William Finn - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee lyrics

ANNOUNCER (spoken) Ms. Peretti, please spell syzygy. MS. PERETTI (spoken) S-y-g-y-z-y. Syzygy? ANNOUNCER (spoken) We have a winner! MS. PERETTI (spoken) Haha! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! CHIP At the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee My parents keep on telling me Just being here is winning Although, I know it isn't so MS. PERETTI But it's a very nice, very, very nice MS. PERETTI, CHIP Very, very nice Very nice Beginning! MS. PERETTI (spoken) Our winner here last year, Chip Tolentino. LOGAINNE (spoken) Ms. Peretti! MS. PERETTI (spoken) And our youngest competitor, Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre. LEAF At the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Game - Bee I'll stand when they announce my name MS. PERETTI (spoken) Leaf Coneybear LEAF And try and keep from shaking LOGAINNE Alas His shaking will not pa** ALL 'Cause it's a very big, very fraught Simple but it's not It's a very big undertaking MS. PERETTI (spoken) Returning from last year's tragic setback, William Barfee! WILLIAM (spoken) It's pronounced Barfee; there's an accent aigu! MS. PERETTI (spoken) Uh, I'm not sure who this girl is... MARCY (spoken) Marcy Park, recent transfer. LOGAINNE Winner's destination Washington, D.C. SPELLERS Plasma t.v. in a fancey hotel Where they treat you well All because you love to spell We spell! MS. PERETTI It's a marvelous memory If you win the spelling bee One's life improves from A to Z The minute you are crowned here I see a trophy held by me And the one I want Did I swell? Oh the stories I could tell But bragarts Don't do well around here OLIVE (spoken) Hi, I'm Olive Ostrovsky Do you know where I check in? WILLIAM (spoken) Shut up! LEAF At the 25th Annual We memorize the manual SPELLERS About how to spell these words Words that require thought People think we're Automatons But that is exactly what we're Not MARCY We hear the word LOGAINNE We breathe LEAF We wait SPELLERS Unlike idiots We ideate MS. PERETTI (spoken) To ideate means to form an image or idea; to think LEAF At the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee LOGAINNE We feel no animosity GIRL SPELLERS And yet our heads are spinning WILLIAM We are The slightest bit bizarre MARCY But since the time is now LEAF Holy cow LOGAINNE We shal make a solemn vow To concentrate On winning ALL We concentrate on winning At the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee We speak so damn convincingly MS. PERETTI They're nervous but they're grinning LOGAINNE, OLIVE It seems We're living out our dreams BOY SPELLERS Which is a very nice, very nice Very very very nice ALL Very nice, very nice Very very very nice Very nice Beginning MS. PERETTI 25th Annual SPELLERS 25th Annual ALL Putnam County Spelling Bee!