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WHAT’S THE USE OF WOND’RIN’

from Carousel
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

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Assai moderato JULIE: (softly and earnestly)
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What’s the use of won - d’rin’ if he’s good or if he’s bad, Or

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if you like the way he wears his hat? Oh! what’s the use of won - d’rin’, If he’s

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       
good or if he’s bad? He’s your fel - ler and you love him. That’s all there is to

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       
   
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that. Com - mon sense may tell you that the
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end - in’ will be sad, And now’s the time to break and run a -

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way. But what’s the use of won - d’rin’ if the

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end - in’ will be sad? He’s your fel - ler and you love him.

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        
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There’s noth - in’ more to say.
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Some - thin’ made him the way that he is, Wheth - er he’s false or

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true And some - thin’ gave him the things that are his

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One of those things is you. So When he wants your kiss - es you will
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 
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give them to the lad, And an - y - where he leads you, you will

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walk and an - y - time he needs you, you’ll go

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run - nin’ there like mad! You’re his girl and he’s your fel - ler

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        
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And all the rest is “talk!”

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