The Egg by Original Broadway Cast of 1776 (Ft. Ken Howard, Rex Everhart & William Daniels)
The Egg by Original Broadway Cast of 1776 (Ft. Ken Howard, Rex Everhart & William Daniels)

The Egg

Original Broadway Cast of 1776 & Ken Howard & Rex Everhart & William Daniels * Track #10 On 1776 (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

The Egg Lyrics

[ADAMS]
It's a masterpiece, I say
They will cheer every word, every letter

[JEFFERSON]
I wish I felt that way

[FRANKLIN]
I believe I can put it better
Now then attend, as friend to friend
Our Declaration Committee
For us I see immortality

[ADAMS, JEFFERSON & FRANKLIN]
In Philadelphia city

[FRANKLIN]
A farmer, a lawyer, and a sage
A bit gouty in the leg
You know, it's quite bizarre
To think that here we are
Playing midwives to an egg

[ADAMS, spoken]
Egg? What egg?

[FRANKLIN, spoken]
America. The birth of a new nation!

[ADAMS]
We're waiting for the —

[ADAMS, JEFFERSON & FRANKLIN]
Chirp, chirp, chirp
Of an eaglet being born
Waiting for the chirp, chirp, chirp
On this humid Monday morning in this
Congressional incubator

[FRANKLIN]
God knows the temperature's hot enough
To hatch a stone, let alone an egg

[ADAMS, JEFFERSON & FRANKLIN]
We're waiting for the
Scratch, scratch, scratch
Of that tiny little fellow
Waiting for the egg to hatch
On this humid Monday morning in this
Congressional incubator

[ADAMS]
God knows the temperature's hot enough
To hatch a stone

[JEFFERSON]
But will it hatch an egg?

[ADAMS]
The eagle's going to crack the shell
Of the egg that England laid

[ADAMS, JEFFERSON & FRANKLIN]
Yes, sir, we can
Tell, tell, tell
On this humid Monday morning in this
Congressional incubator

[FRANKLIN]
And just as Tom here has written
Though the shell may belong to Great Britain
The eagle inside belongs to us

[ADAMS & FRANKLIN]
And just as Tom here has written

[ADAMS, JEFFERSON & FRANKLIN]
We say, "To hell with Great Britain!"
The eagle inside belongs to us!

The Egg Q&A

Who wrote The Egg's ?

The Egg was written by Sherman Edwards.

When did Original Broadway Cast of 1776 release The Egg?

Original Broadway Cast of 1776 released The Egg on Sun Mar 23 1969.

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