THE MENU SONG
performed on The Electric Company
by Morgan Freeman (Customer) and Rita Moreno (Waitress)
words and music by Tom Lehrer
Scene: A weird luncheonette.
Cast: C = Customer, W = Waitress or Waiter
Menu card lists: soup, sandwich, salad, dessert.
[The song was preceded by some dialogue.]
C: | You got soup? |
W: | We got soup. |
C: | What kind of soup? |
W: | All kinds of soup. We got beet soup |
C: | Dirty fee--- Hey, forget the soup! What else is on the menu? Sandwich, eh? |
W: | We got sandwiches. |
C: | What kind of sandwiches? |
W: | All kinds of sandwiches. We got a ham sandwich, |
C: | That I gotta see. Bring me a telegram sandwich. |
W: | Sorry, I can't bring it to you . You'll have to eat it over the phone. |
C: | Okay, forget the sandwich. What's next on the menu? Salad? |
W: | We got salad. |
C: | What kind of salad? |
W: | All kinds of salad. We got green salad, |