Kimberly Akimbo - Our Disease Lyrics

2022 Broadway
Kimberly Akimbo the Musical - Our Disease Lyrics


Music by Jeanine Tesori and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire.

KIDS:
Our disease, our disease
Our disease, our disease
Our disease, our disease

MARTIN & AARON:
Is scurvy, scurvy, scurvy

MARTIN:
Scu, scurvy

MARTIN & AARON:
Which is a lack of vitamin C disease
That occurs when your body gets no citrus
It killed a bunch of old-timey sailors, argh

MARTIN:
Complications caused my scurvy may affect

AARON:
Your teeth

MARTIN:
Your skin

AARON:
Your… teeth

MARTIN:
Your blood cells

AARON:
Teeth

MARTIN:
And bones

MARTIN & AARON:
Among others

AARON:
Scurvy can be difficult to diagnose
Because its symptoms often those of

MARTIN & AARON:
Other ailments

MARTIN:
The most distinctive sign of scurvy is
A really bad case of

MARTIN & AARON:
Gum disease

MARTIN:
Which occurs in many

MARTIN & AARON:
But not all cases

AARON:
Of scurvy

MARTIN:
Scurvy

AARON:
Scurvy

MARTIN:
Scu

AARON & MARTIN:
Scurvy

KIDS:
Our disease, our disease
Our disease, our disease
Our disease, our disease

DELIA & TERESA:
Is fasciolosis
Fasciolosis
Which is a condition caused by an infection
From a parasitic flatworm

DELIA:
It’s a microscopic foe

TERESA:
It’s a tiny little bug

DELIA:
Found in watercress, my friends

TERESA:
That’s a slightly bitter green

DELIA:
Which my father really loved
A watercress fanatic

DELIA & TERESA:
He ate it by the bushel

TERESA:
Oh, our disease will make
your tummy burn like lava

DELIA:
Also, my father had diarrhea

TERESA:
Delia told me all about his diarrhea

They laugh

DELIA:
Daddy was in pain

TERESA:
Agonizing pain

DELIA:
His hiney wasn’t well

TERESA:
Itchy and unwell

DELIA & TERESA:
People need to know
What could be squirming inside their food
So our disease is fasciolosis
Fasciolosis

DELIA:
And now we’ll take that A

KIDS:
Our disease, our disease
Our disease, our disease

KIM:
Is my disease
My disease

KIM & SETH:
Which is an incredibly rare
Genetic disorder
In which several signs of aging
Are manifested at a very early age

SETH:
Some symptoms may include

KIM:
Uh-oh

SETH:
Wrinkled skin, stiff joints, hip dislocation

KIM:
Wah-wah

SETH:
Atherosclerosis

KIM:
This was a…

SETH:
Molecular degeneration

KIM:
…terrible idea!

SETH:
Hypertension

KIM:
Look at how they’re looking at me

SETH:
Presbycusis

KIM:
Like I’m a slide, I’m a chart
I’m a freak on display

SETH:
Cardiac issues

KIM:
Exhibit A

SETH:
And general failure to…

KIM:
Well, what about exhibit B?
You wanna know what I see?
Your disease is a bad case of adolescence
Accompanied by anxiety
Peer pressure
Bruised egos
And an over-concern about a science grade
About football games
About who’s getting laid
Who’s got a zit
Who’s doing what
Who gives a shit?!
Your disease is a tough one
That’s for sure
Getting older is my affliction
Getting older is your cure

Getting older is your cure
But for me, there is no cure
Few people with my disease
Live longer than sixteen years
And…

(spoken)
I just turned sixteen!

(singing)
So happy birthday!
My disease!
Oh my, my, my, oh, my disease!
An incredibly rare genetic…

(spoken) Hotcha!

(singing) Disorder!

(spoken) Pew!



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Kimberly Akimbo the Musical Lyrics

SYNOPSIS
Skater Planet
Hello, Darling
Make a Wish
Skater Planet (reprise 1)
Anagram
Better
Hello, Darling (reprise)
Father Time
Happy For Her
This Time
How to Wash a Check
Good Kid
Hello, Baby
Our Disease
The Inevitable Turn
Now
How to Wash a Check (reprise)
Before I Go
Great Adventure