Musical: You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Song: Glee Club Rehersal
SCHROEDER:
Of course it's surprising, but I'm sure Lucy knows now that she can't be crabby anymore.
SALLY: (who is echoing Schroeder)
Anymore.
SCHROEDER:
Where is everybody? I told them to be here.
SALLY:
Told them to be here.
SCHROEDER:
If we don't rehearse we can't sing at the assembly tomorrow.
SALLY:
assembly tomorrow.
SCHROEDER:
Charlie Brown!
SALLY:
Charlie Brown!
SCHROEDER:
Linus!
SALLY:
Linus!
SCHROEDER and SALLY::
Lucy!
LUCY:
Give me back my pencil, you blockhead!!
LINUS:
No! Not until you give me back my crayons!
LUCY:
That is my best pencil! If you don't give me back my pencil,
I'll tell Sally what you said about her!
SCHROEDER:
Stop that! We gotta rehearse! You're late!
SALLY:
What did you say about me, Linus?
LUCY:
He said --
LINUS:
Lucy. . .
SCHROEDER:
Stop that!
CHARLIE BROWN:
Sorry , I'm late --
SCHROEDER:
There is no time to be sorry!
SALLY:
What did he say ?
SCHROEDER:
Quiet!! Now remember this is a mood piece,
we must paint a picture with music and words... and concentrate!
(he blows the pitch pipe)
ALL:
AHHHH
SCHROEDER:
Remember. . . adagio con brio!
ALL:
OH GIVE ME A HOME
WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM
AND 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:
IF YOU DON'T TELL ME WHAT YOU TOLD LUCY I'M JUST GOING TO SCREAM
LUCY:
GIVE ME MY PENCIL YOU BLOCKHEAD!!
ALL:
HOME, HOME ON THE RANGE.
LUCY:
GIVE ME MY PENCIL
LINUS:
No!
ALL:
WHERE THE DEER AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY.
WHERE SELDOM IS HEARD A DISCOURAGING WORD
LINUS:
NOT UNTIL YOU PROMISE NOT TO TELL HER
LUCY:
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO? STIFLE MY FREEDOM OF SPEECH?
ALL:
WHERE SELDOM IS HEARD
LUCY:
GIVE ME MY PENCIL!
ALL:
A DISCOURAGING WORD
LINUS:
NO PROMISE NO PENCIL!
ALL:
AND THE SKIES ARE NOT CLOUDY ALL DAY.
SALLY:
(Lucy slips Sally the pencil, and Sally holds it up, teasing Linus)
What pencil? (she laughs)
LINUS:
(Linus grabs the pencil.)
No! Give me that pencil!!
ALL:
OH, GIVE ME A LAND WHERE THE BRIGHT DIAMOND SAND
SCHROEDER:
Sing!!!
ALL:
FLOWS LEISURELY DOWN THE STREAM
CHARLIE BROWN (to Linus):
Why did you take Sally's pencil?
LINUS:
Aaaaaarrrrrrggg !! (he storms off)
ALL:
THERE THE GRACEFUL, WHITE SWAN GOES GLIDING ALONG
SALLY (to Lucy):
WHAT DID HE CALL ME?
ALL:
LIKE A MAID IN A HEAVENLY DREAM.
LUCY:
HE SAID
HE SAID YOU WERE... AN ENIGMA!
ALL:
HOME,
HOME ON THE RANGE
SALLY:
An enigma?
CHARLIE BROWN :
An enigma?
SNOOPY:
An enigma?
SALLY:
BOY THAT MAKES ME... WHAT A TERRIBLE THING TO CALL A... WHAT'S AN ENIGMA?
Never mind!! (she storms off too)
CHARLIE BROWN, SCHROEDER AND SNOOPY:
WHERE THE DEER AND THE
LUCY:
What's an enigma?
CHARLIE BROWN, SCHROEDER AND SNOOPY:
ANTELOPE
CHARLIE BROWN:
What's an enigma?
ALL:
PLAY.
SNOOPY:
What's an en . . .
LUCY:
Hey !! He's still got my pencil! (now she storms off)
CHARLIE BROWN AND SCHROEDER:
WHERE SELDOM IS HEARD A DISCOURAGING WORD...
(seeing he's the only one left, Charlie Brown sneaks away)
SCHROEDER:
AND THE SKIES ARE NOT CLOUDY ALL DAY!
(He turns around and sees only Snoopy is still there)
SNOOPY:
Arrro ooo ooo . . .
(Snoopy gives Schroeder a big smirk and throws him a kiss, and finally Schroeder storms off)
SALLY:
Each family has a chain of command.
And do you know who is the lowest on that chain? Guess?
It's the dog... the dog's the lowest on that chain. Do you understand?
I said do you understand that? (Long moment of silence follows)
SNOOPY:
They hate it when you just stare at then like this.
CHARLIE BROWN:
Hi, Linus. Where are you going?
LINUS:
Lucy teaching me, Charlie Brown.
She says a sister is responsible for the education of her little brother, so she's teaching me.
Boy, is she intelligent.
