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You're a Good Man Charlie Brown




1. YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN

LINUS
I really don't think you have anything
to worry about, Charlie Brown. After all, science
has shown that a person's character isn't really
established until he's at least five years old.

SALLY(overlapping)
The only thing wrong with my big brother,
Charlie Brown, is his lack of confidence; his
inferiority and lack of confidence. His clumsiness,
his inferiority, his lack of confidence. His stupidity
his clumsiness, his inferiority and his lack of
confidence, his...

SCHROEDER(overlapping)
Did you know that Charlie Brown has never pitched
a winning baseball game, never been able to keep
a kite in the air, never won a game of checkers and
never successfully punted a football? Sometimes I
marvel at his consistency.

LUCY(overlapping)
Now Charlie Brown has what you call a
Failure Face, Linus. Notice how it has failure
written all over it. Study it carefully. You rarely
see such a good example.

CHARLIE BROWN(overlapping)
Some days I wake up early to watch the sunrise, and
I think how beautiful it is, and how my life lies
before me, and I get a very positive feeling about
things. Like this morning for instance; the sky's
so clear and the sun's so bright. How can anything
go wrong on a day like this?

I'm late!

SNOOPY
Woof!

ALL(except Charlie Brown)
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
You're the kind of reminder we need
You have humility, nobility and a sense of honor that is very
Rare indeed.

SNOOPY
Woof!

OTHERS
You're a good man, CHarlie Brown
And we know you will go very far

Yes it's hard to believe
Almost frightening to conceive
What a good man you are.

SCHROEDER
You are kind.

OTHERS
You are kind to all the animals
And every little bird
With a heart of gold
You believe what you're told...

LUCY
Every single solitary word

OTHERS
You bravely face adversity
You're cheerful through the day
You're thoughtful
Brave and couteous

LUCY
And you also have some faults
But for the moment let's just say

OTHERS
That you're a good man, Charlie Brown
You're a prince
And a prince could be king
With a heart such as yours
You could open any doors
You could go out and do anything
You could be King Charlie Brown
You could be king!

CHARLIE BROWN
Everybody says to me:

OTHERS
You're a good man, Charlie Brown

CHARLIE BROWN
Every voice in harmony

OTHERS
You're a good man, Charlie Brown

CHARLIE BROWN
All I need is one more try
Gotta get that kite to fly
And I'm not the kind of guy
Who gives up easily
Wonder why they stop to say:

OTHERS
You're a good man, Charlie Brown

CHARLIE BROWN
Never liked me, anyway

OTHERS
You're a good man, Charlie Brown

CHARLIE BROWN
Trying not to rock the boat
Not to make a scene
A good man? Yes
But I confess
I don't know what they mean

I wanna rise like I should
And do everything right-           OTHERS
But I lie awake at night...        Oooh-
                                   Never sleep
With questions in my ear           Oooh-
                                   Loud and deep
I want to join the dance           Oooh-
                                   Take the leap
But the answer isn't clear.
Than I hear:

OTHERS
Charlie Brown... Charlie Brown...
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
You're a good man, Charlie Brown

SCHROEDER
Get on the bus

LUCY
Get on the bus

LINUS
Go ahead, get on the bus, Charlie Brown!

SALLY
Don't wanna be late for school!

OTHERS
That's right!

CHARLIE BROWN
Don't wanna be late!

ALL
Don't wanna be late for school!

SNOOPY
Woof!

OTHERS
You're a good man,                   CHARLIE BROWN
Charlie Brown                        There they go again
You're the kind
Of reminder we need                  Don't know what they mean
You have humility,                   I'm not good,
Nobility,                            I'm not bad
And a sense of honor  
That is very rare indeed             I'm somewhere
                                     In between

SNOOPY
Woof!

OTHERS
You're a good man,                   CHARLIE BROWN
Charlie Brown                        I don't understand
You're a prince
And a prince could be king
With a heart such as yours
You could open any doors
You could go out
And do anything
You could be King, Charlie Brown
You could be King!

CHARLIE BROWN
"Nothing lasts forever"

OTHERS
You could be king

CHARLIE
"All good things must end"           OTHERS
                                     Believe it
I've memorized
That phrase by heart.                And you were born for this part
So tell me,
I need to know it...
                                     You're a good man,
                                     Charlie Brown!
When do the
Good things start?

LUCY/SCHROEDER           LINUS/SALLY          SNOOPY
You're a good man,
Charlie Brown            Bravely facing
                         Adversity
You're a good man,       You can open up      Oh, You're a good man
Charlie Brown

ALL
You're ad good man,
Charlie Brown!



