Koushiro

Koushiro! Songs

What I Wouldn't Give

Sung by the workhouse children and Koushiro at the very beginning of Koushiro!

Koushiro: What I wouldn't give for a figgy pudding.

First Child: What I wouldn't give for some carrots and peas.

Second Child: What I wouldn't give for a home and family.

Third Child: Round the table saying "Pass the gravy, please.:

Fourth Child: Silverware and napkins.

Koushiro: Life so easy. What I wouldn't give for some tea and crumpets.

First Child: What I wouldn't give for some honey and cream.

Second Child: What I wouldn't give for a little sister.

Third Child: Giving her a tickle 'till she starts to scream.

Fourth Child: Soaking in a bathtub.

Koushiro: Hot and steamy.

All: Dreaming that I'm eating mother's cooking. Swimming in a plate of shepherd's pie. I'm dreaming that someday I'll find a way to tell this wretched place goodbye!

Second Child: What I wouldn't give for a rash of bacon.

First Child: What I wouldn't give for a cinnamon bun.

Koushiro: What I wouldn't give for some brand new knickers.

Third Child: A pair of shoes and socks and you can watch me run!

Fourth Child: Playing soccer all day.

Koushiro: In the sun and…

All: Dreaming I'm asleep on feather pillows. Tucked in by my father strong and kind. I'm dreaming that someday I'll find a way to leave this horrid place behind!

First and Second Child: I'd turn into a glutton for a juicy leg of mutton.

Third Child: A side of beef.

Fourth Child: A slab of ham.

Koushiro: Soon you'll see instead of me, Hen-e-ry the Eighth I am!

First Child: What I wouldn't give for some pickled herring.

Other Children: Eew. Yuck!

Second and Fourth Child: What I wouldn't give for some mulligan stew.

Third Child: What I wouldn't give for an older brother.

Koushiro: Someone to protect me.

First Child: And to look up to.

Second Child: Standing up and fighting.

Third and Fourth Child: Thugs and bullies…

All: Dreaming of a world that's snug and cozy. Wishing for a change of scenery. And dreaming that someday, this awful place will set me free! Just a little taste, just a little crumb, just a little drop. What I wouldn't give! Amen!

The City of Tokyo

Sung by a fishmonger, a flower girl, a baker, a shoeshine boy, the police officer, and Koushiro.

Fishmonger: Codfish, herring, straight from the sea! Oysters, mussels, buy from me!

Flower Girl: I've got flowers for your sweetheart! I've got flowers for your love!

Baker: Fresh bread, warm from the oven. Fresh bread!

Shoeshine Boy: Shine your shoes, five yen only! Shine your shoes, five yen only!

All: It travels the world, this magic in the air. The city of Tokyo! Tokyo! It's energy hurled at people everywhere! The city of Tokyo! Tokyo!

Fishmonger: Vendors are standing on each corner.

Flower Girl: Calling out to peddle their wares!

Baker: Sailors and urchins, nuns and shoppers!

Shoeshine Boy: Hold your purses and…

All: Beware! It's full of deceit, intrigue and mystery! The city of Tokyo! Tokyo! Stroll down to Fleet Street where nothing is for free! The city of Tokyo! Tokyo!

Fishmonger: Everyone has his price, who'll pay it?

Flower Girl: Merchants, bankers, robbers, and thieves.

Baker: Everyone has his game, who'll play it?

Shoeshine Boy: Careful now what you…

All: Believe!

Koushiro: Telling stories, in the eyes of every stranger. Happy endings, tragedies, and in between!

Police Officer: Skeletons hide out in every closet!

Koushiro: Smiles and scowls, read each expression!

Both: Are they saying what they mean?

All: It's one of a kind, a place that is unique! The city of Tokyo! Tokyo! We hope you'll find whatever you may seek! The city of Tokyo! Tokyo!

Fishmonger: Hustle and bustle. Watch those elbows!

Flower Girl: Make your path by parting the throng!

Baker: Clatter and clamor, barks and beckons!

Shoeshine Boy: Come together like a…

All: Song!

Fishmonger: Codfish, herring, straight from the sea! Oysters, mussels, buy from me!

Flower Girl: I've got flowers for your sweetheart! I've got flowers for your love!

Baker: Fresh bread, warm from the oven. Fresh bread!

