You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner
Book by John Gordon
01) You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
02) Schroeder
03) Snoopy
05) The Kite
06) The Doctor is In
09) Suppertime
10) Happiness
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01) You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown [ MIDI ]
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ALL (except CHARLIE BROWN)
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
You're the kind of reminder we need.
You have humility, nobility and a sense of honor
that are very rare indeed.You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown,
and we know that you will go very far,
Yes, it's hard to believe,
almost frightening to conceive,
what a good man you are.You are kind to all the animals,
and ev'ry little bird.
With a heart of gold
you believe what you're told,LUCY
Ev'ry single solitary word.ALL
You bravely face adversity,
You're cheerful through the day.
You're thoughtful, brave and courteous.LUCY
And you also have some faults
but for the moment let's just say,ALL
That you're a good man, Charlie Brown,
You're a prince, and a prince could be king.
With a heart such as yours,
you could open any doors,
you could go out and do anything,
You could be king, Charlie Brown,
You could be king!LUCY
If only you weren't so wishy-washy.
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02) Schroeder [ MIDI ]
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LUCY
D' ya know something, Schroeder?
I think the way you play the piano is nice.
D' ya know something else?
It's always been my dream that I'd marry a man who plays the piano.
At parties he'd play something nice like "April Showers."
I'm sure you could play something nice like "April Showers,"
or even "Frere Jacques"
Beethoven's nice, too.
Just imagine what would you think if someday you and I should get married?
Wouldn't you like that if someday we two should get married?My Aunt Marian was right. Never try to discuss marriage with a musician.
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03) Snoopy [ MIDI ]
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SNOOPY
They like me. I think they're swell.
Isn't it remarkable how things work out so well?Pleasant day,
Pretty sky,
Life goes on,
Here I lie,
not bad,
not bad at all.Cozy home,
board and bed,
sturdy roof
beneath my head,
not bad,
not bad at all.Faithful friends
always near me,
bring me bones
scratch my ear,
Little birds
come to cheer me,
Ev'ry day
sitting here
on my stomach
With their sharp little claws
which are usually cold,
and occasionally painful,
and sometimes there are so many
that I hardly can stand it...Rats!
I feel ev'ry now and then that I gotta bite someone.
I know ev'ry now and then what I wanna be.
A fierce jungle animal crouched on the limb of a tree.I'd stay very, very still till I see a victim come.
I'd wait knowing very well ev'ry second counts.
And then like the fierce jungle creature I am I would pounce.
I'd pounce!
I'd pounce!
I'd...You know, I never quite realized it was such a long way down to the ground from here-- hmm--
Let me se,
where was I?
Oh, that's right,
the pretty sky,
not bad,
not bad at all.I wonder if it will snow tonight.
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04) My Blanket and Me [ MIDI ]
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LINUS
Where's my blanket? Come on, 'fess up! When I find the wise guy who took my blanket, I'm gonna give him such a... Oh, here it is...(Sigh)
Delightful.
La-de-da-de,
da dum da da,
la-de-da-de-da,da da da da dum
da da de da da da da da
My Blanket And Me.It's a cozy sanctuary,
but it's hardly necessary,
'cause I'm just as self-reliant as before.
As a simple demonstration
of my independent station
I will go and leave my blanket on the floor.Yes, I'll walk away and leave it,
'Though I know you won't believe it,
I'll just walk away and leave it on the floor.(Hum)
(Hum grows tenser until it finally explodes as he grabs for blanket.)
Don't ever let me do that again.
(Whistle)
Got you back again,
My Blanket And Me.It's foolish, I know it,
I'll try to outgrow it,
but meanwhile there's
My Blanket And Me.
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05) The Kite [ MIDI ]
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CHARLIE BROWN
Little more speed, little more rope,
Little more wind, little more hope.
Gotta get this stupid kite to fly.
Gotta make sure it doesn't snag,
doesn't droop, doesn't drag.
Gotta watch out for ev'ry little
Whoops!Little less speed, little more tac,
Little less rise, little more slack.
Gotta keep my wits about me now.
Gotta make sure it doesn't get the best of me
'til I get it in the air somehow.Millions of little kids do it ev'ry day.
They make a kite, and "poof" it's in the sky.
Leave it to me to have the one fool kite
who likes to see a little kid cry.Little less talk, little more skill,
Little less luck, little more will,
Gotta face this fellow eye to eye.
