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Various Lyrics

1. YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN
4. MY BLANKET AND ME
7. BEETHOVEN DAY
9. MY NEW PHILOSOPHY
11. GLEE CLUB REHEARSAL
15. BOW MUSIC
1. "YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN"

LINUS
I really don't think you have anything
to worry about, Charlie Brown. After all, science
has shown that a person's character isn't really
established until he's at least five years old.

SALLY(overlapping)
The only thing wrong with my big brother,
Charlie Brown, is his lack of confidence; his
inferiority and lack of confidence. His clumsiness,
his inferiority, his lack of confidence. His stupidity
his clumsiness, his inferiority and his lack of

confidence, his... SCHROEDER(overlapping)
Did you know that Charlie Brown has never pitched
a winning baseball game, never been able to keep
a kite in the air, never won a game of checkers and
never successfully punted a football? Sometimes I
marvel at his consistency.

LUCY(overlapping)
Now Charlie Brown has what you call a
Failure Face, Linus. Notice how it has failure
written all over it. Study it carefully. You rarely
see such a good example.

CHARLIE BROWN(overlapping)
Some days I wake up early to watch the sunrise, and
I think how beautiful it is, and how my life lies
before me, and I get a very positive feeling about
things. Like this morning for instance; the sky's
so clear and the sun's so bright. How can anything
go wrong on a day like this?

I'm late!

SNOOPY
Woof!

ALL(except Charlie Brown)
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
You're the kind of reminder we need
You have humility, nobility and a sense of honor that is very
Rare indeed.

SNOOPY
Woof!

OTHERS
You're a good man, CHarlie Brown
And we know you will go very far

Yes it's hard to believe
Almost frightening to conceive
What a good man you are.

SCHROEDER
You are kind.

OTHERS You are kind to all the animals
And every little bird
With a heart of gold
You believe what you're told...

LUCY
Every single solitary word

OTHERS
You bravely face adversity
You're cheerful through the day
You're thoughtful
Brave and couteous

LUCY
And you also have some faults
But for the moment let's just say

OTHERS
That you're a good man, Charlie Brown
You're a prince
And a prince could be king
With a heart such as yours
You could open any doors
You could go out and do anything
You could be King Charlie Brown
You could be king!

CHARLIE BROWN
Everybody says to me:

OTHERS
You're a good man, Charlie Brown

CHARLIE BROWN
Every voice in harmony

OTHERS
You're a good man, Charlie Brown

CHARLIE BROWN
All I need is one more try
Gotta get that kite to fly
And I'm not the kind of guy
Who gives up easily
Wonder why they stop to say:

OTHERS
You're a good man, Charlie Brown

CHARLIE BROWN
Never liked me, anyway

OTHERS
You're a good man, Charlie Brown

CHARLIE BROWN
Trying not to rock the boat
Not to make a scene
A good man? Yes
But I confess
I don't know what they mean

I wanna rise like I should
And do everything right- OTHERS
But I lie awake at night... Oooh-
Never sleep
With questions in my ear Oooh-
Loud and deep
I want to join the dance Oooh-
Take the leap
But the answer isn't clear.
Than I hear:

OTHERS
Charlie Brown... Charlie Brown...
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
You're a good man, Charlie Brown

SCHROEDER
Get on the bus

LUCY
Get on the bus

LINUS Go ahead, get on the bus, Charlie Brown!

SALLY
Don't wanna be late for school!

OTHERS
That's right!

CHARLIE BROWN
Don't wanna be late!

ALL
Don't wanna be late for school!

SNOOPY
Woof!

OTHERS
You're a good man, CHARLIE BROWN

Charlie Brown There they go again
You're the kind
Of reminder we need Don't know what they mean
You have humility, I'm not good,
Nobility, I'm not bad
And a sense of honor
That is very rare indeed I'm somewhere
In between

SNOOPY
Woof!

OTHERS
You're a good man, CHARLIE BROWN
Charlie Brown I don't understand
You're a prince
And a prince could be king
With a heart such as yours
You could open any doors
You could go out
And do anything
You could be King, Charlie Brown
You could be King!

CHARLIE BROWN
"Nothing lasts forever"

OTHERS
You could be king

CHARLIE
"All good things must end" OTHERS
Believe it
I've memorized
That phrase by heart. And you were born for this part
So tell me,
I need to know it...
You're a good man,
Charlie Brown!
When do the
Good things start?

LUCY/SCHROEDER LINUS/SALLY SNOOPY
You're a good man,
Charlie Brown Bravely facing
Adversity
You're a good man, You can open up Oh, You're a good man
Charlie Brown

ALL
You're ad good man,
Charlie Brown!

4. "MY BLANKET AND ME"

LINUS
Mmmm.
Delightful.
Mmmm.

Sucking your thumb without a blanket-
is like eating a cone without ice cream!