2. SCHROEDER

LUCY
D'ya know something, Schroeder?
I think the way you play the piano is nice.
D'ya know something else?
It's always been my dream
That I'd marry a man who plays the piano.

At parties he'd play something nice like
"April Showers."
I'm sure you could play something nice like
"April Showers."
Or even "Frere Jacques."
Beethoven's nice too.

Just imagine
What would you think if someday you and I should get married?
Wouldn't you like that if someday we two should get married?

My aunt Marion was right, never try to discuss marriage with a musician.



3. SNOOPY

SNOOPY
They like me.
I think they're swell.
Isn't it remarkable
How things turn out so well?

Pleasant day, pretty sky
Life goes on, here I lie
Not bad, not bad at all.

Cozy home, board and bed
Sturdy roof beneath my head
Not bad, not bad at all.

Faithful friends
Always near me,
Bring me bones,
Scratch my ear

Little birds
Come to cheer me
Ev'ry day
Sitting here,
On my stomach
With their sharp little claws
Which are usually cold,
And occasionally painful,
And sometimes there are so many
That I can hardly stand it...

Rats!

I feel ev'ry now and then
That I gotta bite someone.
I know ev'ry now and then what I wanna be.
A fierce jungle animal crouched on the limb
Of a tree

GIRLS(offstage)
La la la la la la la la la la la la la

SNOOPY
La la la la la la la la la la la la la
I'd stay very very still
Till I see a victim come.
I'd wait knowing very well ev'ry second counts.
And then like the fierce jungle creature I am
I would pounce!
I'd pounce!
I'd punce!
I'd-

You know, I never realized it was so far down to
the ground from up here.

Let me see, where was I?
Oh, that's right, the pretty sky,
Not bad, not bad at all.

Cozy home, board and bed
Sturdy roof beneath my head
Not bad, not bad at all.
Not bad, not bad at all.

I wonder if it will snow tonight.



4. MY BLANKET AND ME

LINUS
Mmmm.
Delightful.
Mmmm.

Sucking your thumb without a blanket-
is like eating a cone without ice cream!

My blanket and me


LUCY
Look at my little baby brother, Linus, with is little baby blanket.

SALLY
There's your baby brother with his silly little blanket.

LUCY
Well, you know how babies are with their balnkets.

LINUS
Whaddya mean?
It's a cozy sanctuary
But it's far from necessary
Cause I'm just as self-reliant as before
As a simple demonstration
Of my independent station
I will go and leave my blanket on the floor
Yes I'll walk away and leave it
Though I know you won't believe it
I'll just walk away and leave it on the floor

Yes, I'll walk
Away
And
Leave
It
On
The...

Aarrrggghh!

Don't ever let me do that again.

LUCY
You're a hopeless case, Linus...
LINUS
I thought I could do it...
I actually thought I could do it.

It's foolish, I know it
I'll try to outgrow it
But meanwhile
It's my blanket...

LUCY
And me.

SALLY
And me.

CHARLIE BROWN
And me.

SCHROEDER
And me.

LINUS
And
Me.



5. THE KITE

CHARLIE BROWN
Little more speed, little more rope,
Little more wind, little more hope,
Gotta get this stupid kite to fly.
Gotta make sure it doesn't snag
Doesn't droop, doesn't drag
Gotta watch out for ev'ry little- whoops!

Little less speed, little more tack,
Little less rise, little more slack,
Gotta keep my wits about me now.
Gotta make sure it doesn't get the nest of me
Till I get it in the air somehow.

Millions of little kids do it ev'ry day
They make a kite and-"poof"- it's in the sky.
Leave it to me to have the one fool kite
Who likes to see a little kid cry.

Little less talk, little more skill,
Little less luck, little more will,
Gotta face this fella eye to eye.
Now that I've seen you chasing moles,
Climbing trees, digging holes,
Catching your string on everything passing by
Why not fly?

Wait a minute,
What's it doing?
It isn't on the ground.
It isn't in a tree.
It's in the air!
Looat at that.
It's caught the breeze now,
It's past the trees now
With room to spare...

Oh-
What a beautiful sight.
And I'm not such a clumsy guy.
If I really try
I can really
Fly a ki-



6. THE DOCTOR IS IN


CHARLIE BROWN
Oh, Lucy. I'm so depressed. I don't know what to do.

