The Blob

Lyrics

THE BLOB Have you seen — ? How was it — ? You're not serious! Do you mean — ? That does it! You're not serious! Darling! We bought the most — ! Darling! We had the best — ! Darling! We saw the first — Darling! Was that the worst — ? Best — ! It's the first — ! It's the finest — ! It's the latest — ! It's the least — ! It's the worst — ! It's the absolutely lowest — ! It's the greatest — ! It's the single — ! It's the only — ! It's the perfect — ! It's the — Hi! Dreadful! Fabulous! FRANK (spoken) Hi, I didn't know if you'd remember me, I'm Franklin Shepard? Oh and that's Charley Kringus who writes my lyrics.  GUSSIE (spoken) Remember you? You're the reason we're giving this bash! I have invited the richest and most influential people in this town tonight, none of whom are as rich or influential as you are going to be I call them 'The Blob', they absorb everything.  (sung) Meet The Blob The bodies you read about The ones who know everyone That everyone knows THE BLOB Hi! Dreadful! Fabulous! GUSSIE Meet the blob Not many and yet — THE BLOB Oh. Right… GUSSIE — you never see one — THE BLOB What? No! GUSSIE They come as a set THE BLOB Who? — Him? GUSSIE And we're in their debt — THE BLOB But what did you think? GUSSIE 'Cause, honeybunch They write the books And put on the shows And run the saloons And design the clothes They keep us natives on our toes THE BLOB Albee! Warhol! Kurosawa! GUSSIE Then they read the books And go to the shows And swamp the saloons Wearing all the clothes… What you might call a glut But They're the most important people In the most important city In the most important country In the you-know-what! THE BLOB Heavy! Miltown! Gestalt!