Grease - Libretto

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Grease
Music: Jim Jacobs + Warren Casey
Lyrics: Jim Jacobs + Warren Casey
Book: Jim Jacobs + Warren Casey
Premiere: Monday, February 14, 1972
Film: 1978
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1.Grease
2.Summer Nights
3.Hopelessly Devoted To You
4.You're The One That I Want
5.Sandy
6.Beauty School Dropout
7.Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee
8.Greased Lightning
9.It's Raining On Prom Night
10.All Alone In The Drive-in Movie
11.Blue Moon
12.Rock 'n' Roll Is Here To Stay
13.Those Magic Changes
14.Hound Dog
15.Born To Hand Jive
16.Tears On My Pillow
17.Mooning
18.Freddy My Love
19.Rock 'n' Roll Party Queen
20.There Are Worse Things I Could Do
21.Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise)
22.We Go Together
23.Love Is A Many Splendered Thing
24.Grease (Reprise)
1.Grease
Performed by Frankie Valli
I solve my problems and I see the light

We got a lovin' thing, we gotta feed it right
There ain't no danger we can go to far
We start believing now that we can be what we are
Grease is the word
They think our love is just a growing pain

Why don't they understand, It's just a crying shame
Their lips are lying only real is real
We stop the fight right now, we got to be what feel
Grease is the word
It's got groove it's got meaning
Grease is the time, is the place, is the motion
Grease is the way we are feeling
We take the pressure and we throw away

Conventionalitly belongs to yesterday
There is a chance that we can make it so far
We start believing now but we can be who we are
Grease is the word
Grease is the time, is the place is the motion
This is the life of illusion

Right trouble laced with confusion
What are we doing?

Conventionality belongs to yesterday
We start believing now that we can be who we are
Grease is the word

Grease is the word

Grease is the word

Is the word
Is the word
Is the word
2.Summer Nights
Performed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
Summer loving had me a blast

Summer loving happened so fast
I met a girl crazy for me
Met a boy cute as can be
Summer days drifting away to oh oh the summer nights
Tell me more, tell me more

Did you get very far
Like does he have a car
She swam by me she got a cramp

He swam by me got my suit damp
I saved her life she nearly drown
He showed off splashing around
Summer sun something's begun but oh oh the summer nights

Was it love at first sight?
Did she put up a fight?
Took her bowling in the arcade

We went strolling drank lemonade
We made out under the dock
We stayed out till ten o'clock
Summer fling don't mean a thing but oh oh the summer nights

But you don't gotta brag
Cause he sounds like a drag
He got friendly holding my hand

She got friendly down in the sand
He was sweet just turned eightteen
Well she was good you know what I mean
Summer heat boy and girl meet but oh oh the summer nights

How much dough did he spend?
Could she get me a friend?
It turned colder that's where it ends

So I told her we'd still be friends
Then we made our true love vow
Wonder what she's doing now
Summer dreams ripped at the seams but oh those summer nights

3.Hopelessly Devoted To You

Performed by Olivia Newton John
Guess mine is not the first heart broken

My eyes are not the first to cry
I'm not the first to know there's
Just no getting over you
You know I'm just a fool who's willing

To sit around and wait for you
But baby can't you see there's nothing else for me to do
I'm hopelessly devoted to you
But now there's no where to hide

Since you pushed my heart aside
I'm outta my head hopelessly devoted to you
Hopelessly devoted to you
My head is saying fool forget him

My heart is saying don't let go
Hold on to the end that's what I intend to do
I'm hopelessly devoted to you
But now there's no where to hide

Since you pushed my love aside
I'm outta my head hopelessly devoted to you
4.You're The One That I Want
Performed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
I got chills they're multiplying

And I'm losing control
Cause the power you're supplying
It's Electrifying!
You better shape up cause I need a man

And my heart is set on you
You better shape up, you better understand
To my heart I must be true
You're the one that I want(You are the one I want) ho ho ho honey
The one that I need oh yes indeed
If you're filled with affection

You're too shy to convey
Meditate in my direction
Feel your way
I better shape up, cause you need a man (I need a man)

Who can keep me satisfied
I better shape up, if I'm gonna prove (you better prove)
That my faith is justified
Are you sure? Yes I'm sure down deep inside
You're the one that I want (You are the one I want)ho ho ho honey
5.Sandy
Performed by John Travolta
Stranded at the drive-in

