Stephen Sondheim
Anyone Can Whistle
[FAY, spoken]
My mouth waits, but I can't
(sung)
"Anyone can whistle," that's what they say—"Easy"
"Anyone can whistle, any old day—easy"
It's all so simple
Relax, let go, let fly
So, someone tell me, why can't I?
I can dance a tango, I can read Greek—easy
I can slay a dragon, any old week—easy
What's hard is simple
What's natural comes hard
Maybe you could show me
How to let go, lower my guard, learn to be free
Maybe if you whistle, whistle for me
[FAY, spoken]
Oh!
[HAPGOOD, spoken]
I, I thought perhaps, that week in Cleveland...
[FAY, spoken]
It was a hell of a week in Cleveland, but I was wearing them, wig and...
[HAPGOOD, spoken]
I know
[FAY]
I can slay a dragon, any old week—easy
What's hard is simple
What's natural comes hard
Maybe you could show mе
How to let go, lower my guard, learn to bе free
Maybe if you whistle, whistle for me