Shoeshine Boy: Shine your shoes, five yen only! Shine your shoes, five yen only!

All: The city of Tokyo! Tokyo! The city of Tokyo! Tokyo! The city of Tokyo! Tokyo! The city of Tokyo! Tokyo! Tokyo!

What's Yours is Mine

Sung by Taichi, TK, the pickpockets, Kari, Sora, and Koushiro.

Taichi: A little sleight of hand! The smallest misdirection! Looking left while moving right takes practice to perfection!

TK: It's how you twist the wrist! A little hocus-pocus. Looking front while going back it's how to change one's focus!

Pickpocket 1: Your prize might be a purse!

Pickpocket 2: A gem from someone's pocket!

Pickpocket 3: Some silver coins, a string of pearls!

Pickpocket 4: A cameo, a locket!

Taichi: A momentary spell!

TK: A second of confusion!

Pickpocket 4: Give a bump,

Pickpocket 5: A little nudge,

Pickpocket 6: Create a small illusion!

All Except Koushiro: It seems quite normal at the time, no one dreams it's by design! Quick as a wink, lickety split!

TK: What's yours is mine! You're picked clean Taichi!

Taichi: So I am, so I am!

All Exept Koushiro: We call it the Taichi ballet! Choreographed to the finest detail! We call it the Taichi ballet! Danced to perfection!

Taichi: Or you'll dance it in jail. There, you see Koushiro, what fun we have at this game?

Koushiro: Yes sir. Will you teach me how to play it?

Taichi: Of course my dear! Do you see this handkerchief hanging out of my pocket?

Koushiro: Yes sir.

Taichi: See if you can take it without my noticing.

TK: It takes a little cheek, a sneaky disposition, a guiltless look, a saintly smile, you'll stay above suspicion! It takes an eagle's eye, the nimblest of fingers,

Koushiro: Steady hand, the softest touch!

TK: And no sensation lingers!

Pickpockets: One prize is on a chain, one's underneath a bowler, a diamond ring, a fancy watch, the gold in someone's molar!

TK: You catch one unawares and staring in a stupor! 'Fore he knows what' s up from down you've pinched him super-duper!

All Except Koushiro: It seems quite normal at the time, no one dreams it's by design! Quick as a wink, lickety split!

Koushiro: What's yours is mine!

Taichi: Do you have it?

Koushiro: Yes sir. Here it is sir.

Taichi: Clever boy! Isn't he clever?

All: We call it the Taichi ballet! Choreographed to the finest detail! We call it the Taichi ballet! Danced to perfection!

Taichi: 'Cause I never post bail!

What's Yours is Mine – Reprise

Sung by TK, Taichi, and Yamato when TK and Kari return without Koushiro.

TK: He didn't like the game, he didn't like the rules, blew our cover straight away and left us bloody fools!

Taichi: What? Do you know what this means? I put him in your charge, no telling where he's gone to. He can tell them where we are and tell them what we're onto!

Yamato: You avaricious old skeleton! Sit down. What makes you so afraid? The brat's lost all his uses!

Taichi: He might just go and blab his tongue, we'll all be wearing nooses!

Yamato: I guess there's no point wasting time, best go grab the little swine or quick as a wink, lickety split, (pretends to choke himself) What's yours is mine!

Greed

Sung by Taichi and Miss Monks when Miss Monks enters Taichi's Den.

Taichi: You've dropped into our laps like a bolt out of the blue. What makes you believe that we should put our trust in you?

Miss Monks: Greed.

Taichi: Madam, you've said the magic word. Greed, greed! It's honey on my lips! Greed, greed! It warms my fingertips! It's more than thirst or hunger, it's like a burning need! It makes me feel younger when I know that all my profit's guaranteed! My…

Miss Monks: Greed, greed! To say that something's mine! Greed, greed! Sends chills right up my spine! There's nothing that can tame it once money plants the seed! There' s one word that can name it, you are looking at the slave who'll always heed! My…

Both: Greed, greed, greed!

Taichi: We're birds of a feather!

Miss Monks: Two peas in a pod!

Taichi: We're flocking together!

Miss Monks: Although it may seem odd!

Taichi: We're cast from the same mold!

Miss Monks: With one common bond!

Both: Aquiring everything in sight, who cares what is wrong or right? We're both so extraordinarily fond of!

Taichi: Greed!