LUCY
I think what you need most of all, Charlie Brown, is to come
right out and admit all of the things that are wrong with you.

CHARLIE BROWN
All right, I'll try
I'm not very handsome or clever, or lucid,
I've always been stupid at spelling and numbers.
I've never been much playing football ir baseball
Or stickball, or checkers, or marbles, or ping-pong

I'm usually awful at parties and dances,
I stand like a stick or I cough, or I laugh,
Or I don't bring a present, or I spill the ice cream
Or I get so depressed that I stand and I scream...

Oh, how could there possibly be
One small person as thoroughly, totally, uttlerly
Blah as me.

LUCY
Well, that's ok for a starter.

CHARLIE BROWN
A starter?

LUCY
Certainly. You don't think that mentioning these few superficial
failings is going to do you any good, do you? Why, Charlie Brown,
You really have to delve.

You're stupid, self-centered and moody

CHARLIE BROWN
I'm moody

LUCY
You're terribly dull to be with

CHARLIE BROWN
Yes I am.
And nobody likes me,
Not Frieda, or Shermy, or Linus, or Schroeder-

LUCY
Or Lucy.

CHARLIE BROWN
Or Lucy.

LUCY
Or Snoopy.

CHARLIE BROWN
Or Sn-
Wait a minute. Snoopy likes me.

LUCY
He only pretends to like you becaus eyou feed him.
That doesn't count.

CHARLIE BROWN
Or Snoopy.
Oh why- was I born just to be
One small person as thoroughly, totally, utterly-

LUCY
Wait!
You're not very much of a person...

CHARLIE BROWN
That's certain

LUCY
And yet there's a reason for hope.

CHARLIE BROWN
There's hope?

LUCY
For although you are no good at music,
Like Schroeder, or happy like Snoopy,
Or lovely like me,
You have the distinction to be
No one else but the singular, remarkable, unique
Charlie Brown.

CHARLIE BROWN
I'm me!

LUCY
Yes- it's amazingly true,
For whatever it's worth, Charlie Brown,
You're you.

CHARLIE BROWN
Gosh, Lucy you know something. I'm beginning to feel better already.
You're a true friend, Lucy, a true friend.

LUCY
That'll be five cents, please.



7. BEETHOVEN DAY

SCHROEDER
Call the principal
And hand him the news
We've got a holiday
That he can't refuse
A day of harmony,
A day of music:
Beethoven's birthday!

SALLY
Beethoven Day?

SCHROEDER
A reverential mission

LINUS
Beethoven Day?

SCHROEDER
The hope of each musician
No more am I the only guy
To stand up and say:

Hooray, Beethoven,
Hooray!

CHARLIE BROWN
Beethoven Day?

LINUS
Yes. As in Ludwig van Beethoven, composer.
Born 1770, died 1827. The eldest of three sons,
Ludwig's  mother was the daughter of the chief overseer
of the kitchen...

LUCY
Whatever... Schroeder, I just want you to know that
I'm on your side. I want to help, publicity-wise, with Beethoven's Birthday.

SCHROEDER
Thank you for your support, but I just don't
want to see Beethoven's birthday commercialized.

LUCY
Commercialized?

SCHROEDER
Yes. The next thing you know they'll be selling Beethoven sweatshirts.

SNOOPY(wearing a Beethoven sweatshirt)
Beethoven Day.

SCHROEDER
If you're wondering
"Now, how do we start?"
Just blow the music
Til you know it by heart!
We're gonna celebrate
We'll throw a party
Beethoven's Birthday!

OTHERS
Beethoven Day!

SCHROEDER
And when you say the title...

OTHERS
Beethoven Day!

SCHROEDER
You hear a great recital
The right of every boy and girl
To stand up and say:

OTHERS
Hooray, Beethoven,
Hooray!

SCHROEDER
Beethoven Day

OTHERS
Beethoven Day
Beethoven Day

SCHROEDER
Beethoven Day

OTHERS
Beethoven Day
Beethoven Day

SCHROEDER
Beethoven Day

OTHERS
Beethoven Day

SCHROEDER
Beethoven Day

OTHERS
Beethoven Day

SCHROEDER
Beethoven Day- hey, hey, hey!

OTHERS
Beethoven Day!

SCHROEDER
A philharmonic rumble

OTHERS
Beethoven Day!

SCHROEDER
A polyphonic jumble
A humble dedication as we
Stand up and say:

ALL
Hooray, Beethoven,
Hooray!

LUCY
I got it! We'll demand full-Page ads in every newspaper!

