OLIVER!

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Song Title
OLIVER!
Writers
Lionel Bart
Publisher
TRO Essex Japan, Ltd.
% Publisher Controls
100.00
Territory Controlled
JAPAN
Themes/Keywords
Boy, Broadway, Bullying, Musical, oliver, Push, Staircase, Theater
Lyrics
Oliver! Oliver!
Never before has a boy wanted more!
Oliver! Oliver!
Won’t ask for more when he knows what’s in store.

There’s a dark, thin, winding stairway without any banister
Which we’ll throw him down, and feed him on cockroaches served in a canister.
Oliver! Oliver!
What will he do when he’s turned black and blue?
He will curse (rue)* the day somebody named him Oliver!

Oliver! Oliver!
Never before has a boy wanted more!
Oliver! Oliver!
Won’t ask for more when he knows what’s in store.

There’s a sooty chimney, long overdue for a sweeping out
Which we’ll push him up, and one day next year with the rats he’ll be creeping out.
Oliver! Oliver!
What will he do in this terrible stew? He will rue the day somebody named him Oliver!
*What, heavens pray, will the governors say? They will lay the blame on the one who named him Oliver!

*The italicized lyrics are from the film.

Recordings

Recording Artist Genre Mood Arrangement Era iTunes
IAN WALLACE Soundtrack Dramatic, Theatrical Drums, Horns, Orchestra, Strings, Vocal 2000's Buy >
OLIVER Soundtrack Dramatic, Theatrical Horns, Orchestra, Percussion, Strings, Vocal 2010's Buy >

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