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boymeetsgirl music
r " I . ( ~~. 1 I ,~ ; I, *** Me I ! you I I i '1 from the book "Free To Be ... You And Me" conceived by Marlq Thomas and Friends I ~ contributions by .l Judy Blume * Dan Greenburg * Carol Hall f>. Sheldon Harnick * Bruce Hart * Edward Kleban I Elaine Laron * Stephen Lawrence * Betty Miles Shelley Miller * Carl Reiner * Mary Rodgers Shel Silverstein * Peter Stone * Charlotte Zolotow I ( / I I adaptation written for the stage by Douglas Love and Regina Safran .1" ,I j. Jon Welstead I originally produced by I' j )' '! ~ ;" )" orchestrations and arrangements by ) The National Children's Repertory Theatre, Inc. ' RR JtODGE~S AND ~MlWERSTEIN THEATRE LmRARY ..• ~, ~ 1633 BROADWAY· SUITE 3801 • NEW YORK, NY 10019·6746 TELEPliONE: (212) 541-ti900· FACSIMILE: (212) 586-6155 Copyright (c) 1987 ~y Free To Be Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. I' I I CAST OF CHARACTERS .J \ ~. I ( J I ! (I f I 1 l I VICKIE - strong-willed, self-centered and demanding. She is willing to accept any attention - even negative. She is loud, obnoxious and tells bad jokes. We discover that she falsely thinks that her jokes can stop her parents from fighting and resolve their differences. She comes to see that all emotions are healthy and necessary. JANET - kind-hearted and a loyal friend to William. She accepts William's sensitivity and defends it. She has a positive self-image and has never before had to deal with sexism. When limitations are put upon her, she strives ahead, teaching the others the value of equality. She learns abou t sharing and discovers her own jealousy. f l ~ j I RICHARD - has been raised believing in "old" stereotypical male/female roles. Ije is reluctant to change and afraid to display his emotions. He hides behind a fantasy world of sports superstars. I' ~ \ I 1 I f I; WILLIAM - sensitive and open. He is able to share his feelings easily with others. He becomes a "new father" when he receives the doll that he has been wanting for so long. He lets Vickie know that, "It's All Right to Cry." ( !J' ); r ( J '[' I '.", ( ~.;:: ~ ~ ;' i0: T S; 1;A I ;~ i, Although the original production was done with only four actors, the cast can easily be expanded to include a chorus. MUSICAL SYNOPSIS ~'I , -ACT 1- ( ~ ( I I I /1 \ 'I I ~I ( , I I r (' BOY MEETS GIRL By Peter Stone and Carl Reiner William & Janet . LET'S HEAR IT FOR BABIES!.. The Company Music and Lyrics by Edward Kleban WHEN WE G ROW U~ Janet & William Music by Stephen Lawrence - Lyrics by Shelley Miller WILLIAM'S DOLL Janet, William & Richard Music by Mary Rodgers- Lyrics by Sheldon Hamick Based on a book by Charlotte Zolotow William & Janet MY DOG IS A PLUMBER By Dan Greenburg PARENTS ARE PEOPLR Janet & William Music and Lyrics by Carol Hall THE PAIN AND THE GREAT ONE Vickie & Richard By Judy Blume GLAD TO HAVE A FRIEND LIKE YOU. William, Janet & the Company Music and Lyrics by Carol Hall I -ACT 11- '1 ~ I ~ ! I I~ I I I ... ~.I I LADIES FIRST William, Vickie & the Company By Shel Silverstein - Adapted by Mary Rodgers IT'S ALL RIGHT TO CRy William, Vickie, Richard & the Company Music and Lyrics by Carol Hall ATALANTA By Betfy Miles The Company NO ONE ELSE By Elaine Laron The Company FREE TO BE YOU AND ME Music by Stephen Lawrence - Lyrics by Bruce Hart The Company I, >, A CT I I (At various points about the stage are the hats and various props which make up the "Free To Be ... "world. Three-quarters of the way upstage is a scrim which can be lit from the front to create moods and effects or can be lit from the back to create a limbo area behind the scrim. There are also flats which rotate on vertical axes and can be turned by the actors to suggest different locations.) II i l (I I Music 1: PRELUDE ("When We Grow Up" Instrumental) I (When the curtain rises, WILLIAM and JANET are dressed as babies and seated in cribs downstage. RICHARD and VICKIE, also dressed as babies, are playing silently upstage in their cribs. They look around and at each other; music fades as the dialogue begins.) 1 ( l· WILLIAM r Hi! 1- Hi! ( ( JANET I WILLIAM ), I'm a baby. (1 JANET What do you think. I am, a loaf of bread? ( r-· Ii.'- WILLIAM I ..;~. I don't even know if I'm under a tree or in a hospital or what. I'm just so glad to be here. ~~.: ,'" ~ { ,. 'I'·' ( JANET I:'· Well. I'm a baby. too. -; ~ ,. "1:\,.1' '~[ WILUAM f.'J:. , ~~: Have it your own way. I don't want to fight about it. i '*J..' ~ ,tl,:: !If: JANET What are you, scared? ~.~.-' .'t )~ , ~ ~,~ ." . ..~ " WILLIAM Yes I am. I'm a little scared. I'll tell you why. (He moves close to her.) See, I don't know if I'm a boy or a girl yet. -2JANET ( What's that got to do with it? ~ WILLIAM Well, if you're a boy and I'm a girl you can beat me up. Do you think I want to lose a tooth on my first day alive? JANET What's a tooth? ( WILUAM ( Search me. I'm just born. I'm a baby. I don't know nothing yet. Do you think you're JANET I I WILLIAM , girl? ( I don't know. I migh be. I think I am. I've never been anything before. Let me see. Let me take a lit e look around. Hmm. Cute feet. Small, dainty. Yup, yup, I'm a girl. That's it. pirltime. 1 I ~Music 2: LET'S HEAR IT FOR BABIES! WILLIAM (CONT'D) I'm a baby girl! LET'S HEAR IT FOR BABIES! YOU WERE ONCE A BABY YOURSELF. I ~ JANET (Tickled. shouts.) I love it! I love it! r j WILLIAM NO BABY GROWS UP INTO A PERSON ALL BY ITSELF, NO, NO, l' r JANET ~ ( NO, NO, YOU GOTTA TALK TO A BABY. SING IT A SONG, TAKE A WALK WITIl A BABY, BRING TIlE KID ALONG. 1 I , .S J -3- \ , '-----.." WILLIAM I GOOD COMPANY, BABIES! YOU WERE ONCE A BABY YOURSELF. I ,I 0 1 I I l I I II j' / 'up, ~ (VICKIE and RICHARD walk into a spotlight from their cribs where. until now, they have been silently playing. They begin to sing and move a La the Andrew Sisters.) VICKIE I ne & JANET I & RICHARD (In close harmony.) GOO, GOO, GOO, GOO, GOO, GOO, GOO, GOO, GOO. DO YOU HAVE A BABY AROUND THE HOUSE? PICK UP SO~THING WARM AND SMALL, SAY A SISTER OR A BROTHER OR TIlE BROTHER OF ANOTHER PERSON VISITING FROM DOWN THE HALL I I I I' ( JANET TAKE THAT BABY TO LUNCH TODAY, IT WILL LOVE ALL TIIE THINGS YOU HAVE TO SAY. I l I I ALL YOU'LL END UP FEELING TEN FEET TALL! f I I RICHARD (A La Al loLson.) LET'S HEAAIT FOR BABIES! YOU WERE ONCE A BABY YOURSELF. VICKIE NO BABY GROWS UP INTO A PERSON ALL BY ITSELF. WILLIAM ~ I NO, NO, NO, NO, NEVER POKE AT A BABY, GIVE IT A HAND. ~ JANET '1 ( I ,A TELL A JOKE TO A BABY, BABIES UNDERSTAND. -4ALL ~ BE NICE TO A BABY. YOU WERE ONCE A BABY YOURSELF. (Dance break with top hats and canes. There are chaser lights on the crib bars whichjlash in time to the music.) WIWAM & RICHARD BABIES ARE BEAUTIFUL. WeI VICKIE & JANET BABIES ARE SMART. , I J j ALL EACH ONE'S A BRAND NEW START ... You II ( I .i Are JANET .,. TO EVERYTIIING. Ofc yet. WILLIAM DON'T BABY A BABY. TREAT IT LIKE A PERSON YOU KNOW. OHYEAH! JANET Gee, ThaI READ THE KID SOME SHAKESPEARE, HUM IT A TUNE. WILUAM TURN AROUND, TIIAT KID'LL SING YA "CLAIR DE LUNEl .. Bale Are ALL HALLELUJAH! So? WILLIAM That's not "Clair de Lune! .. So, ; ALL NICE PEOPLE, THESE BABIES! YOU WERE ONCE A BABY YOURSELF, GOO! YOU WERE ONCE A BABY YOURSELF. Are -5WAA! YOU WERE ONCE A BABY YOURSELF! YEAH! ~ crib (Blackout; VICKIE and RICHARD exit. The lights come up and WILLIAM and JANET continue their conversation.) I \ JANET Well, if you're a girl ... what do you think I am? 1 \ I ) WILLIAM You? That's easy - you're a boy. I I JANET Are you sure? \ I [. WILLIAM t 'I I Of course I'm sure. I'm alive already four, five minutes, and I haven't been wrong yet. I I I JANET Gee, 1 don't feel like a boy. I ) I I WILLIAM That's becaqse you can't see yourself. It } .~ . JANET Why? What do I look like? WILLIAM Bald. You're bald, fellow. Bald, bald, bald. You're as bald as a ping pong ball. Are you bald! JANET So? WILLIAM So, boys are bald and girls have hair. JANET Are you sure? i !' WILLIAM I '\ Of course, I'm sure. Who's bald. your mother or your father? -6JANI;T ~ Wn My father. WILLIAM Exa I rest my case. just JANET Hmm. You' re bald. too. WILLIAM So, JAN~ Ton WILUAM lea You're kidding! No. I'm not. (Hiding his head.) Don't look~ See JANET Why? Yea WILUAM A bald girl - blech! - disgusting! Can JANET Maybe you' re a boy and I'm a girl. Abs WILLIAM There you go again. I told you I'm a girl. I know it. I know it. I'm a girl and you're a boy. The JANET Go, I think you' re wrong. WILLIAM I'm never wrong! What about shaving? Are JANET What about it? No. WILLIAM You just shaved, right? -7- JANET Wrong. WILLIAM Exactly! And you know why? Because everybody's born with a clean shave. It's just that girls keep theirs and boys don't. JANET (Stroking her chin.) I t I So. what does that prove? I I WILLIAM Tomorro~ morning. the one who needs a shave. he's a boy. 