LINUS
We'll start a chain or Beethoven superstores!

SALLY
We'll build a Beethoven theme park!

CHARLIE BROWN
We could have a bake sale!

SCHROEDER
Wait! That's too commercial!

Let's imagine it.
That glorious hour
Filled with emotion
Yet inspired with power
When we all honor
The man we adore
On the day we place
The newest face
On Mount Rushmore!

OTHERS
Mount Rushmore.
Beethoven Day!

SCHROEDER
A moment of reflection

OTHERS
Beethoven Day!

SCHROEDER
A classical injection!
So facing this direction          OTHERS
We begin it today                 Beethoven hooray!
A musical collection
Everybody can play                It's Beethoven Day
The right of every boy and girl
To stand up and say:

Hooray,                           A time for celebrating
Beethoven!                        Beethoven way
                                  La la la la
Hooray!                           La la la la
                                  La la la la la

ALL
Hooray!



8. THE BOOK REPORT


LUCY
A book report on Peter Rabbit, Peter Rabbit, Peter ra-

LINUS(overlapping)
A book report on Peter Rabbit, Peter ra-

SCHROEDER(overlapping)
A book report on Peter Rabbit, ra-

CHARLIE BROWN(overlapping)
A book report on Peter ra-

ALL
-Abbit.

LUCY
Peter Rabbit is this stupid book
About this stupid rabbit who steals
Vegetables from other peoples' gardens
(She counts the words so far)
Hmm. 83 to go.

SCHROEDER
The name of the book about which
This book report is about is
Peter Rabbit which is about this
Rabbit.
I found it very-
I liked the part where-
It was a-

It reminded me of "Robin Hood"
And the part where Little John jumped from the rock
To the Sheriff of Nottingham's back.
And then Robin and everyone swung from the trees
In a sudden surprise attack.
And they captured the sheriff and all of his goods
And they carried him back to their camp in the woods
And the sheriff was guest at their dinner and all
But he wriggled away and he sounded the call
And his men rushed in and the arrows flew-
Peter Rabbit did sort of that kind of thing too.

LUCY
The other people's name was Macgregor.
(counts to 23)
Ohh!

Linus
In examining a book such as Peter Rabbit, it is important that
the superficial chracteristics of its deceptively simple plot
should not be allowed to blind the reader to the more substancial
fabric of its deeper motivations. In this report I plan to discuss the
sociological implications of family pressures so
great as to drive an otherwise moral rabbit to
perform acts of thievery which he consciously knew were
against the law. I also hope to explore the personlaity of Mr.
Macgregor in his comflicting roles as farmer and humanitarian.

Peter Rabbit is established from the start as a benevolent hero
and it is only...

CHARLIE BROWN(overlapping)
If I start writing now
When I'm not really rested
It could upset my thinking
Which is no good at all.
I'll get a fresh start tomorrow
And it's not due till Wednesday
So I'll have all of Tuesday
Unless something should happen.
Why does this always happen,
I should be outside playing
Getting fresh air and sunshine,
I work best under pressure,
And there'll be lots of pressure
If I wait till tomorrow
I should start writing now.
But I if I start writing now
When I'm nbot really rested
It could upset my thinking
Which is
No good at all.

LUCY
The name of the rabbit was Peter
(counts to 30)
Yes!

SCHROEDER
Down came the staff on his head- smaah!
And Robin fell like a sack full of lead- crash!
The sheriff laughed and he left him for dead- ah!
But he was wring

LUCY
35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40.

SCHROEDER
Just then an arrow flew in- whing!
It was a sign for the fight to begin- zing!
And then it looked like the sheriff would win- ah!
But not for long.
Away they ran.
Just lke rabbits.
Who run a lot
As you can tell
From the story
Of Peter Rabbit
Which this report
Is about.

SALLY/SNOOPY
Rabbits rabbits rabbits rabbits...

CHARLIE BROWN                     LUCY
How do they expect us to
Write a book report               There were vegetables
Of any quality                    In the garden
In just two days
                                  Such as carrots and spinach
                                  And onions and lettuce
How can they                      And turnips and parsley
Conspire to                       And okra and cabbage
Make life so mis'rable            And string beans ans parsnips
And so effectively                Tomatoes, potatoes, asparagus
In so many ways                   Cauliflower, rhubarb and chives.

LINUS
Not to mention the extreme pressure exterted on him
bu his deeply rooted rivalry with Flopsy, Mopsy and
Cottontail!

