Addison’s Trip

Lyrics

[ADDISON] I'm on my way Look, Mama, on my own! I lost my way That was just an episode I'm on my way Off to worlds I've never known I'm looking for my road Let Willie stay I mean, Willie's found his niche I have to say We were getting just too entwined But that's okay And so what if I don't get rich? I'm on my way to find My road! [HAWAIIAN BUSINESSWOMAN, spoken] Aloha, Mr. Mizner! Welcome to Hawaii! Congratulations, you just bought yourself a half share in United Pineapple [ADDISON, spoken] Great! [HAWAIIAN BUSINESSMAN, spoken] Unfortunately, the pineapple plantation just caught on fire... [ENSEMBLE] Souvenir Of your visit to Hawaii Souvenir So the memory will stay in your mind Souvenir Of the day you say goodbye-ee Souvenir For the girl you left behind Native spear [ADDISON] Just a little setback, Mama [ENSEMBLE] Buy it here! [ADDISON] Little setbacks are allowed [ENSEMBLE] Souvenir [ADDISON] By the time I get back You'll be proud I'm on my way Discouraged not at all! I'm on my way To I don't care where or when A brand new day And a brand new port of call I'm on my way again A small delay Doesn't shake my confidence I'm on my way To discover who I am And on my way I've acquired experience Plus a rattan stool from a native hut A candle stand made of coconut A whatnot made out of God knows what I'm on my way again Hot damn! [ENGLISHMAN, spoken] Congratulations, Mr. Meizner, you just became a full time partner in Bombay's Emporium of Precious Gems! [ADDISON, spoken] Great! [ENGLISHMAN, spoken] Unfortunately, the Emporium was just hit by a cyclone! [INDIAN MERCHANT 1] Sahib like a chair With inscription of a swami [INDIAN MERCHANT 2] Something very rare Made for rajah, only one of a kind [INDIAN MERCHANT 3] How about a pear? One for daddy, one for mommy? [INDIAN MERCHANTS] Don't you care For the girl you left behind? Chandelier— [ADDISON] I've still got resources, Mama [INDIAN MERCHANTS] For your dear? [ADDISON] And I'm learning as I go [INDIAN MERCHANTS] Souvenir [ADDISON] Failing merely forces you to grow I'm on my way At sea, but far from wrecked I went astray As who doesn't, now and then? But on my way I've acquired some self-respect Plus an old stone jug and a fakir's rug A chandelier that's a bitch to lug And a rattan stool and a coconut And a whatnot which wasn't worth it, but I'm on my way again Again! [ENGLISHMAN 1, spoken] Congratulations, Mr. Mizner, you are now co-owner of Hong Kong's premiere fireworks manufactory [ADDISON, spoken] Great! [ENGLISHMAN 2, spoken] Unfortunately... [Fireworks explode.] [HONG KONG MERCHANT 1] Souvenir Can't go empty handed [HONG KONG MERCHANT 2] Blue veneer Very hard to find [HONG KONG MERCHANT 3] Gift to cheer Missy feeling stranded [HONG KONG MERCHANTS] Missy who you left behind... Souvenir Souvenir [ADDISON] I've half a dozen letters To mail you Don't worry, Mama I won't fail you I'm in my way It's a bit disheartening I'm in my way Still, I'm doing as I please Facing life's adversities... I've got lots of memories... Plus a Ming tureen Made of opaline A ten foot scroll And a lacquered screen And a chandelier And a swami's chair And a sense that worse is to come, but where—? [GUATEMALANS] In Guatemala Where everyone feels hot and free Enjoy your stay in Guatemala The land of sensuality! [ADDISON, spoken] Well, that's it. That's all the money I've got left, now I know you can't guarantee me a sure thing— [PLANTATION OWNER, spoken] As a matter of fact, Mr. Mizner, that is precisely what I can guarantee you. The coffee business of Guatemala is a cartel, controlled by the same wealthy families that control the government. So frankly, unless we have a revolution— [GUATEMALANS, spoken] Revolution! [Fighting begins.] [ADDISON, spoken] This is ridiculous... Where am I going? What am I doing? (sung) I give up! (spoken) Two years, halfway around the world, and what have I got to show for it? Embarrassment! Humiliation! Malaria! (sung) And a gilded mirror, an iron trunk And a statue carved by a Spanish monk And a ton of other assorted junk! (spoken) Boys, be bold? Your path is clear? Tuh, the only thing that's clear is, no matter what I try, I make a big, fat fool out of myself I'm sorry, Papa, I know I said I'd make you and Mama proud. I know you said there was a road out there, somewhere, even for me Well, maybe there is, Papa, but I've looked everywhere, and I. Can't. Find it (sung) No, they all seem out of place... Now it all looks too compressed... What I need to have is space That holds crucifixes, a Bombay chest A temple bell, and a condor's nest And commodes and mirrors and all the rest I'll need a hundred rooms! ...So I'll make a hundred rooms... Give the Chinese scroll an entire wall The gilded mirror a separate hall Build an atrium for the chandelier Give the rug a room with some atmosphere! Build a marble niche for the Ming tureen And a mezzanine for the lacquered screen! And an archway here! And a skylight there! Until everything has a place somewhere! I'll build a goddamn house! I'm on my way!