Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas Page #3

WELL, YOU...

MAY BE POOR,

WITH THE WOLF AT YOUR DOOR,

BUT MONEY:

ISN'T EVERYTHING;

YOU'VE STILL GOT THE SUN

AND A RIVER FULL OF FUN

AND YOU'LL ALWAYS

HAVE A SONG TO SING.

Emmet:

SO GET THE FROWN

OFF YOUR FACE,

WE'RE GONNA

REPLACE I WITH A GRIN

AND A DREAM COME TRUE

WITH A PRETTY:

GIRL DANCIN'

TO JUG-BAND MUSIC

AND A MESS:

O' MAMA'S BAR-B-QUE.

( Kazoo Solo )

BAR-B-QUE...

LIFTS MY SPIRIT.

I:

SWEAR THA IT NEVER FAILS.

AND THE SAUCE MAMA MAKES

JUST STAYS THERE FOREVER

IF YOU DARE TO GET I UNDER YOUR NAILS.

SO...GET THE...

FROWN OFF YOUR FACE,

WE'RE GONNA REPLACE I WITH A GRIN

AND A DREAM COME TRUE

WITH A PRETTY:

GIRL DANCIN'

TO JUG-BAND MUSIC

AND A MESS:

O' MAMA'S BAR-B-QUE.

THAT'S A PRETTY GIRL DANCIN'

TO JUG-BAND MUSIC

AND A MESS:

O' MAMA'S BAR-B...

MESS O' MAMA'S BAR-B...

MESS O' MAMA'S BAR-B-QUE.

A MESS O' MAMA'S BAR-B-QUE!

OH, BOY!

THAT WAS FUN!

OH, WOW!

THAT WASI CA:

FANTASTIC!

N FEEL:

THE PRIZE MONEY IN MY POCKET.

REALLY?!

WE SOUND GREAT!

WELL, WE SOUND FAIR.

LET'S DO IT AGAIN.

GEE, HAVEN'T WE

DONE IT ENOUGH.

YEAH, WE'VE DONE I ALL AFTERNOON.

WELL, LET'S

DO IT SOME MORE.

I PUT A HOLE IN MA'S WASHTUB

FOR THIS CONTES AND...WE GOTTA WIN!

NOW HERE WE GO.

GEE...

MR. BIG-TIME CONDUCTOR.

ARE YOU READY,

HARVEY?

SURE, SURE.

( Jug-Band Music )

THANKS FOR:

LETTING ME COME OVER

AND USE YOUR:

SEWING MACHINE, HETTY.

I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

YOU ACTUALLY TOOK

THAT TOOL CHES AND HOCKED I TO BUY DRESS FABRIC.

I HAD TO!

I'VE GOT TO WEAR SOMETHING

FOR THE CONTEST, DON'T I?

BESIDES, WHEN I WIN,

I'LL HAVE ENOUGH MONEY

TO UNHOCK IT.

WHAT IF YOU DON'T WIN?

GOT TO WIN.

EMMET IS GOING TO HAVE

A GUITAR WITH MOTHER-OF-PEARL

INLAY THIS CHRISTMAS!

UMM, WHATEVER YOU SAY, ALICE.

( Sewing Machine Whirrs )

WELL, WE BETTER

HEAD FOR WATERVILLE.

I'D LIKE TO BE THERE

EARLY FOR THE CONTEST.

BOY, I KNOW WE'RE

GONNA WIN!

I JUST KNOW IT!

HE:

( Engines Revving )

Y, FELLAS,

DO YOU HEAR SOMETHING?

SOUNDS LIKE A CAR

OR A MOTORCYCLE.

( Engines Revving Loudly )

( Engine Backfires )

HE:

Y, WHO ARE

THOSE GUYS?

I THINK THEY'RE

FROM RIVERBOTTOM.

LOOK AT THE BIRDS

UP IN THE TREES.

YEAH?

WELL, WE'RE NOT BIRDS!

WE'RE A JUG-BAND.

YEAH, PRACTICING FOR

THE TALENT CONTEST.

