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(Look at the fireworks fly!)
Light up the night sky!
(Light up the night sky!)”
A little something to celebrate America’s 245th birthday!
SONG:
“Blackout” from “In the Heights (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)”
Today, I review my favorite movie of all-time, the 1994 Disney classic "The Lion King"! This is my submission for review.com's Disney Dream Job contest.
Eva Noblezada as EURYDICE
Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzales-Nacer and Kay Trinidad as THE FATES
André De Shields as HERMES
LYRICS:
FATE:
The deal is signed?
EURYDICE:
Yes
FATE:
About time
Get on the line
EURYDICE:
I did what I had to do
FATE:
That's what they did, too
HERMES:
Now in Hadestown, there were a lot of souls
WORKERS:
Low, keep your head, keep your head
HERMES:
Working on the wall with all their might
WORKERS:
Oh, you gotta keep your head
HERMES:
You see, they kept their heads down low
WORKERS:
If you wanna keep your head
HERMES:
You couldn't quite see their faces right
But you could hear them singing:
WORKERS:
Low, keep your head, keep your head
HERMES:
Swinging their hammers in the cold, hard ground
You can hear the sound of the pickax ringin'
WORKERS:
If you wanna keep your head
HERMES:
And they called it...
COMPANY:
“Freedom”
EURYDICE:
I’m Eurydice
Doesn't anybody hear me?
THE FATES:
They can hear
But they don't care
No one has a name down here
Mr. Hades set you free
To work yourself into the ground
Free to spend eternity
In the factory
And the warehouse
Where the whistles scream
And the foreman shouts
And you're punchin' in
And punchin' in
And punchin' in
And you can't punch out!
THE FATES and WORKERS:
And you're way down Hadestown
(Oh, keep your head, keep your head low)
Way down Hadestown
(Oh, you gotta keep your head low)
Way down Hadestown
(If you wanna keep your head)
Way down under the ground!
(Keep your head low)
EURYDICE:
Why won't anybody look at me?
THE FATES:
They can look
But they don't see
You see, it's easier that way
Your eyes will look like that someday
Down in the river of oblivion
You kissed your little life goodbye
And Hades laid his hands on you
And gave you everlasting life!
And everlasting overtime
In the mine, the mill, and the machinery
Your place on the assembly line
Replaces all your memories
THE FATES and WORKERS:
Way down Hadestown
(Oh, keep your head, keep your head low)
Way down Hadestown
(Oh, you gotta keep your head low)
Way down Hadestown
(If you wanna keep your head)
Way down under the ground!
(Keep your head low)
EURYDICE:
What do you mean I'll look like that?
THE FATES:
That's what it looks like to forget
EURYDICE:
Forget what?
THE FATES:
Who you are and everything that came before
EURYDICE:
I have to go
THE FATES
Go where?
EURYDICE:
Go back!
THE FATES:
Oh, and where is that?
So what was your name again?
You've already forgot it
HERMES:
You see, it’s like I said before:
A lot can happen behind closed doors
Eurydice was a hungry young girl, but she wasn’t hungry anymore
What she was instead, was dead
Dead to the world, anyway
You see, she went behind those doors
And signed her life away
THE FATES:
Saw that wheel up in the sky
Heard the big bell tolling
A lot of souls have gotta die
To keep the Rust Belt rollin'
A lot of spirits gotta break
To make the underworld go 'round
THE FATES and COMPANY:
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground!
CAST:
Amber Gray as PERSEPHONE
André De Shields as HERMES
LYRICS:
PERSEPHONE:
Step in my office.
I don't know about you, boys
But if you're like me
Then hanging around this old manhole
Is bringing you down
Six-feet-under
Getting under your skin
Cabin fever is a-setting in
You're stir crazy!
Stuck in a rut!
Oh you could use a little pick-me-up
I can give you what it is you crave
A little something from the good old days
I got the wind right here in a jar
I got the rain on tap at the bar
I got sunshine up on the shelf
Allow me to introduce myself
Brother, what's my name?
My name is...
HERMES and BAND:
Our Lady of the Underground!
PERSEPHONE:
Brother, what's my name?
HERMES and BAND:
Our Lady of Ways!
Our Lady of Means!
PERSEPHONE:
Brother, what's my name?
My name is…
HERMES and BAND:
Our Lady of the Upside Down!
PERSEPHONE:
Wanna know my name?
I'll tell you my name:
Persephone!
Come here, brother! Let me guess
It's the little things you miss
Spring flowers
Autumn leaves
Ask me, brother, and you shall receive
Or maybe these just ain't enough
Maybe you're looking for some stronger stuff
I got a sight for the sorest eye
When was the last time you saw the sky?
Wipe away your tears, brother
Brother, I know how you feel
I can see you're blinded by the sadness of it all
But look a little closer and
Everything will be revealed
Look a little closer and
There's a crack in the wall!
Ladies and gentlemen, Brian Drye on the trombone!
Marika Hughes on the cello!
Dana Lyn on the violin!
Ben Perowski on the drums!
Robinson Morse on the bass!
Michael Chorney on the guitar!
And Liam Robinson on the keys!
You want stars? I got a sky-full!
Put a quarter in the slot, you'll get an eyeful
You want the moon? Yeah, I got her too
She's right here waiting in my pay-per-view
How long's it been?
A little moonshine ain't no sin
Tell my husband to take his time!
What the boss don’t know
The boss won't mind
André De Shields as HERMES
Patrick Page as HADES
Amber Gray as PERSEPHONE
HERMES:
Then Hades told Eurydice
HADES:
There's papers to be signed
Step into my office
HERMES:
And he closed the door behind
Now a lot can happen behind closed doors
That's for sure, brother, that's a fact
But a lot can happen on the factory floor
When the foreman turns his back
PERSEPHONE:
Anybody want a drink?
Patrick Page as HADES
Eva Noblezada as EURYDICE
LYRICS:
HADES:
Why do we build the wall
My children, my children?
Why do we build the wall?
WORKERS:
Why do we build the wall?
We build the wall to keep us free
That's why we build the wall
We build the wall to keep us free
HADES:
How does the wall keep us free
My children, my children?
How does the wall keep us free?
WORKERS:
How does the wall keep us free?
The wall keeps out the enemy
And we build the wall to keep us free
That's why we build the wall
We build the wall to keep us free
HADES:
Who do we call the enemy
My children, my children?
Who do we call the enemy?
WORKERS:
Who do we call the enemy?
The enemy is poverty
And the wall keeps out the enemy
And we build the wall to keep us free
That's why we build the wall
We build the wall to keep us free
HADES:
Because we have and they have not
My children, my children
Because they want what we have got
WORKERS:
Because we have and they have not
Because they want what we have got
The enemy is poverty
And the wall keeps out the enemy
And we build the wall to keep us free
That's why we build the wall
We build the wall to keep us free
HADES:
What do we have that they should want
My children, my children?