'I JANET • I can't wait till tomorrow morning! \ WILLIAM See? That proves it! Girls are patient, boys are impatient. JANET Yeah? What else? i I ~ I 1 WILLIAM Can you keep a secret? JANET Absolutely. WILLIAM There you go - boys keep secrets, girls don't. JANET Goon. WILLIAM Are you afraid of mice? JANET No. -8WILLIAM /' I am. I'm terrified of them. I hate them. Squeak. Squeak. Squeak. What do you want to be when you grow up? JANET A fire fighter. WILLIAM What'd I tell ya? Ie w w JANET How about you? WILLIAM A cocktail waitress. Does that prove anything to you? H: JANET You must be right. WILLIAM ~ I told you I'm always right. You're a boy and I'm the girl. JANET I guess so. Oh, wait - here comes the nurse to change our diapers. WILLIAM About time, too - I have never been so uncomfortable in my life. (WILLIAM and JANET tum around to the imaginary nurse who changes them; JANEl' looks down.) JANET Hey - look at that! WILLIAM What? JANET You see that? I am a girl - and you're a boy! WILLIAM Hey - it sure looks like it. JANET What do you think of that? S( G M -9- WILLIAM I can't understand it. JANET Well, it sure goes to show you. WILLIAM What? I i JANET \ I You can't judge a book by its cover. \1 I I I WILLIAM Ha. Ha. Ha. What does that mean? I i JANET How should I know? I'm only a baby. I I ( I I I I i I i anges I I l J WILLIAM So am I. Goo. JANET Goo. Music 3: When We Grow Up JANET (CONT'D) WHEN WE GROW UP, Wll..L I BE PRETTY? WILLIAM Wll..L I BE BIG AND STRONG? JANET WILL I WEAR DRESSES THAT SHOW OFF MY KNEES? WILUAM Wll..L I WEAR TROUSERS 1WICE AS LONG? JANET WELL, I DON'T CARE IF I'M PRETTY AT ALL, AND I DON'T CARE IF YOU NEVER GET TALL. -10 WILLIAM I LIKE WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE. JANET AND YOU'RE NICE SMALL. I I BOTH WE DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE AT ALL. (The crib bars fly out. JANET and WILUAM remove their baby nightgowns to reveal their play clothes. Through the remainder of the song time passes unJil our characters are pre-adolescent. Two of the revoiving flats are tumed to reveal banners depicting sporting equipment.) JANET WHEN WE GROW UP, Wll..L I BE A WOMAN? WILLIAM WD..,L I BE ON THE MOON? WELL, IT MIGHT BE ALL RIGHT TO DANCE BY ITS LIGHT, BUT I'M GONNA GET UP THERE SOON. 1 I I '\ .I I I I I d, ane JANET WELL, I DON'T CARE IF I'M PRElTY AT ALL, AND I DON'T CARE IF YOU NEVER GET TALL. WILLIAM I LIKE WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE. Wi JANET AND YOU'RE NICE SMALL. BOTH WE DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE AT ALL. WHEN WE GROW UP WE'RE GONNA BE HAPPY, AND DO WHAT WE LIKE TO DO. Wt JANET He WILLIAM Wl LIKE MAKING NOISE. AND MAKING FACES. , I , I I I -BOTH ,1 AND MAKING FRIENDS LIKE YOU. AND WHEN WE GROW UP, DO YOU THINK WE'LL SEE ... I I JANET ... THAT I STILL LIKE YOU .. , .I owns 'lsses ~ are WILUAM I ... AND YOU STILL LIKE ME? I I JANET I MIGHT BE PRETfY. 1 I WILUAM -I I MIGHT GROW TALL. I BOTH BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE AT ALL. I I JANET , I don't want to change. see, 'cause I still want to be your friend. Forever and ever and ever and ever and ever. f (Blackout. When the lights come up, JANET is sitting on the floor wear::' a Ttf't.~YHC~ hat and playing with a toy fire engine. WILLIAM enters carrying all sorts of sports equipment.) ,I I , /rj '--~.::::::::.:.~~=---__=__~------'I Willi what is all that stuff? JANET /' /' I I UAM My dad! Eve 'me I ask him for "Dad - dQll not 'I (loll he gives me a racquetball. I told him, I I JANET I ( WILLIAM I j t boys shouldn't play with do I . JANET / / //11Don't Dress Your Cat In An Apron Don't dress your cat in an apron, Just 'cause he's learning to bake. Don't put your horse in a nightgown, Just 'cause he can't stay awake. Don't dress your snake in a muumuu, Just 'cause he's off on a cruise. Don't dress your whale in galoshes, If she really prefers over shoes. A person should wear what he wants to, And not just what other folks say. A person should do what she likes to. A person's a person that way. I I / 1 ( I , -BOTH MAKING FRIENDS LIKE YOU. AND N WE GROW UP, DO YOU TIfINK WE'LL SEE ... I JANET ... THAT I S __.......LlKE YOU ... 1, owns 1sses ; are I j WIUJAM ... AND YOU STll...L LI 1 1 fv1E? JANET I MIGHT BE PRE1TY. t .I WILUA f I ~ I MIGHT GROW TALL. BOTH Bur WE OON'T HAVE TO CHANGE AT ALL. "- I I ! JANET I don't want to change. see, 'cause I still want to be your friend. Forever and ever and ever and ever. .. .~--_._._- .~,.~. -~._-~- ~ APRo\\! (Bladwut. 1 ; When the lights come up. JANEl'is sitting on the floor wearing a fire fighter hat and playing with a toy fire engine. WILLIAM enters carrying all sorts ofsports equipment.) J/t(., JANET I t41.(1- . ) I William, what is all that stuff! ) WILUAM~9J "'" My dad! Every time I ask him for a doll he gives me a racquetball. I told him, "Dad - dQll not ball!" ~ JANET Well, what'd he say then? WIWAM \ He says that boys shouldn't play with dolls. JANET Why not? ( -12 WILLIAM He says that only girls play with dons and boys play with ... trucks. JANET I play with trucks. WILUAM I know! That's what I told him. I said, "Dad, Janet's got a whole load of trucks. She's got a truckload of trucks. In fact, Janet has so many Ullcks, she could probably - single-handedly - move the entire city of Columbus to Hackensack. " Then I pulled out all the stops and got really dramatic. "Dad," I said, "Me without a doll is like cookies without milk. It's like hamburgers without french fries. It's like peanut butter without ketchup! Why can't I have a doll? Why? Why? Why?!" Nun righl Wh< It's I JANET What'd he say? What'd he say? What'd he say?! WILLIAM "Because I said so! " JANET Because he said so?! What kind of answer is that? WILLIAM I don't know, but he always says it and I don't understand it. JANET What do you think it means? WILLIAM How should I know? I'm only a kid. JANET Me too! YeaJ Wh~ I do Wh~ Bec: (Trying to make him feel belter.) Well, at least we can play together! WILLIAM I can't. My grandma is coming in today. (Looks at sky.) That might be her plane. (JANET and WILLIAM wave to an imaginary plane. RICHARD enters riding his bike and waves back at them WILLIAM and JANET realize that Wh. WeI 1214 ~ GrMrnna ~arrator: Back in my hometown, I knew a girl named Delilah Bush. Every once in a while, Delilah's mother would go away on a business trip. Delilah looked forward to those times. She loved to be alone with her father. Sometimes, Delilah's father went away on a business trip. That was fun, too. Delilah and her mother would have long talks about all sorts of things. Once a year, Delilah's father and mother went away on a vacation together. Those were awful times. Those were the times that Grandma came to stay. Right now was one of those times. Grandma was in the kitchen, making Delilah's breakfast, and grumbling about it. Grandma: (grumbling) /01/; J ~ elilah: You don't have to do that, Grandma. I can make my own breakfast. Narrator: Grandma took two eggs out of the boiling water. Grandma: Never mind, it's already done. Here. Delilah: Thank you. Narrator: Said Delilah. Grandma: Where are you going today? Narrator: Her grandmother asked. Delilah: To David's house ...to play. Grandma: Like that? Delilah: Like what? Narrator: Delilah asked. Grandma: In those dirty pants with a hole in the knee. You look like a charity case. Delilah: I'm comfortable. Narrator: Delilah said with her mouth full of eggs. She was eating as fast as she could. Grandma: Don't gobble your food. Delilah: I couldn't help it. ..it was so good. Narrator: Delilah said as she finished. She was trying to make the best of a bad thing. Grandma: And don't talk with your mouth full. Narrator: Grandma said. Delilah: Okay, Grandma! Narrator: Said Delilah. Delilah: See you later. Grandma: Why don't you comb your hair, at least before you go? Narrator: Her grandmother asked. Delilah: Why don't you leave me alone! Narrator: Shouted Delilah at the top of her lungs. Her grandma looked surprised, first. Then, she started to cry. Delilah looked surprised, too. Then, she started to feel sorry. Delilah: I didn't mean to shout, Grandma. Narrator: She said softly. Grandma continued to cry. Delilah: Please don't cry. Narrator: Delilah said. Grandma stopped crying, but she wasn't ready to forgive Delilah. Grandma: Being old isn't easy, Delilah. Narrator: She said. Grandma: You'll see. When you get to be my age, you'll be just like me. Narrator: Delilah didn't believe it for a minute. She knew she would be different. But, she didn't say so. Instead, she said: Delilah: I'm sorry, Grandma. Narrator: And she really was. I - 13- I RICHARD thinks they are waving at him so they lower their arms and pretend that they were waving at RICHARD all along. RICHARD admires the sports equipment.) \ I I I " 1 RICHARD (Picking up a basketball, serving as his own commentator.) Number 18 has the ball. Ten seconds to go in the championship game. He fakes right - he fakes left - he passes to number 24 and ... (He passes the ball to WILLIAM who catches it and stops the game, too upset to play.) Whose great stuff is this? 1 1 \ I 11ItjCI"t J1) WILLIAM ,)14:lJ(H (Not excited.) It's mine. ( j ~ RICHARD (Astonished) All of it? J ( WILLIAM ) (With a sigh.) J J Yeah. I I { I RICHARD What's the matter? I I i WILLIAM I don't want to talk about it. I I RICHARD Why not? WILLIAM Because I said so. (He picks up his sports equipment and exits.) RICHARD What's the matter with him? JANET Well, Richard, it all started awhile ago. enters ~e thal Music 4: William's Doll ~ - 14- JANET (CONT'D) WHEN MY FRIEND, WILLIAM , WAS NOT SO MANY YEARS OLD. HE WANIED A DOLL TO HUG AND HOLD. (WILLIAM enters as if in flashback.) WILLIAM A DOLL. JANET SAID WILLIAM, WILLIAM IS WHAT I NEED TO WASH AND CLEAN AND DRESS AND FEED. A DOLL TO GIVE A BOTILE TO AND PUT TO BED WHEN DAY IS THROUGH, AND ANY TIME MY DOLL GETS ILL, I'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT. JANET SAID MY FRIEND, BILL. RICHARD (Teasing) A DOLL! A DOLL! WU,LIAM WANT'S A DOLL! ADOLL! A DOLL! wu'LIAM WANTS A DOLL! (WILLIAM pantomimes playing the following sports, behind the scrim, until he is out of breath.) JANET SO, HIS FATIIER BOUGHT HIM A BASKETBALL, A BADMINTON SET AND THAT'S NOT ALL. A BAG OF MARBLES. A BASEBALL GLOVE. AND ALL THE THINGS A BOY WOULD LOVE. AND BILL WAS GOOD AT EVERY GAME, Cal I , I 'I I, I I - 15 ENJOYED TIIEM ALL, BUT ALL THE SAME, WHEN Bll.LY·S FATHER PRAISED HIS SKILL ... WILLIAM Can I please have a doll now? , ) JANET SAID MY FRIEND. BILL. I 1 \ I RICHARD A DOLL! A DOLL! WILLIAM WANTS A DOLL! A DOLL! A DOLL! WILLIAM WANTS A DOLL! ) WILLIAM I ,I J '] }, 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 scrim, 1 I BUT THEN, MY GRANDMA ARRIVED TODAY AND WANTED TO KNOW WHAT I LIKED TO PLAY. AND I SAID BASEBALL'S MY FAVORITE GAME. I LIKE TO PLAY, BUT ALL THE SAME, I'D GIVE MY BAT, AND BALL, AND GLOVE, TO HAVE A DOLL THAT I CAN LOVE. "HOW VERY WISE. .. MY GRANDMA SAID. I SAID, "BUT EVERYONE SAYS THIS INSTEAD: .. RICHARD A DOLL! A DOLL! WILLIAM WANTS A DOLL! A DOLL! A DOLL! WILLIAM WANTS A DOLL! JANET THEN WILLIAM'S GRANDMA, AS I'VE BEEN TOLD, BOUGHT WILLIAM A DOLL TO HUG AND HOLD. (WILLIAM gets a doll from offstage. The doll should not have any defined race or sex, like a faceless rag-doll.) I I I I I j ~ I WILLIAM BUT THEN MY FATHER BEGAN TO FROWN, BUT GRANDMA ,SMILED AND CALMED HIM DOWN. EXPLAINING - WILLIAM WANTS A DOLL 'CAUSE IF I HAVE A BABY SOME DAY, - 16- .