ignore.

Al
Gee, I'm almost ready,

ALL
But...what...for?

There's a lot 
I am not 
Certain of.
Hellot twelve
Hello thirteen
Hello love.

ALL(except Connie)
Goodbye twelve
Goodbye thirteen
Hello love...

BEBE 
Robert Goulet, Robert Goulet
My God, Robert Goulet!


All 
...Oh!
Down below 
Up above...

DON
Playing Doctor with Evelyn

ALL
La la la

RICHIE
I'll show you mine

ALL
La la

RICHIE
You show me yours

ALL 
La la

KRISTINE
Seeing Daddy...naked!

ALL
Time to grow, 
Time to go...

SHEILA
Surprise!

ALL
La la la

SHEILA
Mom and Dad were doing it.

BOBBY
I'm gonna be a movie star.



NOTHING                                        


DIANA
I'm so excited because I'm gonna go to the High School of Performing
Arts! I mean, I was dying to be a serious actress. Anyway, it's
the first day acting class- and we're in the auditorium and the
teacher, Mr. Karp... Oh, Mr. Karp... Anyway, he puts us up on the
stage with our legs around each other, one in back of the other and
he says: "Okay... we're going to do improvisations. 
Now, you're on a bobsled. It's snowing out. And it's cold...Okay...GO!"

Ev'ry day for a week we would try to 
Feel the motion, feel the motion 
Down the hill.

Ev'ry day for a week we would try to 
Hear the wind rush, hear the wind rush, 
Feel the chill.

And I dug right down to the bottom of my soul
To see what I had inside.
Yes, I dug right down to the bottom of my soul
And I tried, I tried.

(Spoken)
And everybody's goin' "Whooooosh, whooooosh ...
I feel the snow... I feel the cold... I feel the air."
And Mr. Karp turns to me and he says, 
"Okay, Morales. What did you feel?"

(sings)
And I said..."Nothing, 
I'm feeling nothing,"
And he says "Nothing 
Could get a girl transferred."

They all felt something, 
But I felt nothing
Except the feeling 
That this bullshit was absurd!
 
(Spoken)
But I said to myself, 
"Hey, it's only the first week.  
Maybe it's genetic. 
They don't have bobsleds in San Juan!"
 
(sings)
Second week, more advanced, and we had to 
Be a table, be a sportscar...
Ice-cream cone.

Mister Karp, he would say,"Very good, 
except Morales. Try, Morales, 
All alone."

And I dug right down to the bottom of my soul
To see how an ice cream felt.
Yes, I dug right down to the bottom of my soul
And I tried to melt.

The kids yelled, "Nothing!"
They called me "Nothing"
And Karp allowed it, 
Which really makes me burn.

The were so helpful. 
They called me "Hopeless",
Until I really didn't know 
Where else to turn.
 
(Spoken)
And Karp kept saying,
"Morales, I think you should transfer to Girl's High,
You'll never be an actress, Never!" Jesus Christ!
 
Went to church, praying, "Santa Maria,
Send me guidance, send me guidance," 
On my knees.

Went to church, praying, "Santa Maria,
Help me feel it, help me feel it. 
Pretty please!"

And a voice from down at the bottom of my soul
Came up to the top of my head.
And the voice from down at the bottom of my soul,
Here is what it said:

"This man is nothing!
This course is nothing!
If you want something,
Go find another class.

And when you find one
You'll be an actress."
And I assure you that's what 
Fin'lly came to pass.
 
Six months later I heard that Karp had died.
And I dug right down to the bottom of my soul... 
And cried.
'Cause I felt... nothing.



MONTAGE


ALL
Goodbye twelve,
Goodbye thirteen,
Hello love.

MAGGIE
Why do I pay for all those lessons?
Dance for Gran'ma! Dance for Gran'ma!

BEB
My God, that Steve McQueen's reall sexy,
Bob Goulet out, 
Steve McQueen in!

CASSIE
You cannot go to the movies
Until you finish your homework.

AL
Wash the car,

MIKE
Stop pickin' your nose.

MAGGIE
Oh, darling, you're not old enough to wear a bra.
You've got nothing to hold it up.

MARK
Locked in the bathroom with Peyton Place.

VAL
Tits! When am I gonna grow tits?

