"As We Stumble Along" from "The Drowsy Chaperone"

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE:
As we stumble along
On life's funny journey.
As we stumble along
into the blue.
We look here and we look there,
Seeking answers anywhere,
Never sure of where to turn or what to do.

Still we bumble our way
Through life's crazy labyrinth,
Barely knowing left from right
Nor right from wrong.
And the best that we can do
Is hope a blue bird
Will sing his song
As we stumble along

It's a dismal little world in which we live.
It can bore you til you've nothing left to give.
Seven overrated wonders, seven underwhelming seas.
Six excruciating continents . . .
Antarctica . . . oh, please.
But you mustn't let it lick you,
This planet, oh-so bland.
Keep your eyeball on the highball
In your hand.

As we stumble along
'Cross life's crowded dance floor.
As we push and we shove,
We live and we learn.
And when we finally leave the bar,
And we see that morning star,
We pull our boot straps up
And homeward turn.

Then we stumble away
Through dawn's blinding sun beams.
Barely knowing right from right
Nor left from wrong.
But as long as we can hear
That little blue bird.
There'll be a song
As we stumble along.
As we stumble,
Bumble,
Fumble,
. . . Plumble . . .
As we stumble along!