From: sally@anableps.berkeley.edu (S. A. Wilson)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: DOOL: TAN: some silly stuff
Date: 31 Aug 1992 18:37:03 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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Ciao,

Well I have been enjoying on these discussions concerning marriage, and
relationships, and thought I would post a song which I think
says a lot about building a happy marriage. I am little vague
about the song's background, but I will tell you what I know.
A friend taped this for me a few years back so we could listen
to music on our way back and forth between college each day.
He got me into the work of Steven Sondheim, and this is one of
his pieces. If I remember correctly from what my friend told me
this was supposed to be one of the songs in Sondheim's musically
about marriage, and relationships, his Tony award winning musical,
"Company." Well, the song was eventually cut after the trial run,
and not used when the show hit Broadway, and thus is not found on
any recordings of the show. It is on an album with other left
over songs which did not make it into his musicals.  I also, believe that
this, and the others songs were gathered together and around it
was based a short musical, possibley "Side by Side" (or "Sondheim
Side by Side" or the title is "Side by Side Sondheim"). Anyway,
I enjoy the song I thought I would kill some time and post it to
the net. I typed it from the song, and have no idea as to its
punctation, and I might have a couple of the words wrong, but it
it does give an idea, and I do think it is a great song. In the
version I have a woman is singing, but if I remember correctly the
song was supposed to be song by the show's principle, a male character
(here's a trivial note: the original actor was Dean Jones of all
those Disney flicks).

Here goes

Marry Me a Little
  by Steve Sondheim


Marry me a little, love me just enough
Cry but not too often, play but not too rough
Keep a tender distance, so we'll both be free
That's the way it ought to be

I'm ready, marry me a little
Do it with a wim
Make a few demands I'm able to fulfill
Want me more than others, not exclusively
That's the way it ought to be

I'm ready, I'm ready now
You can be my best friend, I can be your right arm
We'll go through a fight or two, no harm, no harm
We'll look not too deep, we'll go not too far
We won't have to give up a thing, we'll stay who we are
Right

Okay then, I'm ready, I'm ready now, someone
Marry me a little, love me just enough
Warm and sweet and easy, just the simple stuff
Keep a tender distance so we'll both be free
That's the way it ought to be

I'm ready,
Marry me a little, body, heart, and soul
Passionate as hell, but always in control
Want me first and foremost, keep me company
That's the way it ought to be

I'm ready, I'm ready now
Oh how gently we'll talk, oh how softly we'll tread
All those things, the ugly things, we'll keep unsaid
We'll build a cocoon of love and respect
You promise whatever you like, I'll never collect
Right

Okay then, I'm ready, I'm ready now
Someone, I'm ready




There you have it....

Spud--So what do you folks think?--Peel



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