Jason Robert Brown, Christy Carlson Romano, Brent Carver, Carolee Carmello - Leo at Work / What Am I Waiting For? lyrics

Strong and sure is the dream of Atlanta
When Her Brothers are unified!

Twenty-eight boxes of caps
At four dollars the gross
This is wrong, this is wrong
I can fix this wait nine more boxes in back
Twenty-eight minus nine
And then thirty-one girls on the line

Suit and a tie

Terribly quiet

Quite a well paid position

"Go on, Lucille"

"Bring him his coffee"

Times six, one eight-six

Divide seven sixty

God all the noise, and on Yontiff yet

Four cents a girl for the week
At ten cents an hour

Straight from New York, Lucille!
Isn’t he smart, Lucille?

Mama, he’s comin’ around today
Mama, he’s at the door!
Mama, I don’t know what I should say

"Well, what are you waitin’ for, Lucille?"
What am I waiting for?

This is wrong, this is wrong
It’s an eight, not a six

House and a maid two sets of china
Everything I was wishin’ new winter coat
Real ermine collar
Who would have known, Lucille?
Married so well, Lucille?

How can he want me, so plain, so prim?
How can he be so sure?
Don’t I wish I could be sure like him?
Like Leo?

Yes, Lucille, I am building a life for us

For Leo?

No, Lucille, we cannot have a picnic

Didn’t my wishes come true for me
The day he walked through the door?
Isn’t he all that I knew he’d be
Brilliant and filled with humility?
Loyal and stable as any tree?
So why do I wait for more?
What am I waiting for?

Twenty-three cartons of leads
At two sixty the gross
This is wrong, this is wrong i can fix this

Hey

Yes?

I came for my pay

Name?

Mary Phagan