My blanket and me

LUCY
Look at my little baby brother, Linus, with is little baby blanket.

SALLY
There's your baby brother with his silly little blanket.

LUCY
Well, you know how babies are with their balnkets.

LINUS
Whaddya mean?
It's a cozy sanctuary
But it's far from necessary
Cause I'm just as self-reliant as before
As a simple demonstration
Of my independent station
I will go and leave my blanket on the floor
Yes I'll walk away and leave it
Though I know you won't believe it
I'll just walk away and leave it on the floor

Yes, I'll walk
Away
And
Leave
It
On
The...

Aarrrggghh!

Don't ever let me do that again.

LUCY
You're a hopeless case, Linus...
LINUS
I thought I could do it...
I actually thought I could do it.

It's foolish, I know it
I'll try to outgrow it
But meanwhile
It's my blanket...

LUCY
And me.

SALLY
And me.

CHARLIE BROWN
And me.

SCHROEDER
And me.

LINUS
And
Me.

7. "BEETHOVEN DAY"

SCHROEDER
Call the principal
And hand him the news
We've got a holiday
That he can't refuse
A day of harmony,
A day of music:
Beethoven's birthday!

SALLY
Beethoven Day?

SCHROEDER
A reverential mission

LINUS
Beethoven Day?

SCHROEDER
The hope of each musician
No more am I the only guy
To stand up and say:

Hooray, Beethoven,
Hooray!

CHARLIE BROWN
Beethoven Day?

LINUS
Yes. As in Ludwig van Beethoven, composer.
Born 1770, died 1827. The eldest of three sons,
Ludwig's mother was the daughter of the chief overseer
of the kitchen...

LUCY
Whatever... Schroeder, I just want you to know that
I'm on your side. I want to help, publicity-wise, with Beethoven's Birthday.

SCHROEDER
Thank you for your support, but I just don't
want to see Beethoven's birthday commercialized.

LUCY
Commercialized?

SCHROEDER
Yes. The next thing you know they'll be selling Beethoven sweatshirts.

SNOOPY(wearing a Beethoven sweatshirt)
Beethoven Day.

SCHROEDER
If you're wondering
"Now, how do we start?"
Just blow the music
Til you know it by heart!
We're gonna celebrate
We'll throw a party
Beethoven's Birthday!

OTHERS
Beethoven Day!

SCHROEDER
And when you say the title...

OTHERS
Beethoven Day!

SCHROEDER
You hear a great recital
The right of every boy and girl
To stand up and say:

OTHERS
Hooray, Beethoven,
Hooray!

SCHROEDER
Beethoven Day

OTHERS
Beethoven Day
Beethoven Day

SCHROEDER
Beethoven Day

OTHERS
Beethoven Day
Beethoven Day

SCHROEDER
Beethoven Day
OTHERS
Beethoven Day

SCHROEDER
Beethoven Day

OTHERS
Beethoven Day

SCHROEDER
Beethoven Day- hey, hey, hey!

OTHERS
Beethoven Day!

SCHROEDER
A philharmonic rumble

OTHERS
Beethoven Day!

SCHROEDER
A polyphonic jumble
A humble dedication as we
Stand up and say:

ALL
Hooray, Beethoven,
Hooray!

LUCY
I got it! We'll demand full-Page ads in every newspaper!

LINUS
We'll start a chain or Beethoven superstores!

SALLY
We'll build a Beethoven theme park!

CHARLIE BROWN
We could have a bake sale!

SCHROEDER
Wait! That's too commercial!

Let's imagine it.
That glorious hour
Filled with emotion
Yet inspired with power
When we all honor
The man we adore
On the day we place
The newest face
On Mount Rushmore!

OTHERS
Mount Rushmore.
Beethoven Day!

SCHROEDER
A moment of reflection

OTHERS
Beethoven Day!

SCHROEDER
A classical injection!
So facing this direction OTHERS
We begin it today Beethoven hooray!
A musical collection
Everybody can play It's Beethoven Day
The right of every boy and girl
To stand up and say:

Hooray, A time for celebrating
Beethoven! Beethoven way
La la la la
Hooray! La la la la
La la la la la

ALL
Hooray!

9. "MY NEW PHILOSOPHY"

SALLY
"oh, yeah. That's what you think."

SCHROEDER
What?

SALLY
That's my new philosophy: "Oh, yeah? That's what you think!"

SCHROEDER
Well, why are you telling me?

SALLY
What?

SCHROEDER
Why are you telling me?

SALLY
"Why are you telling me?" I like it!
That's a good philosophy: "Why are you telling me?"
Why are you telling me?"

"Why are you telling me?"
My new philosophy
The teacher gave a "D" on last week's homework
She said, "Miss Sally Brown,
Your grades are going down."
I could have told her-

SCHROEDER
You new philosophy?