Now that I've seen you chasing moles,
climbing trees, digging holes,
Wrapping your string on ev'rything passing by,
why not fly?Wait a minute,
What's it doing?
It isn't on the ground.
It isn't in a tree.
It's in the air.
Look at that,
it's caught in the breeze now,
it's past the trees now
with room to spare.Oh what a beautiful sight.
And I'm not such a clumsy guy
If I really try.
I can really fly a...LUCY
What happened to your kite, Charlie Brown, it looks like it ran into a brick wall.
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06) The Doctor is In [ MIDI ]
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CHARLIE BROWN
I'm not very handsome, or clever, or lucid,
I've always been stupid at spelling, and numbers.
I've never been much playing football, or baseball, or stickball, or checkers, or marbles, or ping-pong.
I'm us'ally awful at parties and dances.
I stand like a stick or I cough, or I laugh, or I don't bring a present, or spill the ice cream,
or I get so depressed that I stand and I scream.
Oh, how could there possibly be
One small person as thoroughly, totally, utterly blah, as me.LUCY
Well, that's okay for a starter.CHARLIE BROWN
A starter?LUCY
Certainly. You don't think that mentioning these few superficial failings is going to do any good, do you? Why, Charlie Brown, you really have to delve.LUCY
You're stupid, self-centered and moody.CHARLIE BROWN
I'm moody.LUCY
You're terribly dull to be with.CHARLIE BROWN
Yes I am.
And nobody likes me,
not Frieda, or Shermy, or Linus, or Schroeder,LUCY
or Lucy.CHARLIE BROWN
or Lucy,LUCY
or SnoopyCHARLIE BROWN
or Sn--Now wait a minute, Snoopy likes me.
LUCY
He only pretends to like you because you feed him. That doesn't count.CHARLIE BROWN
Why was I born just to be
one small person as thoroughly, totally, utterly...LUCY
Wait!
You're not much of a person,CHARLIE BROWN
that's certain,LUCY
And yet there is reason for hope.CHARLIE BROWN
There's hope?LUCY
For although you are no good at music, like Schroeder,
or happy, like Snoopy, or lovely like me,
you have the distinction to be
no one else but the singular, remarkable, unique Charlie Brown.CHARLIE BROWN
I'm me!LUCY
Yes, it's amazingly true,
for whatever it's worth, Charlie Brown.
You're you.CHARLIE BROWN
Oh, thank you, Lucy, I feel much better now. You're a true friend, Lucy, a true friend.LUCY
That'll be five cents, please.
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07) The Baseball Game [ MIDI ]
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ALL
There is no team like the best team
which is our team right here.
We will show you we're the best team
in the Very Little League this year.
And in no time we'll be big time
with the big league baseball stars,
For all we have to do is win one more game
and the championship is our.CHARLIE BROWN
Dear pen pal...You'll never guess what happened today at the baseball game.
It's hard to believe what happened today at the baseball game.
I was the manager, Schroeder was catcher and all of the team was the same
as always but somehow or other disaster struck at the baseball game.Three balls, two strikes, the bases were loaded with two men out.
I pitched my curve, but somehow he hit it a good strong clout.
"Lucy," I hollered, "It's coming right at you,"
She caught it as easy as pie
then dropped it.
I don't think it's good for a team's morale to see their manager cry.Snoopy helped out, by biting a runner and catching a ball in his teeth.
Linus caught flies from a third story window by holding his blanket beneath.
Yes, we had fortitude, no one could argue with that.
And one run would win us the game as we went up to bat.Two men were on with two outs and me with one strike to go.
Then I saw her, this cute little redheaded girl I know.
Firmly I vowed I would win it for her
and I shouldered the bat and I swung...Dear pen pal, I'm told where you live is really quite far.
Would you please send directions on how I can get where you are.
Your friend,
Charlie Brown.
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08) Little Known Facts [ MIDI ]
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CHARLIE BROWN
Hi, Linus. Where are you going?LINUS
Lucy's teaching me, Charlie Brown. She says a sister is responsible for the education of her little brother so she's teaching me. Boy, is she intelligent.LUCY
Come along, Linus.Do you see this tree?
It is a fir tree.
It's called a fir tree because it gives us fir, for coats.
It also gives us wool in the wintertime.LINUS
I never knew that before, Lucy, that's very interesting.LUCY
This is an elm tree.
It's very little,
But it will grow up into a giant tree, an oak.