SALLY/SNOOPY
Rabbits, rabbits, chasing rabbits...                                                     

CHARLIE       SCHROEDER     LINUS         LUCY            SNOOPY/SALLY
If I start    The name of   What drove    Peter Rabbit    Rabbit
Writing now   The book                    Is this stupid  Chasing
When I'm not  A bout which  An otherwise  Book about this Rabbit
Really rested This book     Moral rabbit  Stupid rabbit   Chasing
It could      Report is                   Who steals      Rabbit
Upset my      About is      To perform    Vegetables      Chasing
Thinking                    Acts of       From other      Rabbit
Which is                                  Peoples'   
Not good                                  Gardens.
At all
Not good      Peter Rabbit, Thievery?     Gardens,        Chasing!
At all.       Peter Rabbit  Thievery!     Gardens,        Chasing!

Oh.

              All for one   Sociological  75, 76          Rabbits,
              Ev'ry man     Implications                  Rabbits
              Does his part Fam'ly                        Chasing
First thing                 Pressure      77,78,79,80     Rabbits
After dinner                              81,             Find a rabbit
I'll start    Oh.           Simple plot   82.             Do or die!

LUCY  
And they were very, very, very, very, very, very
Happy to be home  .

SCHROEDER/SALLY/SNOOPY
The end.

LUCY
...94, 95. The very, very, very end.

LINUS
A-men

CHARLIE BROWN
A book report on Peter Rab-

CHARLIE       SCHROEDER     LINUS         LUCY            SNOOPY/SALLY
-Bit          Peter Rabbit  Sociological  Peter Rabbit    Rabbit!
              Was                         Peter Rabbit    
Just start    A lot like                  Peter Rabbit    
Writing       Robin Hood    Implications  Peter Rabbit    Rabbit!
                                          Peter Rabbit
You can do it               Joined with   Peter Rabbit    Rabbit!
              Peter Rabbit                Peter Rabbit    
              Was                         Peter Rabbit    
Nothing to it A lot like    Familial                      Rabbit!
              Robin Hood    Condemnations            
Got to

Start-

Rabbit!       Rabbit!        Rabbit!      Rabbit!         Rabbit!
Rabbit!       Rabbit!        Rabbit!      Rabbit!         Rabbit!
Rabbit!       Rabbit!        Rabbit!      Rabbit!         Rabbit!
Rabbit!       Rabbit!        Rabbit!      Rabbit!         Rabbit!
Rabbit!       Rabbit!        Rabbit!      Rabbit!         Rabbit!
Rabbit!       Rabbit!        Rabbit!      Rabbit!         Rabbit!
Rabbit!       Rabbit!        Rabbit!      Rabbit!         Rabbit!

CHARLIE BROWN
I haven't even started yet!

ALL
Peter Rabbit!



9. MY NEW PHILOSOPHY


SALLY
"oh, yeah. That's what you think."

SCHROEDER
What?

SALLY
That's my new philosophy: "Oh, yeah? That's what you think!"

SCHROEDER
Well, why are you telling me?

SALLY
What?

SCHROEDER
Why are you telling me?

SALLY
"Why are you telling me?" I like it!
That's a good philosophy: "Why are you telling me?"
Why are you telling me?"

"Why are you telling me?"
My new philosophy
The teacher gave a "D" on last week's homework
She said, "Miss Sally Brown,
Your grades are going down."
I could have told her-

SCHROEDER
You new philosophy?

SALLY
My new philosophy!
(as teacher)
Miss B?
(as herself)
I'm she

Look see.
A "D?"
A "D."
Well, why are telling me?
And that's my new philosophy!

SCHROEDER
That's your new philosophy?

SALLY
Why are you telling me?
My new philosophy!

SCHROEDER
That's great, Sally, but I've gotta go practive Chopin's
Nocturne in B-Flat minor.

SALLY
No!! I like it! "No!" That's a good philosophy.
"No!" "No!" "No!"

SCHROEDER
That's you new philosophy, huh?

SALLY
Yes. I mean-- "No!"
Just like a bust bee
Each new philosophy
Can fly from tree to tree and keep me moving
When life's a dizzy maze
On alternating days
I choose a different phrase-

SCHROEDER
Your new philosophy?

SALLY
My new philosophy!

SCHROEDER
Sally!
Some philosophies are simple:
"Man does not eat by bread alone."
Some philosophies are clear:

SALLY
"Leave your message at the sound of the tone."