BOBBY
If Troy Donahue can ne a movie star,
Then I could be a movie star.

JUDY
But the thing that made my Daddy laugh so much
Was when I used to jump and dance around the living room...

MAGGIE
Please take this message
To Mother from me.

Carry it with you 
Across the blue sea.
"Mother, oh, Mother,
Wherever I go
Your Maggie is missin' you so."

"Mother, oh, Mother,
Wherever I go
Your Maggie is missin' you so."

AL
Dad would take Mom to Roseland.
She'd come home with her shoes on her hand.

DIANA
Mama fat,
Always in the kitchen cooking all the time.

SHEILA
Darling, I can tell you now,
Your father went through life with an open fly.

VAL
Tits! Where are my tits?

CASSIE
Listen to your mother.
those stage and movie people got there
Because they're special.

GREG
You take after your father's side of the family,
The ugly side.

PAUL
Wait until your father gets home.

DON
Swear to God and hope to die.

CHORUS                         AL
Goodbye twelve                 Early to bed,
Goodbye thirteen               Early to rise.
Hello La-a-a-ove.              Your broad goes out
                               Other guys.

                               CASSIE
                               A diaphragm, a diaphragm.
                               I thought a diaphragm was up
                               Here,
                               Where you breathe.

                               DON
                               I bought a car.
                               I bought my first car.

                               MIKE(Spoken)
                               Padiddle.

CHORUS                         MARK
Changes, oh,                   Ev'ry girl I know has lockjaw of Down below.
                               The legs.
Up a-...
                               CONNIE
                               You're not leaving this house
                               'Til you're 
                               Twenty-one.

                               KRISTINE
                               The ugliest boy asked me to the
                               Prom,
                               I stayed home.

                               MAGGIE
                               Life is a ashtray.

                               VAL
                               Shit.
                               Made it through High School
                               Without
                               Growing tits.

CHORUS                         RICHIE
...Doubt,                      My trouble is wine, women, and
To break  out                  Song.
It's a mess.                   I can't get any of 'em.
 
Time to grow,                  MIKE
Time to go,                    Your brother's going to 
A-do...                        Medical School,
                               And you're dropping out to be a 
                               Chorus boy.
                               Nothing!

                               BEBE
                               Steve McQueen out.
                               Nureyev in!

                               DIANA
                               You gotta know somebody to be
                               Somebody.

                               MAGGIE
                               Gra-du-a-tion!

                               SHEILA
                               All you run around with are
                               Bums.

                               AL
                               I got nancy's picture, Annabelle's
                               Locket,
                               Cynthia's ring and Lucy's pants.
                               Head-on collision!
                               Eddie got killed...

                               RICHIE
                               Let's dance, let's dance.

PAUL
What am I gonna say when he calls on me?

JUDY
My only adolescence, my only adolescence
My only adolescence.

JUDY AND KRISTINE
My only adolescence.

KRISTINE
My only adolescence...

DIANA AND BEBE
Where did it go? It was so...
Where did it go? It was so...

VAL, DIANA AND BEBE
Where did it go? It was so...
Where did it go? It was so...

GREG, BOBBY AND MIKE
Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior,
Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior.

SHEILA, MAGGIE AND DON
Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen,
Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen.

MARK, CONNIE, CASSIE, RICHIE, MAGGIE, JUDY, PAUL, LARRY AND AL
Suddenly I'm Seventeen and

ALL
Suddenly I'm Seventeen and...
Suddenly I'm Seventeen and...
Suddenly,

There's a lot 
I am not 
Certain of,

Goodbye twelve,
Goodbye thirteen,
Hello...


(Break into 4 groups and Scat counterpoint)
GIRLS
Doo, 
Dit dit doo, Dit dit doo, Dit dit doo, Dit dit doo,
Dit dit doo, Dit dit doo, Dit dit doo, Dit dit doo,
Dit dit doo, Dit dit doo, Dit dit doo, Dit dit doo,
Dit dit doo, Dit dit doo, Dit dit doo, Dit dit doo,

GIRLS
Dee du dee du dee du, dee dee du dit, 
Dee du dee du dee du, dee dee du dit, 
Dee du dee du dee du, dee dee du dit, 
Dee du dee du dee du, dee dee du dit, 
Dee du dee du dee du, dee dee du dit, 
Dee du dee du dee du, dee dee du dit, 
Dee du dee du dee du, dee dee du dit, 
Dee du dee du dee du, dee dee du.

