Musical by Ellen Schwartz and Laura I. Kramer A Letter to Harvey Milk the Musical - What A Shanda Lyrics
(sings) The animals came in two by two The goose with the gander The ram with the ewe But if noah admitted the ewe with the ewe I wouldn’t be here And neither would you
The girls go with girls The boys with the boys The meat with the milk The jews with the goys If god in his wisdom Made woman for man What putz had the chutzpah To futz with his plan?
HARRY (spoken) What are you carrying on?
FRANNIE (sings) What a shame, what a shanda A gorgeous face like hers she’s gonna squanda? On some schlumpy girl who dresses like a guy? Tell me why, tell me why! What a shame, what a shanda! For forty years upon a desert we should wanda? To reach the land where god’s demand Commanded us to multiply He said “be fruitful,” not a fruit Today this they deny Do as they please, buy christmas trees With santa claus they’ve flirted
(spoken) Oy...
(sings) Don’t wait up for the messiah (spoken) He converted!
HARRY (spoken) Enough! You’ve been holding a grudge ever since Gracie married the goy.
FRANNIE (spoken) At least he was a man!
(sings) Girls go with girls The boys with the boys Meat with the milk And jews with the goys If god in his wisdom Made adam and eve What snake in the garden Now laughs up his sleeve?
What a shame, what a shanda A dress? A little make-up is beyond her? To keep alive her people Who now dwindle down to few? To leave alone my husband Who’s too old to know who’s who? Her hair’s so mousy brown She couldn’t go a little blonda? Vay iz mir! What a shanda!
What disgrace! What a shanda! What happened to her nobody should ponda With ink stains on her fingers In her hair and down her pants Why if i went for the girls I wouldn’t ask her for a dance Survival? Feh! The bible? Feh! No ethics! No decorum, eh? What the nazis couldn’t finish She’ll do for him!!!
Songs from musical: A Letter to Harvey Milk the Musical Lyrics What A Shanda lyrics from A Letter to Harvey Milk the Musical
A Letter to Harvey Milk the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS Too Old For This Thanks To Her Since Then Write What You See Love, Harry What A Shanda Frannie's Hands Weren't We? Turning The Tables Love Is A Woman Honor Thy Daughter No One'll Do For You Too Close I'm Gonna Do For You A Letter To Harvey Milk Thanks To Her (Reprise) Finale
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