12 Carrie and Mr. Snow Sequence 1945 Carousel

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 21 Jul 2003

[Cue: Mr. Snow: A man's got to make plans
for his life and then
he's got to stick to 'em.]
[Cue: Carrie: Your plans are turnin' out
fine, ain't they, Enoch?]
[Mr. Snow: All accordin' to schedule,
so far.]

[Mr. Snow sings:] I own a little house,
and I sail a little boat,
and the fish I ketch I sell.
And in a manner of speakin'
I'm doin' very well.
I love a little girl
and she's in love with me.
And soon she'll be my bride;
and in a manner of speakin'
I should be satisfied.
[Carrie speaks:] Well, ain't you?
[Snow sings:] If I told you my plans,
and the things I intend
it'd make ev'ry curl on yer head
stand on end!

When I make enough money
outa one little boat,
I'll put all my money
in another little boat,
I'll make twic't as much
outa two little boats
and the fust thing you know
I'll hev four little boats!
Then eight little boats,
then a fleet of little boats!
Then a great, big fleet
of great, big boats,
All ketchin' herring,
bringin' it to shore.
Sailin' out again and bringin'
in more, and more and more and More!

[Dialogue:]
[Carrie:] Who's goin' t'eat all that herring?
[Mr. Snow:] They ain't goin' to be herring!
Goin' to put them in cans
and call 'em sardines.
Goin' to build a little sardine cannery
then a big one
then the biggest in the country.
Carrie, I'm goin' t' get rich on sardines.
I mean, we're goin' t'get rich
you and me, all of us.

[Mr. Snow sings:] The fust year
we're married we'll have
one little kid,
the second year we'll go and hev
another little kid,
you'll soon be darnin' socks fer
eight little feet.
[Carrie:] Are you buildin' up
to another fleet?
[Mr. Snow:] We'll build a lot more rooms,
Our dear little house'll get bigger,
our dear little house'll get bigger!
[Carrie:] And so will my figger.

[Dialogue:]
[Mr. Snow:] Carrie, ken y'imagine how it'll
be when all the kids are upstairs in bed,
and you and me sit alone in the firelight?
Me in my armchair
You on my knee mebbe?
[Carrie:] Mebbe.

[Mr. Snow:] When the children
are asleep we'll sit and dream
the things that ev'ry other
dad and mother dream.
When the children are asleep
and lights are low.
If I still love you the way
I love you today,
you'll pardon my saying:
"I told you so!"
When the children are asleep
I'll dream with you.
We'll think, what fun we hev had
and be glad that it all came true!

[Carrie:] When children are awake,
arompin' thro' the rooms
and running on the stairs
then in a manner of speakin'
a house is really theirs,
but once they close their eyes,
and we are left alone
and free from all their fuss,
then in a manner of speakin'
we can be really us.

When the children
are asleep we'll sit and dream
the things that ev'ry other
dad and mother dream.
Lo! And behold.
If I still love you the way
I love you today
you'll pardon my saying:
"I told you so!"
When the children are asleep
I'll dream with you,
We'll think what fun we hev had
and be glad that it all came true.
You'll still hear me say
that the best dream I know is:
When the children are asleep
I'll dream with you!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
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12 Carrie and Mr. Snow Sequence 1945 Carousel
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
copyright 1945 by Williamson Music Inc. U.S.A.
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Monday 21 July 2003 at 20.33
in association with Doug Grierson
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incorporating the song
"When The Children Are Asleep"
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