What do we have that they should want?
WORKERS and EURYDICE:
What do we have that they should want?
We have a wall to work upon
We have work and they have none
HADES:
And our work is never done
My children, my children!
And the war is never won!
HADES and WORKERS:
The enemy is poverty
And the wall keeps out the enemy
And we build the wall to keep us free
That's why we build the wall
We build the wall to keep us free
We build the wall to keep us free
Reeve Carney as ORPHEUS
André De Shields as HERMES
Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzales-Nacer and Kay Trinidad as THE FATES
LYRICS:
HERMES:
How to get to Hadestown
You'll have to take the long way
Through the underground, under cover of night
Layin' low, stayin' out of sight
Ain't no compass, brother, ain't no map
Just a telephone wire and a railroad track
Keep on walkin' and don't look back
Till you get to the bottomland
ORPHEUS:
Wait for me
I'm coming
Wait, I'm coming with you
Wait for me
I'm coming, too
I'm coming, too
HERMES:
The River Styx is high and wide
Cinder bricks and razor wire
Walls of iron and concrete
Hound dogs howlin' round the gate
Those dogs'll lay down and play dead
If you got the bones, if you got the bread
But if all you got is your own two legs
Just be glad you get 'em
ORPHEUS and THE FATES:
Wait for me
I'm coming
Wait, I'm coming with you
Wait for me
I'm coming, too
I'm coming, too
THE FATES:
Who are you?
Where do you think you're going?
Who are you?
Why are you all alone?
Who do you think you are?
Who are you to think that you can walk a road
That no one ever waked before?
ORPHEUS:
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
(The company begins to echo Orpheus's song.)
HERMES:
You're on the lam, you're on the run
Don't give your name, you don't have one
And don't look no one in the eye
That town'll try to suck you dry
They'll suck your brain, they'll suck your breath
They'll cut the heart right out your chest
They'll truss you up in your Sunday best
And stuff your mouth with cotton!
ORPHEUS and COMPANY:
Wait for me
I'm coming
Wait, I'm coming with you
Wait for me
I'm coming too
I'm coming too
I'm coming, wait for me (Wait)
I hear the walls repeating (Wait)
The falling of my feet and
It sounds like drumming (Wait)
And I am not alone (Wait)
I hear the rocks and stones (Wait)
Echoing my song
I'm coming! (Coming, coming)
André De Shields as HERMES
Reeve Carney as ORPHEUS
LYRICS:
ORPHEUS:
Mr. Hermes!
HERMES:
Hey, the big artiste!
Ain't you workin' on your masterpiece?
ORPHEUS:
Where's Eurydice?
HERMES:
Brother, what do you care?
You'll find another muse somewhere
ORPHEUS:
Where is she?
HERMES:
Why you wanna know?
ORPHEUS:
Wherever she is is where I'll go
HERMES:
And what if I said she's down below?
ORPHEUS:
Down below?
HERMES:
Down below
Six feet under the ground below
She called your name before she went
But I guess you weren't listenin'
ORPHEUS:
No...
HERMES:
So
Just how far would you go for her?
ORPHEUS:
To the end of time
To the end of the Earth
HERMES:
You got a ticket?
ORPHEUS:
No
HERMES:
Yeah, I didn't think so
'Course, there's another but
Well, I ain't supposed to say
ORPHEUS:
Another way?
HERMES:
Around the back
But that ain't easy walkin', Jack
It ain't for the sensitive of souls
So... you really wanna go?
ORPHEUS:
With all my heart
HERMES:
With all your heart...
Well... that's a start
Eva Noblezada as EURYDICE
Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzales-Nacer and Kay Trinidad as THE FATES
LYRICS:
EURYDICE:
Orpheus, my heart is yours
Always was and will be
It's my gut I can't ignore
Orpheus, I'm hungry
Oh, my heart, it aches to stay
But the flesh will have its way
Oh, the way is dark and long
I'm already gone
I'm gone
THE FATES:
Go ahead and lay the blame
Talk of virtues, talk of sin
Wouldn't you have done the same
In her shoes, in her skin?
You can have your principles
When you've got a belly full
But hunger has a way with you
There's no telling when you're gonna do
When the chips are down
Now that the chips are down
What you gonna do when the chips are down?
Now that the chips are down
Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzeles-Nacer and Kay Trinidad as THE FATES
Eva Noblezada as EURYDICE
LYRICS:
FATES:
Life ain't easy
Life ain't fair
A girl's gotta fight for her rightful share
What you gonna do when the chips are down
Now that the chips are down?
What you gonna do when the chips are down
Now that the chips are down?
Help yourself
To hell with the rest
Even the one who loves you best
What you gonna do when the chips are down
Now that the chips are down?
What you gonna do when the chips are down
Now that the chips are down?
EURYDICE:
Oh, my aching heart...
THE FATES:
What you gonna do when the chips are down
Now that the chips are down?
Take if you can
Give if you must
Ain't nobody but yourself to trust
What you gonna do when the chips are down
Now that the chips are down?
What you gonna do when the chips are down
Now that the chips are down?
Aim for the heart
Shoot to kill
If you don't do it then the other one will
What you gonna do when the chips are down
Now that the chips are down?
What you gonna do when the chips are down
Now that the chips are down?
And the first shall be first
And the last shall be last
Cast your eyes to heaven
You get a knife in the back
Nobody's righteous
Nobody's proud
Nobody's innocent
Now that the chips are down
Now that the, now that the
Now that the, now that the
Now that the chips are down
André De Shields as HERMES
Eva Noblezada as EURYDICE
Patrick Page as HADES
Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzales-Nacer and Kay Trinidad as THE FATES
LYRICS:
HERMES:
Songbird vs rattlesnake
FATE:
Mmm...
EURYDICE:
What is it?
HERMES:
Eurydice was a hungry young girl
THE FATES:
Mmm...
HADES:
Your ticket
HERMES:
And Hades gave her a choice to make
THE FATES:
Mmm...
HERMES:
A ticket to the underworld
CAST:
Patrick Page as HADES
Eva Noblezada as EURYDICE
LYRICS:
HADES:
Hey, little songbird
Give me a song
I'm a busy man
And I can't stay long
I got clients to call
I got orders to fill
I got walls to build
I got riots to quell
And they're giving me hell back in Hades
Hey, little songbird
Cat got your tongue?
Always a pity
For one so pretty and young
When poverty comes
To clip your wings
And knock the wind
Right out of your lungs
Hey, nobody sings on empty
EURYDICE:
Strange is the call of this strange man
I wanna fly down and feed at his hand
I want a nice, soft place to land
I wanna lie down forever
HADES:
Hey, little songbird
You got something fine
You'd shine like a diamond
Down in the mine
And the choice is yours
If you're willing to choose
Seeing as you've got nothing to lose
And I could use a canary
EURYDICE:
Suddenly, nothing is as it was
Where are you now, Orpheus?
