Stephen Sondheim
Miracle Introduction
[NARRATOR, spoken]
There is one place in town doing business: Dr. Detmold's Sanitarium for the Socially Pressured. Locally known as the Cookie Jar
[NARRATOR, spoken, & (COOKIES)]
The Mayoress is so depressed by her unpopularity that she makes a nostalgic pilgrimage
I'm like the bluebird
The Mayoress (I should worry, I should care)
Is so depressed by her unpopularity (I should be a millionaire)
That she makes a nostalgic pilgrimage— (I'm like the blue—AAH!)
To a huge rock on the outskirts of town
[CORA, spoken]
I'm in the depths of positive despair
[SCHUB, spoken]
Ah now Cora, you need to relax!
[CORA, spoken]
I need a miracle, that's what I need
[NARRATOR, spoken]
Suddenly, Baby Joan licks the rock, and there is an enormous spurt of water!
[CORA, spoken]
Schroeder?
[MRS. SCHROEDER, spoken]
Your honor
[CORA, spoken]
Schroeder?
[MRS. SCHROEDER, spoken]
Your honor, it's a miracle!
[CORA, spoken]
It's a what?
[MRS. SCHROEDER, spoken]
A miracle! It's a miracle!
[CORA, spoken]
You know, you are absolutely right, it is a miracle. I'm saved