~ I'LL KNOW HOW TO DRESS IT, PUT DIAPERS ON DOUBLE, AND GEN1LY CARESS IT TO BRING UP A BUBBLE, AND CARE FOR MY BABY AS EVERY GOOD FATHER SHOULD LEARN TO DO. Yea and Au1 WIWAM & JANET Wll..LIAM HAS A DOLL! Wll..LIAM HAS A DOLL! UhWILUAM 'CAUSE SOME DAY I MAY WANT TO BE A FATHER, TOO! (JANET and WILLIAM end up hugging the doll downstage center.) RICHARD ~ frIl.1/N I'd still rather have a new baseball. A doll?! (RICHARD shakes his head as he picks up an iTrUlginary bat. Again he serves as his own commentator.) Two outs, bottom of the ninth. The pitcher throws the ball, I swing. (He makes the sound of the ball hitting the bat.) It's going ... it's going ... it's gone! (He exits. WILLIAM sits down with his doll and starts to feed it.) JANET ,s1\M Hey, Wiiim, let's go to the park! We can sit in the sandbox and make a whole city with this really neat pail and shove] that my dad used to play with when he was a kid. He used to sit behind his house and dig up big, fat, juicy worms and carry them in his pail to his room where he kept them in a big jar with his underwear. Your dad did that? JANET Ml Yeah, when he was a kid. Or else we could play astronauts like my mom used to do when she was a kid! We can make up a name for a cosmic planet and go exploring through craters for space creatures with orange faces and 46 arms that are made out of a rubbery type skin that stretches hundreds of feet and we have to run from it so it doesn't gobble us up!! WILLIAM Your mom did that? \ . I - 17- 'I I I I I JANET Yeah! When she was little. Now she's an accountant, and my dad is a teacher and my dog is a plumber. WILLIAM Fluffy's a plumber? ] JANET Uh-huh. WILLIAM Then he must be a boy. JANET in he Well, 1 should tell you - his favorite toy Is a little play stove with pans and with pots. Which he really must like' cause he plays with it lots. WILLIAM Then I guess he's a girl, ... (Thinking) Which kinda makes sense Since he can't throw a ball, and he can't climb a fence. JANET Neither can my dad, and I know he's a man. WILLIAM My mom is a woman and she drives a van! JANET Maybe the problem is trying to tell Just what someone is by what they do well. o Music 5: PARENTS ARE PEOPLE (During this song, WILLIAM and JANET both put on various hats which illustrate different occupations. They sometimes wear different hats or the same hats, also exchanging hats to show that boys and girls can pursue any profession without being constrained by stereotypes.) C4£J JANET ( C O N T ' D ) - " PARENTS ARE PEOPLE, PEOPLE WITH CHILDREN. - 18 WHEN PARENTS WERE LITfLE THEY USED TO BE KIDS, LIKE ME AND YOU, BUT THEN TIlEY GREW. AND NOW, PARENTS ARE GROWN-UPS, GROWN-UPS WITH CHILDREN, BUSY WITH CHILDREN AND THINGS THAT THEY DO. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS WILLIAM A LOT OF MOMMIES JANET AND A LOT OF DADDIES BOTH CAN DO! JANET DADDIES ARE PEOPLE, PEOPLE WITH CHILDREN. WHEN DADDIES WERE LITfLE TIlEY USED TO BE BOYS, JUST LIKE YOU. BUT THEN TIlEY GREW. AND NOW DADDIES ARE MEN, MEN WITH CHILDREN, BUSY WITH CHILDREN AND THINGS THAT TIlEY DO. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS A LOT OF DADDIES CAN DO. WILLIAM SOME DADDIES ARE WRIlERS, OR GROCERY SELLERS. JANET OR PAINlERS OR WELDERS, OR FUNNY JOKE lELLERS. WILLIAM SOME DADDIES PLAY CELLO OR SAIL ON TIlE SEA. YES, DADDIES CAN DE ALMOST ANYTHING I.' - 19THEY WANT TO BE. JANET MOMMIES ARE PEOPLE. PEOPLE WITH CHll..DREN. WHEN MOMMffiSWERELITILE TIffiY USED TO BE GIRLS. --.-/' WILLIAM JUST LIKE YOU. JANET I BUT TIffiN THEY GREW. /AftIb: 411 .0 WIWAM IT AND NOW MOMMffiS ARE WOMEN. WOMEN WITH CHILDREN. BUSY WITH CHILDREN AND THINGS T!;tATTHEY DO. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS / A LOT OF MOMMIES CAN DO. / /' _/ JANET SOME MOMMffiS ARE RANCHERS. OR POElRY MAKERS. \ \ WILLIAM OR DOCTORS OR TEACHERS. OR CLEANERS OR BAKERS. ) / / ./ JAN~ SOME MOMMIES DRIVE TAXIS OR SING ON TV. YES. MOMMIES CAN BE ALMOST ANYTIUNG TIlEY WANT TO B . BOTH , I I i! I .' ONCE PARENTS WERE LITILE, LIKE ME AND LIKE YOU. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS. A LOT OF TIlINGS. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS, A LOT OF PARENTS CAN DO! {)I 1/ ;1.1 1 \ I~A Housework You know, there are times when we happen to be just sitting there quietly watching TV, when the program we're watching will stop for a while, and suddenly, someone appears with a smile, and starts to show us how terribly urgent it is to buy some detergent. Or soap, or cleanser, or cleaner, or powder, or paste, or wax, or bleach, to help with the housework. Now, most of the time, it's a lady we see, who's doing the housework on TV. She's cheerfully scouring a skillet or two, or she's polishing pots till they gleam like new, or she's scrubbing the tub, or she's mopping the floors, or she's wiping the stains from the walls and the doors, and she's washing the windows, the dishes, the clothes, or waxing the furniture till it just glows, or cleaning the fridge, or the stove, or the sink, with a lighthearted smile, and a friendly wink, and she's doing her best to make us think that her soap, or detergent, or cleanser, or cleaner, or powder, or paste, or wax, or bleach, is the best kind of soap, or detergent, or cleanser, or cleaner, or powder, or paste, or wax, or bleach, that there is in the whole, wide world. And, maybe it 'tis, and maybe it 'tisn't, and maybe it does what they say it will do. But, I'll tell you one thing I know is true. The lady we see when we're watching TV, the lady who smiles, as she scours, or scrubs, or rubs, or washes, or wipes, or mops, or dusts, or cleans, or whatever she does on our TV screen, that lady is smiling because she's an actress. And, she's earning money for learning those speeches that mention those wonderful soaps, and detergents, and cleansers, and cleaners, and powders, and pastes, and waxes, and bleaches. So, the very next time you happen to be just sitting there, quietly watching TV, and you see some nice lady, who smiles, as she scours, or scrubs, or rubs, or washes, or wipes, or mops, or dusts, or cleans, remember, nobody smiles doing housework but those ladies you see on TV. Your mommy hates housework, your daddy hates housework. I hate housework, too. And when you grow up, so will you. Because, even if the soap, or detergent, or cleanser, or cleaner, or powder, or paste, or wax, or bleach that you use is the very best one, housework is just no fun. Children, when you have a house of your own, make sure that when there's housework to do, that you don't have to do it alone. Little boys, little girls, when you're big husbands and wives, if you want all the days of your lives to seem sunny as summer weather, make sure, when there's housework to do, that you do it together! - 20JANET c:. «£ / I -- O.K. - let's pretend we're astronauts, and we've just landed on the planet Griffzock! (They set up a large see-saw and tum a rotating flat to reveal a spaceship.) JANET (Talking into an imaginary walkie-talkie.) Commander to ground crew - get ready for take off! WILLIAM ~ 0 0L Hi. cal to: thr' Roger! BOTH 10,9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1- blast-off! (As they count down, they sit on one end of the see-saw, straddling it, one in front of the other. After "blast-off," the lights shift to indicate outer space. The "astronauts" fly the see-saw by lifting their end off the floor, and punching imaginary controls.) Music 6: SPACE MUSIC (Instrumental) (WILLIAM and JANET get off the see-saw to investigate their new environment. They move in slow motion due to the lack of gravity on their imaginary planet.) Ge No He me WI WILLIAM Do you see any signs of life on this planet? JANET Not yet, but they could be anywhere! Get out your inter-galactic molecular detector and be on your guard. I don't know why, but I've got a funny feeling about this planet. WILLIAM Ye I know what you mean. I've got the strangest feeling that we're being watched. (They frantically knock on the door of the spaceship. The music stops, the lights restore, and the imagination sequence ends. JANET and WILLIAM continue to knock without realizing that they are actually knocking on the front door of someone'shouse.) I'n VICKIE (From within the house.) All right already! I'm coming, I'm coming! I - 21 - 'I I I (Suddenly, VICKIE comes bounding outdoors, almost crashing into WIllIAM and JANET. Her vocal quality is almost whining and a bit dramatic. She demands full attention from WILLIAM and JANET, and uses grandiose gestures to emphasize her speech. She is always fixing her hair to look pretty - and speaks very fast, hardly taking time to breathe.) Hi. I'm Victoria Anne Vlassnick. Some people call me Vickie and some people call me Vickie Anne. My mother calls me Victoria, especially when she wants me to sit up straight. UVictoria, the Queen of England does not slouch on the throne, .. she says. You can call me anything - well almost anything! (She bursts out with a loud, obnoxious laugh that becomes her trademark.) 1 ,I JANET I (At a loss for words and a bit in awe.) I l lip.) I 1 1 I Gee! I me in :pace. ~ and 1 t I I I i t I , their (WILLIAM rolls his eyes; he is not impressed.) I VICKIE Now take my brother - please. (She laughs again with the same obnoxious quality.) He calls me "sister dear .. when he wants something, but most of the time he calls me "Ickie," which really makes me mad! I just call him "The Pain! " (She suddenly remembers that WILUAM and JANET knocked on her door.) Why did you knock? 1 WILLIAM J 1 ~ (Under his breath.) We were looking for alien beings, and I think we found one. I 1 JANET (Elbowing WILLIAM for being rude.) We thought the house was empty. Did you just move in? ) VICKIE Yeah - a couple of days ago. the LIAM ?n the JANET JS, \ I'm Janet and this is William. Do you have any friends yet? 