Wasn't it gonna be the two of us?
Weren't we birds of a feather?
HADES:
Hey, little songbird
Let me guess
He's some kind of poet
And he's penniless
Give him your hand
He'll give you his hand-to-mouth
He'll write you a poem
When the power is out
Hey, why not fly south for the winter?
Hey, little songbird
Look all around ya
See how the vipers
And vultures surround ya
And they'll cut you down
They'll pick you clean
If you stick around
Such a desperate scene
See, people get mean when the chips are down
Patrick Page as HADES
Amber Gray as PERSEPHONE
Reeve Carney as ORPHEUS
Eva Noblezada as EURYDICE
André De Shields as HERMES
Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzales-Nacer and Kay Trinidad as THE FATES
LYRICS:
WORKERS
Low, keep your head, keep your head low
Oh, you gotta keep your head low
If you wanna keep your head
Oh, you gotta keep your head low
Keep your head, keep your head low
Oh, you gotta keep your head low
If you wanna keep your head
Oh, you gotta keep your head
PERSEPHONE:
In the coldest time of year
Why is it so hot down here?
Hotter than a crucible
It ain't right and it ain't natural
HADES:
Lover, you were gone so long
Lover, I was lonesome
So I built a foundry
In the ground beneath your feet
Here, I fashioned things of steel
Oil drums and automobiles
Then I kept that furnace fed
With the fossils of the dead
Lover, when you feel that fire
Think of it as my desire
Think of it as my desire for you
ORPHEUS:
La la la la la la la la la...
WORKERS and ORPHEUS:
Low, keep your head, keep your head low (La la la la la la la…)
Oh, you gotta keep your head low
If you wanna keep your head (La la la la la la la…)
Oh, you gotta keep your head low (La la la la la la la…)
Keep your head, keep your head low
Oh, you gotta keep your head low (La la la la la la la…)
If you wanna keep your head
EURYIDICE:
Is it finished?
HERMES:
Not yet.
EURYDICE
Is he always like this?
Looking high and looking low
For the food and firewood I know
We need to find and I am
Keeping one eye on the sky and
Tryin' to trust that the song he's working on is gonna
Shelter us
From the wind, the wind, the wind
PERSEPHONE:
In the darkest time of year
Why is it so bright down here?
Brighter than a carnival
It ain't right and it ain't natural
HADES:
Lover, you were gone so long
Lover, I was lonesome
So I laid a power grid
In the ground on which you stood
And wasn't it electrifying
When I made the neon shine!
Silver screen, cathode ray
Brighter than the light of day
Lover, when you see that glare
Think of it as my despair
Think of it as my despair for you
ORPHEUS:
They can't find the tune
HERMES:
Orpheus!
ORPHEUS:
They can't feel the rhythm
HERMES:
Orpheus!
ORPHEUS:
King Hades is deafened by a river of stone
HERMES:
Poor boy working on a song
ORPHEUS:
And Lady Persephone's blinded by a river of wine
Livin' in an oblivion
HERMES:
He did not see the storm coming on
ORPHEUS:
His black gold flows
In the world down below
And her dark clouds roll in the one up above
HERMES:
Look up!
WORKERS:
Keep your head low
ORPHEUS:
And that is the reason we're on this road
And the seasons are wrong
And the wind is so strong
That's why times are so hard
It's because of the gods
The gods have forgotten the song of their love
Singing la la la la la la…
WORKERS and ORPHEUS:
Low, keep your head, keep your head low
Oh, you gotta keep your head low
If you wanna keep your head (La la la la la la la...)
Oh, you gotta keep your head low
Keep your head, keep your head low (La la la la la la la...)
Oh, you gotta keep your head low
If you wanna keep your head (La la la la la la)
EURYDICE:
Lookin' low and lookin' high
THE FATES:
There is no food left to find
It's hard enough to feed yourself
Let alone somebody else
EURYDICE:
I'm trying to believe
That the song he's working on
Is gonna harbor me from
EURYDICE and THE FATES:
The wind, the wind, the wind
HERMES:
Eurydice was a hungry young girl
EURYDICE:
Give that back!
HERMES:
She was no stranger to the wind
EURYDICE:
It's everything we have!
HERMES:
But she had not seen nothing
EURYDICE:
Orpheus!
HERMES:
Like the mighty storm she got caught in
EURYDICE:
Orpheus!
Shelter us!
HERMES:
Only took a minute
EURYDICE:
Harbor me!
HERMES:
But the wrath of the gods was in it
PERSEPHONE:
Every year, it's getting worse
Hadestown, hell on Earth!
Did you think I'd be impressed
With this neon necropolis?
Lover, what have you become?
Coal cars and oil drums
Warehouse walls and factory floors
I don't know you anymore
And in the meantime up above
The harvest dies and people starve
Oceans rise and overflow
It ain't right and it ain't natural
HADES:
Lover, everything I do
I do it for the love of you
If you don't even want my love
I'll give it to someone who does
Someone grateful for her fate
Someone who appreciates
The comforts of a gilded cage
And doesn't try to fly away
The moment Mother Nature calls
Someone who could love these walls
That hold her close and keep her safe
And think of them as my embrace
ORPHEUS and WORKERS:
Singing la la la la la la la...
(Low, keep your head, keep your head low)
EURYDICE:
Shelter us
HADES:
Think of them as my embrace
ORPHEUS and WORKERS:
La la la la la la la...
(Low, keep your head, keep your head)
EURYDICE:
Harbor me
HADES:
Think of them as my embrace of you
Reeve Carney as Orpheus
LYRICS:
King of silver
King of gold
And everything glittering
Under the ground
Hades is king
Of oil and coal
And the riches that flow
Where those rivers are found
But for half of the year, with Persephone gone
His loneliness moves in him, crude and black
He thinks of his wife in the arms of the sun
And jealousy fuels him and feeds him and fills him
With doubt that she'll never come
Dread that she'll never come
Doubt that his lover
Will ever come back
King of mortar
King of bricks
The River Styx is a river of stones
And Hades lays them high and thick
With a million hands that are not his own
With a million hands, he builds a wall
Around all the riches he digs from the Earth
The pickaxe flashes
The hammer falls
And crashing and pounding
His rivers surround him
And drown out the sound of the song he once heard:
La la la la la la la...
La la la la la la la...
La la la la la la la...
La la la la la la...
Eva Noblezada as EURYDICE
André De Shields as HERMES
Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzales-Nacer and Kay Trinidad as THE FATES
LYRICS:
THE FATES:
Ooh...
Ooh...
Ooh...
Ooh...
HERMES:
With Persephone gone, the cold came on.
ORPHEUS:
He came too soon.
He came for her too soon.
It's not supposed to be like this.
EURYDICE:
Well, 'til someone brings the world back into tune
This is how it is
HERMES:
Orpheus had a gift to give.
EURYDICE:
Hey, where are you going?