Branded a fool
What will they say Monday at school?
Sandy can't you see I'm in misery

We made a start now were apart
There's nothing left for me
Love has flown all alone
I sit and wonder why-yi-yi-yi
Why, you left me oh Sandy
Oh Sandy baby someday when high-yi school is done

Somehow, someway, our two worlds will be one
In heaven, forever and ever we will be
Oh please say you'll stay oh Sandy
Sandy my darling you hurt me real bad

You know it's true but baby you gotta believe me
When I say I'm helpless without you
Love has flown all alone
I sit, I wonder why-yi-yi-yi
Why, you left me oh Sandy
Sandy, Sandy, why-yi-yi-yi-yi

Oh Sandy
6.Beauty School Dropout

Performed by Frankie Avalon
Your story sad to tell

A teenage ne'er do well
Most mixed up non-delinquent on the block
Your future's so unclear now

What's left of your career now
Can't even get a trade in on your smock
Beauty school dropout
No graduation day for you
Beauty school dropout
Missed your mid-terms and flunked shampoo
Well at least you could have taken time to wash and clean your clothes up
After spending all that dough to have the doctor fix you nose up
Baby get moving (Better get movin)

Why keep your feeble hopes alive
What are you proving (What are you provin)
You've got the dream but not the drive
If you go for your diploma you could join the steno pool
Turn in your teasin' comb and go back to high school
Beauty school dropout (Beauty school dropout)

Hanging around the corner store
It's about time you knew the score
Well they couldn't teach you anything you think you're such a looker
But no customer would go to you unless she was a hooker
Baby don't sweat it (Don't sweat it)

You're not cut out to hold a job
Better forget it (Forget it)
Who wants their hair done by a slob?
Now your bangs are curled your lashes twirled but still the world is cruel
Wipe off that angel face and go back to high school
Baby don't blow it

Don't put my good advice to shame
Baby you know it
Even dear Abby'd say the same
Now I've called the shot, get off the pot, I really gotta fly
Gotta be going to that malt shop in the sky

Go back to high school
7.Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee

Performed by Stockard Channingby:
Look at me I'm Sandra Dee

Lousy with virginity
Won't go to bed till I'm legally wed
I can't I'm Sandra Dee
Watch it! Hey, I'm Doris Day

I was not brought up that way
Won't come across even Rock Hudson lost
His heart to Doris Day
I don't drink I swear

I don't rat my hair
I get ill from one cigarette
Keep your filthy paws off my silky drawers
Would you pull that crap with Annette?
As for you Troy Donahue

I know what you wanna do
You've got your crust I'm no object of lust
I'm just plain Sandra Dee
Elvis, Elvis, let me be

Keep that pelvis far from me
Just keep your cool now your starting to drool
Hey, Fongul, I'm Sandra Dee
8.Greased Lightning
Performed by John Travoltaby:
Why this car is automatic

It's systematic
It's hydromatic
Why it's grease lightning (Grease lightning)
We'll get some overhead lifters and some four barrel quads
oh yeah
(Keep talking whoa keep talking)
A fuel injection cutoff and chrome plated rods oh yeah
(I'll get the money I'll kill to get the money)
With a four speed on the floor they'll be waiting at the door
You know that ain't no shit we'll be getting lots of tit
In Grease Lightning
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go
Go grease lightning you're burning up the quarter mile

(Grease lightning go grease lightning)
Go grease lightning you're coasting through the heat lap trial
You are supreme the chicks'll cream for grease lightning
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go
Purple french tail lights and thirty inch fins

oh yeah
A Palomino dashboard and duel muffler twins
oh yeah
With new pistons, plugs, and shocks I can get off my rocks
You know that I ain't bragging she's a real pussy wagon
Grease lightning

Go grease lighting you're coasting through the heat lap trial
Go grease lighting you're coasting through the hit lap trial
Lightning, lightning, lightning
Lightning, lightning, lightning
Lightning
9.It's Raining On Prom Night

Performed by Cindy Bullensby:
I was deprived of a young girl's dream

By the cruel force of nature from the blue
Instead of a night full of romance supreme
All I got was a running nose and Aegeatic floe
It's raining on prom night, my hair is a mess

