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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!
Review: Kimberly Akimbo the Musical Lyrics
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
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