HERMES:
Touched by the gods is what he was.
ORPHEUS:
I have to finish the song
EURYDICE:
Finish it quick.
The wind is changing.
There's a storm coming on.
THE FATES:
Wind comes up, ooh
EURYDICE:
We need food!
THE FATES:
Wind comes up, ooh
EURYDICE:
We need firewood!
HERMES:
Orpheus and Eurydice
EURYDICE:
Did you hear me? Orpheus?
HERMES:
Poor boy workin' on a song
EURYDICE:
Orpheus!
HERMES:
Young girl looking for something to eat
EURYDICE:
Okay, finish it.
HERMES:
Under a gathering storm
André De Shields as HERMES
Amber Gray as PERSEPHONE
Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzales-Nacer and Kay Trinidad as THE FATES
Eva Noblezada as EURYDICE
LYRICS:
HERMES:
On the Road to Hell, there was a railroad track
PERSEPHONE:
Oh, come on!
HEMRES
There was a train comin' up from way down below
PERSEPHONE:
That was not six months!
FATES:
Better go and get your suitcase packed
Guess it's time to go
HERMES:
She's gonna ride that train
COMPANY:
Ride that train...
HERMES:
She's gonna ride that train
COMPANY:
Ride that train...
HERMES:
She's gonna ride that train 'til the end of the line
'Cause the King of the Mine is coming to call
Did you ever wonder what it's like on the underside?
COMPANY:
Way down under
HERMES:
On the yonder side?
COMPANY:
Way down yonder
HERMES:
On the other side of his wall
Follow that dollar for a long way down
Far away from the poorhouse door
You either get to hell or to Hadestown
Ain’t no difference anymore!
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
Hound dog howl and the whistle blow
Train come a-rollin, clickety-clack
Everybody tryin' to get a ticket to go
But those who go they don’t come back
They goin'...
HERMES and COMPANY:
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
PERSEPHONE:
Winter's nigh and summer's o'er
Hear that high, lonesome sound
Of my husband coming for
To bring me home to Hadestown
COMPANY:
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
PERSEPHONE:
Down there, it's a bunch of stiffs
Brother, I'll be bored to death
Gonna have to import some stuff
Just to entertain myself
Give me morphine in a tin
Give me a crate of the fruit of the vine
Takes a lot of medicine
To make it through the wintertime
COMPANY:
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
FATES:
Every little penny in the wishing well
Every little nickel on the drum
COMPANY:
On the drum!
FATES:
All them shiny little heads and tails
Where do you think they come from?
They come from
COMPANY:
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
HERMES:
Everybody hungry
Everybody tired
Everybody slaves by the sweat of his brow
The wage is nothing and the work is hard
It's a graveyard in Hadestown
COMPANY:
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
HERMES:
Mr. Hades is a mean old boss
PERSEPHONE:
With a silver whistle and a golden scale
COMPANY:
An eye for an eye!
HERMES:
And he weighs the cost
COMPANY:
A lie for a lie!
HERMES:
And your soul for sale
COMPANY:
Sold!
PERSEPHONE:
To the king on the chromium throne
COMPANY:
Thrown!
PERSEPHONE:
To the bottom of a Sing Sing cell
HERMES:
Where the little wheel squeals and the big wheel groans
PERSEPHONE:
And you better forget about your wishing well
COMPANY:
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
HERMES:
On the Road to Hell, there was a railroad car
And the car door opened and a man stepped out
Everybody looked and everybody saw
It was the same man they'd been singin' about
PERSEPHONE:
You're early.
HADES:
I missed ya.
FATES:
Mr. Hades is a mighty king
Must be making some mighty big deals
Seems like he owns everything
EURYDICE:
Kind of makes you wonder how it feels...
HERMES:
All aboard!
A-one, A-two
A-one, two, three, four
COMPANY:
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
Way down under the ground
Way down under the ground!
Eva Noblezada as EURYDICE
Reeve Carney as ORPHEUS
LYRICS:
EURYDICE:
I was alone so long
I didn't even know that I was lonely
Out in the cold so long
I didn't even know that I was cold
Turned my collar to the wind
This is how it's always been
All I've ever known is how to hold my own
All I've ever known is how to hold my own
But now I wanna hold you, too
You take me in your arms
And suddenly there's sunlight all around me
Everything bright and warm
And shining like it never did before
And for a moment I forget
Just how dark and cold it gets
All I've ever known is how to hold my own
All I've ever known is how to hold my own
But now I wanna hold you
Now I wanna hold you, hold you close
I don't wanna ever have to let you go
Now I wanna hold you, hold you tight
I don't wanna go back to the lonely life
ORPHEUS:
I don't know how or why
Or who am I that I should get to hold you
But when I saw you all alone against the sky
It's like I'd known you all along
I knew you before we met
And I don't even know you yet
All I know is you're someone I have always known
ORPHEUS and EURYDICE:
All I know is you're someone I have always known
And I don't even know you
Now I wanna hold you, hold you close
I don't wanna ever have to let you go
EURYDICE:
Suddenly the sunlight
Bright and warm
ORPHEUS:
Suddenly I'm holding the world in my arms
EURYDICE:
Say that you'll hold me forever
Say that the wind won't change on us
Say that we'll stay with each other
And it will always be like this
ORPHEUS:
I'm gonna hold you forever
The wind will never change on us
Long as we stay with each other
ORPHEUS and EURYDICE:
Then it will always be like this
André De Shields as HERMES
LYRICS:
Orpheus was a poor boy
But he had a gift to give
He could make you see how the world could be
In spite of the way that it is
And Eurydice was a young girl
But she'd seen how the world was
When she fell, she fell in spite of herself
In love with Orpheus
Amber Gray as PERSEPHONE
Reeve Carney as ORPHEUS
André De Shields as HERMES:
LYRICS:
HERMES:
And on the road to hell, there was a lot of waiting
COMPANY:
Mmm, waiting
HERMES:
Everybody waiting on a train
COMPANY:
Mmm, waiting on a lady with a...
HERMES:
Waiting on a train to bring that lady
COMPANY:
Mmm, lady
HERMES:
With the suitcase back again
She's never early, always late
COMPANY:
Waiting
HERMES:
These days she never stays for long
But good things come to those who wait
Here she comes!
PERSEPHONE:
Well it's like he said, I'm an outdoor girl
HERMES:
And you're late again
PERSEPHONE:
Married to the king of the underworld
HERMES:
She forgot a little thing called spring
PERSEPHONE:
Are you wondering where I've been?
COMPANY:
Yeah!
WORKER:
Where you been?
WORKER:
I'm wondering
PERSEPHONE:
Been to hell, and back again
But like my mama always said:
Brother when you're down, you're down
When you're up, you're up
If you ain't six feet underground, you're living it up on top
Let's not talk about hard times
Pour the wine, it's summertime!
'Cause right now we're livin' it
COMPANY:
How are we livin' it?
