ENSEMBLE
RAGS, BUTTONS AND GINGHAM AND YARN
TO MEND A HEART THAT'S BROKE IN TWO
THE BITS AND PIECES OF WONDER AND CHARM
TO TURN A GREY SKY INTO BLUE
FOR HEARTS NEED MENDING
THEY ALWAYS DO
AND IF YOU'LL LISTEN
WE'LL TELL A STORY JUST FOR YOU
ABOUT SOME RAGS, BUTTONS AND GINGHAM AND YARN
WITH SILVER MOON TO LIGHT THE WAY
RAGS, BUTTONS AND GINGHAM AND YARN
AND THE SHADOWS FLY AWAY.

[INTRUMENTAL]

THE BITS AND PIECES OF—

[INTRUMENTAL]

TO MEND A HEART THAT BROKE IN TWO

[INTRUMENTAL]

FOR HEARTS NEED MENDING
THEY ALWAYS DO
AND IF YOU LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN
I'LL WEAVE A STORY JUST FOR YOU
ABOUT THE RAGS, BUTTONS,
AND GINGHAM AND YARN
AND THE SHADOWS START TO PLAY.

MARCELLA
But how can I see with my eyes closed?

POPPA
It's the only way.

WHEN YOU'RE ASLEEP
THEN THEY WAKE UP
AND CARRY ON

MARCELLA
CARRY ON

POPPA
YOU'RE COUNTING SHEEP
WHILE THEY POP UP
AND CARRY ON

MARCELLA
CARRY ON

POPPA
WHEN ALL THE WORLD SEEMS QUIET
IT'S SOME PHENOMENON
THEY CARRY ON

MARCELLA
CARRY ON

POPPA
THEY CARRY ON.

MARCELLA
Why am I dying, Poppa?

POPPA
Oh no, no, you're not, you're not, no, no, those doctors are outta their minds, chick! Now get some sleep. That's the only thing that makes any sense, and Raggedy Ann will keep you company. Sweet dreams.

NOTHING LASTS FOREVER
AND LIFE IS NEVER SURE
BUT A HEART THAT'S FILLED WITH LOVE IS STRONG
AND ALWAYS WILL ENDURE
THE PAIN IS THERE
BUT YOU STAND UP
AND CARRY ON

CHORUS
CARRY ON

POPPA
IT'S HARD TO BEAR
BUT YOU STAND UP
AND CARRY ON

CHORUS
CARRY ON

POPPA
WHEN ALL THE THINGS YOU'VE CARED FOR
OR HOPED
OR DREAMED
SEEMS GONE

Now you up there mister? Now you let my kid live, do you hear me? Or I'll rip your beard out, you old goat— by the fistfull!— I'll— please—

MARCELLA
I'm dying.

RAGGEDY ANN
Who says?

MARCELLA
All the doctors. I have lung trouble. Spine trouble. Tonsils trouble.

RAGGEDY ANN
What doctors?

MARCELLA
The ones Poppa threw out! He says they're out of their mind.

DOCTOR TWO
WE FEAR THERE'S BROMIDROSIPHOBIA

DOCTOR THREE
WHICH MEANS THAT THERE'S A LOBE O' YA POOR BRAIN

DOCTOR ONE
WHICH ISN'T WORKIN' REALLY RIGHT.

DOCTOR THREE
COMPOUND PNEUMONOCONIOSIS

DOCTOR TWO
LEADS TO ONLY ONE PROGNOSIS

DOCTOR ONE
THAT SUPPOSES YOU COULD LAST

DOCTORS
TO TUESDAY NIGHT.

DOCTOR THREE
SO WE ADDRESS THE SITUATION

DOCTOR ONE
WITH A GRAVE DELIBERATION

DOCTOR TWO
AS PHYSICIANS NOT MAGICIANS WHO YOU SEEK.

DOCTOR ONE
A CASE OF THROMBOCYTOPENIA AT THIS STAGE
CAN ONLY MEAN YA

DOCTOR THREE
GOT NO PADDLE

DOCTORS
AN' YOU'RE REALLY UP THE CREEK.