BOYS
Wah, wah wah wah wah wah wah wah,
Wah, wah wah wah wah wah wah wah,
Wah, wah wah wah wah wah wah wah,
Wah, wah wah wah wah wah wah wah.

BOYS
Doo, doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo ah,
Doo, doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo ah,
Doo, doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo ah,
Doo, doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo ah,
Doo, doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo ah,
Doo, doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo ah,
Doo, doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo ah,
Doo, doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo ah,

RICHIE
Gimme the ball, 
Gimme the ball, 
Gimme the ball. Yeah!

Gimme the ball, 
Gimme the ball, 
Gimme the ball. Yeah!

I was always runnin' around shoutin',
"Gimme the ball, 
Gimme the ball, 
Gimme the ball. Yeah!"

I was so enthusiastic.
I was in to ev'rything.
The yearbook is filled wiht my pictures,
And I was lucky 'cause I got

A scholarship to college.
A scholarship to college!

ALL(Chorus plus offstage voices)
So he went.

RICHIE
Yes, I went.

ALL
Yes, he went.

RICHIE
So I'm gonna be this kindergarten teacher...

(spoken)
Imagine me- this kindergarten teacher? And I thought...

(Sings)
Shit.

ALL
Shit, Richie.

RICHIE
Shit.

ALL
Shit, Richie.

RICHIE                              ALL
What are you gonna be?              Shit, Richie,Shit, Richie.   
When you get shoved	                Shit, Richie,Shit, Richie.
Outta here,
Honey, ain't nobody                 Shit, Richie, Shit, Richie.
Gonna be standin' there
With no scholarship to life.        Shit, Richie, Shit, Richie.

RICHIE 
And I was scared.

ALL
Shit, Richie.

RICHIE
Scared.

ALL
Shit, Richie.

RICHIE
Scared!!

ALL
Shit, Richie.

GIRLS(Chorus & all offstage voices 'til end)
My braces gone

BOYS
My pimples gone.

ALL
My childhood gone,
Goodbye

Goodbye twelve.
Goodbye thirteen.
Goodbye fourteen.
Goodbye fifteen.
Goodbye sixteen.
Goodbye seventeen.
Hello love.

Go to it.
Go to it.
Go to it.
Go to it.
Go to it.
Go to it.

BOYS
And now life really begins.

GIRLS
Go to it.

BOYS
And now life really begins.

GIRLS
Go to it.

BOYS
And now life really beigins.

GIRLS
Go to it.

BOYS
And now life really begins.

GIRLS
Go to it.

BOYS
Go to it.



DANCE: TEN; LOOKS: THREE


VAL
Dance: ten; Looks; three.
And I' still on unemployment,
Dancing for my own enjoyment.
That ain't it, kid. That ain't it, kid.

"Dance: ten; Looks; three,"
I like to die!
Left the theatre and 
Called the doctor for
My appointment to buy...

Tits and ass.
Bought myself a fancy pair.
Tightened up the derriere.
Did the nose with it.
All that goes with it.

Tits and ass!
Had the bingo-bongos done.
Suddenly I'm getting nash'nal tours!
Tits and ass won't get you jobs
Unless they're yours.

Didn't cost a fortune neither.
Didn't hurt my sex life either.

Flat and sassy,
I would get the strays and losers.
Beggars really can't be choosers.
That ain't it, kid. That ain't it, kid.

Fised the chassis.
"How do you do!"
Life turned into and 
Endless medley of
"Gee it had to be you!"
Why?

Tits and ass!
Where the cupboard once was bare
Now you knock and someone's there.
You have got 'em, hey.
Top to bottom, hey.

It's a gas!
Just a dash of silicone.
Shake your new maracas and you fine!
Tits and ass can change your life.
They sure changed mine.

Have it all done.
Honey, take my word.
Grab a cab, c'mon.
See the wizard on
Park and Seventy-Third
For

Tits and ass.
Orchestra or balcony.
What they want is whatcha see.
Keep the best of you.
Do the rest of you.