You can tell how old it is by counting its leaves.LINUS
Gosh, Lucy, that's fascinating.CHARLIE BROWN
Now wait a minute, Lucy. I don't mean to interfere but--LUCY
And way up there, those fluffy little white things,
those are clouds, they make the winds blow.
And way down there, those tiny black things,
those are bugs, they make the grass grow.LINUS
Is that so?LUCY
That's right, they run around all day long, tugging and tugging at each tiny seedling until it grows into a great tall blade of grass.LINUS
Boy, that's amazing.CHARLIE BROWN
Oh, good grief--LUCY
And this thing here,
It's called a hydrant.
They grow all over and no one seems to know just how
a little thing like that gives so much water.
D' you see that bird?
It's called an eagle;
But since it's little it has another name, a sparrow.
On Christmas and Thanksgiving we eat them.CHARLIE BROWN
Lucy, how can you say that! I'm sorry, I can't just stand idly by and listen to you--LUCY
And way up there, the little stars and planets
make the rain that falls down in showers.
And when it's cold, and the winter is upon us,
the snow comes up just like the flowers.CHARLIE BROWN
Now, Lucy, I know that's wrong. Snow doesn't come up, it comes down.LUCY
After it comes up the wind blows it around so it looks like its coming down, but, actually, it comes up out of the ground. It comes up, Charlie Brown, snow comes up.CHARLIE BROWN
Oh, good grief--LINUS
Lucy, why is Charlie Brown banging his head against a tree?LUCY
To loosen the bark so the tree will grow faster. Come along, Linus.
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09) Suppertime [ MIDI ]
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CHARLIE BROWN
Hey, Snoopy, are you asleep or something? I've been standing here with your supper for a whole minute and you haven't noticed-- It's Suppertime--SNOOPY
Suppertime!
Suppertime!Behold the brimming bowl of meat and meal which is brought forth to ease our hunger.
Behold the flowing flagon moist and sweet which has been sent to slake our thirst.CHARLIE BROWN
Okay, there's no need for a big production. Just get down off that doghouse and eat--SNOOPY
Suppertime,
Yes, it's Suppertime.
Oh, it's Sup sup suppertime, very best time of day.
Suppertime,
Oh, it's Suppertime,
And when Suppertime comes can supper be far away?Bring on the soup dish, bring on the cup,
bring on the bacon and fill me up,
'Cause it's Supper, supper, supper, Suppertime.doo doo doo doo de doo-doo doo
Bring on the dog food, bring on the bone,
bring on the barrel and roll me home,
'Cause it's supper,
Supper, supper, supper,
Supper,
Super pepper upper supper,
Super duper supper time.Wintertime's nice with the ice and snow,
Summertime's nice with a place to go,
Bedtime, overtime, halftime, too,
But they just can't hold a candle to mySuppertime,
Oh, yeah!Bring on the hamburg, bring on the bun,
pappy's little puppy loves ev'ryone,
'Cause it's Supper,
Supper, supper, supper,
Supper,
Super pepper upper,
Supper,
Super duper dupper
dup-a dup-a dup-a dup-a
dup-a dup-a dup-a dup-aCHARLIE BROWN
Now, wait a minute, Snoopy. Hey, get down, you're spilling it all over! Now cut that out! Why can't you eat your meal quietly and calmly like any other dog?SNOOPY
So, what's wrong with making mealtime a joyous occasion?doo doo doo doo-de doo doo doo.
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10) Happiness [ MIDI ]
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CHARLIE BROWN
Happiness is two kinds of ice cream,SNOOPY
Finding your skate key,LINUS
telling the time.SCHROEDER
Happiness is learning to whistleLINUS
Tying your shoe for the very first time.SALLY
Happiness is playing the drum in your own school band.
CHARLIE BROWN
And Happiness is walking hand in hand.Happiness is five diff-rent crayons,
LUCY
Knowing a secret,SCHROEDER
climbing a tree.CHARLIE BROWN
Happiness is finding a nickelSCHROEDER
Catching a firefly, setting him free.CHARLIE BROWN
Happiness is being alone ev'ry now and then.ALL
And Happiness is coming home again.CHARLIE BROWN
Happiness is morning and evening
daytime and nighttime too,
For Happiness is anyone and anything at all
that's loved by you.LINUS
Happiness is having a sisterLUCY
Sharing a sandwich,LUCY and LINUS
getting along.ALL
Happiness is singing together when day is through.
And Happiness is those who sing with you.Happiness is morning and evening
daytime and nighttime too,CHARLIE BROWN
For Happiness is anyone and anything at all
that's loved by you.
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