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



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.