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
This song is Olive imagining the scenario where her parents show that they are proud of her and that they love her.
[PANCH, spoken]
Miss Ostrovsky. Chimerical.
[OLIVE, spoken]
May I have a definition?
[PANCH, spoken, voice fading out]
It means "Unreal. Magical. Visionary. Wildly fanciful. Highly unrealistic."
[RONA as OLIVE’S MOM]
Oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
[OLIVE]
If I go to Washington
Will I be on my own?
Because if I go to Washington
[OLIVE’S MOM]
Aaah aah aah aah aah aah
[OLIVE]
Who will be my chaperone?
[OLIVE’S MOM]
We always knew you were a winner
We saw it when you smiled
Start from the beginning
When you were a beginner
You were the perfect child
We always knew, we always knew, you were a champion
You sadness filled my room
Dear, if you should feel my gloom
Blame it on me
Blame it on your Daddily and Mammily
‘Cause depression runs in our family
I-I-I love you
I-I-I love you
I love everything about you dear
And I swear it’s true
I love you
[MITCH as OLIVE’S DAD]
I-I-I love you
[OLIVE, spoken]
And my dad says:
[OLIVE’S PARENTS]
I-I-I love you
I love everything about you, baby/babe
And maybe it’s true:
I love you
[OLIVE]
I wrote you a letter
How I found the spelling bee such fun
Mama, Mama, Mama
But you didn’t react
And you never asked me
If I’d join you in the Bombay sun
Mama, Mama, Mama
I had quietly packed
When are you returning?
I know we agreed
Tell me what you’re learning
Ma, I have
Oh God
This need...
I think Dad is angry, Ma
And I do not know what to do
Mama, Mama, Mama
Shanti, shanti and om
I think he takes out on me
What he wants to take out on you
Mama, Mama, Mama
How I wish you were home
How I wish you were home
How I wish you were
Wish you were
[OLIVE]
Home—
How I wish you were Home
How I wish you were
How I wish you were Home
How I wish you were
How I wish you were Home
Mama, Mama, Mama
How I
Wish you were
Home—
Mama!
I-I-I love you
I love you, Mama
I love you, Mama
Mama! Mama!
[OLIVE'S MOM]
We always knew you were a winner
A bathing beauty,
You
Olive, we couldn’t be prouder
Please let me say it
One time louder
I-I-I love you
I-I-I love you
I love everything about you, dear
And I swear it's true
I love you
I-I-I love you
I-I-I love you
I love everything about you, dear
And I swear it's true
I love...
[OLIVE'S DAD]
We always knew you were a winner
God, we love the way you grew
Since you were born
Please let me say it
One time louder
I-I-I love you
I-I-I love you
I love everything about you, baby
Maybe it's true
I love you
I-I-I love you
I-I-I love you
I love everything about you, baby
Maybe it's true
I love...
[OLIVE, spoken]
Chimerical. C-h-i-m-e-r-i-c-a-l. Highly unrealistic, wildly fanciful.
[PANCH, spoken]
That is correct.
[OLIVE & PARENTS]
I love you
The I Love You Song was written by William Finn.