OH, SURE!

THEY'REGONNA WIN

THE TALENT CONTEST,

RIGHT, BOSS?!

( Laughter )

SHUT UP!

( Engines Rev and Backfire )

COME ON, EVERYBODY,

LET'S GO.

HERE WE GO!

COME ON!

WHAT WAS THA ALL ABOUT?

( Music )

( Excited Chatter )

Mayor Fox:

CONTESTANTS!

CONTESTANTS!

I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO GO TO

YOUR DRESSING ROOMS NOW, PLEASE,

IF YOU WOULD.

ALL LADIES OVER HERE

TO THE LEFT...

AND MEN:

TO THE RIGHT, PLEASE.

UH, MISS,

TO THE LEFT HERE...

AND, UH...

BOYS, YES,

OVER THERE TO THE RIGHT.

UH, LADIES

TO THE LEFT...

WHAT?!

AND MEN:

TO THE RIGHT.

OH!

( Ripping! )

SORRY, DEAR.

OH...OH.

SEE YOU:

LATER, NAT.

SORRY TO SPLIT YOU UP

LIKE THAT.

PARDON ME...

UH, IS THIS THE,

UH, TALENT CONTEST?

YES, IT IS;

YOUR DRESSING ROOM

IS RIGHT OVER THERE.

OH, THANK YOU.

I'M VERY NICE

TO HAVE HELPED YOU.

OH, IMEAN,I'M

VERY NICE YOU'VE...

EXCUSE ME!

YOU'RE TERRIBLY NERVOUS!

( Crash! )

SORRY!

WELL, GUYS,

THIS IS THE COMPETITION.

( Excited Chatter )

I TELL YOU,

IT'S A SNAP.

TWO QUICK CHORUSES

OF "BAR-B-QUE"

AND THE MONEY IS OURS.

QUIET!

IT'S STARTING!

THE SHOW IS STARTING!

( Sigh! )

OKAY, WILL, STAND BY

ON THE HOUSELIGHTS...

DIM THE HOUSELIGHTS.

AND FADE UP:

ON THE SPOTLIGHTS.

( Applause )

( Piano Intro )

THANK YOU,

THANK YOU.

WELCOME TO WATERVILLE'S

FIRST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS

TALENT CONTEST.

( Piano )

AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW,

I AM HARRISON FOX,

MAYOR OF WATERVILLE.

AND FIRST OFF,

LET ME INTRODUCE

OUR JUDGES FOR TONIGHT.

NOW RIGHT DOWN:

IN THE FRONT ROW...

WE HAVE JAMES BADGER,

MY LOVELY WIFE, GRETCHEN,

AND THIS YEAR'S

CHAIRMAN OF THE JUDGES,

THE OWNER OF THE RIVERSIDE REST,

WATERVILLE'S FAVORITE

CAFE AND NIGHTSPOT...

DOC BULLFROG!

( Applause )

AND RIGHT NOW LET'S

GET THINGS STARTED WITH, UH,

SHIRLEY AND NAT MUSKRAT AS...

"CARROTS,

THE DANCING HORSE!"

( Vaudeville Dance Tune )

( Thud! )

( Laughter )

WELL, IF THE ACTS

DON'T GET BETTER THAN THAT,

WE'VE GOT NO TROUBLE.

AND NOW, MR. YANCY WOODCHUCK

TO SING FOR YOU:

THE EVER-POPULAR "BAR-B-QUE."

( Applause )

"BAR-B-QUE?!"

BUT THAT'S OUR SONG!

( "Bar-B-Que" )

WHEN YOU MEET SOMEBODY

THAT DON'T LIKE SOUL FOOD

THEY'VE STILL GOT A SOUL.

AND IT DON'T MEAN THA YOU'VE GOT NO RHYTHM

IF YOU DON'T LIKE

ROCK AND ROLL...

WE CAN'T SING THE SONG

AFTER HE'S DONE IT.

PEOPLE WILL THINK

WE'RE COPYING.

YEAH, WE'RE REALLY

GONNA LOSE NOW.