BOTH Some philosophies pick and choose
Deciding what goes in it.

SCHROEDER
Some take a lifetime,

SALLY
Mine take a minute.

SCHROEDER
But, Sally, anything that takes only a minute can't be
very lasting. For instance, Beethoven took over two years
to complete his brilliant Ninth SYmphony.

SALLY
"No!"

SCHROEDER
I can't stand it!

SALLY
"I can't stand it!" I like it!
It's like a gurantee.
My new philosophy.
And things are sure to be a whole ot brighter
"Oh, yeah? That's what you think!"
"Why are you telling me?"
"No!"
"I can't stand it!"
Now life is free and easy,
Much more philosophy-zy,
With my brand new-

You know, someone had said that we should live every day as
if it were the last day of our life.

LUCY(passing by and overhearing)
Aaugh! This is the last day!! This is it!! I only have
twenty-four hours left!! Help me! Help me! This is the last
day!! Aaugh!

SALLY
Clearly, some philosophies aren't for all people.
And that's my new philosophy!



10. T-E-A-M(The baseball game)


CHARLIE BROWN
Gimme a "T"!

OTHERS
"T"!

CHARLIE BROWN
Gimme an "E"!

OTHERS
"E"!

CHARLIE BROWN
Gimme a "A"!

OTHERS
"A"!

CHARLIE BROWN
Gimme a "M"!

OTHERS
"M"!

CHARLIE BROWN
What've you got?

ALL
Team!
There is no team like the best team
Whis is our team right here.
We will show you we're the best team
Of the very Little League this year
And in no time We'll be big time
With the Big League baseball stars.
For all we have to do is win just one more game
And the championship is ours.

CHARLIE BROWN
Dear Pen pal...
You'll never guess what happened today
At the baseball game.
It's hard to believe, what happened today
At the baseball game.
I was the manager, Schroeder was catcher
And all of the team was the same as always
But somehow or other disaster struck
At the baseball game.
Huddle up!

LUCY
I got it!

LINUS
I got it!

SCHROEDER
I got it!

SNOOPY
Woof woof woof!

LUCY(to Charlie Brown)
I thought you had it

CHARLIE BROWN
Three balls, two strikes,
The bases were loaded with two men out
I pitched my curve, but somehow they hit it
A good strong clout
"Lucy" I hollered, "It's coming right to you"-
She caught it as easy as pie-- then dropped it.
I don't think it's good for a team's morale
To see their manager cry.

Snoopy helped out by biting the runner
And catching the ball in his teeth;
Linus caught flies from a third-story window
By holding his blanket beneath.

yes, we had fortitude,
no one could argue with that.
And one run would win us the game
As I came up to bat.

LUCY
All right, Charlie Brown, we're all behind you-sort of.
I mean this man can't pitch. He pitches like my grandmother,
Charlie Brown. Now all you have to is bear down, just bear
down- and when you get on first, watch for my signals.            
OTHERS
Go Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown-
There is no team
Like the best team
Which is our team
Right here
We will show you
We're the best team
In the very Little League this year
An in no time we'll be big time
With the Big League baseball stars

For all we have to do is
Win just one more game...

LUCY
...And the championship is ours!!

OTHERS(echoing)
Ours! Ours! Ours!

CHARLIE BROWN
Two me were on with two outs and me
With one strike to go

OTHERS(whispered)
One strike... One Strike...

CHARLIE BROWN
Then I saw her- this cute little
Red-headed girl I know
Firmly I vowed I would win it for her
And I shouldered my bat and I swung...

OTHERS
Oh!

CHARLIE BROWN
Dear pen pal, I'm told where you live
Is really quite far
Would you please send directions
On how I can get where you are?

Your friend, Charlie Brown.



11. GLEE CLUB REHEARSAL


SCHROEDER
Remember, this is a mood piece. We must paint a picture
with music and words. And concentrate!

Remember... Adagio con brio.

ALL
Oh give me a home
Where the buffalo roam,
Where the deer and the antelope play...

LUCY
Give me my pencil.

ALL
Where seldom is heard
A discouraging word,

LINUS
Not on your life.

ALL
And the skies are not cloudy all day

SALLY                  LUCY                   ALL
If you dont tell me      
What you told Lucy     Give me that pencil    Home
I'm just going to      You blockhead!         Home on the range
Scream!                                       Where the deer and the
                       Give me my pencil      Antelope play.
LINUS
No!

Not until you promise  What're you trying to  Where seldom is heard
Not to tell her        Do? Stifle my freedom  A discouraging word
                       Of speech?

