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Off-Broadway musical (2016)
Cagney the Musical - Black And White Lyrics
(Music & Lyrics by Christopher McGovern)
Company:
Want a ticket to the land of dreams?
Well, pony up a dime...
All your troubles trail away my friend
It happens every time
It’s quite a celluloid party
Along the western coast
It’s happy hour in tinseltown
And here’s our favorite host
Jack Warner (spoken):
My name is jack warner.
I'm the head of warner brothers studios.
And what does the head of a studio do?
He takes nobodies... Absolute nobodies...
People like you, and you...
And turns them into... "stars"!
Jack Warner:
Everybody wants more
They only wanna climb higher
Everybody’s chasing after that bright klieg light
So don’t you get distracted
Let your aim stay true
It’s just a matter of black and white
Bette Davis (spoken): "Fasten your seat belts,
It’s gonna be a bumpy night..."
Company: It’s just a matter of black and white!
Jack Warner (spoken): Thank you, miss davis.
Bette Davis (spoken): Mr. Warner,
I want a new contract!
Jack Warner (spoken):
Now, bette,
Don't let that academy award go to your head.
Sure, you're good playing those bitchy roles,
But you shouldn't win an oscar for playing yourself.
Company:
Don’t you wanna live on
After you’ve met your maker?
Jack Warner: Change a plain little aussie to a shining knight...
Company:
The devil’s in the details
So throw ‘em all away
And keep it simple in black and white...
Errol Flynn (spoken): En garde!
Errol Flynn (spoken): Hello there, darlin'.
Bette Davis (spoken): Get lost!
Jack Warner (spoken): Mr. Flynn...
Jack Warner:
I can make a picture sing
With simple movie magic
Al Jolson (spoken): Mammy!
Jack Warner:
Give the audience everything
From laughter to the tragic
Take a shrimp with pride
From the lower east side
Then "lower" and behold...
Jack Warner (spoken):
In 1930, I pulled a nobody off the mean
streets of new york city,
And turned him into the greatest
tough guy the silver screen ever saw.
My masterpiece...
Cagney (spoken):
"Come out and take it, you dirty, yellow-bellied rat,
Or I'll give it to you through the door!"
Jack Warner:
(spoken) And thanks to me...
(sung) He's immortal in black and white
(spoken) Action!
Everyone: Everybody can win
Bette Davis (spoken): "What a dump!"
Everyone: They only wanna win faster
Errol Flynn (spoken): En’ garde!
Everyone: Everybody’s ready for their own spotlight
Al Jolson: Swanee!
Everyone: Smile for the camera
Greta Garbo (spoken): Alone!
Everyone: Quiet on the set
Cagney (spoken): "Say your prayers, mugs."
Everyone: Just a matter of black and white
Jack Warner (spoken): More stars than in the heavens!
Company:
Everybody wants more
They only wanna climb higher
Everybody’s chasing after that
Bright kleig light
So don’t you get distracted
Jack Warner:
Let your aim stay true
It’s just a matter of black and white
Cagney: "Hi ya, boys. Whattaya hear? Whattaya say?"
Company: Just a matter of black and white
Cagney (spoken): "Top of the world, ma!"
Company: Just a matter of black ...
Jack Warner (spoken): That’s a wrap!
Company: ... And white!
Other Album Songs: Cagney the Musical Songs Lyrics
Black And White lyrics from Cagney the Musical
Cagney the Musical Lyrics
Black And White
Mean
Mean (reprise)
You Can't Escape My Love For You
Crazy About You
Falling In Love
Keith's Tour: Falling In Love-Travelogue
A Work Of Genius
Some Other Guy
Grand Old Flag
Black & White (Reprise)
USO Medley
A Work Of Genius (reprise)
How Will I Be Remembered?/Some Other Guy (reprise)
Give My Regards To Broadway
Action ("White Heat")
Tough Guy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
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