Pits or class.
I have never seen it fail.
Debutante or chorus girl or wife.

Tits and ass,
Yes, tits and ass
Have changed...
My...
Life...!



THE MUSIC AND THE MIRROR


CASSIE
Give me somebody to dance for,
Give me somebody to show.
Let me wake up in the morning to find
I have somewhere exciting to go.

To have something that I can believe in.
To have something to be.
Use me... Choose me.

God, I'm a dancer,
A dancer dances!

Give me somebody to dance with.
Give me a place to fit in.
Help me return to the world of the living
By showing  me how to begin.

Play the music.
Give me the chance to come through.
All I ever needed  was the music, and the mirror, 
And the chance to dance for you.

Give me a job and you instantly get me involved.
If you give me a job,
Then the rest of the crap will get solved.
Put me to work, 
You would think that by now I'm allowed.
I'll do you proud.

Throw me a rope to grab on to.
Helpome to prove that I'm strong.
Give me the chance to look forward to sayin':
"Hey. listen, they're playing my song."

Play me the music.
Give me the chance to come through.
All I ever needed was the music, and the mirror,
And the chance to dance...

Play me the music,
Play me the music,
Play me the music.
Give me the chance to come through.
All I ever needed was the music, and the mirror,
And the chance to dance...

ONE


MIKE, AL, DON AND MAGGIE
Singular sensation
Ev'ry little step she takes.
One thrilling combination
Ev'ry move that she makes.
One smile and suddenly nobody else will do.
You know you'll never be lonely with you know who.

One moment in her presence 
And you can forget the rest.
For the girl is second best to none, son.
Ooh! Sigh!
Give her your attention.
Do I 
Really have to mention
She's the one?

GREG
One

MARK
Two...

KRISTINE
Shoulder up...

Mike
Singular Sensation...

KRISTINE
Stay pulled up...

BEBE
Point...

PAUL
And...

BEBE
Point...

PAUL
Flick...

BEBE
Step, kick...

VAL
Hat to the head...

BOBBY
Three, four...

JUDY
Lead with the hi[- follow through...

SHEILA
Up, down...

DIANA
Fill the phrase...

VAL
Elbow right...

MAGGIE
Down, point...

DON
Step, brush...

MARK
Three, four...

RICHIE
Suddenly nobody...

BEBE
Step, flick...

SHEILA
Step, up, step, and step...

PAUL
Lunge...

CONNIE
Lunge...

JUDY
Slow...

MARK
Three, four, five, six...

KRISTINE
Hat...

MIKE
Kick...

DON
Step, brush...

JUDY
Palm up...

MARK
Five, six...

GREG
Back, back...

JUDY,DIANA,KRISTINE&VAL            MAGGIE,SHEILA,BEBE&CONNIE
Lift, elbow straight, pose         Lift, lift, lift, change
angle to the left and              step and step...
change to the right, palm          step and step,up,
up, hat-head, and                  cross, back, front, step,
hat-right, hat-chest               down, point, down, point,
hat-right, hat-chest,              down, point, down, point,
body right, eyes front,            cross, back step, ball change,
body straight, hat up,             cross, back step, ball change,
down to the head, other side,      step, touch, step, touch,
stay pulled up, shoulder up,       step, up, step, up,
tip the hat, tip the hat,          plie, kick, plie, kick,
tip the hat, tip the hat,          plie, kick, plie, kick,
hat-up, hat-hold,                  ball change, kick, step, kick
(beat) up, (beat) hold,            Step, kick, step, kick,
(beat) up, (beat) up,              Step, kick, step, kick,
(beat) up, (beat) up.              Step, kick, step, kick.


MIKE, GREG, DON & AL              BOBBY, MARK, RICHIE & PAUL
One                               One, two, three, four,
Moment in her presence            five, six, seven, eight.
And you can forget the            One, two, three, four,
Rest.                             five, six, seven, eight.
For the girl is second            One, two, three, four,    
Best to                           five, six, seven, eight.
None,                             One, two, three, four,
Son.                              five, six, seven, eight.

