Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
Music: Stephen Sondheim
CORA HOOVER HOOPER: Everyone hates me, yes, yes
Being the Mayoress, yes, yes
All of the peasants
Throw rocks in my presence
Which causes me nervous
Distress, yes
Ohhhhhhhhhh
Me and my town, battered about
Everyone in it would like to get out
Me and my town
We just wanna be loved!
Stores are for rent, theaters are dark
Grass on the sidewalks, but not in the park
Me and my town, we just want to be loved
The people are starving
So they sleep the day through
My poor little people
What can they do? (PAGEBOYS: Boo!)
Who asked you?
Come on the train, come on the bus
Somebody, please buy a ticket to us
Hurry on down
We need a little renown!
Love me
Love my town
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh
PAGEBOYS: Hi there Cora, what's new?
CORA HOOVER HOOPER: The bank went bust and I'm feeling blue
PAGEBOYS: And who took over the bankruptcy?
CORA HOOVER HOOPER: Me, boys, me!
PAGEBOYS: Si, si!
CORA HOOVER HOOPER: Me, boys, me!
PAGEBOYS: (Clap, Clap)
Bankrupt!
Tell us, Cora, how you are
CORA HOOVER HOOPER: I just got back from the reservoir
PAGEBOYS: And what's the state of the water supply?
CORA HOOVER HOOPER: Dry, boys, dry!
PAGEBOYS: My, my!
CORA HOOVER HOOPER: Dry, boys, dry!
PAGEBOYS: Aye, aye!
CORA HOOVER HOOPER: A lady has responsibilities (PAGEBOYS: Responsibilities!)
And civic pride (Civic pride!)
Well, I look around and what do I see?
I see no crops! (No crops!)
I see no business! (No business!)
To the North, to the South, only hoof and mouth
ALL: To the East, to the West, no community chest
CORA HOOVER HOOPER: I see a terrible depression all over the town
PAGEBOYS: Oh a terrible depression, yes a terrible depression
CORA HOOVER HOOPER: What a terrible depression and I'm so depressed
I can hardly talk on the phone
I feel all alone!
ALL: But a lady has responsibilities
Responsibilities!
To all my poor (PAGEBOYS: Yeah!)
Starving (Yeah!)
Cold (Yeah!)
Miserable (Yeah!)
Dirty (Yeah!)
Dreary (Yeah!)
Depressing (Yeah!)
CORA HOOVER HOOPER: Peasants
PAGEBOYS: Badoobiedabadoobiedo
CORA HOOVER HOOPER: Peasants
PAGEBOYS: Blegh!
PAGEBOYS: A lady has responsibilities, responsibilities
CORA HOOVER HOOPER: To try to be popular with the populace!
PAGEBOYS: She's unpopular with the populace
Unpopular with the populace
Unpopular with the populace
Unpopular with the populace!
CORA HOOVER HOOPER: Everyone here hates me at length
Probably lynch me, if they had the strength!
But me and my town
Me and my town
We just want to be loved!
PAGEBOYS: We just want to be loved!
We just want to be loved!
CORA HOOVER HOOPER: Just loved!
PAGEBOYS: A friendship is lovely, and a courtship sublime
But give her a township—
CORA HOOVER HOOPER: —township, every time!
What'll we do, me and my town?
Gotta do something, or we're gonna drown
ALL: Give me my coat!
Give me my crown!
Gimme, gimme a boat and hurry on down
CORA HOOVER HOOPER: Show me how much you think—
PAGEBOYS: Yeah!
CORA HOOVER HOOPER: Of me
ALL: Love me!
Love my town!