[00:00.00]The Nicest Kids in Town - Clarke Thorell/Original Broadway Cast of Hairspray
[00:06.14]Hey there teenage baltimore
[00:08.98]Don't change that channel
[00:10.38]'Cause it's time for the corny
[00:12.44]Collins show brought to you by
[00:14.84]Ultra clutch hairspray
[00:16.76]Ev'ry afternoon
[00:18.34]When the clock strikes four
[00:20.52]Bop bee ba ba ba ba ba bee ba
[00:22.85]A crazy bunch of kids
[00:24.12]Crash through that door yeah
[00:26.10]Bop bee ba ba ba ba ba bee ba
[00:28.40]Well they throw off their coats
[00:29.60]And leave the squares behind
[00:30.94]And then they shake it shake it shake it
[00:32.77]Like they're losing their mind
[00:33.79]You'll never see them frown
[00:35.03]'Cause they're the nicest kids in town
[00:41.65]So every afternoon
[00:43.32]You turn your TV on
[00:44.91]Na na na na na na na na na
[00:48.20]And we know you turn the sound up
[00:49.81]When your parents are gone yeah
[00:51.23]Na na na na na na na na na
[00:53.73]And then you twist and shout
[00:55.15]For your favorite star
[00:56.45]And when you've practiced every step
[00:57.52]That's in your repertoire
[00:59.16]You better come on down
[01:00.64]And meet the nicest kids in town
[01:05.35]Nice white kids
[01:06.38]Who like to lead the way
[01:08.00]And once a month
[01:09.07]We have our negro day
[01:10.80]And I'm the man who keeps it spinnin' round
[01:13.50]Mr corny collins
[01:14.87]With the latest greatest baltimore sound
[01:20.49]So every afternoon
[01:21.78]Drop everything woo
[01:24.00]Bop bee ba ba ba ba ba bee ba
[01:26.32]Who needs to read and write
[01:27.36]When you can dance and sing
[01:30.11]Bop bee ba ba ba ba ba bee ba
[01:31.99]Forget about your algebra
[01:33.26]And calculus
[01:34.45]You can always do your homework
[01:35.94]On the morning bus
[01:37.22]Can't tell a verb from a noun
[01:38.86]They're the nicest kids in town
[01:43.06]Roll call
[01:45.88]I'm amber
[01:47.62]Brad
[01:49.07]Tammy
[01:49.74]Fender
[01:50.45]Brenda
[01:51.04]Sketch
[01:51.68]Shelley
[01:52.41]IQ
[01:53.05]Lou ann
[01:53.79]And I'm link
[01:57.08]So if every night you're shaking
[01:58.68]As you lie in bed
[02:00.98]Pony pony ooh pony pony
[02:02.97]And the bass and drums
[02:04.36]Are pounding in your head
[02:06.44]Mony mony ooh mony mony
[02:08.52]Who cares about sleep
[02:09.77]When you can snooze in
[02:10.89]School
[02:11.57]They'll never get to college
[02:12.71]But they sure look cool
[02:14.21]Don't need a cap and a gown
[02:15.66]When you're the nicest
[02:16.54]Kids in town
[02:19.90]Nicest
[02:20.56]Nicest
[02:22.29]Nicest
[02:23.44]Nicest
[02:27.21]Nicest kids in
[02:32.09]Kids in town
[02:33.25]Woo