Miss Monks: Greed!

Taichi: Greed!

Miss Monks: Greed!

Both: To be a zillionaire.

Taichi: Greed!

Miss Monks: Greed!

Taichi: Greed!

Miss Monks: Greed!

Both: And still have none to share! I take out my aggressions with the strongest of obsessions! To add to my possessions! And feed my greed! Greed! Greed!

There's Something About Her Face

Sung by Koushiro when he's reading in front of the portrait.

There's something about her face,

Something about her smile,

A face I wish that I could get to know.

There's something about her look.

Something about her eyes,

They seem to follow everywhere I go.

There's something about her lips,

I know their words were kind.

It's almost like I hear her speaking softly in my mind!

There's something about her head,

Tilted aside just so.

It's like she had a question on her tongue.

There's something about her hair,

Falling so loose and free.

I wonder if she'll always look this young.

There's something about her skin

So delicate and fair.

It's captured there so perfectly I just can't help but stare!

There's something about her face

That seems to come alive.

I close my eyes but nothing can erase.

There's something about her face.

Thief

Sung by Mrs. Grimwig when Koushiro hasn't returned..

It's time that you wake up.

Just forget your golden rule.

He's done unto others and he's played you for a fool!

Can't you see he's a thief! Thief! It's plain as night and day!

Thief! Thief! He's gone and slipped away!

He's played upon your kindness and generosity!

And with it comes your blindness,

For a lad who has no scrupulosity!

Can't you see they're birds of a feather!

Two peas in a pod!

They're flocking together!

It's all a clever fraud!

Be glad and good riddance!

You're lucky he's gone!

I'm sure he would have robbed you blind!

And shared his bounty with his kind!

Forget his charm it's time for carrying on! He's a…

Thief! Thief! Thief!

One Soul to Save

Sung by Sora when she's about to seek out Gennai..

It's too late for me.

All my cards are played.

My hands are tied.

And my choices made.

It's too late for me.

I can't change things now.

I'm too afraid.

And I don't know how.

But I see a chance for one soul to save.

Can I be that strong can I be that brave?

Will it count to know it was the best that I gave?

It's too late for me.

All my dreams are gone.

I see no hope for the path I'm on.

It's too late for me.

Grace has gone away.

Fate has turned her back.

I'm too far astray.

But I see a chance for one life to change.

And it feels so right yet it feels so strange.

Yet I know that I have nothing to expect in exchange.

And though I can't turn back the sands of time.

I know that I still have one more mountain to climb.

I have one last chance for one soul to save.

Can I be that strong can I be that brave?

Will it count to know it was the best that I gave?

Two Weeks Ago

Sung by Mr. Kido when he's waiting for Miss Monks..

Two weeks ago the deed was done.

Two weeks I've been a married man.

Two weeks ago, it seems more like an age!

Two weeks ago I was deceived.

Two weeks has turned her heart to stone.

Two weeks I have been tortured in this cage!

Just two weeks ago I she was my ingenue!

Just two weeks ago we would cuddle and coo!

I'm befuddled now with no clue what to do no less why!

Just two weeks ago I was her honey bear!

Just two weeks ago I was walking on air!

She is gloating now, our once blissful fair has gone nigh!

All she does is criticize!

So stubborn she won't compromise

On a thing!

She's turned into a nagging shrew!

Stirred me into her witch's brew!

Pestering, festering!

She'll be my Waterloo!

Just two weeks ago she was my turtle dove!

Just two weeks ago I was smitten with love!

I am praying now to the heavens, let me die!

The moment I wriggled that ring on her finger

I knew I had broken young Cupid's spell!

The moment we walked down the isle together

I stepped from the chapel straight into

Help me please!

Just two weeks ago I was her charming prince!

Just two weeks ago, I've been miserable since!

Just the thought of her makes me tremble and wince, I could cry!

There's Something About His Face

Sung by Mimi when she and Gennai are looking for Koushiro..

There's something about his face,

Something about his smile.

A face that warmed my soul right from the start.

There's something about is face,

Something about his eyes.

They're eyes that seem to look inside my heart.

There's something about his voice,

The way his laugh can ring.

It's somewhere in my mind I hear it gently echoing!

There's something about his face,

I'm empty when he's not there.

I close my eyes but nothing can erase.

There's something about his face.

