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Song A Trip To The Library
Artist Jerry Bock
Album She Loves Me (The New Broadway Cast Recording)
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[00:16.233] How did you like the library
[00:18.774] You've never seen such a place
[00:24.683] So many books
[00:27.205] So much marble
[00:29.982] So quiet
[00:33.034] And suddenly all of my confidence dribbled away with a pitiful plop.
[00:38.349] My head was beginning to swim.
[00:39.853] And my forehead was covered with cold perspiration.
[00:44.123] I started to reach for a book.
[00:45.434] And my hand automatically came to a stop.
[00:49.706] I don’t know how long I stood frozen.
[00:51.212] A victim of panic and mortification.
[00:55.739] Oh how I wanted to flee.
[01:01.014] When a kindly voice,
[01:03.771] a gentle voice,
[01:07.027] whispered "Pardon me."
[01:11.041] "Pardon me."
[01:12.545] Uh huh
[01:14.803] And there was this dear, sweet, clearly respectable,
[01:19.826] thickly-bespectacled man,
[01:22.332] who stood by my side.
[01:24.594] And quietly said to me,
[01:27.866] “ Ma’am, don’t mean to intrude,
[01:31.889] but I was just wondering,
[01:34.641] are you in need of some help？”
[01:37.148] I said“No..Yes, I am~”
[01:44.574] The next thing you know,
[01:46.585] I’m sipping hot chocolate,
[01:49.490] and telling my troubles to Paul.
[01:52.502] Whose tender brown eyes kept
[01:55.012] Sending compassionate looks.
[01:59.326] A trip to the library.
[02:02.589] Has made a new girl of me.
[02:06.101] For suddenly I can see.
[02:09.613] The magic of books
[02:17.150] I have to admit in the back of my mind.
[02:18.652] I was praying he wouldn’t get fresh.
[02:22.421] And all of the while, I was wondering.
[02:24.199] Why an illiterate girl should attract him.
[02:28.213] Then all of a sudden he said
[02:29.467] I couldn’t go wrong, with “The Way Of All Flesh.”
[02:33.984] Of course it’s a novel but I didn’t know.
[02:35.489] Or I certainly wouldn’t have smacked him.
[02:39.319] Well, he gave me a smile that I couldn’t resist.
[02:45.864] And I knew at once how much I liked this,
[02:52.913] optometrist.
[02:55.170] Optometrist？
[02:56.678] Op-to-me-trist.
[02:59.436] You know what this dear, sweet,
[03:02.447] slightly-bespectacled gentleman said to me next？
[03:06.963] He said he could solve this problem of mine.
[03:11.234] I said “How”
[03:13.997] He said, If I’d like,
[03:16.315] he’d willingly read to me,
[03:19.340] some of his favorite things.
[03:21.599] I said “When”
[03:24.864] He said “Now.”
[03:29.148] His novel approach seemed highly suspicious.
[03:33.670] And possibly dangerous, too.
[03:36.433] I told myself,
[03:37.680] “Wait！Think！Dare you go up to his flat？”
[03:43.452] What happens if things go wrong？
[03:46.767] It’s obvious he’s quite strong.
[03:51.533] He read to me all night long.
[03:55.320] Now how about that？
[03:59.588] It’ s hard to believe how truly domestic.
[04:05.113] And happily hopeful I feel.
[04:07.875] I picture my Paul there, reading aloud as I cook.
[04:15.777] As long as he’s there to read,
[04:19.289] there’s quite a good chance indeed.
[04:22.803] A chance that I’ll never need.
[04:26.317] To open a book.
[04:30.585] Unlike someone else.
[04:34.098] Someone I dimly recall.
[04:38.625] I know he’ll only have eyes for me.
[04:43.140] My optometrist，
[04:44.895] Paul！
[00:16.233] How did you like the library
[00:18.774] You' ve never seen such a place
[00:24.683] So many books
[00:27.205] So much marble
[00:29.982] So quiet
[00:33.034] And suddenly all of my confidence dribbled away with a pitiful plop.
[00:38.349] My head was beginning to swim.
[00:39.853] And my forehead was covered with cold perspiration.
[00:44.123] I started to reach for a book.
[00:45.434] And my hand automatically came to a stop.
[00:49.706] I don' t know how long I stood frozen.
[00:51.212] A victim of panic and mortification.
[00:55.739] Oh how I wanted to flee.
[01:01.014] When a kindly voice,
[01:03.771] a gentle voice,
[01:07.027] whispered " Pardon me."
[01:11.041] " Pardon me."
[01:12.545] Uh huh
[01:14.803] And there was this dear, sweet, clearly respectable,
[01:19.826] thicklybespectacled man,
[01:22.332] who stood by my side.
[01:24.594] And quietly said to me,
[01:27.866] " Ma' am, don' t mean to intrude,
[01:31.889] but I was just wondering,
[01:34.641] are you in need of some help?"
[01:37.148] I said" No.. Yes, I am"
[01:44.574] The next thing you know,
[01:46.585] I' m sipping hot chocolate,
[01:49.490] and telling my troubles to Paul.
[01:52.502] Whose tender brown eyes kept
[01:55.012] Sending compassionate looks.
[01:59.326] A trip to the library.
[02:02.589] Has made a new girl of me.
[02:06.101] For suddenly I can see.
[02:09.613] The magic of books
[02:17.150] I have to admit in the back of my mind.
[02:18.652] I was praying he wouldn' t get fresh.
[02:22.421] And all of the while, I was wondering.
