Something’s Cooking

Lyrics

[EFFY] I hear she appeared on the street last night Right at the midnight bell [HANNAH] I think you read too many Of the tabloids that you sell [EFFY] I hear people talk all over town I thought that you should know [HANNAH] Nice to see you're so concerned Now take a seat or go! [EFFY] Say what ya want, say what ya will Something's cookin' at the Spitfire Grill [PERCY, spoken] What can I bring you? [EFFY, spoken] Hannah knows what I'm having [PERCY, spoken] You gonna want coffee with that? [EFFY] Little miss white trash has no right To speak to me like that Besides this stinkin' coffee I think I smell a rat And I'll spread the word all over town She won't get tipped one dime [HANNAH] To hear it your way, Effy You'd think tipping was a crime [ALL] Say what ya want, say what ya will Something's cookin' at the Spitfire Grill! [EFFY] Well, I hear she appeared on the street last night With a motorcycle gang [JOE, spoken] Percy? Percy, this is Hannah's nephew Caleb Thorpe [CALEB, spoken] I sorta look after Hannah now, so you'll probably be seeing quite a bit of me [PERCY, spoken] Well then, if you'll just tell me what you want, Mr. Thorpe— [CALEB, spoken] Oh, Hannah knows what I'm having [PERCY, spoken] That one's been real popular this mornin' [CALEB] I wish you'd called me up Before you brought her down She's not the kind of new blood We need in this town We need strong-backed workers We had 'em way back when We need good-hearted women Who stand beside their men If Gilead is gonna be The town it once was again [EFFY & JOE] Say what ya want, say what ya will [JOE] Don't ask me why she's here I only wish I knew Gilead's a place for leaving Not for coming to Gilead's a place for leaving Not for coming to [EFFY] Say what ya want, say what ya will [EFFY, HANNAH & CALEB] Something's cookin' at the Spitfire Grill! [HANNAH, spoken] Shelby.  [SHELBY, spoken] Hannah.  [EFFY, spoken] Shelby.  [SHELBY, spoken] Miss Krayneck.  [JOE, spoken] Morning, Shelby.  [SHELBY, spoken] Sheriff. Caleb, you forgot your lunch [PERCY, spoken] Comin' through [SHELBY, spoken] Excuse me [PERCY, spoken] No, excuse me Ma'am, you can sit wherever you like [EFFY] You'd think the stranger owned the place And it hasn't been one day [CALEB] I don't think Hannah needs the help She'll just get in the way [EFFY] I hear people talk all over town They say she has tattoos [HANNAH] It don't take much in Gilead To qualify as news [ALL] Say what ya want, say what ya will Something's cookin' at—the Grill! [HANNAH & EFFY, JOE & CALEB, SHELBY] Say what ya want (Something's cookin') Say what ya will (At the Spitfire Grill) Say what ya want (Something's cookin') (Welcome) Say what ya will (At the Spitfire Grill) (To) Say what ya want (Something's cookin') (Gilead) Say what ya will (At the Spitfire Grill) Say what ya want (Something's cookin') (I should) Say what ya will (At the Spitfire Grill) (Have said) Say what ya want (Something's cookin') (Welcome) Say what ya will (At the Spitfire Grill) (To Gilead) Say what ya want (Something's cookin') Say what ya will (At the Spitfire Grill) (Silent instead) Say what ya want (Something's cookin') Say what ya will (At the Spitfire Grill) Something's cookin' (Say what ya want) (Welcome) At the Spitfire Grill (Say what ya will ) (To) Something's cookin' (Say what ya want) (Gilead) At the Spitfire Grill (Say what ya will) Something's cookin' (Say what ya want) (Where are you from?) At the Spitfire Grill (Say what ya will) Something's cookin' (Say what ya want) At the Spitfire Grill (Say what ya will ) (Why have you come?) Something's cookin' (Say what ya want) At the Spitfire Grill (Say what ya will) [HANNAH] Order up! Order up! Percy, shake a leg! [EFFY, CALEB, HANNAH, JOE] I hear she appeared on the street last night (It's hard to know for certain where) Right at the midnight bell You'd think the stranger (A girl like this) (It don't take much) Owned the place (Has been) (In Gilead) At it hasn't (I don't think Hannah) (To qualify) (Don't ask me why) Been one day (Needs the help) (As news) (She came to town) [HANNAH, EFFY, CALEB & JOE, SHELBY] I hear people talk all over town (I wonder where she's from?) [HANNAH, EFFY, CALEB, JOE] They say (I thought) (Where is the) (They wonder) She has (That you) (Stranger) (Where she's) Tattoos (Should know) (From?) (Been) [SHELBY] I wonder why she's come... [HANNAH] There's not much news in Gilead There's not much news in Gilead There's not much news in Gilead... [CALEB, overlapping] I wish you'd called me first last night I wish you'd called me first last night I wish you'd called me first— [EFFY, overlapping] I hear she appeared on the street last night On the street last night On the street lag night— [JOE, overlapping] Don't ask me why she came to town Don't ask me why— [SHELBY, overlapping] I wonder why she's come? I wonder why— [PERCY, spoken] Say, Hannah, did I mention I spent the last five years in prison? [ALL] Say what ya want, say what ya will Something's cookin' at the Spitfire Grill!