Arrangement: You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1999 Version)
My arrangement of the opening song to the 1999 Broadway revival of the classic musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, but arranged for instruments:
Alto saxophone (Charlie Brown's part)
Tenor saxophone (Schroeder's part)
B-flat clarinet (Snoopy's part)
Oboe (I threw that in there to help me)
Glockenspiel (Lucy Van Pelt's part)
Vibraphone (Linus Van Pelt's part)
Crotales (Sally Brown's part)
Piano (accompaniment)
This arrangement begins after Charlie Brown's exclamation "I'm late!", but for the record, here are the lyrics in full:
[LINUS]
I really don't think you have anything
to worry about, Charlie Brown. After all, science
has shown that a person's character isn't really
established until he's at least five years old.
[SALLY (overlapping)]
The only thing wrong with my big brother,
Charlie Brown, is his lack of confidence; his
inferiority and lack of confidence. His clumsiness,
his inferiority, his lack of confidence. His stupidity
his clumsiness, his inferiority and his lack of
confidence, his...
[SCHROEDER (overlapping)]
Did you know that Charlie Brown has never pitched
a winning baseball game, never been able to keep
a kite in the air, never won a game of checkers and
never successfully punted a football? Sometimes I
marvel at his consistency.
[LUCY (overlapping)]
Now Charlie Brown has what you call a
Failure Face, Linus. Notice how it has failure
written all over it. Study it carefully. You rarely
see such a good example.
[CHARLIE BROWN (overlapping)]
Some days I wake up early to watch the sunrise, and
I think how beautiful it is, and how my life lies
before me, and I get a very positive feeling about
things. Like this morning for instance; the sky's
so clear and the sun's so bright. How can anything
go wrong on a day like this?
I'm late!
[SNOOPY]
Woof!
[ALL (except Charlie Brown)]
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
You're the kind of reminder we need
You have humility, nobility and a sense of honor that is very
Rare indeed.
[SNOOPY]
Woof!
[OTHERS]
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
And we know you will go very far
Yes it's hard to believe
Almost frightening to conceive
What a good man you are.
[SCHROEDER]
You are kind.
[OTHERS]
You are kind to all the animals
And every little bird
With a heart of gold
You believe what you're told...
[LUCY]
Every single solitary word
[OTHERS]
You bravely face adversity
You're cheerful through the day
You're thoughtful
Brave and courteous
[LUCY]
And you also have some faults
But for the moment let's just say
[OTHERS]
That you're a good man, Charlie Brown
You're a prince
And a prince could be king
With a heart such as yours
You could open any doors
You could go out and do anything
You could be King, Charlie Brown
You could be king!
[CHARLIE BROWN]
Everybody says to me:
[OTHERS]
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
[CHARLIE BROWN]
Every voice in harmony
[OTHERS]
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
[CHARLIE BROWN]
All I need is one more try
Gotta get that kite to fly
And I'm not the kind of guy
Who gives up easily
Wonder why they stop to say:
[OTHERS]
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
[CHARLIE BROWN]
Never liked me, anyway
[OTHERS]
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
[CHARLIE BROWN]
Trying not to rock the boat
Not to make a scene
A good man? Yes,
But I confess
I don't know what they mean
I wanna rise like I should
And do everything right
But I lie awake at night...
With questions in my ear
I want to join the dance
[OTHERS]
Oooh
Never sleep
Oooh
Loud and deep
Oooh
Take the leap
[CHARLIE BROWN]
But the answer isn't clear.
Than I hear:
[OTHERS]
Charlie Brown... Charlie Brown...
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
[SCHROEDER]
Get on the bus
[LUCY]
Get on the bus
[LINUS]
Go ahead, get on the bus, Charlie Brown!
[SALLY]
Don't wanna be late for school!
[OTHERS]
That's right!
[CHARLIE BROWN]
Don't wanna be late!
[ALL]
Don't wanna be late for school!
[SNOOPY]
Woof!
[OTHERS]
You're a good man,
Charlie Brown
You're the kind
Of reminder we need
You have humility,
Nobility,
And a sense of honor
That is very rare indeed
[CHARLIE BROWN]
There they go again
Don't know what they mean
I'm not good,
I'm not bad
I'm somewhere
In between
[SNOOPY]
Woof!
[OTHERS]
You're a good man,
Charlie Brown
[CHARLIE BROWN]
I don't understand
You're a prince
And a prince could be king
With a heart such as yours
You could open any doors
You could go out
And do anything
You could be King, Charlie Brown
You could be King!
[CHARLIE BROWN]
"Nothing lasts forever"
[OTHERS]
You could be king
[CHARLIE]
"All good things must end"
[OTHERS]
Believe it
[CHARLIE]
I've memorized
That phrase by heart.
[OTHERS]
And you were born for this part
[CHARLIE]
So tell me,
[OTHERS]
You're a good man...
[CHARLIE]
I need to know it...
[OTHERS]
You're a good man,
Charlie Brown!
[CHARLIE]
When do the
Good things start?
[LUCY/SCHROEDER]
You're a good man,
Charlie Brown
[LINUS/SALLY]
Bravely facing
Adversity
You can open up
[SNOOPY]
Oh, You're a good man
[LUCY/SCHROEDER]
You're a good man,
Charlie Brown
[ALL]
You're a good man,
Charlie Brown!
This arrangement for instruments © me and me alone
Original book, music, and lyrics by Clark Gesner
Peanuts © United Feature Syndicate, Universal Uclick/Andrews McMeel syndication, and everybody else who owns the rights, and created by Charles M. Schultz.
