Kay Walbye - I See A River lyrics

Hope I see a river flowing for freedom I see a river just in view I see a river flowing for freedom I see a river straight and true Come to the river flowing for justice Come to the river rendezvous Come to the river flowing for justice All for the people, me and you Lockstock Well, as you guessed, Hope took over her father's business, instituting A series of reforms which opened the public bathrooms to all the people To pee for free whenever they liked, as much as they liked, for as long As they liked, with whomever they liked. The UGC was renamed, "The Bobby Strong Memorial Toilet Authority" and was operated as a public trust for The benefit of the people Little Becky Two Shoes Sisters and brothers fight for the river Hope Fathers and mothers Little Becky Two Shoes Babies, too! Hope and Little Becky Two Shoes All in the family, push toward the river Shove toward the river, why don't you? All Step in the river, wade in the river Soak in the river through and through Once in the river, you are the river Friends on the shorelines, jump in too Lockstock Of course, it wasn't long before the water turned silty, brackish and Then disappeared altogether. As cruel as Caldwell B. Cladwell was, his Measures effectively regulated water consumption, sparing the town the Same fate as the phantom Urinetown. Hope chose to ignore the warning Signs, however, preferring to bask in the people's love for as long as It lasted Little Sally What kind of musical is this?! The good guys finally take over and then Everything starts falling apart Lockstock Like I said, Little Sally. This isn't a happy musical Little Sally But the music's so happy! Lockstock Yes, Little Sally. Yes it is Josephine Such a fever. If only I had a cool, tall gla** of water, maybe I'd have A fighting chance Hope But don't you see, Mrs. Strong? The gla** of water's inside you, it Always has been Josephine It has? Hope Of course it has. Don't you know what you are? Josephine A river? Hope That's right. We all are You are the river, I am the river He is the river, she is too Hope and Josephine All are the river flowing for freedom Flowing for justice, let's review All We see a river flowing for freedom We see a river just in view You see a river flowing for freedom You see a river straight and true Little Sally I don't think too many people are going to come see this musical Officer Lockstock Lockstock Why do you say that, Little Sally? Don't you think people want to be Told that their way of life is unsustainable? Little Sally That, and the title's awful Lockstock I suppose you're right, Little Sally. I do suppose you're right Little Sally Can't we do a happy musical next time? Lockstock If there is a next time I'm sure we can. Well, that's our story. Hope Eventually joined her father in a manner not quite so gentle. As for the People of this town? They did as best they could. But they were prepared For the world they inherited, weaned as they were on the legend born of Their founding father's scare tactics. For when the water dried up, they Recognized their town for the first time for what it really was. What it Was always waiting to be All This is Urinetown! Always it's been Urinetown! This place, it's called Urinetown! Lockstock Hail Malthus! All Hail Malthus! Lockstock Thank you. And goodnight All That was our show!