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2012 New York City Center Encores!
Merrily We Roll Along the Musical - Opening Doors Lyrics
Frank:
How’s it going?
Charley:
Good. You?
Frank:
Fair.
Charley:
Yeah, tell me.
Frank:
Chinese laundry.
Mary:
Hi.
Frank:
Mary.
Charley:
Say hello.
Mary:
(sings) I think I got a job.
Frank:
(spoken) where?
Mary:
True romances.
Frank:
Posing?
Mary:
Thank you, writing captions.
Frank:
What about the book?
Mary:
What about the book?
Frank:
Nothing, are you working on the book?
Mary:
Yes…
Frank:
Good.
Mary:
No…
Frank:
Mary
Mary:
Right, I know, yes, me and balzac...
Charley:
I finished the one-act.
Frank:
I got an audition —
Mary:
I started the story.
Frank:
— rehearsal pianist.
Charley:
So where are we eating?
Mary:
I’m moving to playboy.
Frank:
The publisher called me.
Charley:
I’m doing a rewrite.
Mary:
My parents are coming.
Frank:
I saw “my fair lady.”
Charley:
I rewrote the rewrite.
Frank:
I sort of enjoyed it.
Mary:
I threw out the story.
Charley:
I’m meeting an agent.
All:
We’ll all get together on sunday.
We’re opening doors,
Singing, “here we are!”
We’re filling up days
On a dime.
That faraway shore’s
Looking not too far.
We’re following every star.
There’s not enough time!
Frank:
I called a producer.
Charley:
I sent off the one-act.
Mary:
I started the story.
Frank:
He said to come see him.
Charley:
I dropped out of college.
Mary:
I met this musician.
Frank:
I’m playing a nightclub.
Charley:
They’re doing my one-act.
Mary:
I’m working for redbook.
Frank:
I rewrote the ballad.
Mary:
I finished the story.
Charley:
We started rehearsals.
Mary:
I threw out the story
And then the musician,
I’m moving to popular science.
All:
We’re opening doors,
Singing, “look who’s here!”
Beginning to sail
On a dime.
That faraway shore’s
Getting very near!
We haven’t a thing to fear —
We haven’t got time!
Frank:
(spoken) how’s it coming?
Charley:
Good. You?
Frank:
Done.
Charley:
One minute…
Frank:
Hamburg heaven…
Mary:
Hi.
Frank:
Mary.
Charley:
Say hello.
Mary:
(sings) I got another job.
Frank:
(spoken) where?
Mary:
Chic.
Frank:
What’s that?
Mary:
A brand new concept:
Pop-up pictures.
Frank:
What about the book?
Mary:
What about the book?
Frank:
Did you give the publisher the book?
Mary:
Yes…
Frank:
Good…
Mary:
No…
Frank:
Mary…
Mary:
Look, i never —
Charley:
Finished!
Frank:
Let me call you back.
Mary:
Right.
Charley:
This is just a draft.
Frank:
Right.
Charley:
Probably it stinks.
Frank:
Right.
Charley:
I haven’t had the time to do a polish…
Frank:
Will you sing?
Charley:
Right!
Who wants to live in new york?
Who wants the worry,
The noise, the dirt, the heat?
Who wants the garbage cans
Clanging in the street?
Suddenly I do.
They’re always popping their cork —
The cops, the cabbies,
The salesgirls up at saks.
You gotta have a real taste for maniacs —
Suddenly I do!
Joe:
That’s great! That’s swell!
The other stuff as well.
It isn’t every day
I hear a score this strong
But fellas, if I may,
There’s only one thing wrong:
There’s not a tune you can hum.
There’s not a tune you go
Bum-bum-bum-di-dum —
You need a tune to go
Bum-bum-bum-di-dum —
Give me a melody!
Why can’t you throw ’em a crumb?
What’s wrong with letting ’em
Tap their toes a bit?
I’ll let you know when
Stravinsky has a hit —
Give me some melody!
Oh, sure, I know,
It’s not that kind of show.
But can’t you have a score
That’s sort of in between?
Look, play a little more,
I’ll show you what i mean…
Charley:
Who wants to live in new york?
I always hated the dirt, the heat, the noise.
But ever since I met you, I —
Joe:
Listen, boys,
Maybe it’s me,
But that’s just not a
Hum-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-able melody!
Write more, work hard,
Leave your name with the girl.
Less avant garde —
Leave your name with the girl.
