Jeanine Tesori
Water in the Well (Reprise)
[MONTY, spoken]
Say, Violet, long as you're gon' be Brigitte Bardot, now why stay in Tulsa? Why not go all the way to Hollywood, Californ-i-ay.
[YOUNG VI]
Mama, why's a man have eyes?
[MONTY, spoken]
Long as you're pretty, I'll tell you what, I'll go AWOL, I'll go right along with you. Right, Flick?
[YOUNG VI]
So he can try you on for size
[VIOLET, spoken]
You know what, Monty? Both of you. The old lady was right! You don't give two sticks about me. And I don't need your pity, I got stockpiles of that. So drop dead.
[YOUNG VI]
There's honey in the bushes, Lord
And water in the well
Mama, why's a man have hands?
If I tell you, don't you tell –
Go ask your beau, he understands
There's honey in the bushes, Lord
And water in the –
[FATHER, spoken]
Violet, watch out!