《Merrily We Roll Along (1974-1973) / Franklin Shepard， Inc.》歌词

[00:00:00] Merrily We Roll Along (1974-1973) / Franklin Shepard, Inc. - Merrily We Roll Along Ensemble/Lonny Price

[00:00:00] Lyricist：Stephen Sondheim

[00:00:01] Composer：Stephen Sondheim

[00:00:01] Producer：Thomas Z. Shepard

[00:00:02] How did you get here from there Mr Shepard

[00:00:07] If you look back you can see

[00:00:12] Which is the moment and where Mr Shepard

[00:00:17] Nineteen seventy three

[00:00:24] I know our audience would love to hear

[00:00:26] How you two work together

[00:00:28] Sure

[00:00:29] He goes

[00:00:32] And I go

[00:00:35] And soon we're humming along

[00:00:38] Hmmm hmmm hmmm

[00:00:39] And that's called writing a song

[00:00:42] Hmmm hmmm hmmm

[00:00:43] Then he goes

[00:00:46] And I go

[00:00:49] And the phone goes drrrring

[00:00:51] And he goes

[00:00:52] Mutter mutter mutter mutter yes Jeromoe

[00:00:54] Mutter no Jerome

[00:00:55] Mutter mutter mutter mutter

[00:00:56] That's his lawyer Jerome

[00:00:57] Mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter do it Jerome

[00:00:59] Like sorry Charley

[00:01:02] So I go

[00:01:05] And he goes

[00:01:07] And I go

[00:01:10] And soon we're tapping away

[00:01:12] Hmmm hmmm hmmm

[00:01:14] Bzzz

[00:01:14] Sorry Charley

[00:01:15] Bzzz

[00:01:15] It's the secretary

[00:01:16] Bzzz

[00:01:16] On the intercom

[00:01:17] Yes Miss Bzzz

[00:01:18] It's a messenger

[00:01:19] Thanks Miss Bzzz

[00:01:20] Will you tell him to wait

[00:01:21] Will you order the car

[00:01:21] Will you call the bank

[00:01:22] Will you wire the coast

[00:01:23] Will you drrrrrring

[00:01:24] Sorry Charley

[00:01:25] Mutter mutter mutter mutter sell the stock

[00:01:27] Mutter buy the rights

[00:01:28] Mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter

[00:01:29] Bzzz let me put you on hold

[00:01:30] Bzzz

[00:01:31] Yes Miss Bzzz

[00:01:32] It's the interview

[00:01:33] Thanks Miss Bizz

[00:01:34] Will you tell him to wait

[00:01:34] Will you wire the car

[00:01:35] Will you order the coast

[00:01:36] Will you send up the bank

[00:01:38] And the telephones blink

[00:01:39] And the stocks get sold

[00:01:40] And the rest of us he keeps on hold

[00:01:42] And he's gonna start producing

[00:01:43] And he's now a corporation

[00:01:45] Right

[00:01:46] And I play at home

[00:01:47] With my wife and kids

[00:01:47] And I wait to hear the movie bids

[00:01:49] And I've got a little sailboat

[00:01:51] And I'm into meditation

[00:01:52] Right

[00:01:53] He flies off to California

[00:01:57] I discuss him with my shrink

[00:02:01] That's the story of the way we work

[00:02:04] Me and Franklin Shepard Inc

[00:02:08] Oh

[00:02:10] Well

[00:02:10] When you do work together which comes first generally

[00:02:13] The words or the music

[00:02:15] Generally the contract

[00:02:17] It sounds like you think making money

[00:02:19] Is a bad thing for an artist

[00:02:21] Money

[00:02:23] Did I say money

[00:02:27] No I like money a lot

[00:02:29] Hmmm hmmm hmmm

[00:02:30] I mean it's better than not

[00:02:33] Hmmm hmmm hmmm

[00:02:34] But when it's

[00:02:36] Money

[00:02:37] Money

[00:02:38] When you're into

[00:02:40] Money

[00:02:41] And you should be

[00:02:44] Listen

[00:02:44] He does the money thing very well

[00:02:47] But you know what

[00:02:49] Other people do it better

[00:02:50] And he does the music thing very well

[00:02:53] And you know what

[00:02:56] No one does it better

[00:02:57] Still the telephones blink

[00:02:59] And the buzzers buzz

[00:03:00] And I really don't know what he does

[00:03:01] But he makes a ton of money

[00:03:03] And a lot of it for me

[00:03:05] Right

[00:03:05] So I think okay

[00:03:06] And I start a play

[00:03:07] And he somehow knows

[00:03:08] 'Cause right away

[00:03:09] It's drrrring

[00:03:10] Hiya buddy wanna write a show

[00:03:12] Got a great idea

[00:03:13] We'll own all the rights

[00:03:14] With a two week out

[00:03:15] And a turnaround

[00:03:15] On the guarantee

[00:03:16] Plus a gross percent of the billing clause

[00:03:18] And there I am in California

[00:03:22] Talking deals and turning pink

[00:03:26] Back in business and I mean just that

[00:03:29] Back with Franklin Shepard Inc

[00:03:33] Very sneaky how it happens

[00:03:36] Much more sneaky than you think

[00:03:40] Start with nothing but a song to sing

[00:03:43] Next you're Franklin Shepard

[00:03:45] Wait

[00:03:48] Could we wait a minute here

[00:03:49] Because I'm getting in too deep

[00:03:53] The thing you see is we're not that kind of close anymore

[00:03:57] Way we used to be

[00:04:00] And a friendship's like a garden

[00:04:01] You have to water it

[00:04:03] And tend it

[00:04:05] And care about it

[00:04:08] And you know what

[00:04:11] I want it back

[00:04:18] Look nothing permanent has happened

[00:04:24] Just a temporary kink

[00:04:29] Friendship's something you don't really lose

[00:04:35] Very sneaky how it happens

[00:04:39] Every day you're on the brink

[00:04:43] First the prizes then the interviews

[00:04:48] Oh my God I think it's happened

[00:04:52] Stop me quick before I sink

[00:04:55] One more triumph that I can't refuse

[00:04:58] In case you didn't notice this my first time on TV

[00:05:01] And my last

[00:05:02] No here's the point whatever happens

[00:05:06] Then we'll all go get a drink

[00:05:09] That's the guy I love the fella who's

[00:05:12] Inside

[00:05:14] Mutter mutter mutter mutter quick Jerome

[00:05:16] Get the president

[00:05:17] There's a crazy man on my TV screen

[00:05:19] Inside

[00:05:20] Bzzz bzzz drrring

[00:05:23] Inside

[00:05:24] Franklin Shepard

[00:05:26] Just write him care of any bank USA

[00:05:29] Inc