Lyrics The Blob - Stephen Sondheim

The Blob

THE BLOB
Have you seen —?
How was it —?
You’re not serious!
Do you mean —?
That does it!
You’re not serious!
Darling!
We bought the most — !
Darling!
We had the best — !
Darling!
We saw the first —
Darling!
Was that the worst —?
Best — !
It’s the first — !
It’s the finest — !
It’s the latest — !
It’s the least — !
It’s the worst — !
It’s the absolutely lowest — !
It’s the greatest — !
It’s the single — !
It’s the only — !
It’s the perfect — !
It’s the —
Hi!
Dreadful!
Fabulous!
FRANK (spoken)
Hi, I didn’t know if you’d remember me, I’m Franklin Shepard?
Oh and that’s
Charley Kringus who writes my lyrics
GUSSIE (spoken)
Remember you?
You’re the reason we’re giving this bash!
I have invited the
richest and most influential people in this town tonight, none of whom are as
rich or influential as you are going to be
I call them 'The Blob', they absorb everything
(sung)
Meet The Blob
The bodies you read about
The ones who know everyone
That everyone knows
THE BLOB
Hi!
Dreadful!
Fabulous!
GUSSIE
Meet the blob
Not many and yet —
THE BLOB
Oh.
Right…
GUSSIE
— you never see one —
THE BLOB
What?
No!
GUSSIE
They come as a set
THE BLOB
Who?
—
Him?
GUSSIE
And we’re in their debt —
THE BLOB
But what did you think?
GUSSIE
'Cause, honeybunch
They write the books
And put on the shows
And run the saloons
And design the clothes
They keep us natives on our toes
THE BLOB
Albee!
Warhol!
Kurosawa!
GUSSIE
Then they read the books
And go to the shows
And swamp the saloons
Wearing all the clothes…
What you might call a glut
But
They’re the most important people
In the most important city
In the most important country
In the you-know-what!
THE BLOB
Heavy!
Miltown!
Gestalt!