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Me and My Town Lyrics by Original Broadway Cast of Anyone Can Whistle

Anyone Can Whistle (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

1964

[CORA]
Everyone hates me, yes, yes
Being the Mayoress, yes
All of the peasants
Throw rocks in my presence
Which causes me nervous distress, yes
Ooooooh...
Me and my town, battered about
Everyone in it would like to get out
Me and my town
We just wanna be loved
Stores are for rent, theaters are dark
Grass on the sidewalks, but not in the park
Me and my town
We just want to be loved!
The people are starving
So they sleep the day through
My poor little people
What can they do?
[PAGEBOYS]
Boo!
[CORA]
Who asked you?
Come on the train, come on the bus
Somebody, please buy a ticket to us
Hurry on down
We need a little renown
Love me
Love my town!
Ooooooh...
[PAGEBOYS]
Hi there, Cora, what's new?
[CORA]
The bank went bust and I'm feeling blue
[PAGEBOYS]
And who took over the bankruptcy?
[CORA]
Me, boys, me!
[PAGEBOYS]
Sí, sí!
[CORA]
Me, boys, me!
[PAGEBOYS]
Bankrupt!
Tell us, Cora, how you are
[CORA]
I just got back from the reservoir
[PAGEBOYS]
And what's the state of the water supply?
[CORA]
Dry, boys, dry!
[PAGEBOYS]
My, my!
[CORA]
Dry, boys, dry!
[PAGEBOYS]
Ay, ay!
Ay ay ay ay ay!
[CORA]
A lady has responsibilities—
[PAGEBOYS]
Responsibilities—
[CORA]
And civic pride
[PAGEBOYS]
Civic pride!
[CORA]
Well, I look around and what do I see?
I see no crops
[PAGEBOYS]
No crops
[CORA]
I see no business
[PAGEBOYS]
No business
[CORA]
To the north, to the south
Only hoof-and-mouth!
[CORA & PAGEBOYS]
To the east, to the west
No Community Chest!
[CORA]
I see a terrible depression all over the town
[PAGEBOYS]
Oh, a terrible depression
Yes, a terrible depression
[CORA]
What a terrible depression
And I'm so depressed
I can hardly talk on the phone
I feel all alone
[CORA & PAGEBOYS]
But a lady has responsibilities—
[PAGEBOYS]
Responsibilities—
[CORA]
To all my poor
[PAGEBOYS]
Yeah!
[CORA]
Starving
[PAGEBOYS]
Yeah!
[CORA]
Cold
[PAGEBOYS]
Yeah!
[CORA]
Miserable
[PAGEBOYS]
Yeah!
[CORA]
Dirty
[PAGEBOYS]
Yeah!
[CORA]
Dreary
[PAGEBOYS]
Yeah!
[CORA]
Depressing
[PAGEBOYS]
Yeah!
[CORA]
Peasants!
[PAGEBOYS]
Badoobiedabadoobiedo
[CORA]
Peasants!
[PAGEBOYS]
Blegh!
[PAGEBOYS]
A lady has responsibilities, responsibilities
[CORA]
To try to be
Popular with the populace
[PAGEBOYS]
She's unpopular with the populace
Unpopular with the populace
Unpopular with the populace
Unpopular with the populace!
[CORA]
Everyone here hates me at length
Probably lynch me, if they had the strength
But me and my town. me and my town
We just want to be loved!
[PAGEBOYS]
We just want to be loved!
We just want to be loved!
[CORA]
Just loved!
[PAGEBOYS]
A friendship is lovely
And a courtship sublime
But give her a township—
[CORA]
—Township
Every time!
What'll we do
[PAGEBOYS]
Doo doo doo-wah-dah-wah
[CORA]
Me and my town?
[PAGEBOYS]
Doo doo wah, doo doo doo-wah-dah-wah
[CORA]
Gotta do something, or we're gonna drown!
[PAGEBOYS]
Doo doo wah, doo doo doo-wah-dah-wah
[CORA & PAGEBOYS]
Give me my coat
Give me my crown
Gimme, gimme your vote
And hurry on down!
[CORA]
Show me how much you think—
[PAGEBOYS]
Yeah!
[CORA]
Of me
[ALL]
Love me
Love my town!
Credits
Original Broadway Cast of Anyone Can Whistle

Original Broadway Cast of Anyone Can Whistle

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