'I J J VICKIE I I I I We]], of course ... (Hesitation) ... not. Well, at least, not yet. JANET ~ I've got a great idea! You can play with us. YOU] WILLIAM Janet! You 1 VICKIE Great! (RICHARD enters, riding his bike.) RICHARD And he crosses the finish line creating a new world's record! The crowd goes crazy and the race is over! (He stops his bike in front Of VICKIE, then realizes that he doesn't know her.) Who are you? My t carry JANET Mys Hi Richard! This is Vickie. Mom RICHARD (To VICKIE.) HeCl reaso Hi. VICKIE (Rambling on, as usual.) Hi. My real name is Victoria Anne Vlassnick. Some people call me Vickie and some people call me Vickie Anne. My mother calls me Victoria, especially when she wants me to ... \. , Mys the Sl them WILLIAM & JANET Just call her Vickie. " VICKIE You know, back where we used to live, my brother had a friend named Richard. (To RICHARD, filling him in.) Sometimes my brother calls me "sister dear tt when he wants something - but most of the time '" ~ WILLIAM (Interrupting) You're not going to start all that again?! He's all hi undel and ( alwa' Mys And in m: ,does they - 23VICKIE (To WILLIAM.) You remind me of my little brother - The Pain! i I 1 I \ I I ! t Ij You think little brothers are a pain RICHARD - my big sister thinks she's a "Great One! " (VICKIE and RICHARD deliver the following speeches, each trying to prove that their own situation is worst, occasionally talking at the same time. As they begin, they sit at the opposite ends of -the see-saw. The character speaking is at the highest point of the see-saw; when they talk at the same time, the see-saw is in TTWtion.) I I know I VICKIE My brother's a pain. He won't get out of bed in the morning. My mother has to carry him into the kitchen. He opens his eyes when he smells his oatmeal. RICHARD My sister thinks she's so great just because she's older which makes Daddy and Mom think she's really smart. But I know the truth. My sister's a jerk. VICKIE He cries if I leave without him. Then Mom gets mad at me which is another reason Why my brother's a pain. RICHARD My sister thinks she's so great just because she can play the piano and you can tell the songs are real ones. But I like my songs better. Even if nobody ever heard them before. (The following two speeches are delivered simultaneously.) VICKIE He's got to be first to show Mom his school work. And she says ooh and ahh over all his pictures. Which aren't great at all but just ordinary stuff. I don't understand how my mother can say the Pain is lovable. She's always kissing him and doing disgusting things like that. My father says the Pain is just what they always wanted. I think they love him better than me. RICHARD My sister thinks she's so great. Just because Aunt Diana lets her watch the baby. And tells her how much the baby loves her. And all the time, the baby is sleeping in my dres~er drawer. My mother hugs my sister and messes with her hair and does other disgusting things like that. My father says the Great One is just what they always wanted. I think they love her better than me. - 24- VICKIE Irs not fair that the Pain gets to stay up as late as me. I'm older, and I should stay up later! RICHARD Irs not fair that the Great One gets to play with all the blocks by herself. BOTH "You're right, " they said. VICKIE "You should stay up later, to they said. RICHARD "Today, you play with the blocks all by yourself, .. they said. VICKIE ,---..., He So, they tucked the Pain into bed. I couldn't wait for the fun to begin. I waited and waited. But Daddy and Mom just sat there reading. ''I'm going to bed," I said, "there's nothing to do. " I d. RICHARD So, I built a whole country of blocks. All by myself. Only it's not the funnest thing to play with blocks alone. Because when I zoomed my trucks and knocked down buildings, nobody cared but me. He VICKIE & RICHARD "Remember that tomorrow, to Mom said, and she smiled. '" JANET .1 I don't have a brother or a sister, but I have a best friend. 'vJ~ (Looking at WILLIAM.) WiHism and I always play together. _. ------ Mu . 7: HE TOLD ME ILLIAM SHE TOLD ME /' /' T SHE COULD A REAL FISH HOOK. Brothers and Sisters Sisters and brothers, Brothers and sisters, Ain't we, everyone. Brothers and sisters, Sisters and brothers, Every father's daughter, Every mother's son. Brothers and sisters, Sisters and brothers, Each and every one. Sisters and brothers, Brothers and sisters, Every mother's daughter, Every father's son. Ain't we lucky, everybody, Bein' everybody's brother. Ain't we lucky, everybody, Lookin' out for one another. Ain't we happy, everybody, Bein' everybody's sister. Ain't we happy, everybody, Lookin' out for mister, mister. Ain't we lucky, ain't we, Ain't we happy, ain't we, Ain't we lucky, ain't we, Ain't we happy, ain't we. /~ (Break) 246 Sisters and brothers, Brothers and sisters, Ain't we, everyone. Brothers and sisters, Sisters and brothers, Every father's daughter, Every mother'sBrothers and sisters, Sisters and brothers, Each and every one. Sisters and brothers, Brothers and sisters, Every mother's daughter, Every father's(Repeat and Fade) rJ f 6 ([ fYt I)' '5 10 r J ----,---- ~_!l~ tJ Dudley Pippin And His No-Friend arrator: On the first day of the year, Dudley Pippin came to live in the city. He said to his mother... $f\l-A Dudley: Nobody knows me here. 1. . .I don't have a friend. I'll have to tell everybody about myself. Narrator: In a little while, Dudley saw the girl next door. Dudley: Hi. My name is Dudley Pippin. I live in the yellow house next door. My father's name is Mr. Pippin, and my mother's name is Mrs. Pippin. I have a lot of other relatives, and they all have names, too. My mother has a saxophone, but two keys are broken, and once I fell on my head, and I had, if you look, three stitches right here. 5JrM $tCJ¥. fNaomi: Wow! Dudley: And my father cut his nose this morning while he was shaving. He says that our name is in the telephone book, and that means that our name is all over the city, in every place that has a telephone. And, I was in an airplane once, and I have a finger painting set, a red bicycle that used to be my father's, and a ball of tinfoil, five inches across. Naomi: Wow! My name is Naomi. Do you have a friend? Dudley: No. We just moved here. I don't have a friend. Naomi: I don't have a friend. And Irvin Gland across the street doesn't have a friend, either. We play together, because neither of us has a friend. Dudley: Let's have a club. Only people who don't have a friend can belong. Naomi: We'll call it the "No-Friends Club". Dudley: Okay. -24-1) "'. VICKIE I~not fair that the Pain gets to stay up as late as me. r~:older, and I should stay up later! "-',- " RICHARD It's Dot fair ~e Great One gets to play with all the blOCks by herself. \. BOTH uYou're right, ,. thei'\aid .\~ \, "You should stay up later, VICKIE '- ~\they said. \ \ RICHARD "- "Today, you play with the blocks~ by yourself," they said. \, He \ VICKIE So, they tucked the Pain into bed. I CO~dn't wait for the fun to begin. I waited reading. ''I'm going to bed," I and waited. But Daddy and Mom just saNhere \ said, "there's nothing to do. ,. \ I de \ RICHARO~ So, I built a whole country of blocks. AIl by my . Only it's not the funnest thing to play with blocks alone. Because when I zoo ed my trucks and knocked '\. down buildings, nobody cared but me. VICKIE &. RICHARD '\ ~ "Remember that tomorrow, .. Mom said, and she smiled. ",,- -'. -''\, , JANET I don't have a brother or a sister, but I have a best friend. (LookmgatW7LUAM.) . '\ '\ . "" \ /l> - ;!. r r ~~W.wtill.J.l1ifaamm,...ClanmdG+I-waJ~wf8'a~ys'lPfHJ~a}y-'t{fO~gelethDeeIr=-- . J})y '\fU'lf(\\ ~.) 61 {S'lj l -(\O =t1)0nG f Music 7: GLAD TO HAVE A FRIEND LIKE YOU JANET (CONT,'O) ~JtA (s.) HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS LOTS OF FUN TO COOK: WIlliAM SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE COULD BAIT A REAL FISH HOOK. - 2SJANET 7 SO WE MADE OOEY GOOEY CHOCOLATE CAKE, , STICKY LICKY SUGAR TOP, AND WE GOBBLED IT AND GIGGLED. '. 0 AND WE SAT BY TIIE RIVER AND WE FISHED IN TIIE WATER AND WE TALKED WHILE TIlE SQUIRMY WORMIES WIGGLED, SINGIN' ALL GLAD TO HAVE A FRIEND LIKE YOU, FAIR AND FUN AND SKIPPIN' FREE. GLAD TO HAVE A FRIEND LIKE YOU, AND GLAD TO JUST BE ... , tV..\ . VICKIE Hey, what did Tarzan say when he saw the elephants coming? \1 j i " I I ~. \ I I ALL I don't know. What did Tarzan say when he saw the elephants coming? VICKIE Here come the elephants! Ha, Ha, Ha ... get it? Ha, Ha, Ha! (WILLIAM whispers in JANEl"s ear.) ed ) JANET , 1 t .t· I I r HE TO~D ME TIIAT WE COULD DO A SECRET CODE. (RICHARD whispers in JANET's ear.) , HE TOLD ME THERE WAS FREE ICE CREAM WHEN IT SNowED. SO WE'LL SEND FUNNY LETTERS ) WHICH CONTAIN MYSTERY MESSAGES AND NO ONE WILL KNOW JUST HOW WE MADE IT. AND WE'LL RAISE UP THE WINDOW ) AND WE'LL SCOOP ALL TIlE SNOW TOGETIlER, PUT MILK AND SUGAR IN AND EAT IT, SINGIN' ALL GLAD TO HAVE A FRIEND LIKE YOU. FAIR AND FUN AND SKIPPIN' FREE. GLAD TO HAVE A FRIEND LIKE YOU, AND GLAD TO JUST BE ... - 26- VICKIE Hey, what did Tarzan say when he saw the elephants coming wearing dark sunglasses? ALL I don't know. What did Tarzan say when he saw the elephants coming wearing dark sun glasses? VICKIE Nothing! He didn't recognize them! Ha, Ha, Ha ... get it? Ha, Ha, Ha! (VICKIE whispers in JANET's ear.) / JANET JI SHE TOLD ME SHE LIKES TO MAKE TIlINGS OUT OF CHAIRS. (They ALL huddle to hear JANET's secret.) WILLIAM, RICHARD & VICKIE SHE TOLD ME SOMETIMES SHE STILL HUGS TEDDY BEARS. ALL SO WE'LL SNEAK IN TIlE LIVING ROOM AND PILE ALL TIlE PILLOWS UP AND MAKE IT A ROCKET SHIP TO FLY IN, AND THE BEARS ARE OUR GIRLS AND BOYS, AND WE ARE THE ASTRONAUTS WHO LIVE ON 'lliE MOON WITH ONE PET LION, SINGIN' GLAD TO HAVE A FRIEND LIKE YOU, FAIR AND FUN AND SKIPPIN' FREE. GLAD TO HAVE A FRIEND LIKE YOU, AND GLAD TO JUST BE ... GLAD TO JUST BE . GLAD TO JUST BE . VICKIE Why did the elephant cross the road? WILLIAM To get away from you! I I - 27- I ALL ~ \ GLAD TO JUST BE ME! I • 1 1 (VICKIE sticks her tongue out at WILLIAM which instigates a great chase. WILLIAM