It's running all over my taffeta dress
It's wilting the quilting on my maiden form
And mascara flows right down my nose, because of the storm
I don't even have my corsage, oh gee

It fell down a sewer with my sister's ID
Yes, it's raining on prom night, oh my darling, what can I do? I miss you
It's raining rain from the skies
And it's raining real tears from my eyes, over you
Oh dear God, make him feel the same way I do rigt now
Make him want to see me again - oh what can I do
It's raining rain from the skies, it's raining tears from my eyes over you
Raining, ooh tears from my eyes over you
Raining, ooh raining on prom night
Ooh raining, ooh tears from my eyes over you
Ooh raining, ooh raining on prom night...
10.All Alone In The Drive-in Movie

[Instrumental]
11.Blue Moon
Performed by Sha-Na-Naby:
Blue moon, you saw me standing alone

Without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own
Blue moon, you knew just what I was there for

You heard me saying a prayer for someone I really could care for
And then suddenly appeared before me, the only one my arms could ever hold
I heard somebody whisper 'please adore me'
But when I looked, that moon had turned to gold - oh oh oh
Blue moon, now I'm no longer alone

Without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own
Without a love of my own
(Blue moon)
12.Rock 'n' Roll Is Here To Stay

Rock 'n roll is here to stay, it will never die

It was meant to be that way, though I don't know why
I don't care what people say, rock 'n roll is here to stay
(We don't care what people say, rock 'n roll is here to stay)
Rock 'n roll will always be our ticket to the end

It will go down in history, just you wait, my friend
Rock 'n roll will always be, it'll go down in history
(Rock 'n roll will always be, it'll go down in history)
So come on, everybody rock, everybody rock, everybody rock, everybody rock
Everybody rock
Now everybody rock 'n roll, everybody rock 'n roll, everybody rock 'n roll
Everybody rock 'n roll, everybody rock 'n roll
Rock 'n roll will always be our ticket to the end

It will go down in history, just you wait, my friend
Rock 'n roll will always be, it'll go down in history
If you don't like rock 'n roll, think what you've been missin'
But if you like to bop and strawl, come on down and listen
Let's all start to have a ball, everybody rock 'n roll
Ah, oh baby, ah, oh baby, ah, oh baby, ah, oh baby, rock!

13.Those Magic Changes
What's that playing on the radio, why do I start swaying to and fro
I have never heard that song before, but if I don't hear it anymore
It's still familiar to me, sends a thrill right through me
Cause those chords remind me of the night that I first fell in love to
Those magic changes my heart arranges

A melody that's never the same, a melody that's calling your name
It begs you please, come back to me
Please, return to me, don't go away again, oh make them play again
The music I wanna hear is once again, you whisper in my ear
Oh my darling, aha
I'll be waiting by the radio, you'll come back to me someday, I know

Been so long since our last goodbye, but I'm singin' as I cry
While the bass is sounding, while the drums are pounding
Beatings of my broken heart will rise the first place of the charts
Oh my heart arranges, oh those magic changes, oooh yeah
14.Hound Dog
You ain't nothing but a hound dog, crying all the time
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit, and you ain't no friend of mine
They said you were high class, honey that was just a lie
Called you all high class, that was just a lie
You ain't never caught a rabbit, and you ain't no friend of mine
They said you were high class, honey that was just a lie
Called you all high class, that was just a lie
You ain't never caught a rabbit, and you ain't no friend of mine
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit, and you ain't no friend of mine
15.Born To Hand Jive

Before I was born, late one night, my papa said everything's alright
The doctor paid, mama laid down, with a semitone bouncing all around
Cause the beebop stork was about to arrive
Mama gave birth to the hand-jive
I could barely walk when I looked in town, when I was three, I pushed the fly
While jumping would I move my legs, and I saw the dance while I gathered A's
Bowed and clapped, I was only five
And I danced 'em all, he's born to hand-jive
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah - everybody
Born to hand-jive, baby, born to hand-jive, baby - yeah

How low can you go, how low can you go, how low can you go, how low can you go
Higher, higher, higher and higher

Now can you hand-jive, baby, oh can you hand-jive, baby
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, born to hand-jive, oh yeah!
16.Tears On My Pillow
You don't remember me, but I remember you

't was not so long ago, you broke my heart in two
Tears on my pillow, pain in my heart, caused by you, you
If we could start anew, I wouldn't hesitate