[02:24.199] Why an illiterate girl should attract him.
[02:28.213] Then all of a sudden he said
[02:29.467] I couldn' t go wrong, with " The Way Of All Flesh."
[02:33.984] Of course it' s a novel but I didn' t know.
[02:35.489] Or I certainly wouldn' t have smacked him.
[02:39.319] Well, he gave me a smile that I couldn' t resist.
[02:45.864] And I knew at once how much I liked this,
[02:52.913] optometrist.
[02:55.170] Optometrist?
[02:56.678] Optometrist.
[02:59.436] You know what this dear, sweet,
[03:02.447] slightlybespectacled gentleman said to me next?
[03:06.963] He said he could solve this problem of mine.
[03:11.234] I said " How"
[03:13.997] He said, If I' d like,
[03:16.315] he' d willingly read to me,
[03:19.340] some of his favorite things.
[03:21.599] I said " When"
[03:24.864] He said " Now."
[03:29.148] His novel approach seemed highly suspicious.
[03:33.670] And possibly dangerous, too.
[03:36.433] I told myself,
[03:37.680] " Wait! Think! Dare you go up to his flat?"
[03:43.452] What happens if things go wrong?
[03:46.767] It' s obvious he' s quite strong.
[03:51.533] He read to me all night long.
[03:55.320] Now how about that?
[03:59.588] It' s hard to believe how truly domestic.
[04:05.113] And happily hopeful I feel.
[04:07.875] I picture my Paul there, reading aloud as I cook.
[04:15.777] As long as he' s there to read,
[04:19.289] there' s quite a good chance indeed.
[04:22.803] A chance that I' ll never need.
[04:26.317] To open a book.
[04:30.585] Unlike someone else.
[04:34.098] Someone I dimly recall.
[04:38.625] I know he' ll only have eyes for me.
[04:43.140] My optometrist,
[04:44.895] Paul!
[00:16.233] How did you like the library
[00:18.774] You' ve never seen such a place
[00:24.683] So many books
[00:27.205] So much marble
[00:29.982] So quiet
[00:33.034] And suddenly all of my confidence dribbled away with a pitiful plop.
[00:38.349] My head was beginning to swim.
[00:39.853] And my forehead was covered with cold perspiration.
[00:44.123] I started to reach for a book.
[00:45.434] And my hand automatically came to a stop.
[00:49.706] I don' t know how long I stood frozen.
[00:51.212] A victim of panic and mortification.
[00:55.739] Oh how I wanted to flee.
[01:01.014] When a kindly voice,
[01:03.771] a gentle voice,
[01:07.027] whispered " Pardon me."
[01:11.041] " Pardon me."
[01:12.545] Uh huh
[01:14.803] And there was this dear, sweet, clearly respectable,
[01:19.826] thicklybespectacled man,
[01:22.332] who stood by my side.
[01:24.594] And quietly said to me,
[01:27.866] " Ma' am, don' t mean to intrude,
[01:31.889] but I was just wondering,
[01:34.641] are you in need of some help?"
[01:37.148] I said" No.. Yes, I am"
[01:44.574] The next thing you know,
[01:46.585] I' m sipping hot chocolate,
[01:49.490] and telling my troubles to Paul.
[01:52.502] Whose tender brown eyes kept
[01:55.012] Sending compassionate looks.
[01:59.326] A trip to the library.
[02:02.589] Has made a new girl of me.
[02:06.101] For suddenly I can see.
[02:09.613] The magic of books
[02:17.150] I have to admit in the back of my mind.
[02:18.652] I was praying he wouldn' t get fresh.
[02:22.421] And all of the while, I was wondering.
[02:24.199] Why an illiterate girl should attract him.
[02:28.213] Then all of a sudden he said
[02:29.467] I couldn' t go wrong, with " The Way Of All Flesh."
[02:33.984] Of course it' s a novel but I didn' t know.
[02:35.489] Or I certainly wouldn' t have smacked him.
[02:39.319] Well, he gave me a smile that I couldn' t resist.
[02:45.864] And I knew at once how much I liked this,
[02:52.913] optometrist.
[02:55.170] Optometrist?
[02:56.678] Optometrist.
[02:59.436] You know what this dear, sweet,
[03:02.447] slightlybespectacled gentleman said to me next?
[03:06.963] He said he could solve this problem of mine.
[03:11.234] I said " How"
[03:13.997] He said, If I' d like,
[03:16.315] he' d willingly read to me,
[03:19.340] some of his favorite things.
[03:21.599] I said " When"
[03:24.864] He said " Now."
[03:29.148] His novel approach seemed highly suspicious.
[03:33.670] And possibly dangerous, too.
[03:36.433] I told myself,
[03:37.680] " Wait! Think! Dare you go up to his flat?"
[03:43.452] What happens if things go wrong?
[03:46.767] It' s obvious he' s quite strong.
[03:51.533] He read to me all night long.
[03:55.320] Now how about that?
[03:59.588] It' s hard to believe how truly domestic.
[04:05.113] And happily hopeful I feel.
[04:07.875] I picture my Paul there, reading aloud as I cook.
[04:15.777] As long as he' s there to read,
[04:19.289] there' s quite a good chance indeed.
[04:22.803] A chance that I' ll never need.
[04:26.317] To open a book.
[04:30.585] Unlike someone else.
[04:34.098] Someone I dimly recall.
[04:38.625] I know he' ll only have eyes for me.
[04:43.140] My optometrist,
[04:44.895] Paul!
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