Just write a plain old
Melodee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee…
Dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee…
Charley:
They’re stopping rehearsals,
They ran out of money…
Mary:
We lasted one issue.
My book was rejected…
Frank:
The nightclub was raided.
I have to start coaching…
Mary:
My parents are coming.
Charley:
They screwed up the laundry.
Frank:
My wallet was stolen.
Mary:
I saw the musician.
Charley:
We’re being evicted.
Mary:
I’m having a breakdown.
All:
We’ll all get together on sunday.
They’re slamming the doors,
Singing, “go, away!”
It’s less of a sail
Than a climb.
That faraway shore’s
Farther every day.
We’re learning to ricochet…
We still have a lot to say…
Frank:
You know what we’ll do?
Charley:
(spoken) What?
Frank:
(sings) We’ll do a revue.
Charley:
(spoken) What?
Mary:
What?
Frank:
(sings) We’ll do a revue of our own!
Mary:
(spoken) What?
Charley:
Where?
Mary:
Why?
Charley:
When?
Frank:
Not just songs but stories,
Scenes, piano pieces, mime —
Charley:
Yeah!
Mary:
(pantomiming a sign) “Frankly Frank”…
Frank:
(sings) A showcase of our own!
Charley:
(spoken) Where?
Frank:
The club’s reopening.
Mary:
We’ll write a lot of new stuff —
Charley:
Rewrite old stuff —
Frank:
What about the girl?
Charley:
What about the girl?
Frank:
Only that we’re gonna need a girl.
Charley:
Well, mary —
Mary:
Thanks, i don’t perform except at dinner.
First girl:
Who wants to live in new york?
Who wants the worry,
The noise, the dirt, the heat?
Who wants the garbage cans clang —
(spoken) I can sing higher!
Frank:
(spoken) Thank you for coming. Next eight, please.
Second girl (Beth):
They’re always popping their cork —
Frank:
(spoken) Up a tone.
Beth:
— The cops, the cabbies,
The salesgirls up at saks —
Frank:
Up a tone.
Beth:
— you gotta have a real taste for maniacs —
Frank:
(spoken) Thank you. You’re hired.
Beth:
I’m beth.
Frank:
I’m frank.
Beth:
I really thought i stank.
Mary:
I’m mary.
Charley:
Charley.
Frank:
By the way,
I’m told we open saturday.
Others:
What?!
Mary:
You’re not serious!
Charley:
Nobody’s ready!
Frank:
Apparently somebody canceled a booking.
Charley:
The songs aren’t finished.
Mary:
And what about costumes?
Beth:
And how do i learn all these numbers?
Frank:
I’ll bring you the copies of everything
Later this evening.
Beth:
Okay, but I’ll have to have
All of the music and
Saturday i’ve got to sing at a wedding.
Oh god, is there dancing,
’cause i’m not a dancer…
Charley:
Not to mention I still haven’t finished
The synanon song or the kennedy number,
And what’ll we do about getting publicity,
Run around town putting stickers on windows?…
Frank:
You don’t have to, we’ll segue the end of it into the
Dance we cut out —
No, we’ll use it but not with the long
Introductions…
Mary:
And have we decided or not on the restaurant
Sketch?
I need two or three days at the least to replace it…
All:
We’ll worry about it on sunday!
We’re opening doors,
Singing, “here we are!”
We’re filling up days
On a dime.
That faraway shore’s
Looking not too far.
We’re following every star —
There’s not enough time!
We’re banging on doors,
Shouting, “here again!”
We’re risking it all
On a dime.
That faraway shore’s
Looking near again.
The only thing left is when.
We know we should count to ten —
We haven’t got time!
We haven’t got time!
Other Songs: Merrily We Roll Along the Musical Lyrics
song Opening Doors lyrics from Merrily We Roll Along the musical
Merrily We Roll Along the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS
Merrily We Roll Along
That Frank
First Transition
Old Friends (Part I)
Like It Was
Franklin Shepard Inc
Second Transition
Old Friends (Part II)
Growing Up
Third Transition
Not a Day Goes By 1
Now You Know
Gussie's Opening Number
It's A Hit
Fourth Transition
The Blob (Part I)
Growing Up (Part II)
Good Thing Going
The Blob (Part II)
Fifth Transition
Bobby and Jackie and Jack
Not A Day Goes By
Sixth Transition
Opening Doors
Seventh Transition
Our Time
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