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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Barbara Barrie
Barbara Barrie
Vocals
Beth Howland
Beth Howland
Vocals
Merle Louise
Merle Louise
Vocals
Teri Ralston
Teri Ralston
Vocals
Elaine Stritch
Elaine Stritch
Vocals
Company Orchestra
Company Orchestra
Performer
Harold Hastings
Harold Hastings
Conductor
Harold Prince
Harold Prince
Conductor
Charles Kimbrough
Charles Kimbrough
Vocals
George Coe
George Coe
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Composer
George Furth
George Furth
Lyrics
Wally Harper
Wally Harper
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Thomas Z. Shepard
Thomas Z. Shepard
Producer

Lyrics

Darling (yes?)
Robert (what?)
I worry (why?)
He's all alone
There's no one (where?)
In his life (oh)
Robert ought to have a woman
Poor baby, all alone
Evening after evening by the telephone
We're the only tenderness he's ever known
Poor baby!
David (yes?)
Robert (what?)
I worry (why?)
It's such a waste
There's no one (where?)
In his life (oh)
Robert ought to have a woman
Poor baby, sitting there
Staring at the walls and playing solitaire
Making conversation with the empty air
Poor baby!
Robert
Bobby
Robert, angel
Bobby, honey
You know, no one wants you to be happy more than I do
No one, but isn't she a little bit, well, you know
You know (face it)
You know, no one wants you to be happy more than I do (why her?)
(Better), no one (no one), but isn't she a little bit, well, you know
You know (better), no one wants you to be happy more than I do
(You know), no one (no one wants you to be happy more than I do) isn't she a little bit, well, you know better
No one, but isn't she a little bit, well
Dumb? (Tacky?)
Vulgar? (Old?)
Tall? (Aggressive? And cheap? Where is she from?)
She's tall enough to be your mother (and gross? Depressing?)
She's very weird (Goliath)
Poor baby, all alone
Throw a lonely dog a bone, it's still a bone
We're the only tenderness he's ever known
Poor baby!
Written by: George Furth, Stephen Sondheim
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