Little

Miss Perfect

  
Joriah Kwame

    
 = 100

               
Mezzo-soprano

     

             
       

Piano

   
        
3

Mzs.

         
  
Straight hair. Straight A's. Straight for ward.

      
        

Pno.

     
               
4

Mzs.

                 
  
Straight path. I don't cut cor ners. I make a point to be on

        
     
         
  



Pno.

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   
6

Mzs.

         
       
time. (Head of the stu dent coun cil.) I don't black out at par ties.

       
 
     
             

Pno.

  
                   
8

Mzs.

         
             
I jam to Paul Mc Cart ney. If you ask me how I'm do in', I'll say

    
         
       
  
Pno.

    
               
 
10

Mzs.

      
           
"Well." I was a dop ted when I was two. My

     
          
     
Pno.

 
           
12

   
Mzs.

  

     
pa rents spoi led me ro tten. Of ten I

 
       
   
Pno.

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 
                

13

Mzs.

       
              
ask my self "What did I do to get as far as I've go tten?" A

      
             
      
Pno.

 
    
     
15  = 95
Mzs.

 
 
pre tty girl walks by my lock er. My

    
    
 




Pno.

 

 
              
16

  
Mzs.

  
heart gives a flu tter but I don't dare u tter a word


   
   
Pno.

  
      

17  = 100

 
Mzs.

           

That would be ab surd

       
           

Pno.

       
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           
18

  
Mzs.

     
be hai vor from Li ttle Miss Per fect.

      

Pno.

       
     

19

Mzs.

  
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na No...

         
 
 
Heavy pedal, mimic guitar strumming.

    
       
   
Pno.

 
          
20

Mzs.

 
      
I can't risk fa lling off my throne.

   
      
  
   
Pno.

   
               

21

Mzs.

  
              
La la la la la la la la Love is some thing I don't e ven know.

     
 
     
 
      
    
Pno.


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     
   
23

Mzs.

   
     

    

    
    
Straight hair. Straight A's. Straight for ward. Straight girl.

      


                 
        
 
Pno.

     
  
          
25 riff.

Mzs.

         
          
Li ttle Miss Per fect... That's me...

     
             

Pno.

    

    
        
27


Mzs.

     
                
One night, my friend stayed o ver.

        
    
      
      
Pno.

     
     
               
29

Mzs.

         
            
We laughed, and drank and or dered. Some thing a bout her drew me

      
   
         
Pno.

    
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   
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Spoken: "What?"
Mzs.

         
       
in. It's to ta lly plu to nic! That night was so ex ci ting:

       
 
             
         
Pno.

   
    
           
   
33

Mzs.

                 
  
Her smirks were so en ti cing. Ho urs speed by like se conds.

       
          
         
Pno.

    
    
          
     
 
35

Mzs.

     
         
Then what hap pens is i co nic. She takes a sip. I bite my lip.

       
                 
  
Pno.

    

    
          
37

Mzs.

     
   
She tells a joke. I near ly choke.

   

          
  
Pno.

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                
38

Mzs.

   
              
She braids my hair. I sit there black ing out for the first time!

   

   
        
Pno.

     
   
   
         
40

  
Mzs.

   
Next thing I know, I lose con trol...

 
    
 
Pno.

     
                      
41

Mzs.

  
        
I fin ally kiss her but "Oh, no!" I see a face in my win dow.



           
   
Pno.

  
                  
Drag, slowly build throughout vamp.
43

  
Mzs.

    
        
Then my brain starts to go: "Na na na na na na na na na NO!

          
  
Pno.

  
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                
45

Mzs.

   



          
You can't risk fa lling off your throne. La la la la la la la la Love


           
   
Pno.

  
        
               
47
A la R&B Adlib.


Mzs.

          
  
is some thing you don't e ven know. Na na na na na na na no

           
     
Pno.

        
 
      
   
49

Mzs.

     
   
you can't risk fa lling off your throne.

      
    
Pno.

   

     
  
             

50

Mzs.

        
  
La la la la la la la la la Love you don't e ven

  
       
    
Pno.

   
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             
    

52 Take your time.

Mzs.


   
         
know. Re wind. In duce am ne sia. De ny the truth it's easi er.

 
 
    

  
Pno.

   
      

54

  
Mzs.

   
You're just con fused. Be lieve her


    
 
Pno.

    
         
 
55

Mzs.

   
     
when she says there's no thing there. It's ne ver


     
   
Pno.

 

         
    
            
A la Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You".

  
57 riff, resolve last minute.

Mzs.

  
        
      
worth it when you're Li ttle... Miss Per fect

 
    








  
 
Pno.

 

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