Brotherly Love - Stephen Sondheim

You know what this reminds me of?

No…

What?

Remember when I was in bed with the mumps

And had to stay in New Year’s Eve?

Frankly?

No

Remember how I was so down in the dumps

When everyone started to leave?

Jesus, it’s cold…

Are you sorry we came, Willie?

You sorry we came?

Yes!

No…

Go to sleep!

At midnight with everyone down at the lake

To take in the fireworks show-

Oh, yeah…

I cried 'til I fell half asleep by mistake

And I snuck upstairs and I shook you awake

You bundled me up in a couple of quilts

And you carried me…

Up all the way to the roof!

(Wind rises.)

And that slippery patch!

Yeah, we nearly got killed!

But we got to see everything!

'Member the whizbangs?

(The wind howls, drowning them out as they tumble over with each other in

reminiscences, singing in pantomime.

As the wind dies down:)

We had lots of good times…

(They chuckle in memory. Pause.)

We slept there 'til dawn

All wrapped up in those quilts…

Boy, Mama was madder then hell…

(They snicker. Pause.)

You always looked out for me, no matter what…

Just brotherly love, brother

Brotherly love

(Wilson sniffs.)

Jesus, I smell

I’m not sorry I came, Willie

Just as long as you’re here…

(The wind rises as the music fades. Addison looks suddenly uneasy.

He pivots away nervously so that he and Wilson are back to back.)