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2023 Paper Mill Playhouse
The Great Gatsby the Musical - The Met Lyrics
The song is written by Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen.
NICK:
Okay, Nick you're now inside a
Secret small apartment up in Sugarhill
CATHERINE: (spoken)
My sister Myrtle said you were a ten.
You're a four
NICK:
When Tom and Myrtle got here
They went straight into the bedroom
And they're in there still
CATHERINE: (spoken)
These are the McKees. They like to watch!
NICK:
So I'm stuck makin' small talk
While they **** a few feet away
Smilin' at strangers
Who all look at me like I'm their prey
I close my eyes but all I see
Is the glowing face of Daisy Fay
MRS. MCKEE: (spoken)
Mr. McKee has taken two hundred
And twenty seven photographs of me
MR MCKEE: (spoken)
Two-twenty eight
NICK:
I never should have come here
As my palms begin to sweat
I need a dose of culture
And I need a cigarette
Oh, they really
Should've dropped me
At The Met
NICK: (spoken)
I'm not drinkin'
TOM: (spoken)
I'm not drinkin' alone
MRS. MCKEE: (spoken)
Love the dress. Love!
MYRTLE: (spoken)
This crazy old thing?
I just slip it on when I don't really care what I look like
CATHERINE: (spoken)
The tag's still on it
NICK:
I said just one drink but if I lowball it I'm guessin'
This is number three
TOM: (spoken)
Bedroom's free if you wanna shake the sheets with Catherine
NICK:
All that I can think of is that ill-considered favor
Gatsby asked of me
CATHERINE: (spoken)
In the bedroom lighting, I'm an eight
NICK:
When I got here
I should've said I wouldn't be stayin' long
Everyone is flirtin' now
And they're all comin' on too strong
At least the Midwest blessed me
With a stellar sense of right and wrong
MR MCKEE: (spoken)
Mrs. McKee and I have an open relationship.
She has sex with other people,
And I'm open to it
NICK:
I need a cup of coffee
As the sun begins to set
They sang "Ain't We Got Fun?" so loud
It's sounding like a threat
Oh, they really
Should've dropped me
At The Met
CATHERINE: (spoken)
Jay Gatsby?
The millionaire on Long Island? He's a five
NICK: (spoken)
But would you go to tea with him?
CATHERINE: (spoken)
No, but only because tea makes me vomit
MR. MCKEE: (spoken)
I'd love to do more work on Long Island,
If I could gain entry
NICK:
People disappear and reappear
And then they lose each other in the fray
TOM: (drunk)
Do you like polo ponies?
MYRTLE: (spoken)
Tom!
NICK:
They search for each other
And are reunited only a few feet away
MYRTLE: (spoken)
That's my sister!
TOM: (spoken)
Oh, relax, Myrtle
NICK:
There's a flash and a crash
Over the oversized furniture
I look around for Catherine
And I find that I'm on top of her
And all of this is captured
By the greedy-eyed photographer
MR. MCKEE: (spoken)
I want to capture your musk
NICK:
Who stalks me like a vulture
Here's a night I'll soon regret
She's got another bottle
So this isn't over yet
Oh, they really
Should've dropped me
At The Met
MYRTLE: (spoken)
Don't you treat me that way!
Don't you flirt with my sister!
TOM: (spoken)
Cool it, Myrtle!
MYRTLE: (spoken)
Would you do that to Daisy, huh?
TOM: (spoken)
You don't mention Daisy!
MYRTLE: (spoken)
Oh, why not.
You take shots at George every chance you can get,
But Daisy is off limits?
TOM: (spoken)
I'm warning you. Myrtle!
MYRTLE: (spoken)
Daisy, Daisy, Daisy.
I'll say it whenever I want. Daisy!
MYRTLE: (spoken)
You broke my nose! You broke my nose!
CATHERINE: (spoken)
You broke my sister's nose!
TOM: (spoken)
It was an accident
CATHERINE: (spoken)
Don't touch her!
MYRTLE: (spoken)
Don't you touch me, I'll call the cops!
NICK:
If I wondered whether Tom's an asshole
Tom's an asshole, he removed all doubt
And Gatsby's proposition is the only thing
My spinning mind can think about
I just sink in a sofa as the night grows more dim
God, what a coward
Should have torn the bastard limb from limb
But maybe there's another way
That I can still get back at him
(spoken)
Yes. Please connect me with Jay Gatsby
Review: The Great Gatsby the Musical Lyrics
The Great Gatsby 2023 Musical Lyrics
Roaring On
Sophisticated
My Share of the Heavens
For Her
Valley of Ashes
For Better or Worse
The Met
Only Tea
My Green Light
Shady
Better Hold Tight
Past Is Catching Up to Me
Go
Valley of Ashes (reprise)
Made to Last
One-Way Road
God Sees Everything
For Better or Worse (reprise)
For Her (reprise)
Beautiful Little Fool
Finale Roaring On
The Great Gatsby 2024 Broadway Musical Lyrics
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