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High School Ladies at Five O'Clock

by William Finn

[SWEETHEART]
Yoo hoo!
[WIFE]
Yoo hoo!
[GOLDBERG]
Yoo hoo!
[SWEETHEART]
Yoo hoo!
[WIFE]
Yoo hoo!
[GOLDBERG]
Yoo hoo!
[SWEETHEART]
High school ladies at five o'clock
We be good girls all
Practicing adventures
Of a sort which divert you
But which never ever try to hurt you
High school ladies at five o'clock
[LADIES]
We sing la la la la
La la la
We sing la la la la
[SWEETHEART]
Oh how they repetitious
[LADIES]
La la la la
Mumble and walk
You see them?
High school ladies at five o'clock
Now
[SWEETHEART]
Marvin, take a break
Marvin, I'm your sweetie
Marvin, dance, boy, dance
We are your imagination
Buy yourself a malted
And we'll drink it and talk
But come to high school ladies at five o'clock
[LADIES]
They sing la la la la
La la la
They sing la la la la
[SWEETHEART]
Oh how they repetitious
[LADIES]
La la la la
Mumble and walk
High school ladies at five o'clock
Now
[SWEETHEART]
La la la la
La la la la
La la la la
La la la la
La la la la
La la ley...Hey!
[WIFE]
Not one
[GOLDBERG]
Not two
[SWEETHEART]
Not three
[WIFE and GOLDBERG]
Not four
[LADIES]
But five o'clock
Oooo!
[SWEETHEART]
Does he like the rain?
[GOLDBERG and WIFE]
Oh yes he do!
[SWEETHEART]
Is he better than banana?
[MARVIN]
Aaaahhh!
[SWEETHEART]
Does he like the snow?
[GOLDBERG and WIFE]
Oh yes he do!
[SWEETHEART]
Is he better than banana?
[MARVIN]
Aaaahhh!
[SWEETHEART]
Does he kiss?
[LADIES]
No
[SWEETHEART]
Touch?
[LADIES]
No
[SWEETHEART]
Drink?
[LADIES]
No
[SWEETHEART]
Screw?
[LADIES]
No!
[ALL]
High school ladies at nine A.M
We be waiting at the school
We admirin' the photograph
Of Marvin on the stage
Turn the page
And look at
High school ladies at five o'clock
[WIFE]
Does he?
[SWEETHEART]
Does he?
[GOLDBERG]
Does he?
[SWEETHEART]
Does he?
[WIFE]
Does he?
[SWEETHEART]
Does he?
[GOLDBERG]
Does he?
[SWEETHEART]
Does he?
[WIFE]
Does he?
[SWEETHEART]
Does he?
[GOLDBERG]
Does he?
[SWEETHEART]
Does he?
[WIFE]
Does he?
[SWEETHEART]
Does he?
[GOLDBERG]
Does he?