NOTE: I did use another score for reference, but there were mistakes in it, and so I tried my best to correct them.
Alto saxophone (Charlie Brown's part)
Tenor saxophone (Schroeder's part)
B-flat clarinet (Snoopy's part)
Oboe (I threw that in there to help me)
Glockenspiel (Lucy Van Pelt's part)
Vibraphone (Linus Van Pelt's part)
Crotales (Sally Brown's part)
Piano (accompaniment)
This arrangement begins after Charlie Brown's exclamation "I'm late!", but for the record, here are the lyrics in full:
[LINUS]
I really don't think you have anything
to worry about, Charlie Brown. After all, science
has shown that a person's character isn't really
established until he's at least five years old.
[SALLY (overlapping)]
The only thing wrong with my big brother,
Charlie Brown, is his lack of confidence; his
inferiority and lack of confidence. His clumsiness,
his inferiority, his lack of confidence. His stupidity
his clumsiness, his inferiority and his lack of
confidence, his...
[SCHROEDER (overlapping)]
Did you know that Charlie Brown has never pitched
a winning baseball game, never been able to keep
a kite in the air, never won a game of checkers and
never successfully punted a football? Sometimes I
marvel at his consistency.
[LUCY (overlapping)]
Now Charlie Brown has what you call a
Failure Face, Linus. Notice how it has failure
written all over it. Study it carefully. You rarely
see such a good example.
[CHARLIE BROWN (overlapping)]
Some days I wake up early to watch the sunrise, and
I think how beautiful it is, and how my life lies
before me, and I get a very positive feeling about
things. Like this morning for instance; the sky's
so clear and the sun's so bright. How can anything
go wrong on a day like this?
I'm late!
[SNOOPY]
Woof!
[ALL (except Charlie Brown)]
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
You're the kind of reminder we need
You have humility, nobility and a sense of honor that is very
Rare indeed.
[SNOOPY]
Woof!
[OTHERS]
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
And we know you will go very far
Yes it's hard to believe
Almost frightening to conceive
What a good man you are.
[SCHROEDER]
You are kind.
[OTHERS]
You are kind to all the animals
And every little bird
With a heart of gold
You believe what you're told...
[LUCY]
Every single solitary word
[OTHERS]
You bravely face adversity
You're cheerful through the day
You're thoughtful
Brave and courteous
[LUCY]
And you also have some faults
But for the moment let's just say
[OTHERS]
That you're a good man, Charlie Brown
You're a prince
And a prince could be king
With a heart such as yours
You could open any doors
You could go out and do anything
You could be King, Charlie Brown
You could be king!
[CHARLIE BROWN]
Everybody says to me:
[OTHERS]
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
[CHARLIE BROWN]
Every voice in harmony
[OTHERS]
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
[CHARLIE BROWN]
All I need is one more try
Gotta get that kite to fly
And I'm not the kind of guy
Who gives up easily
Wonder why they stop to say:
[OTHERS]
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
[CHARLIE BROWN]
Never liked me, anyway
[OTHERS]
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
[CHARLIE BROWN]
Trying not to rock the boat
Not to make a scene
A good man? Yes,
But I confess
I don't know what they mean
I wanna rise like I should
And do everything right
But I lie awake at night...
With questions in my ear
I want to join the dance
[OTHERS]
Oooh
Never sleep
Oooh
Loud and deep
Oooh
Take the leap
[CHARLIE BROWN]
But the answer isn't clear.
Than I hear:
[OTHERS]
Charlie Brown... Charlie Brown...
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
[SCHROEDER]
Get on the bus
[LUCY]
Get on the bus
[LINUS]
Go ahead, get on the bus, Charlie Brown!
[SALLY]
Don't wanna be late for school!
[OTHERS]
That's right!
[CHARLIE BROWN]
Don't wanna be late!
[ALL]
Don't wanna be late for school!
[SNOOPY]
Woof!
[OTHERS]
You're a good man,
Charlie Brown
You're the kind
Of reminder we need
You have humility,
Nobility,
And a sense of honor
That is very rare indeed
[CHARLIE BROWN]
There they go again
Don't know what they mean
I'm not good,
I'm not bad
I'm somewhere
In between
[SNOOPY]
Woof!
[OTHERS]
You're a good man,
Charlie Brown
[CHARLIE BROWN]
I don't understand
You're a prince
And a prince could be king
With a heart such as yours
You could open any doors
You could go out
And do anything
You could be King, Charlie Brown
You could be King!
[CHARLIE BROWN]
"Nothing lasts forever"
[OTHERS]
You could be king
[CHARLIE]
"All good things must end"
[OTHERS]
Believe it
[CHARLIE]
I've memorized
That phrase by heart.
[OTHERS]
And you were born for this part
[CHARLIE]
So tell me,
[OTHERS]
You're a good man...
[CHARLIE]
I need to know it...
[OTHERS]
You're a good man,
Charlie Brown!
[CHARLIE]
When do the
Good things start?
[LUCY/SCHROEDER]
You're a good man,
Charlie Brown
[LINUS/SALLY]
Bravely facing
Adversity
You can open up
[SNOOPY]
Oh, You're a good man
[LUCY/SCHROEDER]
You're a good man,
Charlie Brown
[ALL]
You're a good man,
Charlie Brown!
This arrangement for instruments © me and me alone
Original book, music, and lyrics by Clark Gesner
Peanuts © United Feature Syndicate, Universal Uclick/Andrews McMeel syndication, and everybody else who owns the rights, and created by Charles M. Schultz.
NOTE: I did use another score for reference, but there were mistakes in it, and so I tried my best to correct them.
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