Ragtime - The Courtship Lyrics |
Broadway production 1998 Ragtime the Musical - The Courtship Lyrics
"The Courtship" is a song from musical Ragtime performed by Marin Mazzie (Mother), Steven Sutcliffe (Younger Brother), Conrad McLaren (Grandfather), Brigit, and Company.
[MOTHER] Sarah, let me take him for a while. You haven't slept.
[There is a knock at the door]
[MOTHER] Yes?
[COALHOUSE] I'm looking for a woman of color whose name is Sarah. She is said to reside in one of these houses.
[LITTLE BOY] She's here. She's living in our attic.
[COALHOUSE] Will you tell her, please that Mr. Coalhouse Walker Jr., desires to speak with her?
[MOTHER] Certainly. Please wait here.
[LITTLE BOY] This is Sarah's baby. You want a cookie?
[MOTHER] Sarah, you have a caller. A Mr. Walker. Will you come down to the kitchen?
[SARAH] No Ma'am. Send him away, please.
[MOTHER] Well, that's the most words you've spoken since you've been here.
[COALHOUSE] Hmmm...
[MOTHER] Sarah is unable to see you. Good day.
[COALHOUSE] Thank you Ma'am. Tell her I'll come back next Sunday.
[GRANDFATHER] Such was the coming of the colored man in the car to Broadview Avenue.
[ALL] Each Sunday, he'd come driving. Curtains would part, Neighbours would peek.
[MOTHER] I'm sorry, Mr. Walker. Sarah still will not receive you.
[COALHOUSE] Will you see that she gets these flowers, Ma'am?
[MOTHER, ALL] Week after week!
And aftyer weeks of Sundays
[MOTHER] Sending him off seemed a crime...
Mr. Walker, it must be a long drive for you. Perhaps you would like a cup of tea before you go?
[COALHOUSE] This piano is badly in need of a tuning.
[MOTHER] Oh yes. We are terrible about that.
[GRANDFATHER] Do you know any coon songs?
[COALHOUSE] Coon songs are made for Minstrel shows. White men sing them in blackface. This is called Ragtime.
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