BECAUSE YOU'RE SICK, SICK, SICK!
AND YOU AIN'T GETTIN' BETTER QUICK, QUICK, QUICK!
WE WOULD DO SOMETHIN' REALLY GOOD,

DOCTOR ONE
IF WE COULD,

DOCTOR THREE
BUT WE CAN'T

DOCTOR TWO
AND WE WON'T

DOCTOR THREE
SO WE'LL KEEP RIGHT ON CONSULTING,

DOCTOR ONE
PLEASE DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE INSULTING

DOCTORS
BUT YOU'RE ILL, ILL, ILL!
AND BOY FOR US IS THAT A THRILL, THRILL, THRILL!
WE'D LIKE TO HELP YA BUT YOUR CASE IS COMPLICATED
AND WE KNOW WHEN SOMETHING'S FATED,
SO RELAX, ENJOY AND PLEASE STOP ASKING WHY!
BECAUSE YOU'RE SICK, SICK, SICK!
AND WE THINK YOU'RE GONNA DIE.

(Adlibs)

DOCTOR THREE
A CASE OF HIDROADENOSIS

DOCTOR ONE
THAT'S OUR MAJOR DIAGNOSIS

DOCTOR TWO
AND HOW CLOSE IS YOUR DEMISE WE CANNOT TELL.

DOCTOR THREE
BUT THIS RESULTS IN MELANCHOLIA

DOCTOR ONE
AND AS WE ALREADY TOL' YA

DOCTOR TWO
AS A WHOLE YA REALLY DOING NOT SO WELL.

DOCTOR THREE
YOU GOT A BAD COXSACKIE VIRUS

DOCTOR ONE
THAT HAS NOW BEGUN TO TIRE US

DOCTOR TWO
AND WE'VE DONE ABOUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN DO.

DOCTOR THREE
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU'RE WISHIN'

DOCTOR ONE
GO AND CALL A GOOD MORTICIAN

DOCTOR TWO
'CAUSE YOU'RE FADIN' FAST

DOCTORS
AND YOU AIN'T PULLIN' THROUGH!

BECAUSE YOU'RE SICK, SICK, SICK!

RAGGEDY ANN
SHE'S NOT!

DOCTORS
YER FUTURE ISN'T WORTH A LICK, LICK, LICK!

RAGGEDY ANN
NO, SHE'S NOT!

DOCTORS
AS MASTER SURGEONS WE CONFESS,
YOU'RE A MESS AND WE'D LIKE TO EXPRESS
OUR CONDOLENCE TO YOUR FATHER.
GAD, IT REALLY IS A BOTHER
THAT YOU'RE ILL, ILL, ILL!

RAGGEDY ANN
SHE'S NOT!

DOCTORS
AND WAIT UNTIL YOU GET THE BILL, BILL, BILL!

RAGGEDY ANN
HE'LL NEVER PAY!

DOCTORS
WE KNOW YOU'RE SINKING
AND ALTHOUGH WE'RE GLAD WE MET YA
THAT OL' REAPER'S GONNA GET YA
SO WE'LL BID ADIEU AND WAVE TA TA GOOD BYE!
BECAUSE YOU'RE SICK, SICK, SICK!
AND WE KNOW YOU'RE GONNA DIE.
HMMMMM.

MARCELLA
Look!

RAGGEDY ANN
Shhhh!

MARCELLA
I’m scared

RAGGEDY ANN
It’s only life

ANDY
WHAT'S THAT I HEAR?
THE BEAT OF A HEART?
THE LID IS OFF AND BOY I'M READY TO START
IT'S MY TURN NOW
TOODLE-OO TO DUST AND DARKNESS
THE LIGHT'S GONNA SHINE ON ME

BABY
SO THIS IS THE WORLD
HEY LOOK AT THE VIEW
IT'S TIME THAT I WAS BORN
I'M LONG OVERDUE
IT'S MY TURN NOW
I'LL BE EV'-RY-BODY'S BABY
THE LIGHT'S GONNA SHINE ON ME

RAGGEDY ANN
NO LYING ‘ROUND IN BED TODAY
THERE'S MUCH TOO MUCH TO DO

DOLLS
WE'RE LETTING LOOSE AND ON OUR WAY

RAGGEDY ANN
WE'RE WAITING JUST FOR YOU

PANDA
BANQUET OF LIFE
CHANCE TO TASTE PLUM
NOW PANDA EAGER FOR
WHATEVER MAY COME
IT'S MY TURN NOW
OPPORTUNITY FOR ‘VENTURE
THE LIGHT'S GONNA SHINE ON ME

ALL
STRIKE UP THE BAND
KICK UP YOUR HEELS
WE'RE BUSTIN' LOOSE
AND BOY, HOW GREAT IT ALL FEELS
IT'S YOUR TURN NOW
CAN'T STAY IN THIS BED FOREVER
THE LIGHT'S GONNA SHINE ON YOU

[INSTRUMENTAL]

THE BEAT IS SO STRONG
COME JOIN THE PARADE
THERE’S LOTS OF SUNSHINE FLOODING
WHO NEEDS THE SHADE
IT'S MY TURN NOW
ON MY FEET AND MARCHIN' STEADY
THE LIGHT'S GONNA SHINE
THE LIGHT'S GONNA SHINE
THE LIGHT'S GONNA SHINE ON ME!