runs after VICKIE followed by RICHARD followed by JANET.) I 1 I : Music 8: Chase Music (Instrumental) (At the end of the chase, they collapse - exhausted.) ) ,\ I I l 1 I I II 1 I ] ; \. I " I I - 28- A CT II (The ENTIRE COMPANY is onstage just where we left them. trying to decide what to do.) 0.1< ... ij VICKIE WeI min Humph! JANET cv{) .:> \ We can play together! There are all kinds of fun things we can do! (They ALL sit around waiting for the fun to start.) Hey. let's make up some more of those secret messages! ( Iarr WILLIAM. VICKIE & RICHARD <!res bIac ear. RICHARD Whf tt(l~ 5/'(rLAt~ Nah! We could shoot some baskets! WILLIAM, JANET & VICKIE ~ Nah! Uml VICKIE I'm cold! I'm bored! I'm hungry! WILLIAM Lad JANET & RICHARD ... Sl Let's teII stories! (Enthusiastically) Stories ... wow ... neat ... yeah ... (Etc.) Lad VICKIE Humph! ... a WILLIAM (To VICKIE.) Did you ever hear the one about the little girl who thought she was a Sweet Young Thing? " "Tender Lad VICKIE (Running to WILLIAM.) That's me! That's me! Hill - 29i I I ~ ing to ! WIWAM I ~ I I \ i I ~ O.K, ... l (Scheming) ... if you really want to. (VICKIE stands center stage looking at herself in a hand mirror.) Well, this "tender sweet young thing " spent a great deal of time just looking i a mirror saying ... i , I • 1 ~ VICKIE I am a real little lady - anybody can tell that. I wear lovely starched cotton dresses with matching ribbons in my curly locks. I wear clean socks and shiny black patent leather shoes. And I always put just a dab of perfume behind each ear. I 1 I 1 ... I !j WILLIAM When she was at the end of the lunch line in school, all she had toI say was (We see VICKIE at the back of the lunch line behind th'e OTHERS who are holding their trays.) I I JANET ! ( ! Dmm ... I'll have some chocolate cake with tomato sauce ... VICKIE (Working her way to the front of the line.) Ladies first ... JANET ... some ice cream pickle sticks ... VICKIE (Working her way to the front.) Ladies first ... I '" I JANET ... and some bologna and bananas. VICKIE (To JANET.) Ladies first! JANET Huh? - 30VICKIE ~ Ladies first!!! (JANET lets VICKIE go intront other.) Hov WILLIAM And she'd get right up to the front of the line. Her life went on like that for some time, and she ended up having a pretty good time of it, too. You know, always admiring herself in the mirror and getting to be first in line and stuff like that. (VinesflY introm above. EVERYONE dons pith helmets and begins to make their way through the jungle.) And then one day. she went exploring with a whole group of people from her class, through the wilds of a deep and beastly jungle. As she went along the tangled trails and through the prickly vines, she would say things like ... Hov Hov quit, I an VICKIE I have got to be careful of my lovely dress and clean white socks ap.d my shiny, Oh, shiny shoes and my curly, curly locks. So, would somebody please clear the way for me. (JANET and RICHARD clear the way.) I am stop WILLIAM And they did. Or else she'd say ... WeI VICKIE (To RICHARD, who is about to eat a mango.) What do you ~ there aren't enough mangoes to go around and I'll have to share my mango because I was the last one across that icky river full of crocodiles and snakes? No matter how last I am, it's still, "Ladies first, ladies first." So, hand over a whole mango, please. (RICHARD hands her the mango.) WILLIAM ... ~ Ladi All] And they did! Well, then guess what happened? Out of nowhere, the exploring party was seized, snatched up by a bunch of hungry tigers. (He puts on a tiger hood.) WILLIAM (As a tiger, sniffing around.) I ... smell '" (Sniff ... sniff) ... people! (He roars as he chases the OTHERS in a circle. Hejinally ties EVERYONE up with imaginary rope.) And And - 31 - i I i I ! ~ ne It i I ) make ~ i \ ,~ I } These tigers tied all the people up and carried them back to their tiger lair where they sniffed around. trying to decide who would make the best dinner. (Holding up JANEI"s hand and asking the audience.) How about this one? Nab. too bony! (Holding up RICHARD's foot.) How about this one? It's got a lot of meat on it! Nab, meaty but muscle -yo (Looking at VICKIE.) How about this one? Looks tender. Smells nice. In fact r ve never seen anything quite like it before. I wonder what it is!? VICKIE (With dignity.) I am a "tender, sweet young thing. " WILLIAM Oh, totally awesome! 1 VICKIE I am also a little lady. And if it's all the same to you, Tiger Tweety, I wish you'd stop marching around here and untie me this instant. My dress is getting mussed! WILLIAM Well, ... (Scheming) ... as a matter of fact, we were just trying to decide who to untie first. iles 0, hand VICKIE (Insisting) Ladies first! Ladies first! WILLIAM All right, lady! (He unties her and is about to carry her off) VICKIE (Surprised) And so she was first! EEK! WILLIAM I ) I (YONE I f t.' . And mighty tasty too! (EVERYONE is hysterical with laughter, except for VICKIE, who begins to cry.) - 32JANET Vickie, we were only playing. We didn't mean to make you cry. VICKIE (Hiding her tears.) I'm not crying! Big girls don't cry! JANET I cry sometimes. WILLIAM Me too, when I'm sad. (They ALL look at RICHARD.) RICHARD (After a pause.) Well, when I hurt myself, like the time I messed up my knee when I fell off my skateboard ... I cried. VICKIE ~ But you can't look pretty crying. WILLIAM Vickie- IT'S ALL RIGHT TO CRY WILU (CONT'D) IT'S AL RIGHT TO CRY, CRYING TSTIIESADO OF YOU. IT'S ALL RI T TO CRY IT MIGHT MA YOU EL BETTER. RAINDROPS FRO UR EYES, WASHING ALL D OUT OF YOU. RAINDROPS FR YO EYES, IT MIGHT MA YOU FEE ETTER. V No\\- A br IE (Walki 'g downstage with a sudden lization.) IT'S AL IGHT TO FEEL THINGS, TH~O TIIE FEELINGS MAYBE STRA E. FEEL GS ARE SUCH REAL THINGS, AN THEY CHANGE AND CHANGE AND CHA No. Ona coull E. Dudley Pippin And The Principal U~ator: Dudley Pippin is a friend of mine. He's about your age, or maybe jus a little bit older. One day at Dudley's school, the sand table tipped over. ~L ~eacher: Dudley Pippin. ~~dley: I didn't do it. Narrator: But, his teacher didn't believe him. And she made him stay a long time after school. Dudley: (mumbling) .. .I don't care. I didn't do it. Narrator: Dudley was very angry. Finally, he was allowed to go home. On his way, Dudley met the principal. ~nciple: Hello, Dudley. Narrator: He had a long nose and fierce eyes. Principle: People are saying you tipped over the sand table at school today. Narrator: Dudley just shook his head. He was too angry to say anything. It just wasn~t fair. Principle: You mean you didn't do it? Narrator: Dudley could only nod again. Principle: Well, we'll have to do something about that first thing tomorrow. You look like you're about to cry. Dudley: Not me. (Starts to cry) Principle: Well, that was fine. Dudley: I'm ...I'm sorry. Principle: What for? You did that very well. Dudley: But, only sissies cry. Principle: A sissy is somebody who doesn't cry; because he's afraid people will call him a sissy if he does cry. Dudley: Well, I'm.. .I .. .I'm all mixed up. Principle: Of course you are. Why should you be any different from anybody else? Most people spend their lives trying to get un-mixed up. -32- ( JANET V Ide, we were only playing. We didn't mean to make you cry. VICKJE iding her tears.) . g! Big girls don't cry! JANET I cry sometimes. WIWAM Me too, when r m sad. \ (They AU look at RICHARD (After a pause.) Well, when I hurt myself, like the skateboard ... I cried. e I messed up my knee when I fell off my But you can't look pretty crying. WIUJAM\ Vickie- Music 9: IT'S ALL RIGHT TO CRY WILUAM (CONT'D) IT'S ALL RIGHT TO CRY, CRYING GETS THE SAD OUT OF YOU. IT'S ALL RIGHT TO CRY, IT MIGHT MAKE YOU FEEL BETfER. RAINDROPS FROM YOUR EYES, WASHING ALL THE MAD OUT OF YOU. RAINDROPS FROM YOUR EYES. IT MIGHT MAKE YOU FEEL BETfER. VICKIE (Walking downstage with a sudden realization.) IT'S ALL RIGHT TO FEEL THINGS, THOUGH TIIE FEELINGS MAY BE STRANGE. FEELINGS ARE SUCH REAL THINGS. AND TIIEY CHANGE AND CHANGE AND CHANGE. Now A br. No. Once coule SAD AND GRUMPY. DOWN IN TIIE DUMPY. SNUGGLY, HUGGLY. MEAN AND UGLY, SLOPPY.SLAPPY.HOPPY, HAPPY, CHANGE AND CHANGE AND CHANGE. IT'S ALL RIGHT TO FEEL 11IINGS. THOUGH TIIE FEELINGS MAY BE STRANGE. FEELINGS ARE SUCH REAL THINGS. AND TIIEY CHANGE AND CHANGE AND CHANGE. I WILLIAM ) , IT'S ALL RIGHT TO KNOW "'''-'\ FEELINGS COME AND FEELINGS GO. \AND IT'S ALL RIGHT TO CRY. "IT"MIGHT MAKE YOU FEEL BETfER. y " ; / '. RICHARD IT'S ALL RIGHT TO FEEL THINGS, THOUGH TIIE FEELINGS MAY BE STRANGE. FEELINGS ARE SUCH REAL THINGS, AND 11IEY CHANGE AND CHANGE AND CHANGE. ALL IT'S ALL RIGHT TO KNOW FEELINGS COME AND FEELINGS GO. AND IT'S ALL RIGHT TO CRY. IT MIGHT MAKE YOU FEEL BETfER. .i ~ ~ _I I JJ ; VICKIE (With newfound enlightenment.) Now it's my tum. I'm going to make up a story about a brave princess. ~ ~pdli I ~ R.- . RI~HARD A brave pnncess? You mean a brave pnnce. VICKIE No. I mean a brave princess. (As the narrator throughout the story.) Once upon a time, not long ago, there lived a princess named Atalanta. who could run as fast as the wind. (She takes a robe and crown and gives it to JANET.) -34~, She was so bright and so clever and could build things and fix things so wonderfully that many young men asked the King for her hand in marriage. (She places a crown on RICHARD's head and covers his shoulders with a cape. JANET stands center stage as Atalanta.) i l j I trav chaJ ASl Eac slO\ thaI RICHARD (As the old KING throughout the story; to JANET.) What shall I do? So many young men want to marry you, daughter, and I don't know how to choose. ASI one wh< L--1<1Aiv" JANET (As Atalanta throughout the story.) You don' t have to choose, Father. I will choose. And I'm not sure that I will choose to marry anyone at all. SUfi RICHARD Of course you will. Everybody gets manied. It is what people do. rau wis: to h JANET As for me, I intend to go out and see the world. When I come home, perhaps I .