NO, WE AREN'T!

COME ON!

WHERE ARE:

WE GOING?

OUT IN THE ALLEY.

WE'RE NO ON FOR A WHILE YET.

WE GOTTA REHEARSE

A NEW SONG!

...AND THE SAUCE MAMA MAKES

JUST STAYS THERE FOREVER

IF YOU DARE TO GET I UNDER YOUR NAILS.

BAR-B-QUE.

( Laughing )

( Applause )

THANK YOU!

Mayor Fox:

WELCOME, IF YOU WILL,

GEORGE AND MELISSA RABBIT!

( Can-Can Tune )

( Can-Can Continues )

( Sigh! )

WELL:

, IT'S GOING TO BE

A LONG NIGHT.

YOU THERE...

AREN'T YOU

IN THIS CONTEST?

YOU GET IN HERE:

THIS MINUTE!

YOU MIGHT MISS:

YOUR ENTRANCE:

AND WE WANT THIS SHOW

TO LOOK PROFESSIONAL!

( Music )

WONDERFUL!

MARVELOUS!

( Applause )

WONDERFUL!

OH! OH! OH!

AND NOW, WE HAVE FOR YOU TONIGH ONE OF OUR OWN TRADITIONAL SONGS

OF THE RIVER...

RENDERED BY:

A DEAR LITTLE LADY...

ALICE OTTER!

( Applause )

( "Our World" )

WE'RE CLOSER NOW

THAN EVER BEFORE.

THERE'S LOVE IN OUR WORLD

AND WE'RE SHOWING IT MORE.

OUR WORLD SAYS,

"WELCOME STRANGER,

EVERYBODY'S A FRIEND."

FAVORITE STORIES

DON'T END IN OUR WORLD...

IT'S MA!

YEAH, AN

D SHE'S

BETTER'N WE ARE.

...SOME SAY OUR WORLD

IS GETTING TOO SMALL.

I SAY WITH KINDNESS

THERE'S ROOM FOR US ALL.

OUR WORLD IS ALWAYS CHANGING

EVERY DAY'S A SURPRISE.

LOVE CAN OPEN YOUR EYES

IN OUR WORLD.

WHEN NIGH LAYS SAD UPON YOU,

GO WATCH A SIMPLE SUNRISE.

LOVE CAN OPEN YOUR EYES

IN OUR WORLD.

( Cheers & Applause )

MA, YOU WERE

FANTASTIC!

WAS I ALL RIGHT?

THEY SEEMED TO LIKE ME.

MA, YOU WERE

THE BEST, HANDS DOWN!

YOU'VE GO THIS CONTEST WON!

WAIT A MINUTE...

EMMET, WHAT ARE

YOUDOING HERE?

WELL, ME'N THE GUYS

HAVE ORGANIZED A JUG-BAND.

HEY, HEY,

EMMET...

THE MAYOR'S

INTRODUCING US!

UH-OH!

COME ON!

...FOUR YOUNG LADS

WHOM I'M SURE YOU'LL ENJOY.

THEY CALL THEMSELVES

THE FROGTOWN HOLLOW

JUBILEE JUG-BAND!

( Applause )

( "Brothers" )

HOW MUCH ALIKE WE ARE,

PERHAPS WE'RE

LONG-LOST BROTHERS.

WE EVEN THINK THE SAME.

YOU KNOW,

THERE MAY BE OTHERS.

WE CAN ALWAYS USE A FRIEND.

THIS FAMILY:

JUST KEEPS GROWING,

THIS FAMILY:

DOESN'T HAVE TO END.

( Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! )

BROTHERS...

BROTHERS...

SO MANY THINGS TO LEARN

BUT WE'LL ENJOY EACH LESSON.

PROBLEMS DON'T WORRY US

WHEN HALF THE FUN

IS GUESSIN'.

LIVE A LIFETIME OF SURPRISE.

WE'LL ALL BECOME MAGICIANS

AND LEAVE THE WONDER

IN THEIR EYES.

(

Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! )

BROTHERS...

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