RAGGEDY ANN
What’s your story?

CAMEL
That’s my story. Nobody wanted me

RAGGEDY ANN
Why?

CAMEL
I have incurable fallen knees. Ugly, aren’t they?

RAGGEDY ANN
I’ve seen worse

CAMEL
So? They threw me out

RAGGEDY ANN
That’s awful! You must have been pretty sad

CAMEL
Sad?
WHEN YOU CAN'T FIND A FRIEND
AND THE ROAD DOESN'T SEEM TO END
AND YOU'RE LONESOME THE WHOLE DAY THROUGH
HOW CAN YA BE HAPPY?
HOW CAN YA BE SMILIN'?
HOW CAN YA BE ANYTHIN' BUT LOW-DOWN SAGGY AND BLUE?

WHEN THERE'S NOTHIN' TO SHARE
AND YOU DON'T HAVE A DIME TO SPARE
AND THERE'S NO-ONE TO COME FOR YOU
HOW CAN YA BE SMILIN'?
HOW CAN YA BE SINGIN'?
HOW CAN YA BE ANYTHIN' BUT LOW-DOWN SAGGY AND BLUE?

I’VE LOOKED AROUND AND SEEN THE SWEET LIFE EVERYWHERE
I’VE WATCHED THE COOKIE BUSHES SHININ' IN THE SUN
THE SMELL OF SWEET VANILLA LIVING
BLOWS IN EVERY BREATH OF AIR
DOESN'T ANYBODY WANT ME?
DOESN'T ANYBODY CARE?

WHEN YOU'RE WRINKLED AND COLD
AND YOUR FORTUNE HAS ALL BEEN TOLD
AND YOU'RE NOBODY'S "I LOVE YOU"

RAGGEDY ANN
HOW CAN YA BE HAPPY?

CAMEL
HOW CAN YA BE SMILIN'?

ANN & CAMEL
HOW CAN YA BE ANYTHIN'
BUT LOW-DOWN SAGGY AND BLUE?
SAD BUT TRUE

CAMEL
HOW CAN YA BE

ANN & CAMEL
HAPPY?

CAMEL
HOW CAN YA BE

ANN & CAMEL
SINGIN'?

CAMEL
HOW CAN YA BE ANYTHIN' BUT LOW-DOWN SAGGY

RAGGEDY ANN
AND RAG-BAG-BAGGY

ANN & CAMEL
AND BLUE?

MARCELLA
Look! Poppa’s sewing machine!

ANDY
A motor.

MARCELLA
All this junk is from my house!

ANDY
Dig in.

PANDA
Andy, “One man’s junk, another man’s boat.”

CAMEL
Can I come?

ANDY
You’re useless!

CAMEL
Useless!

RAGGEDY ANN
Maybe he’ll be of some use, can’t you do anything.

CAMEL
I’ve always wanted to do one thing.

RAGGEDY ANN
What?

CAMEL
Be an opera singer.

ANDY
Just what we need!

MARCELLA
Let him come.

ANDY
Alright, Okay, just don’t get in the way of progress. It’s 11 o’clock.

RAGGETTES
Eleven - ten.

ANDY
Oh my gosh, you’re right! Hurry up!


MARCELLA
We’ve only got ‘til 6 a.m., and in a minute I’ll be--


ANDY
C’mon get busy or we’ll never get Marcella to L.A.


ANDY
C’mon you lummox, lend a hand and keep your knees outta the way.

RAGGETTES
Hurry, hurry, six a.m..
Hurry, hurry, six a.m..


MARCELLA
I’m just a kid and it’s not fair to make my time run out so--


BABY
I need a change but I’m not sure that this is quite the way to go--.


ANDY
The kid needs help so let’s get movin’, there’s no time to sit and--

DOLLS
MAKE BELIEVE.