PERSEPHONE:
Livin' it, livin' it up
Brother, right here we're livin' it
COMPANY:
Where are we livin' it?
PERSEPHONE:
Livin' it up on top
Who makes the summer sun shine bright?
That's right, Persephone!
Who makes the fruit of the vine get ripe
COMPANY:
Persephone!
PERSEPHONE:
That's me!
Who makes the flowers bloom again, in spite of her man?
COMPANY:
You do!
PERSEPHONE:
Who's doing the best she can?
Persephone, that's who
Now some might say, the weather ain't the way it used to be
But let me tell you something that my mama said to me
You take what you can get, and you make the most of it
So right now we're livin' it
COMPANY:
How are we livin' it?
PERSEPHONE:
Livin' it, livin' it up
Oh brother, right here we're livin' it
COMPANY:
Where are we livin' it?
PERSEPHONE:
Livin' it up on top
HERMES:
It was summertime on the road to hell
THE FATES:
Mmm...
HERMES:
There was a girl who had always run away
THE FATES:
Mmm...
HERMES:
You might say it was in spite of herself
THE FATES:
Mmm, mmm, mmm...
HERMES:
That this young girl decided to stay
There was a poor boy with a lyre
PERSEPHONE:
Who says times are hard?
HERMES:
The flowers bloomed and the fruit got ripe
And brother for a moment there
PERSEPHONE:
Anybody want a drink?
HERMES:
The world came back to life!
(The company dances and celebrates with Persephone.)
PERSEPHONE:
Up on top, we ain't got much
But we're
COMPANY:
Livin' it up
PERSEPHONE:
Just enough to fill our cups
COMPANY:
Livin' it up on top
PERSEPHONE:
Brother pass that bottle around
'Cause we're
COMPANY:
Livin' it, livin' it up
HERMES:
Let the poet bless this round
ORPHEUS:
To the patroness of all of this, Persephone!
HERMES:
Here, here!
Who has finally returned to us with wine enough to share
Asking nothing in return except that we should live
And learn to live as brothers in this life
And to trust she will provide
And if no one takes too much, there will always be enough
She will always fill our cups
PERSEPHONE:
I will
ORPHEUS:
And we will always raise them up
To the world we dream about
And the one we live in now
'Cause right now we're livin' it
COMPANY:
How are we livin' it?
ORPHEUS:
Livin' it up
Oh brother, right here we're livin' it
COMPANY:
Where are we livin' it?
ORPHEUS:
Listen here, I'll tell you where
We're livin' it up on top
COMPANY:
Up on top!
ORPHEUS:
Livin' it up and we ain't gonna stop
Livin' it, livin' it
COMPANY:
Livin' it, livin' it
ORPHEUS:
How are we livin' it?
COMPANY:
Where are we livin' it?
ORPHEUS:
Livin' it, livin' it
COMPANY:
Livin' it, livin' it
Livin' it up on top!
Reeve Carney as ORPHEUS
André De Shields as HERMES
LYRICS:
HERMES:
Where'd you get that melody?
ORPHEUS:
I don't know
It came to me
As if I'd known it all along
HERMES:
You have
It's an old song
A song of love from long ago
Long-time since I heard it though
ORPHEUS:
You've heard that melody before?
HERMES:
Sure
ORPHEUS:
Tell me more
HERMES:
Remember the tale I told you once about the gods?
ORPHEUS:
Which ones?
HERMES:
Hades and Persephone
Remember how it used to be
Their love that made the world go round?
ORPHEUS:
Yeah, I remember now
But that was long ago
HERMES:
Tell it again though
ORPHEUS:
King of shadows
King of shades
Hades was king of the Underworld
But he fell in love with a beautiful lady
Who walked up above in her mother's green field
He fell in love with Persephone
Who was gathering flowers in the light of the sun
And he took her home to become his queen
Where the sun never shone on anyone
HERMES:
Go on...
ORPHEUS:
The lady loved him and the kingdom they shared
But without her above, not one flower would grow
So King Hades agreed that for half of each year
She would stay with him there in his world down below
But the other half, she could walk in the sun
And the sun, in turn, burned twice as bright
Which is where the seasons come from
And with them, the cycle
Of the seed and the sickle
And the lives of the people
And the birds in their flight
HERMES:
Singing...
ORPHEUS:
La la la la la la la...
HERMES:
Down below and up above
ORPHEUS:
La la la la la la la...
HERMES:
In harmony and rhythm
ORPHEUS:
La la la la la la la...
HERMES:
The gods sang his song of love
ORPHEUS:
La la la la la la la...
[HERMES:
And the world sang it with them
But that was long ago
Before we were on this road
Lover, tell me if you can
Who's gonna buy the wedding bands?
Times being what they are
Hard and getting harder all the time
ORPHEUS:
Lover, when I sing my song
All the rivers'll sing along
And they're gonna break their banks for us
And with their gold, be generous
All a-flashing in the pan, all to fashion for your hand
The rivers gonna give us the wedding bands
EURYDICE:
Lover, tell me if you're able
Who's gonna lay the wedding table?
Times being what they are
Dark and getting darker all the time
ORPHEUS:
Lover, when I sing my song
All the trees gonna sing along
And they're gonna bend their branches down
To lay their fruit upon the ground
The almond and the apple
And the sugar from the maple
The trees gonna lay the wedding table
EURYDICE:
So when you sing your song
The one you're working on
Spring will "come again"?
ORPHEUS:
Yes.
EURYDICE:
Why don't you sing it then?
ORPHEUS:
It isn't finished.
EURYDICE:
Sing it.
You wanna take me home?
ORPHEUS:
Yes.
EURYDICE
Sing the song.
(Orpheus starts to play his lyre.)
ORPHEUS:
La la la la la la la...
La la la la la la la...
COMPANY:
La la la la la la la...
La la la la la la la...
La la la la la la la...
(Flowers begin to bloom a bit.)
EURYDICE:
How'd you do that?
ORPHEUS:
I don't know.
The song's not finished though.
EURYDICE:
Even so, it can do this?
ORPHEUS:
I know...
EURYDICE:
You have to finish it!
Lover, tell me when we're wed
Who's gonna make the wedding bed?
Times being what they are
Hard and getting harder all the time
ORPHEUS:
Lover, when I sing my song
All the birds gonna sing along
And they'll come flying from all around
To lay their feathers on the ground
And we'll lie down in eiderdown
A pillow 'neath our heads
The birds gonna make the wedding bed
EURYDICE:
And the trees gonna lay the wedding table
ORPHEUS:
And the rivers gonna give us the wedding bands
COMPANY:
Ooh-ooh-ooh...
Reeve Carney as ORPHEUS
Eva Noblezada as EURYDICE
André De Shields as HERMES
LYRICS:
HERMES:
You wanna talk to her?
ORPHEUS:
Yes.
HERMES:
Go on.
Orpheus?
