Pacific Overtures - Bowler Hat Lyrics |
2004 Broadway revival Pacific Overtures the Musical - Bowler Hat Lyrics
The song is written by Stephen Sondheim.
KAYAMA (picking up a derby) It's called a bowler hat. I have no wife. The swallow flying through the sky Is not as swift as I Am, flying through my life. You pour the milk before the tea. The Dutch ambassador is no fool. I must remember that.
I wear a bowler hat. They send me wine. The house is far too grand. I've bought a new umbrella stand. Today I visited the church beside the shrine. I'm learning English from a book. Most exciting. It's called a bowler hat.
(bringing out a watch) It's called a pocket watch. I have a wife. No eagle flies against the sky As eagerly as I Have flown against my life. One smokes American cigars. The Dutch ambassador was most rude. I will remember that.
I wind my pocket watch. We serve white wine. The house is far too small. I killed a spider on the wall. One of the servants thought it was a lucky sign. I read Spinoza every day. Formidable. Where is my bowler hat?
(putting a monocle to his eye) It's called a monocle. I've left my wife. No bird exploring in the sky Explores as well as I The corners of my life. One must keep moving with the times. The Dutch ambassador is a fool. He wears a bowler hat.
(putting on a pair of glasses) They call them spectacles. I drink much wine. I have a house up in the hills I've hired British architects to redesign. One must accomodate the times As one lives them. One must remember that.
(holding up a tailcoat) It's called a cutaway …
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Pacific Overtures the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS Advantages of Floating in the Middle of the Sea There Is No Other Way Four Black Dragons Chrysanthemum Tea Poems Welcome to Kanagawa Someone in a Tree Please Hello Bowler Hat Pretty Lady Next
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