Ooh! Sigh!                        One, two, three, four,
Give her your attention           five, six, seven, eight.
Do I                              One, two, three, four,
Really have to mention            five, six, seven, eight.
She's                             One, two, three, four,
The                               five, six, seven, eight.
One?                              One, two, three, four,
                                  five, six, seven, eight.


MIKE, GREG, DON & AL
ONE                               BOBBY, MARK, RICHIE & PAUL
Singular sensation                
Ev'ry little step she             ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
Takes.                            five, six, seven, eight.      
ONE                               One, two, three, four,
Thrilling combination             FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
Ev'ry move that she               One, two, three, four,
Makes.                            five, six, seven, eight.

ONE SMILE AND                     ONE, two, three, four,
SUDDENLY NOBODY                   five, six, seven, eight.
ELSE will                         One, two, three, four,
Do.                               FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
You know you'll                   ONE, TWO, three, four,
Never be lonely with              five, six, seven, eight.
YOU KNOW                          One, two, three, four,
WHO.                              five, six, seven, eight.

One                               One, two, three, four,
Moment in her presence            FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
And you can forget the            One, two, three, four,
Rest.                             five, six, seven, eight.
FOR THE GIRL IS SECOND            One, two, three, four,
BEST TO                           five, six, seven, eight.
NONE,                             One, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
Son.                              FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

Ooh! Sigh!                        ONE, TWO, three, four,
GIVE HER YOUR ATTENTION.          five, six, seven, eight.
DO I                              One, two, three, four,
REALLY HAVE TO MENTION            five, six, seven, eight.
SHE'S                             ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
THE                               FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
ONE?                              ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, 
                                  FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

                                  
                                  MAGGIE, SHEILA, BEBE & CASSIE
JUDY, DIANA, KRISTINE & VAL       ONE, CHANGE,
ONE, HAT, SHOULDER UP,            step, (beat) Step, (beat)
walk, (beat) walk, (beat)         POINT, FLICK, STEP, KICK,
stay pulled up, eyes front,       touch, change,
HAT TO CHEST, ANGLE RIGHT         walk, (beat) walk, (beat)
HAT TO THE HEAD,                  up, down, up, down,
lead with the hip, follow thru;   down, point, down, point,
palm up, fill thr phrase,         STEP, BRUSH, STEP, BRUSH,
elbow right, hat down,            STEP, BRUSH, back, back,
hat to chest, elbow up,           step, flick, step, up,
CHANGE THE BODY,                  step and step, lunge...
LEAVE THE HEAD, SHOULDER LEFT,    lunge, slow...
head, lead to the right, hat      hat, kick,
up, knee in, elbow                STEP, BRUSH, STEP, BRUSH,

down, hat to the head, kick,      STEP, BRUSH, BACK, BACK,
lift the arm, palm up,            lift, lift, lift, change,
FILL THE PHRASE, ARM DOWN,        step and step, (beat)
LIFT, ELBOW, STRAIGHT, POSE,      step and step, up
angle to the left and             cross, back, front, step,
change to the right, pull         down, point, down, point,
up, hat-head, and                 DOWN, POINT, DOWN, POINT,
hat-right, hat-chest,             BACK, cross, back, back,

HAT-RIGHT, HAT-CHEST,             cross, back, step, ball change,
BODY RIGHT, EYES FRONT,           step, touch, step, touch,
body straight, hat-up,            step, up, step, up,
down to the head, other side,     plie, kick, plie, kick,
stay pulled up, shoulder up,      plie, kick, plie, kick,
TIP THE HAT, TIP THE HAT,         BALL CHANGE, KICK, STEP, KICK,
TIP THE HAT, TIP THE HAT,         STEP, KICK, STEP, KICK,
HAT-UP, HAT HOLD.                 STEP, KICK, STEP, KICK.

GIRLS
One
Singular sensation
Ev'ry little step she takes.

One
Thrilling combination
Ev'ry move that she makes.

One smile and suddenly nobody else will do.
You know you'll never be lonely with you know who.

One
Moment in her presence, 
And you can forget the rest.
for the girl is second best
To none, son.
Ooh! Sigh! 
Give her your attention.
Do I really have to mention
She's...the...one?

BOYS
Singular sensation
Ev'ry little step she takes...

One
Thrilling combination
Ev'ry move that she makes.
One smile and suddenly nobody else will do.
You know you'll never be lonely with you know who.