ORPHEUS:
Yes?
HERMES:
Don't come on too strong.
ORPHEUS:
Come home with me
EURYDICE:
Who are you?
ORPHEUS and CHORUS:
The man who's gonna marry you
I'm Orpheus
EURYDICE:
Is he always like this?
HERMES:
Yes.
EURYDICE:
I'm Eurydice.
ORPHEUS and CHORUS:
Your name is like a melody
EURYDICE:
A singer. Is that what you are?
ORPHEUS:
I also play the lyre
EURYDICE:
Oh, a liar, and a player, too!
I've met too many men like you
ORPHEUS:
Oh, no, I'm not like that
HERMES:
He's not like any man you've met
Tell her what you're working on
ORPHEUS:
I'm working on a song
ORPHEUS and CHORUS:
It isn't finished yet
But when it's done and when I sing it
Spring will come again
EURYDICE:
Come again?
ORPHEUS:
Spring will come
EURYDICE:
When?
I haven't seen a spring or fall since...
I can't recall
ORPHEUS:
That's what I'm working on
ORPHEUS and CHORUS:
A song to fix what's wrong
Take what's broken, make it whole
A song so beautiful
It brings the world back into tune
Back into time
And all the flowers will bloom...
ORPHEUS:
When you become my wife
EURYDICE:
Oh, he's crazy. Why would I become his wife?
HERMES:
Maybe because he'll make you feel alive.
EURYDICE:
Alive? That's worth a lot
What else ya got?
Eva Noblezada as EURYDICE
Jewelle Blackman Yvette Gonzales-Nacer and Kay Trinidad as THE FATES
André De Shields as HERMES
LYRICS:
THE FATES:
Ooooh…
Ooooh…
Ooooh…
Ooooh…
HERMES:
Eurydice was a hungry young girl
A runaway from everywhere she'd ever been
She was no stranger to the world
No stranger to the wind
EURYDICE:
The weather ain't the way it was before
Ain't no spring or fall at all anymore
It's either blazing hot or freezing cold
Any way the wind blows
THE FATES:
And there ain't a thing that you can do
When the weather takes a turn on you
'Cept for hurry up and hit the road
Any way the wind blows
Wind comes up
Ooh…
EURYDICE:
Do you hear that sound?
FATES:
Wind comes up
Ooh...
EURYDICE:
Move to another town
Ain't nobody gonna stick around
EURYDICE and THE FATES:
When the dark clouds roll
Any way the wind blows
HERMES:
You met The Fates. Remember them?
EURYDICE:
Anybody got a match?
HERMES:
Always singing in the back of your mind.
EURYDICE:
Give me that.
HERMES:
Wherever it was this young girl went
The Fates were close behind
EURYDICE:
People turn on you just like the wind
Everybody is a fairweather friend
In the end, you're better off alone
Any way the wind blows
THE FATES:
When your body aches to lay it down
When you're hungry and there ain't enough to go round
Ain't no length to which a girl won't go
Any way the wind blows
Wind comes up
Ooh…
EURYDICE:
And sometimes you think
THE FATES:
Wind comes up
Ooh…
EURYDICE:
You would do anything
Just to fill your belly full of food
Find a bed that you could fall into
Where the weather wouldn't follow you
EURYDICE and THE FATES
Wherever you go
Any way the wind blows
HERMES:
Now Orpheus was the son of a Muse
And you know how those Muses are
Sometimes they abandon you
And this poor boy, he wore his heart out on his sleeve
You might say he was naïve to the ways of the world
But he had a way with words
And the rhythm and the rhyme
And he sang just like a bird up on a line
And it ain't because I'm kind
But his mama was a friend of mine
And I liked to hear him sing
And his way of seeing things
So I took him underneath my wing
And that is where he stayed
Until one day...
André De Shields as HERMES
LYRICS:
HERMES:
Mmm...
CHORUS:
Mmm...
HERMES:
Mmm-hmm...
CHORUS:
Mmm-hmm...
HERMES:
Chugga chugga chugga chugga
HERMES and CHORUS:
Chugga chugga chugga chugga
Chugga chugga chugga chugga
HERMES:
Once upon a time there was a railroad line
Don't ask where, brother, don't ask when
It was the road to Hell, it was hard times
It was a world of gods and men
It's an old song
CHORUS:
It's an old song
HERMES:
It's an old tale from way back when
It's an old song
CHORUS:
It's an old song
HERMES:
And we're gonna sing it again
Gods and men, a'ight?
We got some gods in the house tonight!
See, on the road to Hell there was a railroad line
And there were three old women all dressed the same
And they was always singin' in the back of your mind
Everybody meet the Fates!
And on the road to Hell there was a railroad line
And a lady steppin' off a train
With a suitcase full of summertime
Persephone, by name!
And if you ride that train
CHORUS:
You ride that train
HERMES:
If you ride that train
CHORUS:
You ride that train
HERMES:
If you ride that train to the end of the line
Where the sun don't shine and it's always shady
It's there you'll find the king of the mine
Almighty Mr. Hades!
We got any other gods?
Oh, right! Almost forgot.
On the road to Hell there was a railroad station
And a man with feathers on his feet
Who could help you to your final destination
Mr. Hermes... That's me!
See, someone's got to tell the tale
Whether or not it turns out well
Maybe it will turn out this time
On the road to Hell
On the railroad line
It's a sad song
CHORUS:
It's a sad song
HERMES:
It's a sad tale, it's a tragedy
It's a sad song
CHORUS:
It's a sad song
HERMES:
We're gonna sing it anyway
Now, not everyone gets to be a god
And don't forget that times are hard
Hard times in the world of men
Let me introduce you to a few of them
You can tip your hats and your wallets
Brothers and sisters, boys and girls
To the hardest working chorus
In the gods' almighty world!
And workin' just as hard for you
Let's see what this crew can do!
(The band plays.)
HERMES:
A'ight!
A'ight!
A'ight!
On the road to Hell there was a railroad line
And a poor boy workin' on a song
ORPHEUS:
La la la la la la...
HERMES:
His mama was a friend of mine
And this boy was a muse's son
On the railroad line on the road to Hell
You might say the boy was touched
ORPHEUS:
La la la la la la...
HERMES:
'Cause he was touched by the gods themselves!
Give it up for Orpheus!
There was one more soul on this road
Girl, come on in from the cold!
On the railroad line on the road to Hell
There was a young girl looking for something to eat
And brother, thus begins the tale
Of Orpheus and Eurydice!
It's a love song
CHORUS:
It's a love song
HERMES:
It's a tale of a love from long ago
It's a sad song
CHORUS:
It's a sad song
HERMES:
But we're gonna sing it even so
It's an old song
CHORUS:
It's an old song
HERMES:
It's an old tale from way back when
And we're gonna sing
ALL:
We're gonna sing
We're gonna sing it again!
