Ohio Lyrics
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Music by Leonard Bernstein
EILEEN AND RUTH
WHY, OH WHY, OH WHY, OH --
WHY DID I EVER LEAVE OHIO?
WHY DID I WANDER TO FIND WHAT LIES YONDER
WHEN LIFE WAS SO COZY AT HOME?
WONDRING WHILE I WANDER
WHY DID I FLY?
WHY DID I ROAM?
OH, WHY OH, WHY OH
DID I LEAVE OHIO?
MAYBE ID BETTER GO
EILEEN RUTH
HOME. O -- H -- I -- O
EILEEN AND RUTH
MAYBE ID BETTER GO HOME
RUTH
NOW LISTEN, EILEEN
OHIO WAS STIFLING
WE JUST COULDNT WAIT TO GET OUT OF THE PLACE
WITH MOM SAYING -- RUTH, WHAT NO DATE FOR THIS EVENING?
EILEEN
AND POP WITH, EILEEN, DO BE HOME, DEAR, BY TEN
RUTH AND EILEEN
UGH!
RUTH
THE GOSSIPY NEIGHBORS
AND EVERYONE YAPPING WHOS GOING WITH WHOM --
EILEEN
AND DATING THOSE DRIPS THAT IVE KNOWN SINCE IM FOUR
RUTH
THE KIWANIS CLUB DANCE
EILEEN
ON THE BASKETBALL FLOOR
RUTH
COUSIN MAUDE WITH HER LECTURES ON SIN --
RUTH AND EILEEN
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WHAT A BORE!
EILEEN
JERRY BLACK!
RUTH
COUSIN MIN!
EILEEN
EZRA NYE!
RUTH
HANNAH FINN!
EILEEN
HOPELESS!
RUTH
BABBITY!
EILEEN
STUFFY!
RUTH
PROVINCIAL!
RUTH AND EILEEN
THANK HEAVENS WERE FREE!
WHY, OH WHY, OH WHY, OH --
WHY DID WE EVER LEAVE OHIO?!
WONDRING WHILE WE WANDER
WHY DID WE FLY?
WHY DID WE ROAM?
OH, WHY OH, WHY OH
DID WE LEAVE OHIO?
MAYBE WED BETTER GO
EILEEN RUTH
HOME. O -- H -- I -- O
RUTH AND EILEEN
MAYBE WED BETTER GO HOME