RAGGEDY ANN
Where’s Baby?

BABY
Everybody stop worrying!

ALL
What?

BABY
I changed my diapers!

ANDY
All aboard!

RAGGEDY ANN
BED, SAIL, SEA, SKY
MAKE BELIEVE
It’s easy isn’t it.

MARCELLA
(giggles)

RAGGEDY ANN
DREAM, STARS, LIGHT, SKY
MAKE BELIEVE
Thought you couldn’t do it.

MARCELLA
It’s amazing.

RAGGEDY ANN
ON YOUR WAY NOW
SOON BE DAY NOW
MAY I SAY HOW

MARCELLA
MAKE BELIEVE

RAGGEDY ANN
You said it, kiddo. Make believe.

RAGGEDY ANN
SAFE, SOFT, STRONG, WARM

DOLLS
MAKE BELIEVE

RAGGEDY ANN
I’ll get you there.

CALM, THROUGH THE STORM

DOLLS
MAKE BELIEVE

RAGGEDY ANN
Anything can happen.

NOT TO HIDE, EYES OPEN WIDE
AND DEEP INSIDE KEEP
MAKE BELIEVE

MARCELLA
I love it.
MAKE BELIEVE

RAGGEDY ANN
Me too.

ALL
MAKE BELIEVE.

MARCELLA
I feel safe at last.

DOLLS
MOONRISE
LIFTING
SOMETHING IN THE AIR.

STAR LIGHT
DRIFTING
SOMETHING IN THE AIR.

COMETS
RAINBOWS
LIGHTNING IN THE SKY.

WHERE THE
WIND BLOWS
THERE GO YOU AND I.

SWEET BREEZE
SINGING
SOMETHING IN THE AIR

ONE CLEAR
SHINING
VIEW BEYOND COMPARE

SOFTLY
GLIDING
TOWARDS THE BRINK OF DAWN
SOMETHING IN THE AIR
SAIL ON

MARCELLA
Is this heaven?

CLOUDS
A piece of it

MARCELLA
SO BEAUTIFUL, SO WONDERFUL
SOARING HIGH IN THE NIGHT

RAGGEDY ANN
SO MARVELOUS, MIRACULOUS
HOW CAN STARS BE SO BRIGHT?

ANN & MARCELLA
COULD THIS BE THE HEAVEN
THEY SAID WAS IN STORE

MARCELLA
WILL IT GO ON FOREVERMORE?

ANN & MARCELLA
SO BEAUTIFUL, SO WONDERFUL TONIGHT

MARCELLA
Is this where my wishes come true?

CLOUDS
One or two

MARCELLA
Can I make three -- it’s always three wishes come true.

CLOUDS
Do.

MARCELLA
I wish I could see Yellow Yum Yum again! She’s singing in a Methodist choir!--

YELLOW YUM-YUM
LITTLE MARTYR IN A GILDED CAGE
REDFANG ATE ME AT AN EARLY AGE
MY FEATHERS CHOKED HIM, BUT THEY WISH HIM WELL
I FORGIVE HIM, WHERE HE HOWLS

(WOLF tries to howl, but chokes)

IN HELL!

CHORUS
A-A-A-MEN!

MARCELLA
Oh I wish Poppa could see this

POPPA
I can, chick! I can

MARCELLA
Poppa!

POPPA
I’m here, I love you

CLOUDS
He loves you

MARCELLA
I love you too, Poppa.

POPPA
Havin’ a good trip?

MARCELLA
Oh yes, there’s only one thing missing, I wish I could see—

Mommy!

(Note: this section below is missing from the recording, as it skips forward)

MOMMY
WOOSH! EAST, WOOSH! WEST, WATCH ME
‘CAUSE I’M A SHOOTING STAR
WOOSH! UP, WOOSH! BEST, UP HERE!
HEY, I’M A SHOOTING STAR

WATCH ME FLASHING ‘CROSS THE SKY!
WHAT A GORGEOUS SIGHT AM I!

WOOSH! NORTH, WOOSH! SOUTH,
LOOK MA
BOY, I’M A SHOOTING STAR
WOOSH! UP, WOOSH! DOWN,
LOOK, WORLD
YOU SEE A SHOOTING STAR

DON’T CALL ME A METEOR, WHAT A BORE
I’M A SHOOTING STAR

(End section.)

[INSTRUMENTAL]

MARCELLA
Please love her.