~ will marry and perhaps I will not. i VICKIE The King did not like this at all. He was a very ordinary King. That is. he was powerful and used to having his own way. (RICHARD walks to his throne and sits.) J i. Eac fiell quil Atl the RICHARD I have decided how to choose the young man you will marry. I will hold a great race, and the winner - the swiftest young man of all - will win the right to marry you. Go< VICKIE Now, Atalanta was a clever girl as well as a swift runner. She saw that she might win the argument and the race, too. JANET Very well, but you must let me race along with the others. If I am not the winner, I will accept the wishes of the young man who is. If I am the winner, I will choose for myself what I will do. VICKIE The King agreed to this. He was pleased - he would have his way, marry off his daughter and enjoy a fine day of racing as well. So he told his messengers to I'm wlIfl 't a travel throughout the kingdom announcing the race with its wonderful prize - the chance to marry the bright Atalanta. (RICHARD exits. JANET pantomimes the following as VICKIE continues.) As the day of the race drew near, flags were raised in the streets of the town. Each day at dawn Atalanta would go to the field, in secret, and run across it slowly at first, then fast and faster, until she could run the course more quickly than anyone had ever run it before. (JANEl' pantomimes sneaking out of the castle and running across the [ield.) As the day of the race grew nearer, many young men gathered in the town. Each one was sure that he could win the prize, except for one - that was Young John, who Ii ved in the town. WILUAM (As YOUNG JOHN throughout the story: thinking to himself.) Surely it is not right for Atalanta's father to give her away to the winner of the race. Atalanta herself must choose the person she wants to marry or whether she wishes to marry at all. Still, if I could only win the race, I would be free to speak to her and to ask her for her friendship. VICKIE .s Each evening after his studies of the stars and the seas, Young John went to the field in secret and practiced running across it until he could run the course more quickly than anyone had ever run it before. (WILliAM pantomimes running across the [ield. RICHARD enters and stands in front of his throne: WILLIAM eXits.) At last the day of the race arrived. and all the young men gathered at the edge of the field along with Atalanta. The King rose and addressed them all. ~at larry ight RICHARD (Eliciting a response from the audience.) Good day! (To the RUNNERS.) Good luck! (To JANEl'.) Good bye. I must tell you farewell, for tomorrow you will be married. JANET mer, I'm not so sure of that, father. Music 10: FANFARE {Instrumental} ffhis ii i i \ I VICKIE Everyone ran across the field. At first they ran as a group, but Atalanta soon pulled ahead with three of the young men close after her. As they neared the halfway point, one young man put on a great burst of speed and seemed to pull ahead for an instant, but then he gasped and fell back. Atalanta shot on. (A flat with many racers painted on it is rolled along with JANET to depict her competitors. When WILLIAM pulls away from the group, the flat rolls off and WILLIAM and JANET continue the race through the aisles of -the theatre, then return to the stage to cross the finish line:) Soon another young man, tense with effort. drew near to Atalanta. He reached out as though to tOUCh her sleeve, stumbled for an instant, and lost speed. Atalanta smiled as she ran on. JANET I have almost won! (WILLIAM runs on from offstage, gaining on JANEl'.) VICKIE But then, another young man came near. TIlis was Young John, running like the wind, as steadily and as swiftly as Atalanta herself. (WIUIAM has alnwst caught up to JANET.) Atalanta felt his closeness, and in a sudden burst of speed, she dashed ahead. (JANET bursts ahead.) Young John might have given up at this, but he never stopped running. Nothing at all Would keep him from winning the chance to speak with A~anta. And on he ran, swift as the wind. (WILLIAM catches up to JANET and is directly along side of her.) JANET & WILUAM Until he ran as her equal, side by side with her, toward the golden ribbon that marked the race's end. VICKIE Atalanta raced even faster to pull ahead ... (JANET fights to pull ahead.) ... but Young John was a strong match for her. (WIUIAM catches up again.) ( ! \ Who \ ( Ian r ~ [ { Ver, win righ \ I \ I Tha mar ( \ r I I Ane notl \ \ The abo' stue The ... a By wiJI cert JANET ----., & WILLIAM (Smiling) Smiling with the pleasure of the race, Atalanta and Young John reached the finish line together, and together they broke through the golden ribbon that marked it. I thl We - 37(To the sound 0/ cheers, JANEl' and WILLIAM break through a golden ribbon that RICHARD and VICKIE are holding. JANET and WILLIAM cross and stand be/ore RICHARD.) RICHARD iepict . rolls 7/ the Who is this young man? WILLIAM I am Young John from the town. RICHARD Very well, Young John. You have not won the race. but you have come closer to winning than any man here. And so I give you the prize that was promised - the right to marry my daughter. WILLIAM Thank you, sir, but I could not possibly marry your daughter unless she wished to marry me. I have run this race for the chance to talk with Atalanta. e JANET ) :> And I could not possibly marry before I have seen the world. But I would like nothing better than to spend the afternoon with you. (JANEl' and WILLIAM cross the stage together, and sit down in animated conversation as VICKIE speaks.) VICKIE The two of them sat and talked on the grassy field. Atalanta told Young John about her telescopes and pigeons. and John told Atalanta about his globes and studies of geography. At the end of the day, they were friends. (Now EVERYONE/aces VICKIE as she moves to center stage.) The next day John sailed off to discover new lands ... (WILLIAM exits, whistling a sailing song.) ... and Atalanta set off on horseback to visit the great cities. (JANET picks up the golden ribbon and, using it as horse reins, she gallops offstage after WILLIAM.) By this time, each of them has had wonderful adventures. Perhaps one day they will marry. and perhaps they will not. In any case, they are friends. And it is certain that they are both living happily ever after. RICHARD ] thought princesses were supposed to listen to kings! JANET Well Richard. sometimes you have to make up your own mind about things. - 38- ~, j RICHARD But there are other things that someone else has to tell you. l' j~5 Someone else can tell you how to multiply by three. And someone else can tell you how to spell Schenectady. And someone else can tell you how to ride a two-wheeled bike. (This poem develops into an improvisational rap song with the audience setting the beat by clapping. Eventually RICHARD joins the beat and realizes the importance of equality.) JANET But no one else, no, no one else Can tell you what to like. RICHARD An engineer can tell you how To run a railroad train. A map can tell you where to find The capital of Spain. A book can tell you all the names Of every star above. } { { 1 , , 1 'l ( ( l I l ( j 1 , 1 ( j ] VICKIE But no one else. no. no one else Can tell you who to love! 1 l RICHARD (Trying again.) Your aunt Louise can tell you how To pI ant a pumpkin seed. Your cousin Frank can tell you how To catch a centipede. Your Mom and Dad can tell you how To brush between each meal. [' \ l! \I WILLIAM But no one else, no, no one else Can tell you how to feel! l \ I RICHARD For how you feel is how you feel! \ I - 39ALL And all the whole world through , No one else, no. no one else Knows that as well as you! (ALL four characters are facing each other center stage, strong and totally free! The lighting and rotating flats magically change the stage into a very colorful environment. resembling the inside of a rainbow.) dience lt and Music 11: FREE TO BE ... YOU AND ME JANET TIIERE'S A LAND THAT I SEE WHERE TIIE CHILDREN ARE FREE, AND I SAY IT AIN'T FAR , TO THIS LAND FROM WHERE WE ARE. TAKE MY HAND, COME WITH ME, WHERE TIIE CHILDREN ARE FREE. COME WITH ME. TAKE MY HAND. AND WE'LL LIVE ... 5 ALL IN ALAND JANET WHERE TIIE RIVER RUNS FREE, ALL IN ALAND JANET THROUGH THE GREEN COUNTRY, ALL IN A LAND JANET TO A SHINING SEA. VICKIE AND YOU AND ME ARE FREE TO BE YOU AND ME. 1') t ( -40- \, I SEE A LAND BRIGHT AND CLEAR, AND THE TIME'S COMING NEAR WHEN WE'LL LIVE IN THIS LAND, YOU AND ME, HAND IN HAND. { ,[ RICHARD TAKE MY HAND, COME ALONG, LEND YOUR VOICE TO MY SONG. I COME ALONG, TAKE MY HAND, SING A SONG ... ; i ALL FOR ALAND I ( f [ [, r RICHARD WHERE THE RIVER RUNS FREE, ALL FOR ALAND [ l [ ( RICHARD THROUGH THE GREEN COUNTRY, ALL FOR ALAND RICHARD TO A SHINING SEA, ALL FOR ALAND -( ( [ ( l f [ RICHARD WHERE THE HORSES RUN FREE. WILLIAM AND YOU AND ME ARE FREE TO BE YOU AND ME. JANET EVERY BOY IN THIS LAND GROWS TO BE HIS OWN MAN. i ~ I \ I\ " I \, - 41 RICHARD IN THIS LAND, EVERY GIRL GROWS TO BE HER OWN WOMAN. (EVERYONE begins clapping along in time with the music, encouraging the audience to do the same.) ALL TAKE MY HAND, COME WITH ME, WHERE THE CHILDREN ARE FREE. COME WITH ME, TAKE MY HAND, AND WE'LL RUN ... TO ALAND WHERE THE RIVER RUNS FREE, TO ALAND THROUGH THE GREEN COUNTRY, TOALAND TO A SHINING SEA. TO ALAND WHERE THE HORSES RUN FREE, TO ALAND WHERE THE CHILDREN ARE FREE. AND YOU AND ME ARE FREE TO BE YOU AND ME! & RICHARD JANET AND YOU AND ME ARE FREE TO BE ... VICKIE & WILLIAM AND YOU AND ME ARE FREE TO BE .... ALL AND YOU AND ME ARE FREE TO BE ... YOU AND ME. (A tremendous special effect sen4J_light radiating from th~. CAST into the audience. The.-.S11lg.eJ.LfLllelLwillLcJ?lot a~g §.xcite.llJ1!_nl sy.ml2Qlizin. a new_ beginning_®.4hQJ2~uture. ) ,.---------- - .- END ACT II Let's Hear It for Babies! Wl1l1am ~~~~~~ Let'. hear It for ba- Janet Spoken: 1 love it! I10ve It I 1~;&~l,b~~.}9~~~r§J~ ~~~ bies! You were once ~If:-----' a ba - by your - I~~bl'&l~. No ba - by 1\ it - .elf. No, AD by I No. No, No, No. • No. You ,ot-ta talk to aba-by, aiDe It a ~11&. '----" walk with • ba-by, bring the kid , . • - 1011&. .