January 7, 2003
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Song of Bernadette
In memory of Broadway’s Jean Kerr —
Recall the ending of the classic film “Michael.”
See also this review of a Bernadette Peters concert:
“Then comes the moment that you have been secretly waiting for all of your life and whisks you away to the other universe, where everyone is singing happy show-tunes and appreciating the good life. Has some religious leader taken over my life or what? No, nothing like that… I just attended the first ever London concert performance of Bernadette Peters at the Royal Festival Hall….
… Broadway Baby simply brought the house down for the first time.”
I’m just a Broad-way Ba-by,
walk-ing off my ti-red feet,
Pound-ing For-ty Sec-ond Street,
to be in a show.
Broad-way Ba-by,
Learn-ing how to sing and dance,
Wait-ing for that one big chance
to be in a show.
Gee, I’d like to be
On some mar-quee,
All twink-ling lights,
A spark to pierce the dark
from Bat-t’ry Park
to Wash – ing-ton Heights.
Some day may-be,
All my dreams will be re-paid.