Finally, here is part one of the extended, high quality version of a video I did a few years ago, which showcases the funniest moments from my all-time favorite Halloween movie, "Hocus Pocus"!
I hope that you guys enjoy this! Let me know down in the comments what your favorite Halloween movie is or what your favorite movie to watch around Halloween is!
MUSIC USED:
"Way Down Hadestown" by the original Broadway cast of "Hadestown"
"I See Stars" by Erika Henningsen and the original Broadway cast of "Mean Girls"
Alan Menken
LYRICS:
GENIE:
Convince those guys, my lord and master
ALADDIN:
I'm trying Genie, but--
GENIE:
Well do it faster! Let's be gone
ALADDIN:
Look guys, I know the other genie is big. Remember he used to work for me.
GENIE:
In wasting time we court disaster!
Pick up that sword and strap it on
ALADDIN:
Did I wish for a sword? Anybody hear me wish for a sword?
GENIE:
Fate blows her kiss, chills your heart, takes your hand
ALADDIN:
I don't even know if I believe in Fate.
GENIE:
Fate feels like this
Play your part, this was planned
CHORUS:
And, lo, before you know!
You grab your horse, you grab your gear
your moment's now, your moment's here
It's time for high adventure
You're off and riding, saber flashing
Your banner high, your molars gnashing
You feel so dashing on a high adventure
Get set to give some guy a thrashing
'Cause high adventure's in the air!
ALADDIN:
There's high adventure in the air guys
Someone's out there guys, someone bad
GENIE:
'Atta boy, master. Let 'em have it!
ALADDIN:
He's got a damsel in despair guys
Heck, that's not fair guys, and I'm mad!
GENIE:
Very good master. Gnash those teeth!
ALADDIN:
Fate blows her kiss, winks her eye, plots her scheme
Plots it for Babkak, Omar, and Kassim
CHORUS:
And so, we five will go!
Until it's through, until it ends!
Here comes Aladdin and his friends
Off on a high adventure!
To confrontations so exciting!
They're playing music while we're fighting.
Scratching and biting on a high adventure!
Feel that adrenaline igniting
'Cause high adventure's in the air!
CHORUS:
One more time!
It's high adventure!
Heigh-ho, the stallions are stampeding!
With Allah's wisdom ever leading!
ALADDIN:
My finger's bleeding!
CHORUS:
Well that's high adventure!
What we've collectively been needing
Is high adventure in the air!
Hark! Something calls like a dream from afar
Calls out to Babkak, Kassim, and Omar
It's- wait- the voice of fate!
It calls to me, it calls to you
Abu, Aladdin, and the crew
Off on a high adventure!
Danger to danger we go flying!
Completely unafraid of dying!
ALADDIN:
Omar, stop crying.
CHORUS:
This is high adventure!
There's no ignoring or denying
The kind of thrills that it's supplying
And the effect's electrifying
When high adventure's in the air!
Alan Menken
LYRICS:
Proud of your boy
I'l make you proud of your boy
Believe me, as bad as I've been, Ma
You're in for a pleasant surprise
I've wasted time
I've wasted me
So say I'm slow for my age
A late bloomer, okay, I agree
That I've been one rotten kid
Some son, some pride and some joy
But I'll get over these lousin' up
Messin' up, screwin' up times
You'll see, Ma, now comes the better part
Someone's gonna make good, cross his stupid heart
Make good and finally make you
Proud of your boy
Tell me that I've been a louse and a loafer
You won't get a fight here, no ma'am
Say I'm a goldbrick, a goof-off, no good
But that couldn't be all that I am
Water flows under the bridge
Let it pass, let it go
There's no good reason that you should believe me
Not yet, I know, but
Someday and soon
I'll make you proud of your boy
Though I can't make myself taller
Or smarter or handsome or wise
I'll do my best, what else can I do?
Since I wasn't born perfect
Like Dad or you
Mom, I will try to
Try hard to make you
Proud of your boy
Alan Menken
PERFORMED BY:
Brad Kane as ALADDIN
Lea Salonga as JASMINE
LYRICS:
ALADDIN:
A whole new world
JASMINE:
A whole new life
BOTH and CHORUS:
For you and me
CHORUS:
A whole new world
Alan Menken
Alan Menken
SCORE COMPOSED BY:
Alan Menken
Alan Menken
SCORE COMPOSED BY:
Alan Menken
SCORE COMPOSED BY:
Alan Menken
Alan Menken
Alan Menken
Jonathan Freeman as JAFAR
LYRICS:
Prince Ali, yes, it is he
But not as you know him!
Read my lips and come to grips
With reality
Yes, meet a blast from your past
Whose lies were too good to last
Say "hello" to your precious Prince Ali!
So Ali turns out to be
Merely Aladdin
Just a con, need I go on?
Take it from me
His personality flaws
Give me adequate cause
To send him packing on a one-way trip
So his prospects take a terminal dip
His assets frozen, the venue chosen
Is the ends of the earth, whoopee!
So long, ex-Prince Ali!
SCORE COMPOSED BY:
Alan Menken
PERFORMED BY:
Brad Kane as ALADDIN
Lea Salonga as JASMINE
LYRICS:
ALADDIN:
I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid
Tell me, princess
Now when did you last
Let your heart decide?
I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Over, sideways and under
On a magic carpet ride
A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us "No"
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming
JASMINE:
A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But now from way up here
It's crystal clear
That now I'm in a whole new world with you
ALADDIN:
Now I'm in a whole new world with you
JASMINE:
Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky
A whole new world
ALADDIN:
Don't you dare close your eyes
JASMINE:
A hundred-thousand things to see
ALADDIN:
Hold your breath, it gets better
JASMINE:
I'm like a shooting star
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be
ALADDIN:
A whole new world
JASMINE:
Every turn, a surprise
ALADDIN:
With new horizons to pursue
JASMINE:
Every moment, red letter
BOTH:
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you
ALADDIN:
A whole new world
JASMINE:
A whole new world
ALADDIN
That's where we'll be
JASMINE:
That's where we'll be
ALADDIN:
A thrilling chase
JASMINE:
A wondrous place
BOTH:
For you and me
Robin Williams as THE GENIE
LYRICS:
CHORUS:
Make way for Prince Ali!
Say hey! It's Prince Ali!
GENIE:
Hey! Clear the way in the old bazaar
Hey you! Let us through!
It's a bright new star!
Oh come, be the first on your block to meet his eye!
Make way! Here he comes!
Ring bells! Bang the drums!
Oh! You're gonna love this guy!
Prince Ali! Fabulous he!
Ali Ababwa
Genuflect, show some respect, down on one knee!
Now, try your best to stay calm
Brush up your Sunday salaam
Then come and meet his spectacular coterie
Prince Ali!
Mighty is he!
Ali Ababwa
Strong as ten regular men, definitely!
He faced the galloping hordes
A hundred bad guys with swords
Who sent those goons to their lords?
