Here is another song with lyrics by August Mergelman, for the new musical project. It is sung by the characters of Eddie and Emily about the compromises of their working relationship.
Lyrics:
Like dinner party diplomats about to go to war,
It's a poker game with every player facing toward the door.
An awkward silence fills the room,
But not the type of doom and gloom.
Within this world of let's pretend
Your rival is your dearest friend.
So keep him close.
You hear that crunching sound?
Only when you walk.
I think I'll have the floors redone in eggshell puce.
We could be cross but what's the use?
It is a very friendly truce.
It's vinegar and honey.
It tastes a little funny.
We could complain, but what's the use?
It's a very friendly truce.
When ladies don't see eye to eye,
They're civilized as are you and I.
It is not common mud they fling.
It's compliments that really sting.
The back-handed kind.
That monologue is really coming together.
Thanks.
It's almost there.
If tension could be bottled, we could sell that juice.
Who'd buy it?
Do not provoke a grazing moose.
And don't upset a friendly truce.
So don't spit in a hog's eye,
And let the sleeping dogs lie.
Perhaps it's all a clever ruse,
Or maybe it's a friendly truce.
When gentlemen do not agree,
They're civilized, like you and me,
But veins are bursting at the seams
When they discuss each other's teams.
Almost unsportsmanlike.
I think your boys had altitude sickness last night.
Yep.
Was that a ball game or a circus act?
To get a fella's goat, you tiptoe past his goose.
I will not stand for such abuse.
It was a very friendly truce.
But no one's green with envy, it's more like chartreuse.
It's no unpleasant rendezvouz,
It's a very friendly truce.
We do a dance as nimble as the Ballet Russes.
White elephants are on the loose.
It is a very friendly truce.
This is a song from the new musical project, lyrics by August Mergelman. It is a duo between two sisters that are arguing about one sister's tendency to "borrow" the other sister's clothes. It is during a flashback to the old Broadway era.
Lyrics:
ESTHER: My sister has a peculiar way of lending me all her clothes. She lends them out of kindness, I suppose. I can't go into town without a fetching gown. I can't go out at all without a parasol. My sister has a peculiar way of lending me all her clothes. Her heart begins to bleed when I'm in need of tweed. I sailed to the Bahamas. I packed her silk pajamas. And why is she so generous? Who knows. My sister has a peculiar way.
My sister has a peculiar way of lending me all her clothes.
NORA: But "lend" is not the word I would have chose. I think the word is "stealing."
ESTHER: On you it's too revealing.
NORA: She wears, of course, my corset, though I do not endorse it.
ESTHER: My sister has a peculiar of way lending me all her clothes.
NORA: I'd need a bayonet to guard my best barrette. What's missing from my shelf? I hardly know myself. My spectacles are resting on her nose.
BOTH: My sister has a peculiar way.
NORA: My sister has a peculiar of taking clothes from me. I have to keep them under lock and key. Absconded with my blouse.
ESTHER: As quite as a mouse. I took it for a spin!
NORA: She had it taken in! My sister has a peculiar of taking clothes from me.
ESTHER: I've tricks up my sleeve.
NORA: That's my sleeve, I believe. Pretending she's embroidering, I know she's really loitering, And when I'm gone, my sister's on a spree
BOTH: My sister has a peculiar way.
NORA: My sister has a peculiar of...
ESTHER: Let's just call it "sharing." She's jealous that the men are always staring.
NORA: Ha! If I could have my druthers, I'd trade her in for brothers
ESTHER: Forsake your next of kin?
NORA: At least she's not a twin.
BOTH: My sister has a peculiar way of, let's just call it "sharing."
ESTHER: But fashion is my passion.
NORA: They oughta ration fashion She even lost my locket.
ESTHER: You found it in your pocket!
NORA: My pocket in the garment that you were wearing!
This is a song for the new musical project by August Mergelman and Samuel Stokes. The musical is tentatively titled "The Great American Musical."
Lyrics:
In Vegas, entertainers always win (The always win).
In Vegas, entertainers always win (The always win).
I'm lousy playin' poker.
I'm a crooner and a joker.
But in Vegas, entertainers always win (They always win).
The spangles and guitars.
The fading movie stars.
The dancing girls and loung singers.
Florenz Ziegfeld's spirit lingers.
In Vegas, entertainers always play (They always play).
In Vegas, entertainers always play (They always play).
I've got no use for Keno,
But I've played every big casino.
In Vegas, entertainers always play (They always play).
Where gangsters still conspire,
And movie stars retire.
The promised land of milk and money.
One A.M. the strip is sunny.
In Vegas, entertainers get the breaks (They get the breaks).
In Vegas, entertainers get the breaks (They get the breaks).
You won't get highest billing,
But you might just make a killing.
In Vegas, entertainers get the breaks (They get the breaks).
If you can make 'em grin,
You're always in like Flynn,
'Cause in this land of every kind of sin,
The gospel truth is entertainers always win.
In Vegas, entertainers always win (The always win).
In Vegas, entertainers always win (The always win).
I'm lousy playin' poker.
I'm a crooner and a joker.
But in Vegas, entertainers always win (They always win).
This song was written to help children think proactively rather than behaving in reaction to things that happen, whether expected or unexpected.
Lyrics:
When you first get out of bed
Think about what you're gonna do today.
Get ready for the day ahead.
Think about what you're gonna do today.
There's lots of good things you can do.
Think about what you're gonna do today.
And do nice things the whole day through.
Think about what you're gonna do today.
It's good to think ahead
So you can be ready
For what may come your way
All throughout the day
Be prepared for something new.
Think about what you're gonna do today.
So many things in store for you.
Think about what you're gonna do today.
And who knows what this day will do?
Think about what you're gonna do today.
But how you act is up to you.
Think about what you're gonna do today.
It's good to think ahead
So you can be ready
For what may come your way
All throughout the day
When you first get out of bed
Think about what you're gonna do today.
Get ready for the day ahead.
Think about what you're gonna do today.
There's lots of good things you can do.
Think about what you're gonna do today.
And do nice things the whole day through.
Think about what you're gonna do today.
This song is written to help children develop a strategy for interacting with parents, teachers, other grown-ups, and also other children, for knowing how to react when the answer is no for something that they want.
Lyrics:
Tell me do you know what you'll do if the answer is no?
It's good to have a plan. If you do then you'll be good to go.
Sometimes the answer is yes and sometimes it's no instead.
But you will be alright, if you just think ahead.
Tell me do you know what you'll do if the answer is no?
It's good to have a plan. If you do then you'll be good to go.
Maybe you ask to watch TV
But Mom says no, what do you do?
Have a second choice like playing with your toys.
Exercise to be strong or sing your favorite song.
Now you can see why there's no need to cry
There's so many choices for you.
