Bernstein Leonard Wonderful Town Ohio Betty Comden and Adolph Green music by Leonard Bernstein EILEEN AND RUTH WHY, OH WHY, OH WHY, OH -- WHY DID I EVER LEAVE OHIO? WHY DID I WANDER TO FIND WHAT LIES YONDER WHEN LIFE WAS SO COZY AT HOME? WOND’RING WHILE I WANDER, WHY DID I FLY? WHY DID I ROAM? OH, WHY OH, WHY OH DID I LEAVE OHIO? MAYBE I’D BETTER GO EILEEN RUTH HOME. O -- H -- I -- O. EILEEN AND RUTH MAYBE I’D BETTER GO HOME. RUTH NOW LISTEN, EILEEN, OHIO WAS STIFLING. WE JUST COULDN’T WAIT TO GET OUT OF THE PLACE, WITH MOM SAYING -- “RUTH, WHAT NO DATE FOR THIS EVENING?” EILEEN AND POP WITH, “EILEEN, DO BE HOME, DEAR, BY TEN.” RUTH AND EILEEN UGH! RUTH THE GOSSIPY NEIGHBORS AND EVERYONE YAPPING WHO’S GOING WITH WHOM -- EILEEN AND DATING THOSE DRIPS THAT I’VE KNOWN SINCE I’M FOUR. RUTH THE KIWANIS CLUB DANCE. EILEEN ON THE BASKETBALL FLOOR. RUTH COUSIN MAUDE WITH HER LECTURES ON SIN -- RUTH AND EILEEN WHAT A BORE! EILEEN JERRY BLACK! RUTH COUSIN MIN! EILEEN EZRA NYE! RUTH HANNAH FINN! EILEEN HOPELESS! RUTH BABBITY! EILEEN STUFFY! RUTH PROVINCIAL! RUTH AND EILEEN THANK HEAVENS WE’RE FREE! WHY, OH WHY, OH WHY, OH -- WHY DID WE EVER LEAVE OHIO?! WOND’RING WHILE WE WANDER, WHY DID WE FLY? WHY DID WE ROAM? OH, WHY OH, WHY OH DID WE LEAVE OHIO? MAYBE WE’D BETTER GO EILEEN RUTH HOME. O -- H -- I -- O. RUTH AND EILEEN MAYBE WE’D BETTER GO HOME. |
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