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If Your Mother Were Here
by
Original London Cast of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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(With all but one ticket gone, and no money to buy a bar, Charlie is desolate. Mr. Bucket tries to interest him in looking for shooting stars through the holes in the shack roof but Charlie isn’t interested. Mrs. Bucket comes home from the laundry as Mr. Bucket leaves to look for work. Both parents feel at a loss…) Well, there might be a hole in the roof, Charlie But maybe we’ll see a shooting star and we can make a wish on it. Don’t waste a wish on me. Oh, Charlie… (sung) If your mother were here She would say “that one’s Mars” She would hang you the Moon And then she’d bottle the stars She would say “brush your teeth Is that dirt behind your ear?” You’d be dreaming if your mother were here Evening, love. Evening, love. How is he? Not good. Maybe you could cheer him up? I’ll see what I can do. See you tomorrow. See you tomorrow. Hey, Charlie, let’s have another look at that notebook of yours. I want to see all your new inventions. Charlie? Oh, Charlie… (sung) If your father were here You would not be in bed You’d be acting out the stories From the books that you’ve read He’d be walking the plank Of Charlie Bucket buccaneer You’d be sailing if your father were here And if wishes were horses We could gallop away And if cabbages were watches I would know the time all day Ah, but all we can offer you are dreams in every size So, close your eyes, Charlie Bucket, close your eyes… Looks like he’s asleep. Any luck? Not today. It’s getting colder tonight. Oh, we’ll manage. I’m glad he has you. I’m glad he has you! See you tomorrow. See you tomorrow. We’ll have to get you another blanket, won’t we, Charlie… eh? (sung) If your mother were here She would banish the cold And your dad brings the springtime When your mum’s feelin’ old As we’re watching you grow Inch by inch By inch By year I would thank her if your mother were here (Winter has come. Mr. Bucket, alone in the snow, sees a shooting star.) Well, Charlie, if you won’t make a wish, then I will.
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