I'd gladly take you back, and tempt the hands of fate
Tears on my pillow, pain in my heart, caused by you, you, you, you, you
Love is not a gadget, love is not a toy

When you find the one you love, he'll fill your heart with joy
If we could start anew, I wouldn't hesitate

I'd gladly take you back, and tempt the hands of fate
Tears on my pillow, pain in my heart, caused by you, you
No, no no no now, no, no no
(You...)
17.Mooning
I spend my days just mooning, so sad and blue, so sad and blue
I spend my nights just mooning, all over you (all over who?)
Oh I'm so full of love, as any fool can see

Cause ages up above, have hung the moon on me
(Why must you go) why must I go on mooning, so all alone (so all alone)
There would be no (there would be no) more mooning, if you would call me
(I've found a phone)
I'm lying by myself in bed, I cry and give myself the red eye
Mooning over you
I'll stay behind (you'll stay behind) you mooning forevermore

(forevermore)
Someday you'll find (someday we'll find) me mooning at your front door
(at my front door)
Oh, everyday at school I want ya, always will until I got ya

Mooning too (there's a moon up tonight)
18.Freddy My Love
Performed by Some Girlby:
Freddy my love, I miss you more than words can say
Freddy my love, please keep in touch while you're away
Hearing from you can make the day so much better
I really flipped over the great cashmere sweater
Freddy my love, Freddy my love, Freddy my love
Freddy you know, your absense makes me feel so blue

That's okay though, your presents make me think of you
Mama will have a heart-attack when she catches
Those peddle pushers with the black leather patches
Oh how I wish I had a jacket that matches, Freddy my love
Freddy my love, Freddy my love, Freddy my love
Don't keep your letters from me, I quilt to every line

Your spelling's kinda crummy, but honey so is mine
I treasure every gifty, the ring is really nifty
You say it cost you fifty, so you're thrifty, I don't mind
Whoa - Freddy you see, you'll hold me in your arms someday (Freddy my love)
And I will be wearing your lacy lingerie (Freddy I'm yours)
Thinking about it, my heart's pounding already
Knowing when you come home, we're bound to go steady
And through your service pay around my confetti, Freddy my love
Freddy my love, Freddy my love, Freddy my love - ooh Freddy

Freddy my love, Freddy my love, Freddy my love - I'm ready
Freddy my love, Freddy my love, Freddy my love...
(to fade)
19.Rock 'n' Roll Party Queen

Rock 'n roll party
Little girl, do you know what I mean? Pretty soon, she'll be 17

They tell me her name's Mary-Jean, rock 'n roll party queen
Friday night 'n she's got a date, goin' places just for stayin' out late
Droppin' dimes in the record machine, rock 'n roll party queen
Pa pa pa pa, oh no, can I have a ball tonight?

Baby baby, can I be the one, to love you with all of my might?
She's the girl that all the kids love, they talk about her, wherever she goes
I could write a fan magazine about my rock 'n roll party queen
La la la... rock 'n roll party queen

Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh, rock 'n roll party queen
Pa pa pa pa, you should see her shake

Baby baby, don't you call it puppy luck, don't you want a true romance?
Rockin' and rollin', little party queen

We're gonna do the strawl, hey party queen
You know I love you so, my party queen
You're my rockin' and my rollin' party queen
20.There Are Worse Things I Could Do
Performed by Stockard Channing
There are worse things I could do

Than go with a boy or two
Even though the neighbourhood
Thinks I'm trashy and no good
I suppose it could be true
But there are worse things I could do
I could flirt with all the guys

Smile at them and bat my eyes
Press against them when we dance
Make them think they stand a chance
Then refuse to see it through
That's a thing I'd never do
I could stay home every night

Wait around for mister right
Take cold showers everyday
And throw my life away
On a dream that won't come true
I could hurt someone like me

Out of spite or jealousy
I don't steal and I don't lie
But I can feel and I can cry
A fact I'll bet you never knew
But to cry in front of you
That's the worst thing I could do
21.Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise)

Performed by Olivia Newton-John
Look at me, there has to be

Something more than what they see
Wholesome and pure, oh so scared and unsure
A poor man's Sandra Dee
Sandy you must start anew

Don't you know what you must do
Hold your head high, take a deep breath and sigh
"Goodbye to Sandra Dee"
22.We Go Together
Performed by The Cast
We go together like ramma lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong

