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Once on This Island - Mama Will Provide Lyrics |
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Broadway production (1990)
Once on This Island the Musical - Mama Will Provide Lyrics
(Music by Stephen Flaherty and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens)
[WOMAN]
But on this island the earth sings
As soon as the storm ends.
[MAN]
And as Ti Moune set out she realized
She was walking with old friends.
[WOMAN]
The birds...
[THREE WOMEN]
Coo coo, coo coo, coo coo coo
Coo coo, coo coo, coo coo coo
[TWO MEN]
Sha sha sha-aah
[MAN]
The trees...
[BOTH]
Sha sha sha-aah
[TWO MEN]
Ba-oom boom boom
[MAN]
The frogs!
[BOTH]
Ba-oom boom boom
[WOMAN]
And the breezes!
[THREE WOMEN]
Oooooooooh
Oooooooooh...
[Man]
Ti Moune lost all her fear.
She knew Asaka was near!
[ASAKA]
You've never been away from the sea, child.
You're gonna need a helping hand.
A fish has got to learn to swim on land!
Walk with me, little girl,
Don't you be afraid
Follow me, little girl
Let me be your guide
A pretty thing like you
Will need a thing or two
And whatever you need
Mama will provide Oh...
Down the road, little girl
You may lose your way
All alone in a world
That may seem too wide
But sit on Mama's lap
And I will draw a map
And whatever
You need
Mama will
Provide
[THREE WOMEN]
And whatever
You need
Mama will
Provide
I'll provide you:
Storyteller
Moss!
[ASAKA]
To soften the road
[STORYTELLER]
Rocks!
[ASAKA]
To sit on!
[STORYTELLER]
Trees!
[ASAKA]
To sleep underneath!
[STORYTELLER]
Sand
[ASAKA]
Fun for your toes
[STORYTELLER]
Plantain!
[ASAKA]
To fill up your belly
[STORYTELLER]
Breeze
[ASAKA]
To fan your face
[STORYTELLER]
Grass
[ASAKA]
For making your bed
[STORYTELLER]
Mosquitos?!
[ASAKA]
Ha!!
Bug will bite little girl
And the night will fall
All alone in the dark
You'll be terrified
But you will make it through
'Cause I am liking you!
And whatever you need Mama will
Provide! Oh...
Walk with me, little girl
And I'll take you far
Round each bend, little friend
I'll be by your side
That's what a Mama's worth
To give her child the earth
And whatever you need
Mama will...
Provide!!!
[Thanks to Dani Starr for lyrics]
Read more: Once on This Island the Musical Lyrics
Mama Will Provide Lyrics from Once on This Island
Once on This Island the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS
We Dance
One Small Girl
Waiting for Life
And the Gods Heard Her Prayer
Rain
Pray
Forever Yours
The Sad Tale of the Beauxhommes
Ti Moune
Mama Will Provide
Some Say
The Human Heart
Pray (Reprise)
Some Girls
The Ball
When We Are Wed
Forever Yours (Reprise)
A Part of Us
Why We Tell the Story
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