SALLY
My new philosophy!
(as teacher)
Miss B?
(as herself)
I'm she

Look see.
A "D?"
A "D."
Well, why are telling me?
And that's my new philosophy!

SCHROEDER
That's your new philosophy?

SALLY
Why are you telling me?
My new philosophy!

SCHROEDER
That's great, Sally, but I've gotta go practive Chopin's
Nocturne in B-Flat minor.

SALLY
No!! I like it! "No!" That's a good philosophy.
"No!" "No!" "No!"

SCHROEDER
That's you new philosophy, huh?

SALLY
Yes. I mean-- "No!"
Just like a bust bee
Each new philosophy
Can fly from tree to tree and keep me moving
When life's a dizzy maze
On alternating days
I choose a different phrase-

SCHROEDER
Your new philosophy?

SALLY
My new philosophy!

SCHROEDER
Sally!
Some philosophies are simple:
"Man does not eat by bread alone."
Some philosophies are clear:

SALLY
"Leave your message at the sound of the tone."

BOTH Some philosophies pick and choose
Deciding what goes in it.

SCHROEDER
Some take a lifetime,

SALLY
Mine take a minute.

SCHROEDER
But, Sally, anything that takes only a minute can't be
very lasting. For instance, Beethoven took over two years
to complete his brilliant Ninth SYmphony.

SALLY
"No!"

SCHROEDER
I can't stand it!

SALLY
"I can't stand it!" I like it!

It's like a gurantee.
My new philosophy.
And things are sure to be a whole ot brighter
"Oh, yeah? That's what you think!"
"Why are you telling me?"
"No!"
"I can't stand it!"
Now life is free and easy,
Much more philosophy-zy,
With my brand new-

You know, someone had said that we should live every day as
if it were the last day of our life.

LUCY(passing by and overhearing)
Aaugh! This is the last day!! This is it!! I only have
twenty-four hours left!! Help me! Help me! This is the last
day!! Aaugh!

SALLY
Clearly, some philosophies aren't for all people.
And that's my new philosophy!

11. "GLEE CLUB REHEARSAL"

SCHROEDER
Remember, this is a mood piece. We must paint a picture
with music and words. And concentrate!

Remember... Adagio con brio.

ALL
Oh give me a home
Where the buffalo roam,
Where the deer and the antelope play...

LUCY
Give me my pencil.

ALL
Where seldom is heard
A discouraging word,

LINUS
Not on your life.

ALL
And the skies are not cloudy all day

SALLY LUCY ALL
If you dont tell me
What you told Lucy Give me that pencil Home
I'm just going to You blockhead! Home on the range
Scream! Where the deer and the
Give me my pencil Antelope play.

LINUS
No!

Not until you promise What're you trying to Where seldom is heard
Not to tell her Do? Stifle my freedom A discouraging word
Of speech?

No promise, no pencil Give me my pencil!

SALLY
What pencil? And the skies
LINUS Are not cloudy all day
No! Oh, give me a land
Where the bright
Give me that pencil! Linus,it just isn't fair!
Diamond sand

SCHROEDER CHARLIE BROWN Flows leisurely
Sing! Why did you take Sally's
Pencil?
LINUS
Aaugh! Where the graceful
White swan
Goes gliding along
LUCY SALLY Like a
He said What did he call me? Maid in a
Heavenly
dream
He said you were...
An enigma! An enigma?

CHARLIE BROWN
An enigma? CHARLIE BROWN/
SCHROEDER/LUCY &
SNOOPY SNOOPY
An enigma? Home

SALLY CHARLIE B/SCHROEDER
Boy, that makes me & SNOOPY
What a terrible thing Where the deer
To call a... And the
What's an enigma? Antelope
LUCY Never mind! Play
(to CHARLIE B)
What's an enigma?
CHARLIE BROWN
(to SNOOPY)
What's an enigma?

LUCY SNOOPY(to nobody)
Hey, he's still got my pencil What an en...?

SCHROEDER & SNOOPY
Where seldom is heard
A discouraging word

SCHROEDER
And the skies are not cloudy all day.

15. "BOW MUSIC"

ALL
Happiness
Is morning and evening
Daytime and nighttime, too

For happiness
Is anyone
And anything at all
That's loved
By you

CHARLIE BROWN SNOOPY LUCY/SCHROEDER LINUS/SALLY
Happiness is anyone You're a good man,
Happiness is anything Charlie Brown
Oh, you're a
Good man You're a good man, Happiness is a
Charlie Brown Tree to climb
Oh, you're a
Good man You're a good man, Someone learning
Happiness is anyone Charlie Brown To tell the time
Happiness is anything Oh, you're a
Good man
You're a good man, Anything that is
Oh, you're a Charlie Brown Loved
Good man By you
You're a good man-

ALL
CHARLIE BROWN!

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