Cuckoo For You

In this musical number, cuckoo clock figure Marga wants to dance alone instead of being trapped in an endless cycle with her partner, Theo.

Transcript

1. Clocks ticking, music box playing Intro
2. Clocks ticking, music box playing Intro
3. Clocks ticking, music box playing Intro
4. Marga, singing: Once an hour, every hour, I see where I want to be Intro
5. Once an hour, every hour, I see where I want to be Intro
6. Once an hour, every hour, I see where I want to be Intro
7. Once an hour, every hour, I see where I want to be Intro
8. Once an hour, every hour, I see where I want to be Intro
9. Theo, spoken (offscreen): Places for the top of the hour, everyone! Intro
10. Places for the top of the hour, everyone! Intro
11. Clock gears turning Intro
12. Clock gears turning Intro
13. Marga, singing: For a minute, just a minute, I pretend I’m dancing free Intro
14. For a minute, just a minute, I pretend I’m dancing free Intro
15. For a minute, just a minute, I pretend I’m dancing free Intro
16. For a minute, just a minute, I pretend I’m dancing free Intro
17. For a minute, just a minute, I pretend I’m dancing free Intro
18. For a minute, just a minute, I pretend I’m dancing free Intro
19. For a minute, just a minute, I pretend I’m dancing free Intro
20. For a minute, just a minute, I pretend I’m dancing free Intro
21. Instrumental Intro
22. Instrumental Intro
23. Instrumental Intro
24. Instrumental Intro
25. Marga, singing: Every move that I make must be deliberate Verse
26. Verse Marga, singing: Every move that I make must be deliberate
27. Verse In a race against time
28. Verse I’ll be daring and different
29. I don’t want to be half of a pair Verse
30. When I could be dancing alone Verse
31. And adding my own flair Verse
32. Theo, spoken: Don’t be cuckoo, Marga. Verse
33. Theo, spoken: You belong with me! Verse
34. Verse Theo, spoken: You belong with me!
35. Verse Marga, spoken: Ugh.
36. It’s like clockwork Chorus
37. Chorus You have your role, I have mine
38. Chorus You have your role, I have mine
39. Chorus You have your role, I have mine
40. Chorus Dancing together for all time
41. Chorus Dancing together for all time
42. Chorus
43. Chorus Well I’m sick of being another cog in a machine
44. Chorus Well I’m sick of being another cog in a machine
45. Chorus Well I’m sick of being another cog in a machine
46. Chorus Because once an hour
47. Chorus Because once an hour
48. Chorus Is not enough for me
49. Chorus
50. Chorus
51. Bridge
52. Bridge Marga, spoken: No.
53. Bridge Marga, singing: How did I wind up in the same old dance
54. Bridge Marga, singing: How did I wind up in the same old dance
55. Bridge Marga, singing: When I was finally ready to escape and take a chance
56. Bridge Marga, singing: When I was finally ready to escape and take a chance
57. Bridge Theo, singing: Come on and dance with me
58. Bridge Marga, singing: Spinning and spiraling, withering quietly
59. Bridge Every time I’m about to break through,
60. You turn around and you call me cuckoo! Bridge
61. Bridge Theo, singing: Please, Marga, dance with me
62. Chorus Marga, singing: Because it’s like clockwork
63. Chorus You played your role, I played mine
64. Chorus Dancing together all the time
65. Chorus Theo, singing: You don’t have to be half of a pair
66. Chorus But if you let me help, I can get you up there
67. Chorus Marga, singing: I won’t be another cog in the machine
68. Chorus I won’t be another cog in the machine
69. Chorus Because once an hour
70. Because once an hour Chorus
71. Was not enough for me Chorus
72. Chorus
73. Chorus
74. Outro
75. Outro Theo, singing: Once an hour, every hour, I see she’s where she’s meant to be
76. Outro Theo, singing: Once an hour, every hour, I see she’s where she’s meant to be
77. Outro Theo, singing: Once an hour, every hour, I see she’s where she’s meant to be
78. Outro Theo, singing: Once an hour, every hour, I see she’s where she’s meant to be
79. Outro Clock gears turning
80. Outro For a minute, just a minute, she spares a thought for me
81. Outro For a minute, just a minute, she spares a thought for me
82. Outro For a minute, just a minute, she spares a thought for me
83. Outro For a minute, just a minute, she spares a thought for me
84. Outro Music box melody plays