Original Broadway Cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Pandemonium lyrics

[MR. PANCH, spoken] Please spell "telephone." [SPELLERS, spoken] *a**orted grumbles, e.g. "Aw, what! C'mon! Telephone?!"* [CHIP] My oh my [CHIP/OLIVE] That word's so moronic [LOGAINNE] I could cry I want words as lame [MR. PANCH, spoken] Mr. Coneybear... [LEAF] Simplify I feel supersonic [MR. PANCH, spoken] Spell "hospital." [SPELLERS, spoken] *a**orted grumbles* [MARCY] That is why I despise this game [LEAF, quietly] H-o-s-p-i- T-a-l, "hospital." [MR. PANCH, spoken] That is correct! Mr. Tolentino... [BOY SPELLERS] Life is random and unfair Life is pandemonium [MR. PANCH, spoken] "Staphylococcus." [CHIP, spoken] Awwww! [SPELLERS] That's the reason we despair [CHIP] Life is pandemonium [LEAF] Life is pandemonium [CHIP] Life is pandemonium [WILLIAM] Life is pandemonium [MR. PANCH, spoken] "Broccoli." [LEAF] I knew that word [OLIVE] I knew that word [WILLIAM] I knew that word [SPELLERS] God dammit! [CHIP] It is such a calamity [SPELLERS] Where should we begin? The best spellers [CHIP] Don't necessarily Win [SPELLERS] Life is pandemonium Life is pandemonium [MARCY] Set your sights I am on a mission [MR. PANCH, spoken] Miss Park, "antediluvian." [LOGAINNE] We have rights [LOGAINNE, spoken] We have rights! [LOGAINNE] That's why we complain [MR. PANCH, spoken] Mr. Barfee, "halitosis." [WILLIAM] Damn, life bites But I like competition [MR. PANCH, spoken] Miss Ostrovsky, "schematic." [OLIVE] In these lies Can you feel our pain? [MR. PANCH, spoken] Somebody spell "crayon." [SPELLERS, spoken] Crayon?! [MITCH] Life is random and unfair Life is pandemonium [SPELLERS] That's the reason we despair [CHIP] Life is pandemonium [MITCH] Life is pandemonium [CHIP] Life is pandemonium [WILLAIM,] Life is pandemonium! [MR. PANCH, spoken] "Dinosaur." [CHIP] I knew that word [GIRL SPELLERS] I knew that word [CHIP] I knew that word [SPELLERS] God damnit! It is such a calamity Where should we begin? The best spellers [CHIP] Don't necessarily Win They don't win, they don't win, they don't win No, they don't! Life is pandemonium Yes, it is Oh, yes, it is Yes, it is! [SPELLERS] Life is pandemonium Life is pandemonium Life is random and unfair Life is Pandemonium Life is Pandemonium Life is Pandemonium Life is Pandemonium Life is Pandemonium Life is Pandemonium Life is Pandemonium [ALL] Yeah!