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ACT ONE Scene 5

THE SHIP'S DECK. HOPE & MRS. HARCOURT are present.

MRS. HARCOURT Hope, I'm tired of this chasing around the boat. Let's find the deck steward and get our chairs placed.

HOPE But Mother, I don't want to sit down.

MRS. HARCOURT Well, I should think you'd want to rest, staying up on deck with Evelyn till seven o'clock this morning. I told you,·

· �ear, that under the proper conditions you'd find Evelyn ·romantic.�

HOPE

Now, Mother, you go and get our deck chairs. I want to explore-the boat some more. I'll find you.

EVELYN

"(Entering) Ah,· there you are. Jolly· bracing this morning, what?

MRS. HARCOURT I don't know how you young people do it all night

EVELYN

Oh, d-id you stay up all n_ight? Shame, you, you!

HOPE

after staying up

shame, shame on you,

Mother, have a chair for Evelyn placed next to ours.

MRS. HARCOURT

Now-, Evelyn, you· mustn't keep Hope up all night every night. You know it was after seven when you brought her to the state room this morning.

EVELYN

I say, really?

MRS. HARCOURT Still I mustn't forget that I was in love once too - with your father ..• the old buzzard!

(Exits)

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CHORUS (BOYS)DA DA DA DA DA DA ..DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA.BUT NOW THAT I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT.

CHORUS (GIRLS)I WAS LOW, GABRIEL, LOW.MIGHTY LOW, GABRIEL LOW.BUT NOW.

ALL I'M GOOD BY DAY AND I'M GOOD BY NIGHT.SO BLOW, GABRIEL, BLOW!

RENO ONCE I WAS HEADED FOR HELL, ONCE I WAS HEADED FOR HELL.

AH AH

. CHORUS (S-A-T-B)

.. . .

RENO &-CHORUSBUT WHEN I GOT TO SATAN'S DOOR, I HEARD YOU BLOWIN' ON YOUR HORN ONCE MORE.SO I SAID, "SATAN, FAREWELL!"

CHORUS (Spoken in rhythm)SATAN,' YOU STAY AWAY FROM ME, 'CAUSE·YOU AIN'T THE MAN I WAN-NA SEE! I'M GONNA BE GOOD AS THE"DAY I WAS BORN,'CAUSE I HEARD THAT MAN WITH THE HORN!DO YJ.,. HEAR IT?

CHORUS (GROUP 1)BLOW, GABE ... BLOW, GABE ... BLOW, GABE ... BLOW, GABE ...

. BLOW, "GABE ...

CHORUSBLOW, BLOW, BLO�, BLOW!

RENO

GABRIEL.

GABRIEL.

RENO & SPORANOS

GABRIEL.

GABRIEL.

GABRIEL.

CHORUS (GROUP 2);..

GABRIEL

GABRIEL

GABRIEL

GABRIE:J:,

GABRIEL

CHORUS BLOW THAT HORN,

BLOW THAT HORN,

CHORUS BLOW THAT HORN,

BLOW THAT HORN,

BLOW THAT HORN,