POPPA
Love her. I do.

MARCELLA
Oh no!

Save her!

Please love him.

MOMMY
Love him. I did.

MARCELLA
Can’t we all be married again?

POPPA
Will you marry me again?

MOMMY
I will.

POPPA
She will.

MARCELLA
Then do!

CHORUS
RING OUT THE BELLS
OH HOW WE’VE WAITED
THE MOMENT WE’VE ANTICIPATED
SWEET TEARS OF JOY AND LAUGHTER
AND HAPPY EVER AFTER

MARCELLA
MOM AND YOU AND ME

POPPA, MOMMY, MARCELLA
WE THREE FOREVER


CLOUDS, MOMMY, POPPA, MARCELLA
THE LONELY DAYS HAVE ENDED
AND LIFE AT LAST IS MENDED
HAPPY WEDDING DAY

[SIMULTANEOUS]


GENERAL D.
Make believe! Ho, ho, ho!

MOMMY
You’re a rope around my neck!

MARCELLA
She’s running away again!

RAGGEDY ANN
RAGS, BUTTONS, AND GINGHAM AND YARN
TO MEND A HEART THAT'S BROKE IN TWO--

I don’t know, who do I think I am?

I'M JUST A RAG DOLLY
HAPPY AND SMILIN' ALL DAY
A LITTLE RAG DOLLY
KEEPIN' IT SIMPLE THAT WAY
I STOP AND SAY, "GOLLY
HOW COULD IT HAPPEN TO YOU?"
COULD ONE POOR RAG DOLLY PLAIN AS CAN BE
REALLY MAKE SOMEONE'S WISHES COME TRUE?

I'M JUST A RAG DOLLY
LIGHTIN' A LI'L GIRL'S DAY
A SIMPLE RAG DOLLY
WISHIN' HER WORRIES AWAY
TO ME, IT'S REAL FOLLY
COULD I EVER MAKE EVERYTHING RIGHT?
WHEN I'M A RAG DOLLY LOST AS CAN BE
WONDERIN' HOW I CAN GET THROUGH THE NIGHT

WE'RE WANDERIN' WAY TOO FAR FROM WHERE WE SHOULD BE
AND HOW WE'LL EVER GET THERE'S A MYSTERY
CAN'T YOU SEE?

I'M JUST A RAG DOLLY
WANTIN' FOR TIMES TO BE GLAD
A LI'L RAG DOLLY
STARTIN' TO SLIDE INTO SAD
WISH I COULD BE JOLLY
CAREFREE WHERE-EVER I ROAM
BUT I'M A RAG DOLLY WAY DOWN INSIDE
AND MY HEART SAYS, I WANNA GO--

WE'RE WANDERIN' WAY TOO FAR FROM WHERE WE SHOULD BE
AND HOW WE'LL EVER GET THERE'S A MYSTERY
CAN'T YOU SEE?
I'M JUST A RAG DOLLY
WANTIN' FOR TIMES TO BE GLAD
A LI'L RAG DOLLY
I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU BE SAD
WE'RE GONNA BE JOLLY
CAREFREE WHERE-EVER WE ROAM
'CAUSE I'M A RAG DOLLY WAY DOWN INSIDE
AND MY HEART SAYS, WE'RE GONNA GO HOME

[INSTRUMENTAL]

RAGGETTES
RAGS, BUTTONS, AND GINGHAM AND YARN
WITH SETTING MOON TO BRING THE DAY
RAGS, BUTTONS, AND GINGHAM AND YARN
AND THE SHADOWS FLY AWAY.

ANDY
Got any dynamite?

BAT
I am dynamite.
C’mere.

YOU ARE NOT MY FIRST
YOU WON’T BE MY LAST
AND MY PAST IS HARDLY HEAVENLY
COME A LITTLE CLOSER, HON
THE BEGUINE HAS JUST BEGUN
FORGET YOUR TRIP AND HANG AROUND WITH ME

YOU’VE GOT A REAL CUTE FACE
I’VE GOT A REAL CUTE PLACE
IN A SPOT THAT’S HOT ETERNALLY
I CAN TEACH YOU ALL THE TRICKS
THERE’LL BE NOTHIN’ THERE BUT KICKS
HANG AROUND AND BABY MIX WITH ME

YOU WON’T NEED DOCTORS
YOU WON’T NEED THAT MAP
YOU’LL HAVE THE WHOLE KABOODLE
RIGHT THERE IN YOUR LAP

IT’S ALL NEW TO YOU
BUT BY THE TIME I’M THROUGH
WE’LL BOTH KNOW EACH OTHER PERFECTLY
YOU DON’T NEED TO FUSS AND FRET
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET
OH, FORGET YOUR TRIP AND FLIP WITH ME
YOU WILL LOVE IT HANGING ROUND WITH ME

Give me the map, handsome.

