The Vigil

Lyrics

[LUCY, spoken] Still waiting, I see [LINUS, spoken] I'm not speaking to you, you've insulted my beliefs... In fact, I'm not speaking with anyone who doesn't believe in the Great Pumpkin [LUCY, spoken] Good luck with the world! [LINUS] I'll give him seven minutes That's all I'm gonna wait It's 7:53 now I'll give him until 8:00 Exactly seven minutes That's all I'm waiting for And not one single solitary minute more (spoken) Here we are, Snoopy, sitting in the pumpkin patch, waiting for the Great Pumpkin Every Halloween night, the Great Pumpkin flies through the air with his bag of toys And just think, if you and I sit here all night, we may get to see him! I really appreciate you sitting out here with me, Snoopy I must admit, however, I've been wondering why you're wearing those dark glasses [SNOOPY, spoken] There are certain times when you prefer not to be recognized [LINUS] I'll wait a half an hour A half an hour's fair But after that I'm leaving I mean it, I don't care That's twenty-three more minutes Then if he doesn't show I'm absolutely, positively gonna go! (spoken) Of course, I realize that, at times, you must feel discouraged, because more people believe in Santa Claus than in you! Well, let's face it: Santa Claus has more publicity! But being number two, perhaps you'll try harder (sung) It's practically 8:30 I think I'll wait till 10:00 But ten o'clock's my limit If he's not here by then... I'll give him till 11:00 All right, 11:09 But 11:09 is really where I draw the line! Of course, he may be flying And the frost is on the pumpkin And the fog is getting heavy And he may be flying blind One pumpkin patch looks an awful lot like any other And this particular patch may be hard to find Or maybe he's in some kind of holding pattern over Newark Or he's had to make a forced landing, in Bataluma I'll give him until midnight I've waited here this long Another fifty minutes How far could I go wrong? By giving him till midnight As long as I'm still here My nose is numb I think I've caught a chill If he doesn't come, and I don't think he will I'll never wait for him again until- Next year... [PEPPERMINT PATTY, spoken] May I ask you something? Did the Great Squash ever show up? [LINUS, spoken] THAT'S PUMPKIN!!!