I Am What I Am 1983 'La Cage Aux Folles'

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 10 Oct 2003

I am what I am
I am my own special creation.
So come take a look
Give me the hook
or the ovation.
It's my world
that I want to have a little pride in
My world,
and it's not a place I have to hide in,
Life's not worth a damn,
'til you can say:
"Hey world, I am what I am."

I am what I am,
I don't want praise,
I don't want pity.
I bang my own drum,
some think it's noise,
I think it's pretty.
And so what if I love each feather
and each spangle,
Why not try
and see things from a diff'rent angle?
Your life is a sham,
'til you can shout out loud:
"I am what I am."

I am what I am
and what I am needs no excuses.
I deal my own deck
sometimes the ace,
sometimes, the deuces.
There's one life,
and there's no return and no deposit;
One life, so it's time to
open up your closet.
Life's not worth a damn
'til you can say:
"Hey world, I am what I am!"

Soft karaoke
Words
str 25
str 50
str 110
fr hrn 60
brass 75
flute
timp
bassoon
clarinet
piano t clef
oboe
pizz str
glock
tenor sax
harp
drum
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I Am What I Am 1983
from "La Cage Aux Folles"
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
copyright 1983 by Jerry Herman
all right controlled by Jerryco Music Co.
sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 10 October 2003 at 22.31
in association with Doug Grierson
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