Comedy Tonight

By: Stephen Sondheim
From: A Funny Thing Happened On The
Way To The Forum
Key: G

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Some-thing fa-mil-iar, some-thing pe-cul-iar,
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Some-thing for ev-‘ry-one:
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A com-e-dy to-night!
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Some-thing ap-peal-ing,
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Some-thing ap-pal-ling,
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Some-thing for ev-‘ry-one:
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A com-e-dy to-night!

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Noth-ing with kings, noth-ing with crowns;
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Bring on the lov-ers, li-ars and clowns!
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Old sit-u-a-tions, New com-pli-ca-tions,
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Noth-ing por-ten-tous or po-lite;
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Trag-e-dy to-mor-row, Com-e-dy to-night!

Some-thing con-vul-sive,
Some-thing re-pul-sive,
Some-thing for ev-‘ry-one:
A com-e-dy to-night!
Something aesthetic,
Something frenetic,
Something for everyone:
A comedy tonight!

Nothing with gods, nothing with fate;
Weighty affairs will just have to wait!

Nothing that’s formal,
Nothing that’s normal,
No recitations to recite;
Open up the curtain:
Comedy Tonight!