Stephen Sondheim - Me and My Town lyrics

[CORA HOOVER HOOPER] Everyone hates me, yes, yes Being the Mayoress, yes. All of the peasants Throw rocks in my presence, Which causes me nervous distress, yes. (Wailing) Ooooooh.... Me and My Town, battered about. Everyone in it would like to get out. Me and My Town, we just want to be loved! Stores are for rent, theaters are dark. Gra** on the sidewalks, but not in the park. Me and My Town, we just want to be loved. The people are starving, so they sleep the day through. My poor little people, What can they do? [PAGEBOYS] Boo! [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] Who asked you? Come on the train, come on the bus. Somebody please buy a ticket to us. Hurry on down, we need a little renown! Love me, love my town. Ooooh, Oooooohhhhhh, Ooooooooooohhhhhhhh! [PAGEBOYS] Hi there Cora, what's new? [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] The bank went bust and I'm feeling blue. [PAGEBOYS] And who took over the bankruptcy? [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] Me, boys, me! [PAGEBOYS] Si, si! [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] Me, boys, me! [PAGEBOYS] (Clap, Clap) Bankrupt! Tell us, Cora, how you are. [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] I just got back from the reservoir. [PAGEBOYS] And what's the state of the reservoir? [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] Dry, boys, dry! [PAGEBOYS] My, my! [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] Dry, boys, dry! [PAGEBOYS] Ay, ay! [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] A lady has responsibilities. [PAGEBOYS] Responsibilities! [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] And civic pride. [PAGEBOYS] Civic pride! [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] Well I look around and what do I see? I see no crops! [PAGEBOYS] No crops! [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] I see no business! [PAGEBOYS] No business! [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] To the North, to the South, only hoof and mouth. [ALL] To the East, to the West, no community chest. [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] I see a terrible depression all over the town. [PAGEBOYS] Oh a terrible depression, yes a terrible depression. [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] What a terrible depression, and I'm so depressed, I can hardly talk on the phone. I feel all alone! [ALL] But a lady has responsibilities, Responsibilities! [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] - to all my poor, [PAGEBOYS] Yeah! [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] starving, [PAGEBOYS] Yeah! [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] cold, [PAGEBOYS] Yeah! [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] miserable, [PAGEBOYS] Yeah! [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] dirty, [PAGEBOYS] Yeah! [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] dreary, [PAGEBOYS] Yeah! [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] depressing, [PAGEBOYS] Yeah! [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] peasants. [PAGEBOYS] Badoobiedabadoobiedo [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] Peasants [PAGEBOYS] blech! [PAGEBOYS] A lady has responsibilities, responsibilities. [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] To try to be popular with the populace! [PAGEBOYS] She's unpopular with the populace, unpopular with the populace, unpopular with the populace, unpopular with the populace! [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] Everyone here, hates me at length, probably lynch me, if they had the strength! But, Me and My Town, Me and My Town, We just want to be loved! [PAGEBOYS] We just want to be loved! We just want to be loved! [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] Just loved! [PAGEBOYS] A friendship is lovely, and a courtship sublime. But give her a township -- [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] -- township, every-time! What'll we do, Me and My Town. Gotta do something, or we're gonna drown. [ALL] Give me my coat! Give me my crown! Gimme, gimme a boat and hurry down. [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] Show me how much you think [PAGEBOYS] Yeah! [CORA HOOVER HOOPER] Of me. [ALL] Love me! Love my town!