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GENE (NEW YEAR’S HOST):
I got the punch bowl, got the fixin’s
I got the guest list full of vixens
No ex-wife to kill the evening
I bet she’s out there somewhere seething

I got the mistletoe,
I’ll make the champagne flow
And the moment the clock strikes twelve....

VALERIE (LITTLE MATCH GIRL):
Doesn’t anybody need some light tonight?

Say what? Oh no. I don’t think so
I gotta see the ball come down on TV
Say what? Oh no. I don’t think so
There’s a crowd of people waiting for me
And I’m the only one who’s got the key

I got the pickle, got the herring
I wonder what she will be wearing
I got my hand-carved wooden shoesies
A guest list full of Danish floozies

Chill the Aquavit
I’ll sweep them off their feet
And the moment the clock strikes twelve...

Doesn’t anybody need some light tonight?

Say what? Oh no. I don’t think so
I got more important things on my mind
Say what? Oh no. I don’t think so
Please don’t think I’m being unkind
But I’m already running way behind

BRENDAN (GRUMPY GUY):

Right. I mean
How many times have you been accosted on the street
By a panhand person with a very bittersweet
Sob story about how they need a dollar for the train
They’re standing looking pitiful and soggy in the rain
And now they say that they’re stranded—their car broke down
They came to meet their sister, but their sister’s out of town
And if you pull out a buck or two, they get all shifty
And they suddenly remember that the train costs eight fifty
And you know you’ve got the money but you’re starting to
believe
They’re just another liar out on New Year’s Eve
You don’t trust Santa Claus on Christmas, you’re right to be
suspicious
The city can be nasty and the people can be vicious
And you know who’s the one I really pity the most?
The guy from out of town whose car has given up the ghost
He’s really out of money, he’s really unprepared
He’s really getting nervous and he’s really getting scared
And no one's gonna help him ‘cause we’ve heard it all before
We don’t have the time to stay and listen anymore
And the truth is I’ve got money
At least a little bit of money
But brother, I can’t spare the time

Sister, I can’t spare the time

Brother, I can’t spare the time

Sister, I can’t spare the time

Doesn’t anybody need some light tonight?

Say what? Oh no—I don’t think so
I’m already running so far behind
Say what? Oh no—I don’t think so

Well I don’t mean to be unkind
There’s no money and no time
I can hardly take care of myself
‘Cause I’m a very busy man
And I’m doing all I can
And the clock will soon be striking twelve

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from Striking 12: The New GrooveLily Musical, released March 22, 2005
Recorded on 09/12/04
Recorded by: GrooveLily
Written by: Milburn/Sheinkin/Vigoda
Gene Lewin: lead vocal & drums
Brendan Milburn: keyboard, keyboard bass & rap vocal
Valerie Vigoda: electric violin & backing vocal

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Bicoastal trio GrooveLily inhabits that contemporary space where creative musicians ignore the boundaries laid down by words like rock, folk, jazz and pop. The success of their first concert-musical, the critically-acclaimed holiday show STRIKING 12, has led them farther into the world of theatre, where they have carved out a unique niche as a rock band writing and performing shows. ... more

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