Libretto Extracts

Grade 8 Music Theatre

Carousel
Carrie: Cmon Julie its getting late. Thats right, dont you pay her no mind.
Look! Shes comin at you again. Lets run.
Julie..? Julie, do you like him? Julie, I been bustin tell you somethin lately.
Reason I didnt keer ttell you before was cause yer didnt hav a feller of yer own.
Now yer got one, I ken tell yabout mine.
HisnameisMisterSnow,
Andanupstandedmanishe.
Hecomeshomeeverynightinhisroundbottomedboat,
Withanetfullofherringfromthesea.
Analmostperfectbeau,
Asrefinedasagirlcouldwish.
Buthespendssomuchtimeinhisroundbottomedboat
Thathecan'tseemtolosethesmelloffish.
Thefirsttimehekissedmethewhifffromhisclothes
Knockedmeflatontheflooroftheroom.
ButnowthatIlovehim,myheart'sinmynose
Andfishismyfav'riteperfume!
Lastnighthespokequitelow,
Andafairspokenmanishe.
Andhesaid"MissPipperidge,I'dlikeitfine
IfIcouldbewedwithawife.
Andindeed,MissPipperidge,ifyou'llbemine,
I'llbeyoursfortherestofmylife."
Nextmomentwewerepromised,
Andnowmymind'sinamaze.
Forallitcandoislookforwardto
Thatwonderfuldayofdays!
WhenImarryMisterSnow
Theflowers'llbebuzzin'withthehumofbees
Thebirds'llmakeracketinthechurchyardtrees
WhenImarryMisterSnow
Thenit'sofftohomewe'llgo.
Andbothofus'lllookalittledreamyeyed
AdrivingtoacottagebytheOceanside
Wherethesaltybreezesblow.
He'llcarryme'crossthethreshold,
AndI'llbeasmeekasalamb.
Thenhe'llsetmeonmyfeet,
AndI'llsaykindasweet,
"Well,MisterSnow,hereIam."
ThenI'llkisshimsohe'llknow
Thatevry'thin'llbeasrightasrightcanbe
Alivinginacottagebytheseawithme
ForIlovethatMisterSnow.
Thatyoungseafaring,
Boldanddaring,
Bigbewhiskered,overbearing
DarlingMisterSnow.
So ysee I ken understand now about how you feel about Billy Bigalow.