> Good WUliam Good - com I\. tJ t ba - bieal - bie.' ~ "l1 ba You You - _ere ~ once a ~. ~ once -1- a ba - by your - self. your - ~lf. ... ba - by - pan - y, ~ ~ ~ ;r cob!--' pan - y, I • take a No. I I --- , tJ I\. a per- .on, -,J tJ II up to be J&Det I .> II grows -J- 'l r 1\ .., " ( I ~v ~ Goo. Goo. Goo. Goo. Goo, '1'" q~ '1'" Goo, q-l .. Goo, Goo. I Goo, Goo. .. ~ Goo. Goo. Goo, { • v .. ... { Goo. Goo. .. ' Goo, [ill r \ /I Vickie I I r l 1 v /I RIchard Goo. I Do ~ ... Goo. Do .., you have • ba-by •. a ba- by a- ... \ ~i \ you have { I [ill /I ------... .- I /I ~ round I hoQIIC:? the round /I I .., /I Pick up lOme - t.hlDg - v [ill ~ l, ( .., I, '[ I hoQIIC:? the Pick up lOme - t.hlDg u1d warm -------warm '" amalJ. l \ and small, Say a alat - .., Say a .ist - er or . er a broth - broth * - er .or a er ! [ill I , ~ Il \ the or . * " the or l t ( \ " - I ~ " 1 broth - er of 41- ... 41- broth - er of an - oth - er an - oth - er per - IOn I per - 100 -z- ~ \...---i m - It - tng hom down m-lt-tng hom down the haD. the haD. '1. 41- --." [ill " ( "-----'" I \ I ~ I 1 \ i l I { I ,; Ii I - Janet 0- I ":J ... t.l Take that ba-by to I I ADI~ I ------ to.. t.l . " - It wU.l love lunch to-daY the I ~)'OuhaYe ..y. ~ Youll end up feel-lD& ten Youl1 end up feel- lD& ten #1 -.J 1\ all \,/ t.l " r -d feet ":J # '"---'" talll feet talll I t.l " I I Richard t.l -:J Let'. 1\ bear ":J 1it for ba - -- --- bini Vlc:kie I -JI .1 t.l be II No ba-by I -.J ~. ~ You were ooce ~. ":J ":J ... • ba - by )'0111' - -JI lrows ~ -J aeJ:f:----"' be 1\ I .,;. ":J t.l " I up m-to • per- aoD .,; aD by t.l It· 1Idf. WlIllam -rJ No, 1.11. - 3- .,; No, No, No, neT-er ~, { ... Janet I ~ t> ... 1 t> It • • ba-by. t> " joke to I ba- bin • ba-by. band. All --- .. I . un ~ [ ---- du- stand. All Be ( r f'\ 1 poke.t " • Tell I ( to • ~ ~ 4J. JUce f " t> "iJ Be ... I t> 11 ba I t> -d - You try. - .ere 6 -:j. You ba - by. once • ~. ~ once • ... • ~ l I1 ( I II I It Vickie/Janet I, t> ... W llllam/R1cbard I II l It t> 71· Ba - bles t [ill " II ~ L h beau - tl- fu1. All I ! 1 I v' iJ 1 A I t> II II Ba·blea are SDlUt. AD L h I 'i Eacb v Olle'. -JJ • 'Iv Eacb j .~ ;~ ~. -+- Olle'. brand ne. -,; • [ill II i \1 r I. your - aelf. I " to self. ba- by your- ba - try JU~ brand \ I !\ ·1 DC. I I I I \ :~ n Hl i;.! Ii '\1\\ \ ~ ~ ~ JaDet I ~l " '--" To eft • ry- start... I .; thinI· ~ WW!am "J Don't ba- by st'art ... -J -d • ba -9 by. - 184lr~~~I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~J~aD~e~t~~~ .; " I T~.t It like a per - you laOD -- --- know. ------- Oh, Yeahl a tune. a ~ " I .; ,., I Read the kid some SbaJr.e - ~are. hum It Wllllam .J ~ ~ " II I .; ~ " -. I II .J a - round. " I ." ll4-4 It! " B&J - Ie - lu- Jahl • .; All Nice peop - Ie Nice peop - Ie '* That's not ~CIaJr de LUBe I~ theae - blesl ba - bll ba ~ -,j these I V " mf WUliam B&J - Ie - lu- Jahl " All Spoken: I .; eEl kid That V I You we~ ODCe a ba - by your - self, were once a ba . by your - self, v You -s-- ---------- --- Goo I ---------- Goo I M ;f 1l 1961 :~ 1\ { I ... II vI ... were once were once • ba - by yonr- KIf, • ba - by your- KIf, '------" Wul \~ I t> 11 Wu' ------ vYon 1\ { '------" Yon I Yon were once • ba-by yonr - r Kif, Yeahl You were once • ba - by your - -elf, YeahI t> [ill }, l '----' , [I@ 1\ ~ [ill i{ I Goo, Goo, ~. v- Goo, Goo, 1 Goo 1 t ----- , Goo! ( [ill \ When We Grow Ul! J. 100 J:;. -\ loo 1 :l • Will • ww~· . ----.I _---LL__ be .-.-- big and I wear eire.. - ea ;( { tha t t~ ( l, l t ':J U [ill ~ - [illl') , 1\ show off my knees? Well, ." if II . ~ 1\ I'm • II I 1\ II have don't 1\ ~ I IJ " at • ~ to ~ I change I l.. When we grow up wt1J I I care . Very Rhythmic . L I L I J.1040 all. .. ..... at all. .... r-"'I be a wo-man? .... I Wlll ~ 1\ I - be on the moon? It - I , • We We IJ 1\ If you ..... • ehange to have don't And long? .. II do~'t a. what you look Uke. acceJ IJ ':J. • nice .mall. And~' you're • like " • all;---'' - nev- er ge t ta.l!:-' ~ ~, • pret - ty at .. • • I WelU Uous· en twice Will 1\ I II I I .... I .... r---1 ~ I We Ii. I - tJ mightbe allrtght to dance by its light. -7- but I'm eolngto eet up there lOOn. , tJ " I.. I I - - I pret-tyat~ And I llI'm don't care - I I.. - I don't care - llyou ne...·er I ,et taiJ:'"'"" t.! I , I - - ~ And r-- t yl you're nice small. aced. - We don't have to change at all. We don't have toehange at all. I.. ~ like what you look like, Broadly h08 " .., I " I 1\ (PoSSil>le unproV1~~:lon by WUllam• oughout thla vc rae) When answering Janet t 1\ we 1\ up ,row ~ we're ~ I t.! When " tJ "- t-----1 CO - Lag to be "- I hap - py. " l ~ do And do what ~ like we like -- we crow .. .- to 4 I up, we're ~ ." Uke ft J-~1 t.! go - Lag be hap - py. what to do-=..------ Wllllam r---1 " t.! to mak- iPg noise. "- 1\ " 1\ "- And mak - iPg frlenda like And mak - iPg friends like I t.! And - " t.! mak- iPg lac you. And wben " - r---1 we ea, r---. ,.--, r--- up ,........., do you thin - k we'll see we crow up do you thin - k we'll see ~ r--- t.! you. And wben ------- crow I That I -8(. l ~ Ritenuto r---I 1\ t> I .till 1llle you, r-- 1\ I ~ eel. ) 60 1\ And you II ), 104 17\ /IBut we 17\ t> " ~t "- be- J)r'et- ty. --- ~ I r----, •I .tU - I 1llle me? a tempo r--don't have to change at all. l tJ - I might grow tall, But we don't have I to change all, at _ .It v we'~ ~ --- " v .... ... at r---. "at at all. all. A all. _ we'~ 2 [±] William's Doll ).124 OJ 3 Jan~t Jan/R!ch 111p When my friend, WU-llam. wu Dot ao man- y yean old, He W[lllam v _ to want- ed a don bug and bold. Sald WlI-llam. A wash and clean and d~sB and feed: A doll to ~ bed when day Is doll. through; and an - y -'}- IJJ gIve a bot - tie time my doD what I to. get a need to and put to w. I'll :~:l. {; .~ J. Janet lJ said my friend. take good care Alla spoken 134 50'. Rock 8m. ~®~ Richard t A ~:![ID~ of it. ~ _ rm~~/ffi~@ WD - llam ..e.. • do-" A do - D' WD - D_ want A do - .. • doDI (~ So. bJs I'j ~ ~ l bat of maJ'obleB,. ~ baBe-ball ~ove. and aD the t.bJ.n&a • boy would love. ADd OW .... ~~ ~ ¥~ C...... 'R - joy.d oil bat oil tho.. tho ....... I ; .. l !.l ¥ ~l-[ill w..... BU-',... ~ ~ ADaRock WJ J. ~Il , J.J C. . . . . . . . - • .,. [ill 1J 1 134 ~ ~~ @] rft~g"'---"'~~~~~~~~\{r~ lath- er praiBed h.l.s 8a1d my Irlend. WDllam BJr.1U... om. l~~~~~~~~~~~~ pleuc: have • doll DOw? Cut I ~~E;_~.~ ~ "f Richard 'l' t wan~-_-, ~ :: A do - BI A do - BI WU - lIam a tempo .~ ~ 1 WDUam l~~~~~~~~S_~_hat . ~ ·.ll· Out then. my crand-ma ar - rlYed to-day and - 10- want-ed to know _ [' "t l i I ~ ~ I liked to play, -n! @ ~ ADd I &aid hue· baD'. my fay· 'rite iame. '~ I like to play. but J,J 7Ilf _i~ all the aame, I'd ilye my bat. and ball, and ~ glove, to have a can doll that I J,J ~J. love. "Bow ver- l' 134 ADa Rock wise." my tnnd - ma aald. I 1I&ld. -But eve - ry- ODe aaya tb.l8 LD- Richud A f A do-llJ A do-llI WD-llam wanU a do-DI A. do-OJ A do-DI 11 wu J. Janet 120 111p ~~xj@ Bo. ; '. J1a Rock Wll- Uam want. a doll! Then WU-lam'. pnd-ma. _ I've been told. bought . 134 WU·llam a doll Bin. to hue and hold. WOllam But ard- !F do - I then my (ath- er be • ian to fI'Owu, J. ~1~ grand- ma .mlled and 148 calmed him down, Ex- plaln- lug; But cJJJ WD- Uam WlUlU a doll. 1\248 'CRuse if I have aba-by IJOme I'll day. know how to dnlJ8 it, - tf- put dla- pen on doub-le, and lent·ly ca - ru. to It eve-ry good lath - er bring should up • bub • ble. learn and _ for my ba - by CIm: to _ do. _ "ADa Slnatra" J·l00 RIchard/Janet b wn - 11am hu • do - ll! WU - 11am baA • ,3-, ,3-, WOllam 1 lOme day 'Cause I may want to be • lath Rltard- er. too! _ Parents Are Peo~ ~ I "-, 1- " 11 ---. .J " baa • ... ----...- bua- y with c:hll clreo and thing_ that the,. do. nere are II • . . . lot of ~Wlll1am .- .. -.J A " 11 '" a ADd ... da'(r--:" dle_ can lot of dol 11 ..------.....-.. .J lot of @!J . .. ... .J ~ mom - ."'. dol mle. Janet J J J Dad- dle_ are ~ , 4=§J. dad - dl_ were Ut tie [ill~ ~~,~))~JJ§aJ then they tre'y;-;--" ADd mJ~~ ""3 J Ie they ~ the,. DOW- • J J to be 00,... ~~ clad-d1e.are men - LJJ bu.-,. with chll - clreo and thID&- that they do. pli;-" ~ - fJ- men-with chll-clreo - • J~ There are a lot of ~ a 'I '! " ~ .> " lot or ~ .. .. da'cl-:'" '" MOTe dol dies can ...... .. .. .> -,/ --,/ -,/ "--" clad - die. are writ • Some " ~ .. . . . .> " or II .. . .. .. .> "'--" po- eer- y sell " - paint-en or ....e"i;r': fun-ny '----'"" Joke teD - en. .. Some ~ ~ - . .> "-----' dad - dies play eel " or en, or en. en. .> " Forcdully Wn-llam ~ 10 ~ or ...u on the .' . s-ea - , ..~ . • Yes. II II II II II II -.J " .. .. " an-y- '---" thmI • '" theywant to be. Sublto. pIU moe"" " " " II II p '--" "'--" 110m - mies are peo - ple. II II II II II II '--" '---" peo- pie with ehfl - drmr.. Wheo -.J " -.J " '" mom- mies were Ht - tie they ro--. a-.cI to be " -- B~t Jirla. ,J1qt like .' .. ' "----" you. ( I -14- I 'I I I. l ') I II II II ------ -.J then " n. or II the tre w . II ADd " ---- '-/ ~ II II II II DOW - mom - mJea • are wo men. - ~ 1'1 to.. -.J Some wo - meD 1'1 II II II II with -------- chU -------- bua - y dren. chD with dreD .J I\. aI-_t uu.a,a =-7" - - -.J ~ -- that they do. There are a Mo~ • " II II .> " a lot of ---- mom - . .. .. ~ .. .. . .... or ~ .. po-et-ry ~ en. II ~ or do. ~ mJea ean Forcefully mom-lIliea are ran~ e.... Some II -- th1nCa lot of em 1\ II II ~ I\. II - II ---...... -.J doc - ton " II II teach en. II or cle_ - en - Ii v " or "-"" mom-miea drlve tax - ~ ... or II1nc or Some ------ bak en. -. OD T· V ~ - is-- - . Yea. mom - mJea "---'" ean be ai- moat ;l ) 1\ t> ,., [2: t{ II II ~ ~ "---" thing - they want to . an - y ( l f be. t.> , I ,., I! H '" tJ 1\ Once II Once II v ,., II II e> 00 ,., ---- lot of thlDi a • lot of thiqa. There are a me parentawereUt - tie, like and like I - you... There -------- ----- there an • lot of thiqa ----------- there an • lot of thiqa • lot of th1Dp. • lot of thiqa. 1 are a ------ A -- A 1 "\ ( lot of of ----- par - · ~ ) r ) l 0: ) lot II you... II t> 1\ II and like II t> ,., II me \ to.. t.