Mark Hollmann - Too Much Exposition lyrics

Lockstock Well, hello there. And welcome - to Urinetown! Not the place, of course The musical. Urinetown "the place" is ... well, it's a place you'll hear People referring to a lot through the show Penny You hear the news? They carted Old "So and So" off to Urinetown the Other day Bobby Is that so? What he do? Penny Oh, such and such, I hear Bobby Well, what do you know. Old "So and So" Lockstock It's kind of a mythical place, you understand. A bad place. A place you Won't see until Act Two. And then...? Well, let's just say it's filled With symbolism and things like that. But Urinetown "the musical", well Here we are. Welcome. It takes place in a town like any town...that you Might find in a musical. This here's the first setting for the show. As The sign says, it's a "public amenity", meaning public toilet. These People have been waiting for hours to get in. It's the only amenity they Can afford to get into Little Sally Say, Officer Lockstock, is this where you tell the audience about the Water shortage? Lockstock What's that, Little Sally? Little Sally You know, the water shortage. The hard times. The drought. A shortage so Awful that private toilets eventually become unthinkable. A premise so Absurd that - Lockstock Whoa, there, Little Sally. Not all at once. They'll hear more about the Water shortage in the next scene Little Sally Oh, I guess you don't want to overload them with too much exposition, huh Lockstock Everything in its time, Little Sally. You're too young to understand it Now, but nothing can k** a show like too much exposition Little Sally How about bad subject matter? Lockstock Well - Little Sally Or a bad title, even? That could k** a show pretty good Lockstock Well, Little Sally, suffice it to say that in Urinetown (the musical) Everyone has to use public bathrooms in order to take care of their Private business. That's the central conceit of the show! Better hope your pennies Add up to the fee - We can't have you peeing For free If you do, we'll catch you We, we never fail! And we never bother with jail All You'll get Urinetown! Off you'll go to Urinetown! Away with you to Urinetown! Lockstock You won't need bail Later on you'll learn that these "public bathrooms" are controlled by a Private company. They keep admission hight, generally, so if you're down On your luck you have to come to a place like this - one of the poorest Filthiest urinals in town Little Sally And you can't just go in the bushes either, there's laws against it Lockstock That's right, Little Sally. Harsh laws, too. That's why Little Sally Here's counting her pennies. Isn't that so, Little Sally? Little Sally I'm very close, Officer. Only a few pennies away Lockstock Aren't we all, Little Sally. Aren't we all Well, we've talked on long enough, I imagine. Enjoy the show. And Welcome - to Urinetown (the musical)!