[ENSEMBLE]
The lady in bed
Is Marjorie Taylor
Dr. Joseph Taylor's wife

[SOLO SOPRANO]
Except for the day when she married Joe
This is the happiest day of her life

[ENSEMBLE]
Except for the day when she married Joe
This is the happiest day of her life

[TAYLOR]
You awake, dear?

[MARJORIE]
Where you been, Joe?

[TAYLOR]
Making rounds

How do you feel?

[MARJORIE]
Feel like jumping out of bed and dancing!
[TAYLOR]
Well, don't!

(He kisses her.)

How's old Skeezicks?

[MARJORIE]
Old Skeezicks is asleep

(MARJORIE and TAYLOR gaze down fondly at their first born.)

[MEN]
His hair is fuzzy
His eyes are blue
His еyes may change
They oftеn do
He weighs eight pounds and an ounce or two
Joseph Taylor, Jr

[WOMEN]
When he wakes up, he wants to eat
And when he sleeps, he wets his seat
But you'd forgive anyone as sweet
As Joseph Taylor, Jr
[MARJORIE]
Do many people know yet?

[TAYLOR]
About him? Do they know? Why, the whole town's in an uproar! Women are rushing to church, men are pouring into saloons - early this morning, the town's people gathered in front of Elks Hall! His Honor the Mayor addressed them!

[GIRL]
Have you heard the news?!

[ANOTHER GIRL]
It's a boy!

[MAYOR]
Here ye, here ye! The birthday of Joseph Taylor Jr. is bound to be a legal holiday someday, so we might as well start on his first birthday! Close the bank! And tell the kids, No school today!

(Cheers from the KIDS. A group of DRUNKS reel on.)

[DRUNKS]
His hair is fuzzy
His eyes are blue
His eyes may change
They often do
He weighs eight pounds and an ounce or two
Joseph Taylor

(hic!)
Jr.!

[CHOIR]
Ring out, ring out, oh bells of joy
And all the ships at sea, ahoy!
The doctor's wife has a bouncing boy
Joseph Taylor, Jr.!

[CHILDREN]
See what Mrs. Taylor's done
Had herself an eight-pound son
Hail him, hail him, everyone
Joseph Taylor, Jr

[ENSEMBLE]
Joseph Taylor, Jr
Ring, oh bells of joy
For Joseph Taylor, Jr

Marjorie's eight-pound boy

(Back to just MARJORIE in her bed, with TAYLOR beside her.)

[TAYLOR]
Joseph Taylor, Jr
Marjorie's eight-pound boy