Me and My Town

Lyrics

MAYORESS CORA HOOVER HOOPER: Everyone hates me-yes, yes- Being the Mayoress, yes All of the peasants Throw rocks in my presence Which causes me nervous distress, yes Ooohhh.... Me and my town, battered about Everyone in it would like to get out But me and my town We just wanna be loved! Stores are for rent, theatres are dark Grass on the sidewalks, but not in the park Me and my town We just wanna bе loved! The peoplе are starving So they sleep the day through My poor little people What can they do? TOWNSPEOPLE: Boo! CORA: Who asked you? Come on the train, come on the bus Somebody please buy a ticket to us Hurry on down- We need a little renown Love me Love my Town! Ooohhh... BOYS: Hi there, Cora. What's new? CORA: The bank went bust and I'm feeling blue BOYS: And who took over the bankruptcy? CORA: Me, boys, me! BOYS: Si, si! CORA: Me, boys, me! BOYS: Tell us, Cora, how you are CORA: I just got back from the reservoir BOYS: And what's the state of the water supply? CORA: Dry, boys, dry! BOYS: My, my! CORA: Dry, boys, dry! BOYS: Ay, ay! CORA: A lady has responsibilities... BOYS: Responsibilities... CORA: And civic pride! BOYS: Civic pride! CORA: Well, I look around and what do I see? I see no crops BOYS: No crops CORA: I see no business BOYS: No business CORA: To the North, to the South Only hoof-and-mouth! BOYS: To the East, to the West No community chest CORA: I see a terrible depression all over the town- BOYS: Oh, a terrible depression Yes, a terrible depression CORA: What a terrible depression And I'm so depressed I can hardly talk on the phone I feel all alone CORA AND BOYS: But a lady has responsibilities- BOYS: Responsibilities- CORA: To all my poor! Starving! Cold! Miserable! Dirty! Dreary! Depressing! Peasants! ALL: Peasants! Ick! CORA: A lady has responsibilities- BOYS: Responsibilities- CORA: To try to be Popular with the populace BOYS: She's unpopular with the populace! ALL: Unpopular with the populace Unpopular with the populace Unpopular with the populace... CORA: Everyone here hates me at length Probably lynch me if they had the strength But me and my town Me and my town We just wanna be loved! BOYS: We just want to be loved! We just want to be loved! CORA: Just loved! BOYS: A friendship is lovely And a courtship sublime But give her a township- CORA: Township! CORA: What'll we do, me and my town? Gotta do something or we're gonna drown! ALL: Give me my coat Give me my crown Gimme, gimme your vote And hurry on down! CORA: Show how much you think BOYS: Yeah! CORA: Of me! ALL: Love me Love my Town!