No promise, no pencil  Give me my pencil!
                       SALLY
                       What pencil?           And the skies
LINUS                                         Are not cloudy all day
No!                                           Oh, give me a land
                                              Where the bright
Give me that pencil!   Linus,it just isn't fair!
                                              Diamond sand
SCHROEDER              CHARLIE BROWN          Flows leisurely
Sing!                  Why did you take Sally's
                       Pencil?
LINUS
Aaugh!                                        Where the graceful
                                              White swan
                                              Goes gliding along
LUCY                   SALLY                  Like a
He said                What did he call me?   Maid in a
                                              Heavenly
                                              dream
He said you were...    
An enigma!             An enigma?
                       CHARLIE BROWN
                       An enigma?             CHARLIE BROWN/
                                              SCHROEDER/LUCY &
                       SNOOPY                 SNOOPY         
                       An enigma?             Home
                       SALLY                  CHARLIE B/SCHROEDER
                       Boy, that makes me     & SNOOPY
                       What a terrible thing  Where the deer
                       To call a...           And the
                       What's an enigma?      Antelope
LUCY                   Never mind!            Play
(to CHARLIE B)
What's an enigma?
                       CHARLIE BROWN
                       (to SNOOPY)
                       What's an enigma?

LUCY                            SNOOPY(to nobody)
Hey, he's still got my pencil   What an en...?
                                              SCHROEDER & SNOOPY
                                              Where seldom is heard
                                              A discouraging word
SCHROEDER
And the skies are not cloudy all day.



12. LITTLE KNOW FACTS


LUCY
Do you see that tree?
it is a Fir tree.
It's called a Fir tree because it gives us fur,
For coats,
It also gives us wool in the wintertime.

LINUS
I never knew that before, Lucy. That's very interesting.

LUCY
This is an elm tree.
It's very little.
But it will grow up into a giant tree,
An oak.
You can tell how old it is by counting it's leaves.

LINUS
Gosh, Lucy, that's fascinating.

CHARLIE BROWN
Now wait a minute, Lucy. I don't mean to interfere, but-

LUCY
And way up there,
Those fluffy little whit things,
Those are clouds,
They make the wind blow.
And way down there,
Those tiny little black things,
Those are bugs,
They make the grass grow.

LINUS
Is that so?

LUCY
That's right. They run around all day long, tugging and
tugging at each tiny seedling until it grows into a great
tall blade of grass.

LINUS
Boy, that's interesting.

CHARLIE BROWN
Oh, good grief.

LUCY
And this thing here.
It's called a hydrant.
They grow all over,
And no one seems to know
Just how
A little thing like that
Gives so much water.

D'you see that bird?
It's called an Eagle,
But since it's little it has another name,
A Sparrow,
And on Christmas and Thanksgiving
We eat them.

CHARLIE BROWN
Lucy, how can you say that?! I'm sorry, but I can't stand
idly by and listen to-

LUCY
And way up there,
The little stars and planets,
Make the rain,
That falls in showers.
And when it's cold and winter is upon us,
The snow comes up,
Just like the flowers.

CHARLIE BROWN
Now, Lucy, I know that's wrong. Snow doesn't come up,
it comes down.

LUCY
After it comes up, the wind blows it around so it
looks like it's coming down but actually it comes up
out of the ground- like grass. It comes up, Charlie Brown,
snow comes up!

CHARLIE BROWN
Oh, good grief!

LINUS
Lucy, why is Charlie Brown banging his head against
that tree?

LUCY
To loosen the bark to make the tree grow faster.
Clouds can make the wind blow
Bugs can make the grass grow
So, there you go
These are little known facts
That now
You know!



13. SUPPERTIME


SNOOPY
My stomach clock just went off. It's suppertime and Charlie
Brown has forgotten to feed me. Here I lie, a withering hollow
of a dog, and there sits my supper dish... EMPTY! But that's
all right. He'll remember. When no furry friend comes to
greet him after school, then he'll remember. And he'll rush
out here to the doghouse but it'll be too late. There will
be nothing left but the dried carcass of the former friend
who used to love to run and play so happily with him.
Nothing left but the bleached puppy bones of...

CHARLIE BROWN
Hey, Snoopy. Are you asleep or something? I've been
standing here a whole minute with your supper.

SNOOPY
Suppetime? Suppertime?
Behold the brimming bowl of meat and meal
Which is brought forth to ease our hunger.
Behold the flowing flagon moist and sweet
Which has been sent to slake our thirst.

