BERTHE WHEN YOU ARE AS OLD AS I, MY DEAR AND I HOPE THAT YOU NEVER ARE YOU WILL WOEFULLY WONDER WHY, MY DEAR THROUGH YOUR CATARACTS AND CATARRH YOU COULD SQUANDER AWAY OR SEQUESTER A DROP OF A PRECIOUS YEAR FOR WHEN YOUR BEST DAYS ARE YESTER THE REST 'ER TWICE AS DEAR...
WHAT GOOD IS A FIELD ON A FINE SUMMER NIGHT IF YOU SIT ALL ALONE WITH THE WEEDS? OR A SUCCULENT PEAR IF WITH EACH JUICY BITE YOU SPIT OUT YOUR TEETH WITH THE SEEDS? BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE STOP TRYING TO WAIT FOR FORTUNE AND FATE YOU'RE SECURE OF FOR THERE'S ONE THING TO BE SURE OF, MATE: THERE'S NOTHING TO BE SURE OF.
(PIPPIN jumps to his feet)
PIPPIN But Grandma, it's time that I'm worried about.
BERTHE Now you sit down. And don't say anything until I'm finished. I've got three more choruses to do. But you can all join in with me if you wish...
(To audience)
And that goes for all of you out there, too. But just the choruses, the verses are all mine.
(Sings)
I'VE NEVER WONDERED IF I WAS AFRAID WHEN THERE WAS A CHALLENGE TO TAKE I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT HOW MUCH I WEIGHED WHEN THERE WAS STILL ONE PIECE OF CAKE MAYBE IT'S MEANT THE HOURS I'VE SPENT FEELING BROKEN AND BENT AND UNWELL BUT THERE'S STILL NO CURE SO HEAVEN-SENT AS THE CHANCE TO RAISE SOME HELL.
(The BOYS join her. A song sheet is lowered behind her, and the words of the song are delineated by a bouncing ball of light) Everybody...
ALL OH, IT'S TIME TO START LIVIN' TIME TO TAKE A LITTLE FROM THIS WORLD WE'RE GIVEN TIME TO TAKE TIME, CAUSE SPRING WILL TURN TO FALL IN JUST NO TIME AT ALL
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