所属专辑:Wonderful Town! (Original London Cast Recording)
时长: 03:03
What a Waste - Wonderful Town - Original London Cast[00:00:00]
Go home[00:00:01]
Go west[00:00:02]
Go back where you came from[00:00:04]
Oh why did you ever leave ohio[00:00:06]
Because I think I have talent[00:00:10]
A million kids just like you[00:00:12]
Come to town every day[00:00:14]
With stars in their eyes[00:00:17]
They're going to conquer the city[00:00:20]
They're going to grab off the pulitzer prize[00:00:22]
But it's a terrible pity[00:00:25]
Because they're in for a bitter surprise[00:00:27]
And their stories all follow one line[00:00:31]
Like his[00:00:34]
Like his[00:00:35]
Like mine[00:00:37]
Born in duluth[00:00:44]
Natural writer[00:00:45]
Published at seven genius type[00:00:46]
Wrote the school play[00:00:49]
Wrote the school paper[00:00:51]
Summa cum laude all of that tripe[00:00:52]
Came to New York[00:00:55]
Got on the staff here[00:00:57]
This was my chance to be heard[00:00:58]
Well since then I haven't written a word[00:01:01]
What a waste[00:01:04]
What a waste[00:01:05]
What a waste of money and time[00:01:06]
Man from detroit[00:01:14]
Wonderful artist[00:01:15]
Went to picasso pablo said wow[00:01:17]
Settled in france[00:01:19]
Bought him a beret[00:01:21]
Lived in montmartre[00:01:22]
Really learned how[00:01:24]
Came to New York had an exhibit[00:01:25]
Art critics made a big fuss[00:01:28]
Now he paints those toothpaste ads on the bus[00:01:31]
What a waste[00:01:34]
What a waste[00:01:35]
What a waste of money and time[00:01:37]
Girl from mobile[00:01:44]
Versatile actress[00:01:45]
Tragic or comic[00:01:47]
Any old play[00:01:48]
Suffered and starved[00:01:50]
Met stanislavsky[00:01:51]
He said the world would[00:01:52]
Cheer her some day[00:01:54]
Came to New York[00:01:55]
Repertoire ready[00:01:57]
Chekhov's and shakespeare's and wilde's[00:01:58]
Now they watch her flipping flapjacks at childs'[00:02:01]
What a waste[00:02:04]
What a waste[00:02:05]
What a waste of money and time[00:02:07]
Kid from cape cod[00:02:14]
Fisherman's family[00:02:15]
Marvelous singer big baritone[00:02:17]
Rented his boat[00:02:20]
Paid for his lessons[00:02:21]
Starved for his studies[00:02:23]
Down to the bone[00:02:24]
Came to New York[00:02:25]
Aimed at the opera[00:02:27]
Sing rigoletto his wish[00:02:28]
At the fulton market now he yells fish[00:02:31]
What a waste[00:02:34]
What a waste[00:02:35]
What a waste of money and time[00:02:37]
Go home go West[00:02:41]
Go back where you came from[00:02:43]
Go home[00:02:47]