William Finn & Heather MacRae & Chip Zien & Stephen Bogardus & Faith Prince & Michael Rupert
William Finn & Stephen Bogardus & Michael Rupert & Janet Metz & Heather MacRae & Faith Prince & Danny Gerard & Chip Zien
William Finn & Danny Gerard
William Finn & Michael Rupert & Faith Prince & Stephen Bogardus & Chip Zien & Heather MacRae
William Finn & Stephen Bogardus & Michael Rupert & Janet Metz & Heather MacRae & Faith Prince & Danny Gerard & Chip Zien
William Finn & Faith Prince & Chip Zien & Danny Gerard & Stephen Bogardus
William Finn & Danny Gerard & Faith Prince & Michael Rupert & Chip Zien
William Finn & Michael Rupert
William Finn & Janet Metz & Stephen Bogardus & Michael Rupert & Heather MacRae
William Finn & Faith Prince
William Finn & Stephen Bogardus & Michael Rupert & Janet Metz & Heather MacRae & Faith Prince & Danny Gerard & Chip Zien
William Finn & Danny Gerard & Faith Prince & Chip Zien
William Finn & Janet Metz & Heather MacRae & Stephen Bogardus & Michael Rupert
William Finn & Danny Gerard
William Finn & Heather MacRae
William Finn & Stephen Bogardus
William Finn & Danny Gerard & Heather MacRae & Chip Zien & Janet Metz & Faith Prince & Stephen Bogardus & Michael Rupert
William Finn & Stephen Bogardus & Michael Rupert
William Finn & Jonathan Kaplan & Stephen Bogardus & Chip Zien & Michael Rupert
[JASON]
Baruch, baruch atah
Baruch atah Adonai
Baruch atah Adonai eloheinu
Melech haolam
[TRINA]
Jason dear, hello
Are you packed and waiting?
But before we go
Let me talk with father alone
Now as the bar mitzvah nears—
Jason, put your Walkerman on and hum
Since this is the last loving thing
We'll probably ever do together
Let's act adult and not go crazy
[MARVIN]
Have you chosen yet who'll cater?
[TRINA]
What about it?
[MARVIN]
I know a person who should cater
[TRINA]
It's a personal decision who should cater
[MARVIN]
Can we consider who's gonna cater?
[TRINA]
Shh!
[MARVIN]
Please?
[TRINA]
Shh!
[MARVIN]
Please?
[TRINA]
Shh!
[MENDEL]
Stop! This is so much crap
Throw a simple party!
Religion's just a trap
That ensnares the weak and the dumb
Stop with the prayers
[TRINA]
How can you stop with the prayers at a bar mitzvah?
[MENDEL]
The whole thing's voodoo
And I know more than you do!
[MARVIN & TRINA]
This is the year of Jason's bar mitzvah!
We're more excited than we should be
This is the year of the child
When he spreads out his wings!
There's music in his heart!
His life's about to start!
His body's going wild!
My child
[MARVIN]
My child
[TRINA]
Our child
[MENDEL]
Children, please
Throw the kid a celebration and relax
I'll bring women from the wrong side of the tracks
We'll have a ball!
I guess I'll have to raise this Jason myself
[MARVIN]
Isn't he annoying?
[TRINA] [MENDEL]
Yes, he is My own bar mitzvah was
[MARVIN]
Isn't he too much? A miserable occasion
[TRINA]
Yes, but so are you
Really, kiddo, so are you The cause for such
[MARVIN]
Jesus, he's annoying! Abrasion in my family
Jason, where's my hug? It still gives me hives
[TRINA]
Where's my hug?
[MARVIN]
Where's my hug?
[MARVIN, TRINA, & MENDEL]
This is the year for Jason's bar mitzvah!
This is the year for Jason's bar mitzvah!
[Doorbell rings]
[CHARLOTTE]
Look, look, look, look, look
It's a lesbian from next door!
[CORDELIA]
Followed by her lover
Who's a lesbian from next door too!
And I've got food for you
Delicious food for you!
Nouvelle bar mitzvah cuisine!
[TRINA]
Ah...
[CORDELIA]
Here's dietetic knishes, gefilte fishes
Food that's from the heart!
[MENDEL]
I'll have seconds, please!
[CORDELIA]
So take a bite and see
If all your friends agree
It's good!
[MARVIN, TRINA, MENDEL, CHARLOTTE, & CORDELIA]
Yummy yummy
Yummy yummy
Yummy yummy
Yummy yummy
Yummy yummy yummy yummy yum!
We'll have one perfect time!
We'll spend billions of dollars!
[MENDEL]
Conga!
[MARVIN, TRINA, MENDEL, CHARLOTTE, & CORDELIA]
We'll have flowers galore (Whoo!)
And the band will sound fine! (Whoo!)
There'll be chandeliers set round the room (Whoo!)
With the men in tuxedos!
There'll be food, like food never before!
What a day to remember!
This is the year of Jason's bar mitzvah!
[JASON]
They're more excited than they should be
[MARVIN, TRINA, MENDEL, CHARLOTTE, & CORDELIA]
This is the year of the child
When he spreads out his wings!
There's music in his heart!
His life's about to start!
His body's going wild!
My
Child!
Year of the Child was written by William Finn.
Year of the Child was produced by William Finn & James Lapine.
William Finn released Year of the Child on Tue Jan 01 1991.