September Song (Reprise)

Lyrics

[TINA, spoken] Brom! [BROM, spoken] Tina! [FIRST GIRL, spoken] Oh, Governor Stuyvesant? [STUYVESANT, spoken] Yes? [FIRST GIRL, spoken] Don't forget, handsome excellency, that there is one maiden in New Amsterdam who is alive to the solid virtues of being the Governor's lady. Even if Tina isn't.  [STUYVESANT, spoken] Ah! [SECOND GIRL, spoken] More than one such maiden, sir.  [STUYVESANT, spoken] Oh, ho! [THIRD GIRL, spoken] Oh, Governor? Me too.  [STUYVESANT, spoken] Oh, my fair young friends, you warm my heart.  (sung) Oh, it's a long, long time From May to December And the days grow short When you reach September And I'm not quite equipped For the waiting game But I have a little money And I have a little fame And the days dwindle down To a precious few September, November And these few precious days I'd spend with you These precious days I'd spend with you (spoken) And before I forget it, to you, Washington Irving. Speaking about raising up a generation of descendants that won't take orders.  [IRVING, spoken] Yes, sir? [STUYVESANT, spoken] Maybe I could qualify. I was never able to take orders.  [IRVING, spoken] That's how you tell an American!