Some People {from Gypsy} Lyrics - Linda Eder

Some people can get a thrill 

Knitting sweaters and sitting still 

That's ok for some people 

Who don't know they're alive 

Some people can thrive and bloom 

Living life in the living room 

That's perfect for some people 

Of one hundred and five 

But I at least gotta try 

When I think of 

All the sights that I gotta see 

All the places I gotta play 

All the things I gotta be at 

Come on Papa 

What do you say? 

Some people can be content 

Playing bingo and paying rent 

That's peachy for some people 

For some hum-drum people to be 

But some people ain't me! 

I had a dream 

A wonderful dream, Papa 

All about June in the Orpheum Circuit 

Gimme a chance and I know I can work it! I had a dream 

Just as real as can be, Papa 

There I was in Mr. Orpheum's office 

And he was saying to me 

"Rose, get yourself some new orchestrations 

New routines and red velvet curtains 

Get a feathered hat for the baby 

Photographs in front of the theater 

Get an agent and in jig time 

You'll be being booked in the big time!" 

Oh, what a dream! 

A wonderful dream, Papa! 

And all that I need is eighty-eight bucks, Papa 

That's what he said 

Only eighty-eight bucks 

Goodbye to blueberry pie! 

Good riddance to all the socials I had to go to 

All the lodges I had to play 

All the shuners I said hello to 

Hey L.A. I'm comin' your way! 

Some people sit on their butts 

Got the dream, Yeah, but not the guts 

That's living for some people 

For some hum-drum people 

I suppose 

Well, they can stay and rot! 

But not Rose!!!