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The Big Black Giant Lyrics by Bill Hayes (Actor)

Me and Juliet (Original Cast Recording)

1953

[LARRY]
The water in a river is changed every day
As it flows from the hills to the sea
But to people on the shore, the river is the same
Or at least it appears to be
The audience in a theatre is changed every night
As a show runs along on its way
But to people on the stage, the audience looks the same
Every night, every matinee
A big black giant who looks and listens
With thousands of eyes and ears
A big black mass of love and pity
And troubles and hopes and fears
And every night the mixture's different
Although it may look the same
To feel his way with every mixture
Is part of the actor's game
One night it's a laughing giant
Another night a weeping giant
One night it's a coughing giant
Another night a sleeping giant
Every night you fight the giant
And maybe if you win
You send him out a nicer giant
Than he was when he came in
But if he doesn't like you
Then all you can do
Is to pack up your makeup and go
For an actor in a flop
There isn't any choice
But to look for another show
That big black giant who looks and listens
With thousands of eyes and ears
That big black mass of love and pity
And troubles and hopes and fears
Will sit out there and rule your life
For all your living years
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Bill Hayes (Actor)

Bill Hayes (Actor)

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