A Twenty Dollar Bill and Why Lyrics

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Caroline, or Change the Musical - A Twenty Dollar Bill and Why Lyrics


MR. STOPNICK:
A twenty dollar bill! And why?
Upon what should we contemplate?
Allow me please to explicate:
What's the meaning of this Gelt?

For peace sometimes, blood must be spilt.
For life, sometimes, a good man dies.
What means this money, Noah boychick?
You won't learn this in Arithmetic!

Money follows certain laws,
It's worth how much it's worth because
Somewhere, something's valued less;
It's how our blessings come, I guess.
Golden, shiny, but never pure.
Think from whence your riches stem.
Think of someone who is porr:
And know, you stole this gold from them.
Especially here in the Devil's South!
You rip your gold from a starving man?s mouth!

ROSE:
Oh for pete's sake dad!
Give him the money!
Good! Say thank you, honey.

NOAH:
Thank you.

MR. STOPNICK:
Noah! Never forget!

GRANDMA GELLMAN:
Stuart, play the clarinet!

ROSE:
Right!
A happy happy Chanukah night!
What a party, what a goose!
Fun, huh? Noah?
Oh what's the use?

DOTTY:
It's cold tonight; my feet are numb;
I'm tired waiting for a bus that won't come.


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SYNOPSIS
16 Feet Beneath The Sea
The Radio
Laundry Quintet
Noah Down The Stairs
The Cigarette
Laundry Finish
The Dryer
I Got Four Kids
Caroline, There's Extra Food
There Is No God, Noah
Rose Stopnick Can Cook
Long Distance
Dotty and Caroline
Moon Change
Moon Trio
The Bus
That Can't Be
Noah and Rose
Inside / Outside
JFK
No One Waitin
Night Mamma
Gonna Pass Me A Law
Noah, Go To Sleep
Noah Has A Problem
Stuart and Noah
Quarter In The Bleach Cup
Caroline Takes My Money Home
Roosevelt Petrucius Coleslaw
Santa Comin' Caroline
Little Reward
1943
Mr. Gellman's Shirt
Ooh Child
Rose Recovers
I Saw Three Ships
The Chanukah Party
Dotty and Emmie
Mr. Stopnick and Emmie
Kitchen Fight
A Twenty Dollar Bill and Why
I Hate The Bus
Moon, Emmie and Stuart Trio
The Twenty Dollar Bill
Caroline and Noah FIght
Aftermath
Sunday Morning
Lot's Wife
Salty Teardrops
Why Does Our House Have A Basement?
Underwater
Epilogue