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Roger Arrives Lyrics by William Finn

A New Brain (2015 New York Cast Recording)

2016

[LISA]
Hey, mister!
Hey, you!
Please can you spare me some change, sir

[ROGER]
Have a dollar

[LISA]
I asked for change. Change is what I want

[RHODA]
Roger has arrived!

[MIMI]
Hallelujah!

[RHODA]
Roger has arrived!
From a boat, looking fit
Roger's always damned appropriate
Give him your fear, Roger is here

[ROGER]
Roger has arrived!

[GORDON]
What the fuck took you so long?

[ROGER]
No wind

[GORDON]
Huh, no wind

[ROGER]
Sorry I wasn't here

[GORDON]
Oh, it's okay, It's not like you left after you found out. Did you?

[ROGER]
Jerk. How bad is it?

[GORDON]
Oh, it's nothing
I need a new brain

[RHODA/MIMI]
He needs a new brain

[ROGER]
That's not a crime

[GORDON]
And I need a new body

[ROGER]
Well, that'll take time

[GORDON]
I need a new brain
Who will I be?

[MIMI]
You'll still be you

[GORDON]
Am I insane?

[MIMI/RHODA/ROGER]
Yes

[GORDON]
I need a new brain
Will I be the same old me?

[ROGER]
He looks good

[MIMI]
He looks pale

[RHODA]
He looks better

[ROGER]
Go get dinner

[MIMI]
We're not hungry

[ROGER]
Roger has arrived

[MIMI]
Now we're hungry
Aren't we hungry?

[RHODA]
I could eat

[ROGER]
Lean back, relax
Resume attacks
And sleep

About “Roger Arrives” by William Finn

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"Roger Arrives" is credited to William Finn. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Roger Arrives" appears on "A New Brain (2015 New York Cast Recording)" in 2016.

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