Why, Prince Ali
CHORUS:
He's got seventy-five golden camels
GENIE:
Don't they look lovely, June?
CHORUS:
Purple peacocks, he's got fifty-three
GENIE:
Fabulous Harry, I love the feathers!
When it comes to exotic-type mammals
Has he got a zoo?
I'm telling you, it's a world-class menagerie
GENIE (and HAREM GIRLS):
Prince Ali! Handsome is he, Ali Ababwa
(There's no question this Ali's alluring)
(Never ordinary, never boring)
That physique! How can I speak, weak at the knee
(Everything about the man just plain impresses)
Well, get on out in that square
(He's a winner, a wiz, a wonder)
Adjust your veil and prepare
(He's about to pull my heart asunder)
To gawk and grovel and stare at Prince Ali!
(And I absolutely love the way he dresses)
CHORUS:
He's got ninety-five white Persian monkeys
GUARDS:
(He's got the monkeys! Let's see the monkeys!
CHORUS:
And to view them he charges no fee
WOMEN:
He's generous, so generous!
CHORUS:
He's got slaves, he's got servants and flunkies
Proud to work for him!
They bow to his whim, love serving him
They're just lousy with loyalty to Ali! Prince Ali!
Prince Ali!
Amorous he! Ali Ababwa
GENIE:
Heard your princess was a sight lovely to see
And that, good people, is why he got dolled up and dropped by
CHORUS:
With sixty elephants, llamas galore
With his bears and lions
A brass band and more
With his forty fakirs, his cooks, his bakers
His birds that warble on key
Make way for Prince Ali!
SCORE COMPOSED BY:
Alan Menken
PERFORMED BY:
Robin Williams as THE GENIE
THE GENIE:
Well, Ali Baba had them forty thieves
Scheherazade had a thousand tales
But, master, you in luck 'cause up your sleeves
You got a brand of magic never fails
You got some power in your corner now
Some heavy ammunition in your camp
You got some punch, pizazz, yahoo, and how?
See, all you gotta do is rub that lamp, and I'll say -
"Mr. Aladdin, sir
What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, jot it down"
You ain't never had a friend like me, ha ha ha
Life is your restaurant
And I'm your maitre d'
Come on, whisper what it is you want
You ain't never had a friend like me
Yes sir, we pride ourselves on service
You're the boss, the king, the shah!
Say what you wish, it's yours! True dish
How about a little more baklava?
Have some of column A
Try all of column B
I'm in the mood to help you, dude
You ain't never had a friend like me
Wah-ah-ah, mo-my
Wah-ah-ah, no-no
Wah-ah-ah, my my my
Can your friends do this?
Can your friends do that?
Can your friends pull this
Out their little hat?
Can your friends go poof?
Hey, looky here, ha ha!
Can your friends go "Abracadabra," let 'er rip
And then make the sucker disappear
So don't you sit there slack-jawed, buggy-eyed
I'm here to answer all your midday prayers
You got me bona fide, certified
You got a genie for your charge d'affaires
I got a powerful urge to help you out
So what's your wish? I really wanna know
You got a list that's three miles long, no doubt
Well, all you gotta do is rub like so
Mister Aladdin, sir
Have a wish or two or three
I'm on the job, you big nabob
You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend, you ain't
Never had a friend, never had a friend
You ain't
Never had a
Friend like me!
You ain't never had a friend like me!
Brad Kane as ALADDIN
LYRICS:
Riffraff, street rat
I don't buy that
If only they'd look closer
Would they see a poor boy?
No, sirree
They'd find out
There's so much more to me
SCORE COMPOSED BY:
Alan Menken
Brad Kane as ALADDIN
ALADDIN:
Gotta keep
One jump ahead of the breadline
One swing ahead of the sword
I steal only what I can't afford
That's everything!
One jump ahead of the lawmen
That's all, and that's no joke
These guys don't appreciate I'm broke
GUARDS:
Riffraff!
Street rat!
Scoundrel!
Take that!
ALADDIN:
Just a little snack, guys
GUARDS:
Rip him open!
Take it back, guys!
ALADDIN:
I can take a hint
Gotta face the facts
You're my only friend, Abu
HAREM GIRLS:
Who?
Oh, it's sad, Aladdin's hit the bottom
He's become a one-man rise in crime
HAREM MANAGER:
I'd blame parents except he hasn't got 'em!
ALADDIN:
Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
Tell you all about it when I got the time
One jump ahead of the slowpokes
One skip ahead of my doom
Next time gonna use a nom de plume
One jump ahead of the hitmen
One hit ahead of the flock
I think I'll take a stroll around the block
GUARD:
Stop, thief!
MERCHANT:
Vandal!
ALADDIN:
Abu!
WOMAN:
Scandal!
ALADDIN:
Let's not be too hasty
WOMAN:
Still I think he's rather tasty!
ALADDIN:
Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
Otherwise, we'd get along
GUARDS:
WRONG!
ALADDIN:
One jump ahead of the hoofbeats
GUARDS:
Vandal!
ALADDIN:
One hop ahead of the hump
GUARDS:
Street rat!
ALADDIN:
One trick ahead of disaster
GUARDS:
Scoundrel!
ALADDIN:
They're quick, but I'm much faster
GUARDS:
Riffraff!
ALADDIN:
Here goes
Better throw my hand in
Wish me happy landing
All I gotta do is jump!
Robin Williams as THE PEDDLER
DIALOGUE:
Ah! Salaam, and good evening to you, worthy friends! Please. Please, come closer!
(The camera hits the Peddler in the face.)
Too close! A little too close!
(He pulls away.)
There! Welcome to Agrabah, city of mystery, of enchantment, and the finest merchandise this side of the river Jordan on sale today! Come on down!
Look at this! Yes! Combination hookah and coffee maker! Also makes julienne fries! Will not break. Will not... It broke.
Oh! Look at this! I have never seen one of these intact before. This is the famous Dead Sea Tupperware. Listen. Pfft. Ah! Still good.
Wait, don't go! I can see you're only interested in the exceptionally rare. I think, then, you will be most rewarded to consider this.
Do not be fooled by its commonplace appearance. Like so many things, it is not what is outside, but what is inside that counts.
This is no ordinary lamp! It once changed the course of a young man's life; a young man who, like this lamp, was more than what he seemed. A diamond in the rough.
PERFORMED BY:
Bruce Adler as THE PEDDLER
LYRICS:
Oh, I come from a land
From a faraway place
Where the caravan camels roam
Where it's flat and immense
And the heat is intense
It's barbaric, but hey! It's home
When the wind's from the east
And the Sun's from the west
And the sand and the glass is bright
Come on down stop on by
Hop a carpet and fly
To another Arabian night
Arabian nights
Like a Arabian days
More often than not
Are hotter than hot
In a lot of good ways
Arabian nights
'Neath Arabian moons
A fool off his guard
Would fall and fall hard
Out there on the dunes