A Christmas Carol Cast, Jolly Good Time Lyrics from "Christmas Carol, A"
A Christmas Carol Cast, Jolly Good Time Lyrics from "Christmas Carol, A" |
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Jolly Good Time Lyricsby A Christmas Carol Cast. From Christmas Carol, A Jolly Good Time by A Christmas Carol Cast BANKER ONE What a good time! BANKER TWO What a fine show! BEADLE Jolly good evening, gentlemen! THREE WOMEN CAROLERS Isn’t it nice that once again It’s Christmas Eve! CHARITY MEN Fills a fellow with delight! ALL Everyone sing Fa la la la! Rup a bup bum! Hip hip hoorah! Knowing we’ll have A jolly good time tonight! (The doors open and the Rich Women and children enter.) RICH WOMEN What a good time! What a fine day! Getting a gift for everyone Giving out gifts is so much fun On Christmas Eve! CHARITY MEN Fills a fellow with delight RICH WOMEN Everyone sing Fa la la la BUSINESS MEN Rup a bup bum Hip hip hoorah! ALL Knowing we’ll have A jolly good time tonight. BUSINESS MEN Thank the Lord our business has been keen! (They tip two charwomen.) CHARWOMEN Oh, what a kind employer! We’ll work forever fo’yer! BUSINESSMEN Thank the Lord And bless and keep the queen! ALL Her Majesty! The Queen! MEN What a fine show! WOMEN What a good time! MEN What a fine day! WOMEN Isn’t it nice! ALL Giving the poor a coin or two! Charity’s what we wealthy do On Christmas Eve! CHARITY MEN Fills a fellow with delight ALL Everyone sing Fa la la la! RICH WOMEN Rup a bup bum! ALL Hip hip hoorah! Knowing we’ll have A jolly good time tonight. (Scrooge threatens Mr. Smythe with eviction. Little Grace Smythe appeals to Scrooge that it’s Christmas. He tells her that Christmas is a humbug, shocking everyone.) ALL Thank the Lord Our profits have been huge! SCROOGE You owe me interest too, sir. Your payment’s overdue, sir. ALL Thank the Lord we’re Not in debt to Scrooge! SCROOGE If you don’t plan to pay, sir, The law will find a way, sir. (Several kindly souls commiserate with Mr. Smythe and Grace.) ALL (EXCEPT BEADLE) Never mind him. Never mind that. Nothing at all can spoil our day, CHARWOMEN Even if Scrooge behaves that way On Christmas Eve! ALL Leave the miser to his plight! (Mr. Smythe and Grace exit, downcast.) BEADLE (ringing his bell) “The Royal Exchange is now closed! Merry Christmas, gentlemen!” ALL Everyone sing Fa la la la! Rup a bup bum! Hip hip hoorah! Knowing we’ll have A jolly good time tonight! Fa la la la! Fa la la la! CHARWOMAN ONE Rup a bup bum! Hip hip hoorah! CHARWOMAN TWO Everyone have a jolly good time… (The Charity Men approach.) CHARITY MEN We’re collecting, sir, this Christmas time From gentlemen in town. For the needy poor of London, sir. Now, what shall we put down? SCROOGE Nothing! CHARITY MEN You would like to be anonymous Your kindness left unknown! (To each other) He’d like to be anonymous! SCROOGE “I’d like to be left alone” [Thanks to deny for lyrics] [Thanks to Jeffrey West for corrections]
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