Stephen Sondheim
Evening Primrose Medley: Take Me to the World
[ELLA]
Let me see the world
With clouds
Take me to the world
Out where I can push
Through crowds
Take me to the world
A world that smiles
With streets instead of aisles
Where I can walk for miles
With you
Take me to the world
That's real
Show me how it's done
Teach me how to laugh
To feel
Move me to the sun
Just hold my hand
Whenever we arrive
Take me to the world
Where I can be alive
Let me see thе world
That smiles
Take me to thе world
Somewhere I can walk
For miles
Take me to the world
With all around
Things growing in the ground
Where birds that make a sound
Are birds
Let me see the world
That's real
[CHARLES]
I have seen the world
[ELLA]
Show me how it's done
[CHARLES]
And it's mean and ugly
[ELLA]
Teach me how to laugh
To feel
[CHARLES]
We could laugh together here
[ELLA]
Move me to the sun
[CHARLES]
Stay here with me
[ELLA]
Just hold my hand whenever we arrive
[CHARLES]
Stay here
I love you, Ella
But we're happy here!
[ELLA]
Let it be a world with you
[CHARLES]
Stay with me
[ELLA]
Any other world will do
[CHARLES]
Stay with me
[ELLA]
Take me to a world
Where I can be alive
[CHARLES]
Do you want the world?
Why, then
You shall have the world
Ask me for the world
Again
You shall have the world
A world of skies
That's bursting with surprise
To open up your eyes
With joy
We shall see the world come true
We shall have the world
[ELLA]
I won't be afraid with you
[CHARLES & ELLA]
We shall have the world
You'll hold my hand
And know you're not alone
You shall have the world
To keep
Such a lovely world
We'll weep
We shall have the world
Forever
For our own