Original Broadway Cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - The Spelling Rules/My Favorite Moment of The Bee 1 lyrics

[MR. PANCH, spoken] Now for the official spelling bee rules: A speller [SPELLERS] A speller [MR. PANCH, spoken] May ask questions [SPELLERS] May ask questions [MR. PANCH, spoken] About the word's pronounciation or definition [SPELLERS] Definition [MR. PANCH, spoken] It's use in a sentence [SPELLERS] In a sentence [MR. PANCH, spoken] And it's language of origin [SPELLERS] Language of origin [MR. PANCH, spoken] Once you start to spell a word, you may start over [ALL] But the sequences of letters already spoken May not be changed [MS. PERETTI, spoken] Whoa! Whoa! [MS. PERETTI] If you misspell a word [SPELLERS] Misspell a word [MS. PERETTI] We will ring [SPELLERS] We will ring [MS. PERETTI] The bell *ding* And the comfort counselor [MITCH, spoken] Mitch Mahoney [SPELLERS] Mitch Mahoney [MS. PERETTI] Will escort you offstage [MR. PANCH, spoken] Is that understood spellers? [SPELLERS] Yes [MS. PERETTI] Before Anyone is disqualified And before Precedings turn snide And contestants turn nasty I soberly confide In the moment before the bee Claims it's first catastrophe I love what I see Kids acting innocently It's my favorite moment of the bee Rona's favorite moment of the bee