Remembered forever as shoo-bop sha whada whadda yippidy boom da boom
Chang chang changity chang shoo bop that's the way it should be
Waooo Yeah
We're one of a kind like dip da dip da dip do whap de dobby do

Our names are signed like boogy boogy boogy boogy shooby shoo wap shoo wap
Chang chang changity chang shoo bop we'll always be like one
Wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-one
When we go out a night (oh oh)
And stars are shining bright (oh, oh)
Up in the skies above
Or at the high school dance
Where you can find romance maybe it might be oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh, oh
Ramma lamma lamma ka dingity ding da dong

Shoo bop shoo wadda wadda yippity boom da boom
Chang chang changity chang shoo bop
Yip da dip da dip shoo bop sha dooby do
Boogy boogy boogy boogy shooby sho wap sho wap
Sha na na na na na na na yippity dip da do
Ramma lamma lamma ka dingity ding da dong
Shoo bop shoo wadda wadda yippity boom sha boom
Chang chang changity chang shoo bop
Yip da dip da dip shoo bopp sha dooby do
Boogy boogy boogy boogy shooby sho wap sho wap
Sha na na na na na na na yippity dip da do
A womp bop a looma a womp bam boom
We're for each other like womp bop a looma a womp bam boom
Just like my brother is sha na na na na na na na yippity dip da do
Chang chang changity chang shoo bop we'll always be together
Waooo Yeah!
We'll always be together

23.Love Is A Many Splendered Thing

[Instrumental]
24.Grease (Reprise)
Performed by Frankie Valli
I solve my problems and I see the light

We got a lovin' thing we gotta feed it right
There ain't no danger we can go to far
Grease is the word
They think our love is just a growing pain

Why don't they understand it's just a crying shame
Their lips are lying only real is real
We stop the fight right now we got to be what we feel
Grease is the word (its the word that you heard)

Grease is the word

Now Grease is the way we are feeling
This is a life of illusion

Wrapped up in trouble, laced with confusion
What are we doing here?

We start believing now bet we can be who we are
Grease is the word

Grease is the word

Grease is the word

Is the word
Is the word
Is the word
Is the word
Is the word
Is the word
Is the word

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I solve my problems and I see the light

Grease is the word

They think our love is just a growing pain

We take the pressure and we throw away

This is the life of illusion

We take the pressure and we throw away

Grease is the word

Grease is the word

Grease is the word

Summer loving had me a blast

Tell me more, tell me more

She swam by me she got a cramp

Tell me more, tell me more

Took her bowling in the arcade

Tell me more, tell me more

He got friendly holding my hand

Tell me more, tell me more

It turned colder that's where it ends

Summer dreams ripped at the seams but oh those summer nights

3.Hopelessly Devoted To You

Guess mine is not the first heart broken

You know I'm just a fool who's willing

But now there's no where to hide

My head is saying fool forget him

But now there's no where to hide

I got chills they're multiplying

You better shape up cause I need a man

If you're filled with affection

I better shape up, cause you need a man (I need a man)

Stranded at the drive-in

Sandy can't you see I'm in misery

Oh Sandy baby someday when high-yi school is done

Sandy my darling you hurt me real bad

Sandy, Sandy, why-yi-yi-yi-yi

6.Beauty School Dropout

Your story sad to tell

Your future's so unclear now

Baby get moving (Better get movin)

Beauty school dropout (Beauty school dropout)

Baby don't sweat it (Don't sweat it)

Baby don't blow it

Beauty school dropout (Beauty school dropout)

7.Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee

Look at me I'm Sandra Dee

Watch it! Hey, I'm Doris Day

I don't drink I swear

As for you Troy Donahue

Elvis, Elvis, let me be

Hey, Fongul, I'm Sandra Dee

Why this car is automatic

Go grease lightning you're burning up the quarter mile

Purple french tail lights and thirty inch fins

Go grease lightning you're burning up the quarter mile

9.It's Raining On Prom Night

I was deprived of a young girl's dream

It's raining on prom night, my hair is a mess

I don't even have my corsage, oh gee

10.All Alone In The Drive-in Movie

Blue moon, you saw me standing alone

Blue moon, you knew just what I was there for

Blue moon, now I'm no longer alone

12.Rock 'n' Roll Is Here To Stay