[INSTRUMENTAL]

BAT
Meet the girls.
BATTETTES
Lily.
Morticia.
Elvira.

BATTETTES
Come on baby, hang around.

ANDY
I DON’T NEED TO FUSS AND FRET

BAT
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET

ANDY
YOU BET

BAT AND BATTETTES
YOU’LL LOVE IT HANGIN’ ROUND WITH ME.

ALL
YOU WILL LOVE IT HANGIN’ ROUNG ROUND
UPSIDE DOWN, HANGING’ ROUND

BAT
WITH ME.

MARCELLA
WOULD YOU LIKE A LITTLE MUSIC?

GENERAL D.
Music?

MARCELLA
WOULD YOU LIKE A LITTLE TUNE!

GENERAL D.
No.

RAGGEDY ANN
WOULD YOU LIKE A LITTLE LULLABY
TO REST YOUR EYE ‘NEATH THE SLEEPY MOON

PANDA
WOULD YOU LIKE A LITTLE
HUM DE DUM

BABY
DIE DE DIE.

ANDY
LIKE MOMMY USED TO CROON

RAGGEDY ANN
WOULD YOU LIKE A LITTLE MUSIC

ALL
WOULD YOU LIKE A LITTLE TUNE

GENERAL D.
I hate music!

MARCELLA
Says no.

RAGGEDY ANN
To cheer you up, he likes you.

MARCELLA
To cheer me up? Please --

GENERAL D.
Is it your last request?

MARCELLA
Uh huh.

GENERAL D.
Let there be music.

CAMEL
I’ll try!

GENERAL D.
What a bore.

RAGGEDY ANN
Just sing your heart out.

CAMEL
Opera puts people to sleep.


CAMEL
AH -- AH -- AH -- AH

RAGGEDY ANN
AH -- AH -- AH -- AH

CAMEL
AH -- AH -- AH -- AH

RAGGEDY ANN
AH -- AH -- AH -- AH

CAMEL & RAGGEDY ANN
AH -- AH -- AH-- AH, AH, AH, AH, AH.

CAMEL
Look I did it.

RAGGEDY ANN
You’re not so useless.

CAMEL
Invaluable.
AHHHHHHHHHHH!

RAGGEDY ANN
GET THE RING. GET THE RING
HE’S SNORING, NOW
What’s in there, sugar?

MARCELLA
Look! The road to the Doll Hospital!

RAGGEDY ANN
Ssssh! Here. Keep it safe --

BABY
Look!

MARCELLA
It’s gone.

PANDA
Adios, amigo.

ANDY
Okay, down the ladder. Tiptoe.

CAMEL
Tiptoe? Me? I’m soaring! -- on the wings of song-- on the wings of song --
-- on the wings of --

DOLLS
HUM DE DUM
DIE DE DIE
LIKE MY MOMMY USED TO CROON
YES, WE LIKE A LITTLE MUSIC
YES, WE LIKE A LITTLE TUNE

PANDA
Music universal language.

CAMEL
Don’t need knees -- Grab a hoof!

RAGGEDY ANN
Head west!

GENERAL D.
Red Fang.

WOLF
I’m going, I’m going --

GENERAL D.
Look for them in the Grisley Woods! -- where everybody gets lost

(WOLF howls)

RAGGEDY ANN
Marcella!

MARCELLA
Raggedy Ann!

RAGGEDY ANN
Where are you?

MARCELLA
In this tree!

RAGGEDY ANN
What tree?

MARCELLA
Look in the ring!

RAGGEDY ANN
The ring isn’t working! We’re lost!

WHERE IS THE MOONLIGHT

VARIOUS
GONE

RAGGEDY ANN
WHERE IS THE PATHWAY

VARIOUS
GONE. GONE.

PANDA
TOO MANY TREES HERE

ANDY
AND GENERAL D.’S HERE

VARIOUS
HOPE IS FADING
EVERYTHING’S DONE AND GONE

CAMEL
THERE’S NO-ONE KIND HERE

VARIOUS
GONE

BABY
AND WHERE’S MY MIND HERE

VARIOUS
GONE. GONE.

