The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Lyrics

(RONA LISA PERETTI, long time local hostess of the bee enters and makes sure all is in order. While adjusting the microphone RONA flashes back to the moment when she herself stood here as a contestant - and spelled her winning word.) [VOICE, spoken] Miss Peretti. Please spell "Syzygy." [RONA, spoken] S-y-z-y-g-y. Syzygy? [VOICE, spoken] We have a winner! [RONA, spoken] Hahaha! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! [CHIP] At the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee My parents keep on telling me Just being here is winning Although, I know it isn't so [RONA] But it's a very nice, very, very nice [RONA & CHIP] Very, very nice Very nice Beginning! [RONA, spoken] Our winner here last year, Chip Tolentino [SCHWARZY, spoken] Ms. Peretti! [RONA, spoken] And our youngest competitor, Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre [CONEYBEAR] At the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Game (Bee!) I'll stand when they announce my name [RONA, spoken] Leaf Coneybear [CONEYBEAR] And try and keep from shaking [SCHWARZY] Alas, his shaking will not pass [CONEYBEAR, CHIP, RONA & SCHWARZY] 'Cause it's a very big Very fraught — Simple but it's not — It's a very big undertaking [RONA, spoken] Returning from last year's tragic setback: William Barfee! [BARFEE, spoken] It's pronounced Barfée; there's an accent ague [RONA, spoken] Uh, I'm not sure who this girl is — [MARCY, spoken] Marcy Park, recent transfer [SCHWARZY] Winner's destination: Washington, D.C [CHIP & SCHWARZY] Plasma TV In a fancy hotel [MARCY, CHIP & SCHWARZY] Where they treat you well [ALL SPELLERS] All because you love to spell We spell! [RONA] It's a marvelous memory If you win the spelling bee One's life improves from A to Z The minute you are crowned here I see A trophy held by me! And when I won Did I swell? Oh, the stories I could tell — But braggarts Don't do well around here [OLIVE, spoken] Hi, I'm Olive Ostrovsky Do you know where I check in? [BARFEE, spoken] Shut up! [CONEYBEAR] At the 25th Annual We've memorized the manual... [ALL SPELLERS] About how to spell these words Words that require thought People think we're automatons But that is exactly what we're not [MARCY] We hear the word [SCHWARZY] We breathe [CONEYBEAR] We wait [ALL SPELLERS] Unlike idiots We ideate [RONA, spoken] To ideate is to form an image or idea, to think [CONEYBEAR] At the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee [SCHWARZY] We feel no animosity [SCHWARZY & OLIVE] And yet our heads are spinning [BARFEE] We are The slightest bit bizarre [MARCY] But since the time is now [CONEYBEAR] Holy cow [SCHWARZY] We shall make a solemn vow To concentrate on winning [ALL] We concentrate on winning At the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee We speak so damn convincingly [RONA] They're nervous but they're grinning [GIRLS (OLIVE, MARCY, SCHWARZY)] It seems We're living out our dreams [BOYS] Which is a very nice, very nice Very very very nice [ALL] Very nice, very nice Very very very nice Very nice Beginning [RONA] 25th Annual [SPELLERS] 25th Annual [ALL] Putnam County Spelling Bee!