Original Broadway Cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
William Finn & Jose Llana & Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Deborah S. Craig & Sarah Saltzberg & Dan Fogler & Celia Keenan-Bolger & Derrick Baskin & Jay Reiss & Lisa Howard & Original Broadway Cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
William Finn & Original Broadway Cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee & Celia Keenan-Bolger
William Finn & Jose Llana & Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Deborah S. Craig & Sarah Saltzberg & Dan Fogler & Celia Keenan-Bolger & Derrick Baskin & Jay Reiss & Lisa Howard
William Finn & Original Broadway Cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee & Jose Llana & Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Deborah S. Craig & Sarah Saltzberg & Dan Fogler & Celia Keenan-Bolger & Jay Reiss
William Finn & Original Broadway Cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee & Jesse Tyler Ferguson
William Finn & Jose Llana & Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Deborah S. Craig & Sarah Saltzberg & Celia Keenan-Bolger & Derrick Baskin & Jay Reiss & Lisa Howard & Original Broadway Cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
William Finn & Original Broadway Cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee & Dan Fogler
William Finn & Original Broadway Cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee & Jose Llana & Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Deborah S. Craig & Sarah Saltzberg & Dan Fogler & Celia Keenan-Bolger & Derrick Baskin & Jay Reiss & Lisa Howard
William Finn & Jose Llana & Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Deborah S. Craig & Sarah Saltzberg & Dan Fogler & Celia Keenan-Bolger
William Finn & Original Broadway Cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee & Derrick Baskin
William Finn & Jose Llana
William Finn & Sarah Saltzberg
William Finn & Jesse Tyler Ferguson
William Finn & Original Broadway Cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee & Deborah S. Craig
William Finn & Celia Keenan-Bolger & Derrick Baskin & Lisa Howard
William Finn & Sarah Saltzberg
William Finn & Dan Fogler & Celia Keenan-Bolger & Jay Reiss & Lisa Howard
William Finn & Jose Llana & Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Deborah S. Craig & Sarah Saltzberg & Dan Fogler & Celia Keenan-Bolger & Derrick Baskin & Jay Reiss & Lisa Howard
William Finn & Original Broadway Cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee & Jose Llana & Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Deborah S. Craig & Sarah Saltzberg & Dan Fogler & Celia Keenan-Bolger & Derrick Baskin & Jay Reiss & Lisa Howard
William Finn & Deborah S. Craig
Leaf Coneybear comes from a family of hippies and is shown throughout the show to be extremely gentle, as well as unfocused and rather oblivious to the outside world. While he is not particularly dumb his lack of focus and seriousness has caused him to be regarded as an idiot. During this song Leaf...
[CONEYBEAR]
I'm not that smart
My siblings have been telling me that for years-
That I'm not smart
We're schooled at home
They see who's bright
It breaks my heart
I'm not that smart
(spoken)
Guess what? Y'know what? Guess what?
(sung)
I have a gentle personality
Which you'll all agree
Is an anath'ma to my more aggressive family
Everyone keeps swatting
[FAMILY, spoken]
"Dumb kid!"
[CONEYBEAR]
Everyone keeps yelling
[FAMILY, spoken]
"Dumb kid!"
[CONEYBEAR]
How could a flea
Such as me
Think he'd be good at spelling?
How?
I don't know
I like my hair
Really!
It is pleasant to the touch
I toss my hair
[He does.]
A bit too much
[He does again.]
It doesn't move
It simply sits
I make a part
[He does.]
I'm not that smart
[Ballet break]
Da-daw-daw-daw-daw-daw-daw-daw-daw
Daw-daw-daw-daw-daw-daw-daw-daw-daw-daw-daw-daw
Doodle-doodle-doodle-doodle-doodle-doodle-doo-doo-doo
BUM! Doodle-doo!
Doodoo-dum!
Doodoo-doo...
(spoken)
I've forgotten the word.
[PANCH, spoken]
Acouchi.
[CONEYBEAR, spoken]
Oh yeah, Acouchi. The rodent resembling the other rodent - what was the... A-C-O-U-C-H-I. Acouchi?
[PANCH, spoken]
That is correct.
[CONEYBEAR]
I might be smart
My siblings can't believe that I got it right
But I got it right
Right?
I didn't cheat
I saw this light
And it was neat
I like to laugh
I like to spell
I like to never hear the bell
And if this competition's hell...
At least I'm finally a part
I feel my heart
Begins to swell
I like — I love — to spell!
[CONEYBEAR, as FINGER PUPPET]
I like it a lot!
I’m Not That Smart was written by Rachel Sheinkin & William Finn.
William Finn released I’m Not That Smart on Tue May 31 2005.