original broadway cast of violet – who’ll be the one (if not me) lyrics
[radio singer]
who’s gonna lace your kid-leather shoes
who’s gonna bounce you on his knee
who’s gonna heed your hullabaloos
who’ll be the one, if not me
[young vi, spoken]
papa? papa, it’s me, violet!
[father, spoken]
what am i doing here?
[young vi, spoken]
don’t you recognize the farm? the flowers are new, i planted them myself.
[father, spoken]
what use are flowers?
[young vi, spoken]
you remember what you taught me?
[young vi, spoken]
wait!
[old lady, spoken]
let him go, dear. here, practice on me.
[young vi, spoken]
it’s the old lady!
do you think my mama smelled like you?
[old lady, spoken]
i can’t say, dear. but i know she would have loved the smell of you. there is nothing sweeter than a baby’s head. [radio trio]
dance with me darlin’
stand on my toes
dance to the old-time me-lo-dee
who’s gonna love you do you suppose
who’ll be the one, if not me
[young vi, spoken]
but is that all i get in this life?
[old lady, spoken]
what do you mean, dear?
[radio trio]
rooster go c-ck-a-doodle-ooo, c-ck-adoodle-oodle-ive
[monty, spoken]
ladies, ladies! who here feels like dancing?
[radio trio]
rooster go c-ck-a-doodle-ooo, c-ck-adoodle-oodle-ee
[old lady, spoken]
oh! i’ve been dipped.
[radio singer]
wake up, my dear, it’s a quarter to five
who’ll be the one, if not me
[monty, spoken]
little sister, care for a spin?
[radio trio]
hear the rooster crow
[old lady, spoken]
go ahead, dear. isn’t he fine!
[radio trio]
c-ck-a-doodle-oh
[young vi, spoken]
but…on the bus…
[old lady, spoken]
honey, i’m not on the bus now. i wish he could’a seen me in my flash!
[radio trio]
who’s gonna love you
[old lady, spoken]
a man like that asks you to dance, you dance.
[monty, spoken]
who’s that over there, little sister – [radio singer]
do you suppose
who’ll be the one
if the one is not me
[old lady, spoken]
the dancin’ don’t last, but the memories do…
[radio singer]
who’ll be the one, if not me
[monty, spoken]
look at her, lying there all defenseless like that.
[young vi, spoken]
you shouldn’t read that.
[monty, spoken]
“praise god for memphis and for two new friends.” one’a them is me! maybe you’re dreaming about me. i hope we’re up to something.
[young vi, spoken]
i don’t wanna hear any more.
[monty, spoken]
“there’s a gideon bible in my room, and inside it are a lot of dirty words somebody wrote. it’s like…”
[violet, spoken]
it’s like something montgomery would do.
[monty, spoken]
you think you’re so smart.
[violet, spoken]
smarter’n you.
[monty, spoken]
you’re full’a sh-t.
[violet, spoken]
so what are you doing hangin’ around my room for?
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