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Thoroughly Modern Millie

THEY DON'T KNOW 9
(2/11/02 down half step w/corr.)
(4/02)
Music by Jeanine Tesori
CUE: RUTH: "Don't wait up Meersie (doors slam)
Lyrics by Dick Scanlan

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MRS. MEERS:

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 100 THEY DON'T KNOW

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and they'll ne - ver guess. (They'll ne - ver guess)

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 101 THEY DON'T KNOW

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They don't know they're star - ing at an art - ist

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high - ly trained to take on an - y role.

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Skill - ful mime and bril - liant laun - dry car - tist. seek - ing re - tri - bu - tion

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 102 THEY DON'T KNOW

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for the life they stole. I al - most act - ed Chek - hov,

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Ib - sen, Shaw, Mo - liere. I al - most starred as Pe - ter Pan; i - ma - gine moi mid - air! I

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al - most tack - led Shake - speare, a blush - ing Ju - li - et, and

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 103 THEY DON'T KNOW

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if the house were big e - nough, I still could play her yet!

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They don't know I'm hot - ter news than Du - se,

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 104 THEY DON'T KNOW

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They're on top, and I look like the los - uh. Wait and see who's stand - ing

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I won't stand by while crit - ics praise 'ya, You're get - ting shipped to south-east As- ia! But
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they don't know. They don't know. Sad to be all a - lone in the world, but

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