Leslie Odom Jr - Ode to James Corden (Tony Awards 2016) lyrics

[AARON BURR] How does an upstart Briton, best known for sittin' and Jestin' from a desk in the middle of a Forgotten slot on late night, far from Manhattan Chattin' with Hollywood phonies End up being the guy who hosts the Tonys? [JOHN LAURENS] CBS said, "This collision of theatre and television Needs a risk-taker. It needs a rule breaker It needs a troublemaker A mover and a shaker It needs that chubby dude from Into the Woods Who played the Baker" [THOMAS JEFFERSON] Considering his pedigree, this choice is not a mystery The One Man with Two Guv'nors was discovered in The History Boys. With his talk show, networks honchos saw how this could be A cla**ic exercise in realizin' corporate synergy [JAMES MADISON] Of course, the host of Broadway's most preeminent affair is in The spotlight, so his goal tonight is not to be embara**in' To dodge the skewers of reviewers drawin' a comparison To Tonys past, of telecasts they've seen Neil Patrick Harris in [AARON BURR] Well, he knows that you're excited and he feels the very same 'Cause he knows this night can bring you recognition and acclaim 'Cause the theatre's what he loves, it's the world from whence he came Yes, the theatre's where he made his name. And his name is – [JAMES CORDEN] James Corden My name is James Corden And these are what I'll be awardin' No! Just you wait, just you wait...