The Campaign

[BETTY]
Wait! No! Hold it just a minute
We can't let this loser win it
I know just what we should do:
We need someone who is smart
A mix of intellect and heart
In fact, a someone just like you

[CAROL, spoken]
Me? Oh, no, no, no, no, no —

[BETTY, sung]
You've been the brains behind the man
For every fool who ever ran

[CAROL, spoken]
Right, yeah, but I'm just a campaign manager, so I —

[BETTY, sung]
You're the one who should run
Show that fool how it's done
New York needs Carol Evans, what say you?
[spoken] You've got this!

[CAROL, sung]
I was born and raised in Harlem, lucky me
The best part of what we folks call NYC
It's a lived-in kind of place you gotta love
With neighbors down below and up above
Where history was made by folks who sang and played
The kinda songs that all New Yorkers love

Then someone tried to take our song away
Rob us of the things that made us proud
I sat there stunned, not knowing what to say
Until I found my courage in a crowd
Oh, and with the strength in numbers, I can say
New York, I'm here to stand with you today!

I say, when you get to know me
New York, I want you to show me
Just how I can serve you best

[NYC RESIDENTS]
I told you she's the best!

[CAROL, NYC RESIDENTS]
Don't hold back if you have questions (Carol for Mayor!)
Rights, [?], grievances, suggestions (Carol for Mayor!)
Please, folks, put me to the test! (Carol for Mayor!)

[NYC RESIDENTS]
Okay, so I'm impressed!

[CAROL, NYC RESIDENTS]
I'm a New Yorker, same as you (Carol! Carol!)
I want to fix it good as new (Carol! Carol! And she will, too!)
Every block (Every block)
Every bridge (Every bridge)
Broken pipe (Broken pipe)
Busted fridge (Busted fridge)

[CAROL]
Wherever folks are down or dispossessed
As long as there's a need, I'll never rest!
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Carol, oh, Carol for Mayor!