baltimore MAY 3 1962

woke up today
feeling the way
i always do
hungry for something that i can't eat
then i hear that beat
that rhythm of town starts calling me down
it's like a message from high above
pulling me out to the smiles and the streets that i love
good morning, baltimore! Good morning, baltimore
every day's like an open door
every night is a fantasy
every sound's like a symphony
good morning, baltimore
and someday when i take to the floor
the world's gonna wake up and see
baltimore and me
look at my hair
what 'do can compare with mine today?
i've got my hairspray and radio
i'm ready to go
the rats on the street
all dance around my feet
they seem to say: "Tracy, it's up to you"
so oh, oh, don't hold me back
'cause today all my dreams will come true
good morning, baltimore
there's the flasher who lives next door
there's the bum on his barroom stool
they wish me luck on my way to school
good morning, baltimore
and someday when i take to the floor
the world's gonna wake up and see
baltimore and me
i know every step
i know every song
i know there's a place where i belong
i see all those party lights shining ahead
so someone invite me before i drop dead
before she drops dead
so oh, oh, give me a chance
'cause when i start to dance i'm a movie star
oh, oh, oh
something inside of me makes me move
when i hear that groove
my ma tells me no
but my feet tell me "go"
it's like a drummer inside my heart
so oh, oh, don't make me wait
one more moment for my life to start
i love you, baltimore
every day's like an open door
every night is a fantasy
every sound's like a symphony
and i promise, baltimore
that someday when i take to the floor
the world's gonna wake up and see
gonna wake up and see
baltimore and me
yes, more or less, we all agree
baltimore and me
someday the world is gonna see
baltimore and me
mount everest is the most famous, but not the highest...
geographical point on this earth.
Now, who can tell me what that is?
Um, excuse me, miss whimsy?
I can't see the board again.
Tracy turnblad.
If i have to write you up for inappropriate hair height one more time...
you will be removed to detention.
Miss wimsey, what am i supposed to do?
Hair can't just hang there like a dead thing on your cheeks.
I mean, well...uh...you know what i mean.
I...ahh.
As i said, it is not mount everest.
Now, next week we will be talking...
about earthquakes and volcanoes.
And as exciting as that might sound...
we have to look back approximately 60 million years.
Now, if you turn your pages...we are going to start with the ring of fire.
I want you to contemplate what causes...
the separation of the two components.
Penny, come on, hurry!
Outta my way!
Push! We're late.
One minute to air. Ok.
40 to go!
Don't change that channel.
Coming up next: The corny collins show.
30 seconds.
Hiya, dad! Goodbye!
Hi.
It's my daughter.
10 seconds. Places, everyone.
Hurry up, penny, we're missing it!
My mom says i'm not allowed to perspire!
Hey there, teenage baltimore!
Don't change that channel 'cause it's time...
for the corny collins show...
brought to you by ultra clutch hairspray.
Oh, every afternoon when the clock strikes four
well, a crazy bunch of kids crash through that door, yeah
well, they throw off their coats
and leave the squares behind
and then they shake it, shake it, shake it
like they're losin' their mind
you'll never see them frown
'cause they're the nicest kids in town
oh, every afternoon you turn your tv on, huh
yeah, we know you turn the sound up
when your parents are gone, yeah
then you twist and shout for your favorite star
and when you've practiced every step
that's in your repertoire
you better come on down
and meet the nicest kids in town
Nice white kids who like to lead the way
and once a month we have our negro day
and i'm the man who keeps it spinnin' round
mr. Corny collins with the latest greatest
baltimore sound
so, every afternoon drop everything
who needs to read and write
when you can dance and sing, yeah!
forget about your algebra and calculus
you can always do your homework on the mornin' bus
can't tell a verb from a noun
they're the nicest kids in town