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2024 Broadway
The Great Gatsby the Musical - Only Tea Lyrics
The song is written by Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen. Performed by Jeremy Jordan
GATSBY:
I have waited five years
And today is the day
I have spared no expense
All that stands in my way
Is a tiny little cottage with a tiny little table
Filled with tiny finger sandwiches
I am not okay
Only four hours left
And there’s too much to do
I don’t know what to wear, what to say
How to stand when she’s standing
Inside the foyer
Of a tiny little cottage at a tiny little table
Filled with tiny finger sandwiches
Drown me in the bay
NICK: (spoken)
Mr. Gatsby? It’s seven o’clock in the morning.
GATSBY: (spoken)
Today’s the day.
Have you got everything you need
In the shape of—of tea?
NICK: (spoken)
I picked up - uh - some lemon cakes at Finn’s -
GATSBY: (spoken)
At what?
NICK: (spoken)
It’s a - it’s a delicatessen. I hope that’s ok -
GATSBY: (spoken)
Of course, of course! They’re fine!
(hollow) … old sport.
The paper says the rain should pass by -
NICK: (spoken)
A quick summer storm.
(unconvinced)
Maybe there’ll be a rainbow.
GATSBY: (spoken)
This is an omen.
We have to cancel the whole thing.
NICK:
It is tea, it’s only tea
No need for such commotion
Soon you’ll be laughing,
Reminiscing, you will see
It is tea, it’s only tea
GATSBY:
I’m going to walk into the ocean
NICK:
You’re going to go and put your feet up
And leave it all to me
GATSBY: (spoken)
Of course you’re right.
I’ll just go get changed.
And, well, I didn’t want to be a bother so
I picked up a few tea things.
I’ll bring those on by.
(looking around)
And some shrubbery.
NICK: (spoken)
And remember, it’s only tea.
GATSBY:
Put the oysters on ice
Cut the lilacs and cake
Bring them over at once
This is all make or break
It’s a simple chance encounter at a simple little table
Filled with simple little sandwiches
This is a mistake
Is it pinstripe or plaid
Is it two-piece or three?
Is it olive or opal or brown
I want carefree and fun, but not rodeo clown
She should know that I mean business while
I’m also being casual
With teeny tiny sandwiches
I should go lie down
It is tea, it’s only tea
It’s not so complicated
Soon we'll be sitting sipping
Lost in memory
It is tea, it’s only tea
It’s just been elevated
What a pleasant bit of serendipity
Will she see I’ve made my world
In the image of her dreams?
The closer that I get
The farther that she seems
But there is no too much
There is no too far
There is only tea
And a rewrite of the stars
(spoken)
How do I look?
NICK: (spoken)
Perfectly tailored.
GATSBY: (spoken)
Too tailored? I told them to keep it casual!
GATSBY & NICK:
It is tea, it’s only tea
NICK:
No need for ostentation
GATSBY:
A little decoration
NICK:
Soon you will be laughing,
Reminiscing, you will see
ALL:
It is tea
It’s only tea
GATSBY:
I'm going home
NICK: (spoken)
Wait. What was that?
GATSBY:
Daisy isn’t coming, I am going,
Thanks for helping,
But I cannot wait all day
NICK:
Hey!
GATSBY:
She is late, so I’m off to go scream in a jar
NICK:
She's not late gatsby, stay where you are!
GATSBY:
In a tiny little cabin where I’m quickly going manic
A tiny little cabin-
NICK:
This is not the time to panic
GATSBY:
A tiny little cabin in the hull of the Titanic
NICK:
There’s the car!
ENSEMBLE:
It’s time for tea!
NICK: (spoken)
Gatsby?!
Review: The Great Gatsby the Musical Lyrics
The Great Gatsby the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS
Roaring On
Absolute Rose
New Money
For Her
Valley of Ashes
Second-Hand Suit
For Better or Worse
The Met
Only Tea
My Green Light
Shady
Better Hold Tight
Past Is Catching Up to Me
La Dee Dah With You
Go
Made to Last
One-Way Road
God Sees Everything
For Her (Reprise)
New Money (Reprise)
Beautiful Little Fool
Finale: Roaring On
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