CAMEL
I’M GOING BALMY

BABY
I WANT MY MOMMY

RAGGEDY ANN
I’M SO LOST
AND SOON I’LL BE DEAD AND GONE

PANDA
WHY RUN SO FAST
WHEN IS NOWHERE TO GO

BABY
IT’S FAR TOO LATE
TO FIND L.A., YOU KNOW

ANDY
AND SOON WE’LL ALL BE GONE

ENSEMBLE
WE DO GET LOST HERE,
AS STORIES TELL
BUT IF YOU LISTEN
PERHAPS THE STORY TURNS OUT WELL
SOMETIMES

RAGGEDY ANN
OH WHERE IS ANDY

VARIOUS
GONE GONE GONE

MARCELLA
AND WHERE’S MY DOLLY

VARIOUS
GONE, GONE, GONE, GONE
WE HAD OUR WARNING
AND IN THE MORNING
GONE, GONE, GONE, GONE,
GONE, GONE, GONE, GONE,
GONE, GONE, GONE, GONE,
GONE, GONE, GONE, GONE

[INSTRUMENTAL]

WITCH
LOVES ME
LOVES ME NOT
--WHY NOT

BIG GAME
SMALL TIME
--NOT SO HOT

WAY BACK
--MAYBE
HUSBAND
BABY

CRAZY
HEY SEE
WHAT I GOT
NOT A LOT
--WHY NOT...

WITCH
WHAT DID I LOSE
WHEN DID I LOSE IT
WHEN DID THE HIGH LIFE GO LOW
AND HOW DID I GO SO FAR?
WHAT DID I THROW AWAY
FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS GLORY
WHY DID I TURN MY BACK SO SOON
BEFORE I LEARNED THE STORY

WHERE DID I GO
WHAT DID IT GET ME
WHEN ALL THE GOOD LIFE GOES BAD
AND WHEN YOU’VE BEEN HAD YOU SEE
NOT EVERY SHINY THING
IS WHAT IT OUGHT TO BE
WHAT DID I LOSE
AND WHEN DID I LOSE ME

RAGGEDY ANN
CAN YOU STILL REMEMBER
WHAT IT IS TO WAKE UP
IN A PLACE WHERE SOMEONE’S ALWAYS WAITING
JUST TO CARE?
IS THERE STILL A PERSON
WHO LOVES YOU MORE EACH DAY
SOMEONE WHO KEEPS GIVING THINGS
THEY NEVER TAKE AWAY

IS THERE STILL A MOMENT?
WHERE A HEART WILL OPEN
TO A PLACE WHERE JOY AND LIGHT
AND LAUGHER, FILL THE AIR
SOMEWHERE NOT TOO DISTANT
CAN YOU STILL REMEMBER?
WHERE’S THE PLACE WHERE SOMEHOW, SOMETIME
LOVE IS ALWAYS THERE

NURSES
FEELING WELL THIS MORNING
LIFE IS SWELL THIS MORNING
DOCTORS HERE ARE LEAN AND TANNER
WITH A BETTER BEDSIDE MANNER!
PRETTY PILLS THIS MORNING
NO MORE CHILLS THIS MORNING
REST ASSURED YOU’LL SOON BE CURED
IT ALWAYS ENDS THAT WAY
SO, WELCOME TO L.A. AND HAPPY DAY

WELCOME
WELCOME
WELCOME TO L.A. AND HAPPY DAY

ANDY
What are you sniffling about?

RAGGEDY ANN
‘Cause I ran away -- and hid behind a tree --

ANDY
So?

RAGGEDY ANN
-- and left Marcella alone. To the Wolf!

ANDY
So did everybody!

RAGGEDY ANN
I’m not everybody! I’m her best friend.

ANDY
Well, maybe you’ll get second chance.

RAGGEDY ANN
I feel terrible --

DOCTOR ONE
What’s wrong here?

ANDY
Says she feels terrible.

DOCTOR ONE
Aha. Open your mouth.

RAGGEDY ANN
I --

DOCTOR ONE
Don’t talk.

DOCTOR TWO
What’s wrong here.

DOCTOR ONE
Says she --

DOCTOR TWO
Aha.

RAGGEDY ANN
Ahb --Ahb --

DOCTOR ONE
Don’t talk.

