Stephen Schwartz
Brand New World
[David, spoken]
Mama, can I tell you something? About being here, I mean? I think I'm a little bit afraid

[Rebecca, spoken]
It's alright, Duvedal. You're very brave. Your Papa would be proud of you

[David, spoken]
Mama -

[Rebecca, spoken]
Listen, David! Can you hear it?

[sung]
What's that music
Playing out here in the street?
On that pushcart
Is that a thing you could eat?

Look there
See the clothing so fine, like a book there
Oy! There's a Chinaman!

See that lady
Where did she get all those eggs?
Look at that one
[spoken]
No, don't!

[sung]
You could see her legs

But since we're here now
We'rе now
Tumbled and twirled
Into this brand new world, now
Hеre we are in a brand new...

[Bella, spoken]
Rebecca, violets! Aren't they beautiful?

[Rebecca, spoken]
You see, David? America is already filled with flowers!

[sung]
Look, David
See, David

[David, spoken]
I'll try, Mama

[Avram]
Open your eyes, Bella
Just take a breath
[Bella, spoken]
I will, Papa

[Rebecca and Avram]
Now it belongs to you
To you!

[Rebecca, Bella, Avram]
Hear that music?
Listen, it's playing so nice
What's that sign there
Covered with words we can't read?
Look there, David
That great big wagon
All filled with nothing but ice
All these people
Selling you things you don't need

[Rebecca, Bella, and Avram]
Everybody so busy
They're so busy they're making me dizzy
My head's aching from -

[David]
All this noise here
Everyone hollers and yells
[Bella and Avram]
Motors and sirens
And whistles and bells

[Rebecca]
And the air here -

[David]
It's all loaded up with smells

[Rebecca, Bella, and Avram]
It's such a feeling
Reeling
Like we've been hurled

[Rebecca, David, Bella]
A million miles and landed
Right at the heart
Did you see what that man did?
Look at that cart!

[Rebecca and David]
We may be lost and stranded

[All]
But we're part of this
Brand new world