Original Broadway Cast of Amélie
World’s Best Friend
[AMANDINE]
We begin with geometry. Zeno's paradox: In ancient Greece, the philosopher Zeno posited that no two objects could ever touch
[YOUNG AMÉLIE]
Some girls have classrooms where lessons are taught
But a kitchen and fish bowl are all that we've got
If you'll be my first mate then I'll be your chum
And I'll buy you a castle and brand new aquarium!
World's best friends!
You and I
Now you say it!
[FLUFFY]
World's best friends!
You and I
[YOUNG AMÉLIE]
Now together!
[YOUNG AMÉLIE & FLUFFY]
World's best friends!
[AMANDINE, spoken]
Amélie! Pay attention! Zeno's paradox: To reach a point one must always reach a halfway point and from there the next halfway point. There will always be another half way point
[FLUFFY]
Listen to your crazy Mom!
Droning on
Look at me now I'm her: blah blah blah blah blah!
This is no Sorbonne, where you should be
There's that twitch every time she blinks
Or she thinks as her lesson sinks in like a shipwreck for you and me!
[AMANDINE, spoken]
Two objects can never meet
[FLUFFY & YOUNG AMÉLIE]
Listen to your crazy Mom!
Droning on
Blah blah blah blah!
Over and over
I'm glad there's someone else who can see
[FLUFFY]
Your parents are crazy
[FLUFFY & YOUNG AMÉLIE]
But you can count on me!
[AMANDINE, spoken]
Amélie, did you hear me?
Give me that bowl!
[AMÉLIE, spoken]
Fluffy!
[AMANDINE, spoken]
Give me the bowl. Give me the bowl
[FLUFFY]
Nooooo
[RAPHAEL, spoken]
The fish has to go!
[AMÉLIE]
You never got your plastic castle
But Fluffy you've been granted a parole
You're not being sold on the river
You're getting the world's biggest bowl
And any time that you get lonely
Just take a little look up from below
When you see stones skip the surface
That's me saying hello
[FLUFFY]
Bye
Bye
Bye
Goodbye
[FLUFFY & YOUNG AMÉLIE]
Goodbye