CHARLIE BROWN
okay, there's no need for a big production. Just get
down off that doghouse and eat.

SNOOPY
Doo doo
Doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo
Doo doo
Doo doo
It's suppertime.
Yeah, it's suppertime.
Oh, it's sup-sup-suppertime,
Very best time of day.

It's suppertime.
Yeah, it's suppertime.
And when suppertime comes,
Can supper be far away?

Bring on the soup dish, bring on the cup.
Bring on the bacon and fill me up.
'Cause it's supper
Supper, supper, suppertime.
(he whistles and scats)

Suppertime

Br-r-ing on the dog food, bring on the bone.
Bring on the barrel and roll me home,
'Cause it's supper
Supper, supper, supper,
Supper-
Super pepper-upper,
Supper-
Super duper suppertime!

Wintertime's nice with the ice and snow,
Summertime's nice with a place to go,
Bedtime, overtime, half-time too,
But the just can't hold a candle to
My suppertime.
Oh, yeah!

Hello, home listeners! How are you?

Br-r-ing on the hamburg, bring on the bun
Pappy's little puppy loves ev'ryone.
'Cause it's supper
Supper, supper, supper,
Supper
Super pepper-upper,
Supper,
Super duper suppertime!

CHORUS               SNOOPY(ad libs)
Suppertime!          Ooh!
Suppertime!          Ooh, yeah!
Suppertime!          C'mon, bring on the meat
Suppertime!          It's time to eat!
Suppertime!          Oh!
Suppertime!          Oh!
Suppertime!          Oh!
Suppertime!          Suppertime!

Suppertime!          Bring on the food-
Suppertime!          Bring on the hamburg-
Suppertime!          Bring on the hot dog-
Suppertime!          Bring on the doctor-
Suppertime!          Gimme food, gimme water, gimme something to chew
                     Gimme food, gimme water, gimme something to do!

CHARLIE BROWN
NOW CUT THAT OUT! Whcy can't you eat your meal calmly
and quietly like and other normal dog?

SNOOPY
So what's wrong with making mealtime a joyous occasion?

Supper
Supper supper suppertime!




14. HAPPINESS

CHARLIE BROWN
I'm so happy. That little red-headed gril dropped her pencil.
It has teeth marks all over it. She nibbles her pencil.
She's human! It hasn't been such a bad day after all.
Happiness is finding a pencil

SNOOPY
Pizza with sausage

LINUS
Telling the time

SCHROEDER
Happiness is learning to whistle

LINUS
Tying you shoe
For the very first time.

SALLY
Happiness is palying the drum
In your own school band.

CHARLIE BROWN
And happiness is walking hand in hand.
Happiness is two kinds of ice cream...

LUCY
Knowing a secret...

SCHROEDER
Climbing a tree.

CHARLIE BROWN
Happiness is five dif'rent crayons...

SCHROEDER
Catching a firefly...
Setting him free.

CHARLIE BROWN
Happiness is being alone ev'ry now and then.

ALL
And happiness is coming home again.

CHARLIE BROWN
Happiness is morning and evening,
Daytime and nighttime too.
For happiness is anyone and anything at all
That's loved by you.

LINUS
Happiness is having a sister

LUCY
Sharing a sandwich

LUCY AND LINUS
Getting along-

ALL
Happiness is singing together when day is through.
And happiness is those who sing with you.
Happiness is morning and evening,
Daytime and nighttime, too,

CHARLIE BROWN
For happiness is anyone and anything at all
That's loved by you.

LUCY
You're a good man, Charlie Brown.



15. BOW MUSIC


ALL
Happiness
Is morning and evening
Daytime and nighttime, too

For happiness
Is anyone
And anything at all
That's loved
By you

CHARLIE BROWN          SNOOPY         LUCY/SCHROEDER       LINUS/SALLY
Happiness is anyone                   You're a good man,   
Happiness is anything                 Charlie Brown
                       Oh, you're a                    
                       Good man       You're a good man,   Happiness is a                        
                                      Charlie Brown        Tree to climb
                       Oh, you're a
                       Good man       You're a good man,   Someone learning
Happiness is anyone                   Charlie Brown        To tell the time             
Happiness is anything  Oh, you're a
                       Good man
                                      You're a good man,   Anything that is      
                       Oh, you're a   Charlie Brown        Loved
                       Good man                            By you
                                      You're a good man-

ALL
CHARLIE BROWN!