My Friend the Dictionary - Molly Hager

Molly Hager performs "My Friend the Dictionary" from THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNUM COUNTY SPELLING BEE. Music and Lyrics by William Finn. Part of "Celebrating the Music of William Finn" at Merkin Hall, February 9, 2014. Produced and Directed by Shakina Nayfack for Congregtion Beit Simchat Torah. Music Directed by Joshua Zecher Ross. Videography by Micah Joel: www.xerkmerdia.com

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Glad this one finally got uploaded! I was wondering why she didn't sing any solos in the other videos

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OLIVE (spoken)
Oh, wait. One second. Please sir, could you not sit in that seat?
OLIVE
I saved a chair for my dad
In the eighth row on the aisle
And it may take him a while
But when he gets here
That?s his chair
?Cause my mother?s in an ashram
In India
I saved a chair for her too
But it?s merely symbolic
As daily she washes herself in the Ganges
And I live in a house
Where there?s an oversized dictionary
That I read
As a girl
On the toilet
I love my dictionary
And I love the indented border
Every word?s in alphabetical order
Ergo, lost things
Always can be found
And I wrap my head around
The fact that in one book
Is the entire language of our species
Which is a favorite term of Nicci?s
Who?s the great-grandfather of Christina Ricci?s
(Laughs)
Yes I joke, but the words in the dictionary
Are the friends that I?ll have forever
More than the friends I have made in school
OLIVE
My friend the dictionary
Is a very reliable friend