Piano
4
4
4
4
HANDY: But I can't sing.
[chord 1]
(on cue)
1
f
PEP: Wait! What did you just say?
HANDY: Um... I can't sing.
[chord 2]
2 3
p
PEP: That's what I thought
you said. Who told you that?
HANDY: Well, it's just that...
sometimes when I try to sing...
people make faces.
[chord 3]
PEP: Are any of those people named God?
HANDY: No.
PEP: [dripping with cool confidence] Mmm-hm. Friend, have I got a message for you.
While the optional solo can be sung by the entire cast, dramatically it's much better if it can
be sung by PEP. At the bridge there are a number of fun mini-solos. Each should be sung in a
way that illustrates the text:
"Operatically" – with a loud, hooty voice, and loads of vibrato
"A bit erratically" – way off the rhythm
"Energetically" – joyful and bouncy
"Sympathetically" – sweetly, almost sadly
"Sssssupersonically" – spend most of the time on the "S", then the rest of the word is super-fast
"Monotonically" – all on one note (even better if it's slightly out of tune)
Optional solo 2 will work just fine sung by the entire cast. Or…it can be sung by HANDY who
is finding his/her voice. The others show their support, then join in on the Refrain.
CGC66
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