Greed – Reprise

Sung by Taichi and Yamato when they're playing with Taichi's treasure..

Taichi: Greed, greed! It's honey on my lips!

Yamato: Greed, greed! It warms my fingertips!

Taichi: the feel of gold and treasure will calm my basic need!

Yamato: I get no greater pleasure than the wicked thievery I use to feed! My…

Both: Greed, greed, greed!

The City of Tokyo – Reprise

Sung by the townspeople and the police officer when Sora is murdered.

All: There's evil about, I feel it in the air! The city of Tokyo! Tokyo! A scream and a shout, there's mischief everywhere! The city of Tokyo! Tokyo!

Fishmonger: Muggers could be 'round any corner!

Flower Girl: Don't let them catch you unawares!

Baker: Be on your guard at every moment!

Shoeshine Boy: Only venture out in…

All: Pairs!

Police Officer: Never stare into the eyes of unknown strangers! Never travel paths that you have never been! Never walk alone in darkened alleys! Grip your canes and your umbrellas! Ready for the unforseen!

All: The fog and the cold will chill you to the bone! The city of Tokyo! Tokyo! No place to grow old if you must be alone! The city of Tokyo! Tokyo!

A Family of Your Own

Sung by Mrs. Bedwin, Mimi. Gennai, Mrs. Grimwig, and Koushiro when Koushiro is finally brought home safely.

Mrs. Bedwin: You have a family of your own!

Mimi: You'll never, ever be alone again!

Mrs. Grimwig: There'll be someone to say goodnight!

Gennai: The last one up puts out the lights!

Koushiro: I'll have a bed no need to share!

Gennai: You'll have a room with someone there next door!

Mrs.Bedwin: Someone to wake you in the morn!

Mimi: And celebrate the day you're born! And…

All: Voices one can recognize across a noisy, crowded room! Faces that reflect your eyes! And arms that hold you like you're in your mother's womb!

Mrs. Grimwig: You have a family of your own!

Koushiro: It's like a place I've always known inside!

Gennai: You'll never need to run away!

Mimi and Gennai: This is the place you're meant to stay!

Koushiro: I'll have a plate at every meal!

Mrs. Bedwin: Someone who'll nurse and help you heal your hurts!

Mimi: You'll laugh at jokes that we all know!

Koushiro: I'll watch you change!

All Except Koushiro: We'll watch you grow! And…

All: someone with al helping hand will lift you every time you fall! Someone here will understand the worst mistake, yet always make you stand up tall! A family is together and a family makes a home! A family of your own!

What I Wouldn't Give – Reprise

Sung by the whole cast at the end of Koushiro!

Workhouse Children: What I wouldn't give for a figgy pudding, what I wouldn't give for some carrots and peas!

Pickpockets: What I wouldn't give for a home and family! 'Round the table saying "pass the gravy please!"

Townspeople: Silverware and napkins, life's so easy!

Noah Claypole / Charissa / Mr. & Mrs. Sowerberry: What I wouldn't give for some tea and crumpets!

Kari / Police Officer / Miss Sellers: What I wouldn't give for some butter and jam!

Miss Megan / Mrs. Bedwin / Mrs. Grimwig: What I wouldn't give for a steaming muffin!

TK: A little bit of chutney on a leg of lamb!

Gennai: A little drip of honey on my yam… I'm

All: Dreaming, promise that you'll never wake me! Swimming in a plate of shepherd's pie! I'm dreaming that I'll always eat my fill from dawn to dusk until I die!

Mr. Kido / Miss Monks: What I wouldn't give for a rash of bacon!

Yamato: What I wouldn't give for some mulligan stew!

Mimi: What I wouldn't give for some chicken dumplings!

Sora: How about a corned beef and a cabbage too?

Taichi: Weigh an extra stone before I'm through! And…

All: Dreaming I'm asleep on feather pillows! Tucked in by someone who's soft and kind! I'm dreaming that the day will never come when I must leave this dream behind!

Koushiro: I'd turn into a glutton for a juicy leg of mutton! A side of beef, a slab of ham! Then you'll see the real me! Kou-shi-ro the Eighth I am!

All: Dreaming of a world that's warm and friendly! Thriving with a home and family too! And dreaming that someday I'll find a way to make this precious dream come true! The only way to live, I am positive! What I wouldn't give! What I wouldn't give! Amen!