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The Broadway Musical
A Christmas Story - The Genius on Cleveland Street Lyrics
THE OLD MAN:
The wheels of your mind just keep on spinning
Another exhausting climb up hill
You always come close to almost winning
But there's that one blank
You can't seem to fill
Ugh! Parker!
You're brimming with skill and brains and knowledge
You're hardly a humdrum average Joe
So you didn't come from some dumb college
Just focus and think
You're practically there
If you could get ink
In each little square
You'd be the genius on Cleveland Street
Yeah.
An intellectual elite
And you could win an award
A trophy for all to see
Ha. Imagine that.
The genius on Cleveland Street
The guy the neighbors wanna beat
And instant respect
A little recognition for me
What are the jumping reptiles referred to frequently by Little Orphan Annie?
Hmm. Leapin' l... Ha. Leapin' lizards! Ha, ha!
You're bustin' your hump to make a living
And where's your thanks?
Where's your reward?
Not enough "get" and too much "giving"
You need this to work
'Cause then you could go
From Parker, the jerk
To Parker, the pro
Oh, you'd be the genius on Cleveland Street
The Bumpus hounds'd lick your feet
Ah!
And the mayor would say
"Hey, hand him that city key"
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
The genius on Cleveland Street
The guy they'd line up to meet
Frank Parker, the champ
A stamp of recognition for me
All right. Let's see here. Dorothy's dog; four letters. Toto!
Fast thinking secret agent. Mr. Moto!
Just got one more spot to fill
Actress who played Diamond Lil
M-A-E-W-blank-S-T
Oh God. Uh, duh. Ma-E-woost, Ma-E-waist, Ma-E-weest,
Ma-E-wiset, Ma-E-west... Mae West, Mae West!
Mr. Parker, you're the best
No question, you're the best we've ever seen
Oh, the genius on Cleveland Street
The whiz whose puzzle is complete
If I send it in
And somehow, I win
They'll see
The genius on Cleveland Street
Let this be it. Let this be the one.
I'd get instant respect
Instant respect
A little recognition
For me-e-e-e-e
[Thanks to Michael for lyrics]
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A Christmas Story the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS
Counting Down to Christmas
At Higbee's
Red Ryder
Counting Down to Christmas (Reprise)
The Genius on Cleveland Street
When You're a Wimp
Ralphie to the Rescue
What A Mother Does
Sticky Situation
A Major Award
A Kid At Christmas
Just Like That
Up On Santa's Lap
Before the Old Man Comes Home
Somewhere Hovering Over Indiana
Finale
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