"THE ROAD DON'T MAKE YOU YOUNG" - WATER FOR ELEPHANTS ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST ALBUM

"The Road Don't Make You Young"
Music and Lyrics by PigPen Theatre Co.
Performed by Stan Brown, Wade McCollum, Paul Castree, Michael Mendez, Charles South, Grant Gustin, Taylor Colleton, Marissa Rosen, and the Water For Elephants Company
From the Original Broadway Cast Album of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS

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“MANY WONDERS AWAIT AUDIENCES AT THE IMPERIAL THEATER.”
The New York Times, Critic's Pick

The critically acclaimed bestselling novel comes to “thrilling, dazzling” life (Time Out New York) in a unique, spectacle-filled new musical with “one of the more remarkable ensembles ever seen on Broadway” (New York Daily News)! Hailed as a Critic’s Pick, The New York Times calls it “stunning, emotional and gorgeously imaginative.”

After losing what matters most, a young man jumps a moving train unsure of where the road will take him and finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus, and a life—and love—beyond his wildest dreams. Seen through the eyes of his older self, his adventure becomes a poignant reminder that if you choose the ride, life can begin again at any age.

So, step right up to the “spellbinding entertainment” (Variety) at WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, “the best new musical on Broadway” (Theatermania).

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WADE
IF'N I HAD ONE WISH IN THIS GODFORSAKEN LIFE

WADE/ROUST 2
I'D WISH TO BE BACK HOME WITH MY CHILDREN AND MY WIFE

WADE/R2/R3
BUT MY DEBTS KEEP PILIN’ UP, SO MY WORK IS NEVER DONE

R1/R7/R8/R10
AIN’T IT SO!

WADE/R2/R3
THE ROAD DON’T MAKE YOU YOUNG

R2
I'VE BEEN HANGING BY A THREAD, BY A WISH UPON A STAR
THAT THE ROAD THAT I'VE BEEN FORCED ON DOESN'T GO TOO FAR

WADE
JUST FAR ENOUGH TO GET ME PAST EACH DAY AS IT COMES

WADE/R1/R2/R3
AIN’T IT SO

WADE/R2/R3
AIN'T IT SO - THE ROAD DON'T MAKE YOU YOUNG
NO, YOU DON'T GET ANY PRETTIER WHEN YOU'RE TOILING IN THE SUN
AIN'T IT SO - THE ROAD DON'T MAKE YOU YOUNG!

FAST BARKER
HECK OF A SHOW ONE NIGHT ONLY
TICKETS ARE GOING FAST
GET YOURS BEFORE WE BEGIN
YOU SIR, WHAT ARE YA, DOWN IN THE DUMPS
YOU GOT ANTS IN YOUR CANDY
I GOT SOMETHING HERE OUGHTA TICKLE YOUR FANCY

CAMEL/WADE/ROUSTS
STEP RIGHT UP COME ON IN
[HURRY, HURRY, HURRY]
STEP RIGHT UP COME ON IN

SLOW BARKER
TEST YOUR WALLET, TEST YOUR WILL

CAMEL/WADE/R1–R15
STEP RIGHT UP COME RIGHT IN

JACOB
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE DUST TO SETTLE
FOR THE RINGING IN MY EARS TO FADE
SO NOW I'M SWIMMING DOWN THIS RIVER
TRYING TO KEEP A BROKEN HEART AT BAY
GOD WILLING, IT'LL HEAL SOMEDAY

CAMEL
GOD WILLING THIS AIN’T MY LAST BREATH…

R6/R7
I’M SEARCHING FOR THE END OF THE DAY
HOPING TO GIVE MY WEARY BONES SOME REST

JACOB
IT’S NOT AS EASY AS IT SOUNDS

R2/R3/R6/R7
BUT THE SUN SHONE DOWN
HEAVY AS A CROWN
GIVING LIFE BUT FEELING LIKE DEATH

JACOB
KEEPIN’ YOUR HEAD
ABOVE THE GROUND

WADE/CAMEL/JACOB/R1–R3/R6–R15
AIN'T IT SO - THE ROAD DON'T MAKE YOU YOUNG
BITE OFF WHAT YOU CAN CHEW
'FORE THEY TAKE IT OFF OF YOU
AIN'T IT SO - THE ROAD DON'T MAKE YOU-

BARBARA/VERA/SUE
LADIES, LOOK WHAT JUST WALKED IN
WHO’S THAT STRAPPING SPECIMEN?
IS IT MAN OR IS IT CRITTER
OOH, MAKES MY HEART GO PATTER PITTER?
I WANNA KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU:
GENUS, SPECIES, NAME
HISTORY UNKNOWN, NOT TO BE TAMED
Unh uh!
GENUS, SPECIES, NAME

WADE/R1–R4/R9
PULL IT, SHAKE IT, BREAK IT, AGAIN!

WADE
THERE’S ONLY ONE ROAD IN THIS GOD-FORSAKEN LIFE

R1–R15
PULL IT, SHAKE IT, BREAK IT, AGAIN!

WADE/R3
IT WINDS BEFORE IT PLUMMETS
FROM A GOD-FORSAKEN HEIGHT
BUT YOU’RE GONNA HAVE TO WALK IT
SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL HAVE FUN

WADE/R2–R3
SPEND THE DOLLAR IN YOUR POCKET
WHILE THERE’S HOLLER IN YOUR LUNGS

WADE/R1–R15
SEE BENZINI BROTHERS’ CIRCUS FOR A ONE-NIGHT-ONLY RUN
AIN’T IT SO –

JACOB/R2/R4/R6/R9
THE ROAD DON’T MAKE YOU YOUNG --

WADE/R1/R3/R5/R7/R8/R10-15
THE ROAD DON’T MAKE –
AIN’T IT SO -

WADE/MR. J/JACOB/R1-15
THE ROAD DON’T MAKE YOU YOUNG
AIN’T IT SO, THE ROAD DON’T MAKE YOU YOUNG
LIVE A LIFE WORTH LIVING WHEN THEY SAY IT CAN’T BE DONE
AIN’T IT SO,

COMPANY
THE ROAD DON’T MAKE –

WALTER/MR. J/JACOB/R1/R3/R5/R8/R10-R15
AIN'T IT SO, THE ROAD DON'T MAKE YOU YOUNG
LIVE A LIFE WORTH LIVING WHEN THEY SAY IT CAN'T BE DONE
AIN'T IT SO, THE ROAD DON'T MAKE YOU

CAMEL/R2/R4/R9
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE DUST TO SETTLE
FUNNY ENOUGH IT'S BEEN SETTLIN' ON ME
I'VE BEEN FLOATIN' DOWN THIS RIVER
LONG ENOUGH TO WASH MYSELF CLEAN GOD WILLING --

WADE/VERA/BARBARA/SUE
STEP RIGHT UP! COME ON IN!
GENUS, SPECIES, NAME!
STEP RIGHT UP! COME ON IN!

R3
HURRY! HURRY! HURRY! HURRY!

COMPANY
THE ROAD DON’T MAKE YOU --