DOCTORS
SICK, SICK, SICK
YER FUTURE ISN’T WORTH A LICK, LICK, LICK!
AS MASTER SURGEONS WE CONFESS YOU’RE A MESS
AND WE’D LIKE TO EXPRESS
OUR CONDOLENCE TO YOUR FATHER,
GAD IT REALLY IS A BOTHER

GENERAL D.
THE NIGHT FILLS WITH TERROR
YOUR SOUL IS STRIPPED BARE
THE BATTLE IS OVER AND NOBODY WON
AND THERE’S NO ONE TO CARE
YOUR SPIRIT IS SHATTERED
THERE’S NO TRACE OF WILL
AS THE BLOOD MOON IS RISING ABOVE YOU
A PALE SHADOW LOOMS ON THE HILL

AND THEN I COME RIDING
THE WIND CHILLS YOUR FACE
THE TERRIBLE MOMENT YOU DREADED THE MOST
LOCKS YOU IN IT’S EMBRACE
AND THEN YOU GO RIDING
WITH ME AT YOUR SIDE
AND MY SMILE LEADS YOU ON
‘TIL THE LAST BREATH IS GONE
AND ETERNITY’S DOOR OPENS WIDE.

I’M QUIETLY WATING
A HUSH IN THE AIR
MY EYES GLOW A TENDER ENCOURAGEMENT
TEMPTING YOU CLOSER AND LEADING YOU THERE
AND THERE’S NO ESCAPING
ALL PATHS ARE AS ONE
AS THE BLOOD MOON IS RISING ABOVE YOU
AND YOUR LITTLE STORY IS DONE

AND SO I COME RIDING
BEFORE BREAK OF DAY
THE NIGHTMARE THAT’S HAUNTED YOUR LIFETIME LEAPS
OUT AND IT SWEEPS YOU AWAY
AND OH YOU GO RIDING
WITH ME AT YOUR SIDE
AND MY SMILE LEADS YOU ON
‘TIL THE LAST BREATH IS GONE
AND ETERNITY’S DOOR OPENS WIDE
OPENS WIDE
OPENS WIDE

MARCELLA
WHAT’S THIS I HEAR?
THE BEAT OF MY HEART.
THE TIME IS COMING
AND I’M READY TO START

DOLLS
THE LIGHT’S GONNA SHINE
THE LIGHT’S GONNA SHINE
THE LIGHT’S GONNA SHINE --

GENERAL D.
Stop it!

POPPA
And then what happened?

MARCELLA
And then what happened was Raggedy Ann made me a present.

POPPA
What present?

MARCELLA
Her very own heart.

POPPA
Really?

MARCELLA
Then I woke up!

POPPA
I see roses, kid

MARCELLA
Where?

POPPA
Back in your cheeks! How do ya feel?

MARCELLA
Oh fine! With no chills, and no fever

POPPA
Hey, how about some breakfast?

COMPANY
CARRY ON

MARCELLA
I’m starved
That’s funny

POPPA
Huh?

MARCELLA
She has no heart

POPPA
You ate it

COMPANY
CARRY ON

MARCELLA
No I didn’t

POPPA
You ate it in your sleep

MARCELLA
No I didn’t!

COMPANY
CARRY ON

POPPA
Well, don’t matter. I’ll make her another one

MARCELLA
Today?

POPPA
Oh, right this minute! And she’ll be back kickin’ her heels up again tonight

MARCELLA
Truly?

POPPA
Kid, would I tell you somethin’ that wasn’t a fact?

MARCELLA
I think so, Poppa

POPPA
That’s ‘cause you don’t know what a fact is. Can’t get rid of her so easy, she’s always kicking up her heels someplace. Right now, if a person could see…

COMPANY
RAGS, BUTTONS, AND GINGHAM AND YARN
WITH SILVER MOON TO LIGHT THE WAY
RAGS, BUTTONS, AND GINGHAM AND YARN
AND THE SHADOWS FLY AWAY

RAGGEDY ANN
WE'RE WANDERIN' WAY TOO FAR FROM WHERE WE SHOULD BE

COMPANY
AND HOW WE'LL EVER GET THERE'S A MYSTERY
CAN'T YOU SEE?
I'M JUST A RAG DOLLY WAY DOWN INSIDE
AND MY HEART SAYS, WE'RE GONNA GO HOME
WE'RE GONNA GO HOME