One... Moment in her presence
And you can forget the rest.

For the girl is second best
To none...son.
Ooh! Sigh! Give her your attention.
Do I really ahev to mention
She's the one?

ALL(Chorus and offstage voices)
One singular sensation
Ev'ry little step she takes.
One...thrilling combination
Ev'ry move that she makes.
One smile and suddenly nobody else will do.
You know you'll never be lonely with you know who.

One moment in her presence
And you can forget the rest.
For the girl is second best
To none, son.
Ooh! Sigh! Give her your attention.
Do I really have to mention
She's the one?



WHAT I DID FOR LOVE


DIANA
Kiss today goodbye,
The sweetness and the sorrow.
Wish me luck, the same to you,
But I can't regret
What I did for love, what I did for love.

Look, my eyes are dry.
The gift was ours to borrow.
It's as if we always knew,
And I won't regret what I did for love, 
What I did for love.

Gone,
Love is never gone.
As we travel on, 
Love's what we'll remember.

Kiss today goodbye,
And point me t'ward tomorrow.
We did what we had to do.
Won't forget, can't regret             GROUP
What I did for love.                   Love.

ALL
What I did for love.                   Love.

DIANA
What I did for...

ALL
Love
Love is never gone
As we travel on
Love's what we'll remember

Kiss today goodbye.

DIANA
And point me t'ward tomorrow.

ALL
Point me t'ward tomorrow.
We did what we had to do.
Won't forget, can't regret
What I did for love.
What I did for love.

DIANA
What I did for...

ALL 
Love.



FINALE


BOYS
One singular sensation
Ev'ry little step he takes.
One thrilling combination
Ev'ry move that he makes.
One smile and suddenly nobody else will do.
You know you'll never be lonely with you know who.

One moment in his presence
And you can forget the rest.
For the guy is second best
To none, 
Son.
Ooooh! Sigh! Give him your attention.
Do... I... really have to mention?
He's the one?

She walks into a room
And you know 

GIRLS
She's un-
Commonly rare, very unique
Peripatetic, poetic and chic.

ALL
She walks into a room
And you know from her
Maddening poise, effortless whirl,
She's a special girl.

Stroll-
Ing,
Can't help
All of her qualities
Extol-
Ling.
Loaded with charisma is ma
Jauntily sauntering, ambling shambler.

She walks into a room
And you know you must
Shuffle along, join the parade.
She's the quntessence of making the grade.
This is whatcha call
Trav'ling.
Oh, strut your stuff!
Can't get enough

Of
Her.
Love
Her.
I'm a son of a gun,
She is one of a
Kind...

BOYS                            GIRLS
One                             She walks into a room
Singular sensation              And you know she's un-
Ev'ry little step she           commonly rare, very unique,
Takes.                          peripatetic, poetic, and chic.
One                             She walks into a room
Thrilling combination           And you know from her
Ev'ry move that she             Maddening charm, effortless 
                                Whirl,
Makes.                          She's a special girl.

One smile and                   Stroll-
Suddenly nobody                 Ing,
Else will                       Can't help
Do.                             All of her qualities
You know you'll                 Extol-
Never be lonely with            Ling.
You know                        Loaded with charisma is ma
Who.                            Jauntily, sauntering, ambling 
                                Shambler.

One                             She walks in to a room
Moment in her presence          And you know you must
And you can forget the          Shuffle along, join the 
                                Parade.
Rest.                           She's the qunitessence of
                                Making the grade.
For the girl is second          This is whatcha call 
Best to                         Trav'ling.
None,                           Oh, strut your stuff!
Son.                            Can't get enought.

Ooh! Sigh!                      Of

Give her your attention.        Her.
Do I                            Love.
Really have to mention          Her.    
She's                           I'm a son of a gun,
The                             She is one of a 
One?...                         Kind...

ALL
One singular sensation
Ev'ry little step she takes.
One thrilling combination
Ev'ry move that she makes.
One smile and suddenly nobody else will do.
You know you'll never be lonely with you know who.

One moment in her presence
And you can forget the rest.
For the girl is second best
To none, son.

Ooooh! Sigh! Give her your attention.
Do... I... really have to mention
She's the...
She's the...
She's the...
One!

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