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A Twenty Dollar Bill And Why Lyrics by Larry Keith, Veanne Cox, Harrison Chad, Alice Playten, Chandra Wilson

Caroline, or Change (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

2004

[MR. STOPNICK]
Chanukah gelt, for real, not candy
A twenty dollar bill
[GRANDMA & GRANDPA GELLMAN]
Oh, my
[MR. STOPNICK]
A twenty dollar bill! And why?
Upon what should we contemplate?
Allow me please to explicate
What's the meaning of this gelt?
For peace, sometimes blood must be spilt
For life, sometimes a good man dies
What means this money, Noah boychik?
You won't learn this in arithmetic
Money follows certain laws
It's worth how much it's worth because
Somewhere, something's valued less
It's how our blessings come, I guess
Golden, shiny, but nеver pure
Think from whencе your riches stem
Think of someone who is poor
And know you stole this gold from them
Especially here, in the devil's South
You rip your gold from a starving man's mouth
[ROSE, spoken]
Oh, for Pete's sake, Dad
Give him the money!
Good
Say thank you, honey
[NOAH, spoken]
Thank you
[MR. STOPNICK]
Noah
Never forget
[GRANDMA GELLMAN]
Stuart, play the clarinet
[ROSE]
Right
A happy, happy Chanukah night
What a party, what a goose
Fun, huh? Noah?
[ROSE, spoken]
Oh, what's the use?
[DOTTY]
It's cold tonight, my feet are numb
I'm tired waiting for a bus that won't come
Credits
Larry Keith

Larry Keith

Veanne Cox

Veanne Cox

Harrison Chad

Harrison Chad

Alice Playten

Alice Playten

Chandra Wilson

Chandra Wilson

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