> ,., II parentawereUt - tie,like II -- G '~ ent. ean ) dol l, ent. 1 dol :: 1 II 0 ;\ ~ -I '~ Glad To Have a Friend Like You Non-Legato ( JtoD-Le,alD ,., » J' I94 JlLDCt -u 1\ Be Jl WW/RJch U - 1"- \ "~ Jan/Vlck t> ) told l l ~~ ,j ~ If \ ~; 1 [1 , 1I t. • • mc .-- that It was 16ts of fu.o to cook.. WUllam II ~ v She /I - • told J ane t II me that she could ...- • ~ wc So made 00 - ey eoo- ey choc' - latc II ue • a " ~ I balt a real fish - II ~ hook. - cake, ItJck- y Uck- y au-ear top, and we eobb-Ied It and • ADd we II • A - - Simfle ~ ..... eta-led. II ~ sat by the rl - ver and we ~hcd in the wa - ter and we II " .J , All .----. II talked while the squlrm-y worm-Ies wtgg-Ic"ci. mf S~-~, II All Legato Glad to ha~a ~ t. Glad to have II • friend II • I like yon, like you. fair and fun and skip - pin' free. and fun and aklp - pin' free. I friend a "I r II ~ Glad to a friend lllr.e And you. tlad to jut be ..... Jj I ~ Glad to "'---l have r ~ "---.l have ffiJ friend a lllr.e you, And tlad I to just be ..... r f II Vi C ki e,5po k en: ~, Vi c k1 e: [ill ~ Hey, '\ (nat (] ,a Tar an sa wnel he saw the e phan S COD f1ng?" ,-J " 0 ~ ~ } I 'J aon't know. Wllal wa lluzan say wnen he saw the elephants comJ.n&?" JI .> " .., I Be told that we could do • KC-n:t me II ( - , Janet " r HI • Ha. ~a ... G tit?" All: II 1"'110 "'~ fU1IO HI' code. Be told " II I l - tJ • I me then: II wu free Ice cream when it SDOwed. So wel1 - 1I Knd fun· ny let - ten which con tain Ill'" - tery me_ - • - ce. and ~ ~ ~ , l. I) tJ l) [ill " II ~- .> 00 .> @: II JIIoa-upto " ! l} , " l r ( ~ ~ one will know juat how we JDade .. • It. And we'll I., < II I\ / 1\ l l ~, I \ ,it ~ - Jl t.l w.e II 1 .--. and win - dow the ap aD .coop we'll anow the to - eeth - er. ..> -- 1 II Lee ato .. ~ put m..llk and aa- ear ln and 1 • All - • Sing-ln', eat It, All II Glad to have a Glad to have a t .II .J friend l1ke you., friend like you. Wr 11 II and fuD and aklp • pin' free. md fun and aklp • pln' free. ~ 11 II I --.J .tJ Glad to have Glad to have a friend like you. And tlad to Just be..•... friend like you, And tlad to Just be ...... II '---J .tJ a poco a poco VIckie: 11 II ~ ~cy- 'I"'~ ... y IG '£CUI rltard . ;:8 .DC I a tempo ~an J 194 UJlClnl G< tit? la. HI • Bal" when ~e sa'll the c let.hll s mgta! ses?" All: 11 II cornin ~ weB. ingc rarl J• 1 I O VIckIe: L I '! aon't U ow. "DalOia Tarzan uy when he saw the elephants coming wearing clark aungJusea?" ~ I VIckle Janet I .J She told me Y" I L.....l She like.to m.aJr.e thlnCs oat I ~ - 19- I of chain. She Wm/l luch told She told 'l 1\ .Al1 I ,. I -.l I Some - t1mea me fiW abe ha&- ted - ely bean. .> ,. I .~ in anea.k in L........J - the I I Uv - lng room and pOe .n the Uv· lng room and pUe .n the abJp to liT ID. ahip to 0T in. L........I tJ So wen - anealt we'll I I .. So AD I I 1 pD . 10..,. up and pO - 10..,. up and L..........l the I I .. " rock • et I000.o...I a h rock - et tbe Slmlle ..--. I I L.........J -.l bean are bean are our L..........J pia and boya. ADd we are pia and boJ-, ADd we are the L.........J our who .. - b'o - na uta who - I .> . . - b'o - nauta the Legato I " on the moon with one on the moon with one to -a baTe u . on., u - on., Sine . In', I .J Glad Glad to - baTe I; l) l ~ I) l r) I friend Irir.e you. fair and fun and I -.l ~ IJ I pet ) ~ I tJ l } ) ~ 0) I\ a I I friend like ) you. fair and fun and 1\ -1,0- @ ( ) I make l [ ( ~ I \ J I i l J [1Q! I -• I I IIk1p - pin' I I frec. Glad to have Glad to have I - I e) .kip - pin' free. . Ju I &lcnd I • I &lcnd llke rn_ you• And you. And .... ... Vickie: "Why did the clcphant I ~ II I &tad to just be•.. J1ad to just be... I I Glad to just be••. Glad to just be... Glad to just be... Glad to just be... ~ I -tJ I I illiam: "To Ie: awa from youl" I - --- I l AD ~ Glad to ~ jlmt Mel I - I Glad to tluo just Mcl be _ - It's All Right to elY U'. all right to Cry - lng ,cta thc sad out of you. U'. all right to ~~ U~ht F ~~~~ ) m&keyou feel bet· tCL -ZI- Rain - drop. cry. cry. ~ from your eyes, aD the Waah - l.Dg mad out of Rain - drops you. from your Vickie It's aD right to eyes, It I~§ ::JI • •• bet-te~ might make you feel ~ § .~~~IJ feel things, though the feel-lngs may be strange. § Jj Feel-lngs are such ~ f~~~'~~~~ ~al things, and they chan&e and chan&e and change. sad and pump-y, ~t I~! Down in the dump-yo Snug-ely, Bug-gty, Mean and ugJ - y. Slop-py. alap-py. ~~,l U'. all right to feel thlngs. tboUlh the feel-inga may be straDge. l:m I~ J ~ J~_.~~ Feel-lngs are .uch I ~al ;Wllllom J 4===§ J U'. all right to things. and they change and change and s ~ §ij. know feel -22- change. f7~ - ings come and I~ ~ J J ;g§ feel . lDgs go. ADd it's all to right cry. Richard I~~fg¥ ~~~._. It ~ht J ~ I~ J J feel ~ ma.ke you feel thiDgs, though § J J Feel- lng9 are 1671 such the · lngs may tbJngs. It's all rltht to rltht aDd they to ~ strange. be ~ j real aD J ;g§. J feel ~ It's bet - teL cl1ante J and fJ l§ ehange and All ... • All • feel - Lng9 know ,r---... t> It's all right to feel - lnga go. feel . lDgs go. ADd it's aD it's aD • It~} mlgbt ma.ke you feel ~/ might ma.ke you feel It • feel - lDgs know rltht mJl' .. and come and . .change. come . .- bet - ter. • .. bet· teL -23- to cry. to cry• ! I",. Free To Be ... You and Me ( ) I • Spirited alla RevlnI '. LI65 [!] » i, r-- 3 --, Janet .4. l Jan{Vlck • a There'. II I I !aDd that .4. It --- WlllfRlch ~ ~~ --- dren are @]~ ij.~ from fre~ and --- -- . -- r-- ..y It alD't far we are-:---- hand. come with Take my 1291 l) ~. I] . '--"------- to thb land where the chil- me. • [E] ~ where I) the chil- where see ( :: I'} I} ~• [ill~ • .~ ~rmij '-' Come with--" me. l r- J --, lo- '-' '-" » take my ,J-, All '" » i tJ '-"'" '--"'" fre~ dren an: I.n a ,3-, AD It .0 --- - land ~ a'-' r-- J----, Where the . ------ ~ II It t> '-" II • * I 10.. AD I.n --- a ... J.q .--- ,3, .-- 3---, ""-"" rI- ver runs free. All ,3--, r- 3---, 10.. ----- - try. All I.n --- a ,3-, J.q -zt- ~ I } -I--- land ,3--, ... ... ... a--- land 'I1 I ,--J--, Throac h the peen conn I) ) land - land ,J-, . ... ,3-, ~ ... I JllDet " and we'll Janet I ,3---, I.n '--'" '-"" "'--"' IUlIuL I.. J I \ I) I i , L ~. ~.. Janet II ~ ~ i .. ,-3-, --- ...., To , II ------- .hiD· nJDg a eea. It ..> r 3 -, RiC hard ,3-, ,--3---, ... I '" I I r-3-, .- ~ And you and free to be'--' an: me \./ ~"l -.J ,....-3--, 6 \./ " II . L. h L. \, mfVlckJe -...- I eee a me. You and II -.J -- I rJ-, -----1- when we'D " ~ -- r3-, r-3--, rJ-, ~~~~~~ ~ 8 r-J-, '~, -.J live .. v band In th1a you and land. m.e. --, r- J ~ ba:,¢- '...-~ ,-J-, Richard I r ... I 3, I ... ~' ~ Take my bancl, come a . lone. J~~~~~ lend your voice to my 1IODg;----' take my hand. aIn& a IIOng... r- 3, I ... All ~ I For a ,3-, \./ I ... long. ,3-, I ~ -...land r- 3 , .. .. .. For a~ r- 3 --, '-' 4J -.J r- J - , come ,.chard 3 r - ---, r 3, ,-3-, ~ land ~ Where the ri· Yer -zs- J'UD.8 free. For a All;-'3--, land ,3-, .. .. . ------ For a'--'" land , r- 3 --, All .. Richard All r--- 3 - - , All t> All 1'1 v .e., coun pt;en ,3--, , t> the I • , land "- I ------ ,3--, a land ,3-, . • • For Ric~, --- • For.---- try. land ,3-, "- For - "- ,3-, r- 3 --, • Througb ,3-, I •---- For V t ... I ."'---" Richard r-- 3 - - , ------- r- 3 --, WWiam Where the bon- e. run land r , 3 ..... • free. 3, t\ t\ And you and me Janet 1'1 t> ,3, • t> • ... I You and ... I in tbJa boy ---- • u free to be-----I Eve-ry r- 3 --, me. r- 3 ..... I pows land hla own to be r 3 -, -- I .-. man:-'"' 1'1 tJ 1'1 _.... tJ ~ V Richard 1'1 41- tJ r r-3--, 41- ,3-, 3 -, ------* land. '--'" ---- In this r ,3, eraws to be r--- 3 - - , All 1'1 ---- etrl Eve - ry r - 3 --, 3, I ... I r 3, I ... tJ r-- 1'1 tJ v • ber . own 3 ----, ... WO-DUln. All Take my band. I come r-- 3 witb --, me. ~3L ... ... Take my band. come witb me. ,-3----, r-- 3 - , I - ~3c.bp 1 clp3~ ~ fre'e:- , t> the chll dren ,3-, ,-3--, ,..-- 3 - - , T~3~ ,-~~d, ~ Take my and , - 3we'U ----, ----- "--"" '-' ,3, -- --... '-"" '-' free. , - 3----, hand. and we'D --- 41- Come with I ,-3--., "'- -- ,....-- / - ........ 1 ------run... tI r- 3---. ,3-, h- I "'- I '-" To ,., • ,3-, ,~d • • • ~ To • Where ,-3--., ---- 4J land ri - Ter r- 3 --..., the runa To free. • 4J Where the ri - To free, Ter ereen COUD Through green COUD - hy, To the ,-3----, try, To 1 "- ---- • land r- 3----, r- 3----, - - - 4J *- • to... 1 ThroUih the r - - 3----, ,~d •' - "• ,-3--, ~ , • ,3-, r - - 3 ----, 4~ me, ~I ~ . ----- 4J ,3-, h- I II "- ,-, 4J ,~ ---- .- witn-'~, Come ,3-, are . .- -~ ~ where ae .----3--, --- .--- .---- t> where r- 3 - , - 4J land , - 3--, ,-3-, be ., ,----3---, -- ,~ To • shin nin& ,----3---, To • shin ,-3---, , t t> r - 3 --, 4J I ~ --- Q -27- ~ ----- • To r- 3 .........., ~., r- 3 --, ----- .. I to... -- land , - 3 ----, - ·•---- •--- To land , .---3----, ,-3--, .--3--., ... I .; '---'" Where the r - 3----, Where tJ Where " " v .. the Where bon - ehll - chen chll to . .... t chen an free. ADd you " And you and me are free " tJ are free are free to And WWiam be ... And r- 3---, be... ,-3--, ---- to free AD ---- .--- .: to r;-3 ---, ,y are be~ r 3, • A.!l And "- "- y~3~ me r:-3~ And you and -Z,8- me ~ you and 3 r.- --,.... you an free an free me 3 r- .", and r- 3---, me r- 3 - , ---- to r;-J ---, • -------be... r- 3 - , ~ Vickie - ----- ----- ---- r;-3-, r- J --, me. Me! r 3, to .; r- 3---, and r- 3 --, and r- 3 - , me r3r-. me r-3~ --- ---- • "- 3--,..,. r- and r-3~ • You you and r- 3 --, i ~ an~ Mel You ,-3--, r- 3 --, to And Richard land you u r-'~ land To ADd u J Janet - .------ free. r - 3 --, • tJ free • an r- 3---, an: iii ,-J---, the free ,-3--, r - J --, ~ r- J ---, an: • ,-3--, free, " To ,-3---, r - - 3- - - , " .; free, IUD .--3-, the r - - 3---. " tJ - bon ... .; 00 "- I •___v be... _ r- 3 - , ---- to {\ • , f\ /- ~ V """ - /' - " , l - a r-3~ tJ u V • r-3~ . ~ • You r- 3 - , r ~e. -, Free to ,-3-, Free to Be... . Free -.} c. to .. Free Be! eto e- Be 1 _ '5 1 fI, -, \ me ~z'9- ~ -....- . t-. --- r-3~ r 3 -, , -.} • You and Be... 4 Me, r-3~ t\.. - --.ana-......---- .. ... .,.. You and ,3-, r 3 -, ~ --- You and Me. ,3, -r Me,