[{"id":14415898,"name":"One Small Girl","trackName":"One Small Girl","artistName":"Philip Boykin","albumName":"Once on This Island (New Broadway Cast Recording)","duration":382.0,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"The story begins on the night of a flood. Many huts washed away,\nmany peasants drowned by Agwe's angry waters.\nBut one small girl was spared.\nAn orphan plucked from the flood by Agwe—\nSheltered in a tree by Asaka—\nAnd sent on a journey by the gods.\nA journey that would test the strength of love—\nAgainst the power of death—\nOn this island of two different worlds!\nThe story of Ti Moune!\nOne small girl in a tree\nTorn from her mother\nCrying in fright\nOne small girl\nTossed by sea\nAnd left to face\nThe stormy night\nOne small girl\nHolding tight\n\nAt last, the storm subsided\nAnd the morning sun glowed\nAnd two old peasants\nCame cautiously down the road\n\nMama Euralie.\n\nTonton Julian\n(spoken)\nAsaka is smiling again, Julian.\nThis morning, she smiles. Last night, she tried to blow our heads off!\nHahahaha! Ah, Julian, just listen to those birds!\nCoo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo\nCoo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo\nWaah!\nWhat kind of bird is that?\nLook! There!\n(sung)\nOne small face, two small knees\nWhy are you up there?\nWhat is your name?\n(sung)\nThe girl can't speak\n\nAnd they're to blame\nAgwe probably meant to kill her!\nThen she'd be dead.\n\nIt's possible he forgot\n\nShh! The gods don't forget\n\nThen they had some reason to spare her life\nIt's best that we don't know what\nOne small girl...\nOne small girl...\nBetter not\nBut we're too old for children.\nAnd we have no room and no food.\nAnd not knowing quite why,\nthey followed their hearts back to the\ntree, gently lifted the terrified child down...\nNo!\nAnd discovered she could speak after all.\nOne small girl\n\nIn the way\nConstantly hungry\n\nLearning too quick!\nOne small girl hard at play\n\nShe makes me smile\n\nAh, she scares me sick!\n\nAnd they scolded and teased and held her\nAnd mended the clothes she tore\n[ERZULIE, PAPA GE, ASAKA, AGWE,\nSTORYTELLERS (DANIEL, ARMAND, MEN, WOMEN)]\nAnd the hut was crowded\nAnd food was scarce\nAnd somehow, their lives held more\nOne small girl\nTo live for\nThey named her \"Desire'e Dieu-Donne',\"\nor \"God-Given Desire.\n\" But in their affection, they called her simply—\nTi Moune\nWhat does \"Ti Moune\" mean, Mama?\nIt means \"Little Orphan.\n\" You're our sweet little orphan.\nWe found you, and now your life is forever in our care.\nWhy?\nBecause the gods willed it.\nWhy?\nPerhaps they saved you for something special.\nWhat is it?\nTi Moune, if we knew why the gods did the\nthings they do, we would be gods ourselves!\nSomeday I'm going to ask them, Mama!\nFoolish girl! Run and hide!\nSweet as a eucalyptus\nAnd terrible as a tempest\nBanging a drum\nAnd humming a tune\nTi Moune falling\nAnd running and calling and growing\nAnd growing and growing and growing\nUp too soon\n\nOne small girl—\nOne\n\nNot so small\n\nLost in those daydreams\n\nDay after day\n\nCall her name\n\nNo, don't call\nHer ears don't hear\nShe's far away\n\nAnd I know that she's getting older\n\nI know that it's meant to be\nAnd my arms can't hold her and keep her small\nBut all that my heart can see\nIs one small girl\nOne small girl\nOne small girl\nOne small girl\nOne small girl\nOne small girl\nOne small girl\nIn a tree\nOoh, ooh way ooh ooh, ooh way ooh","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: One Small Girl\n  artist: Philip Boykin\n  album: Once on This Island (New Broadway Cast Recording)\n  duration_ms: 382000\n  instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n  The story begins on the night of a flood. Many huts washed away,\n  many peasants drowned by Agwe's angry waters.\n  But one small girl was spared.\n  An orphan plucked from the flood by Agwe—\n  Sheltered in a tree by Asaka—\n  And sent on a journey by the gods.\n  A journey that would test the strength of love—\n  Against the power of death—\n  On this island of two different worlds!\n  The story of Ti Moune!\n  One small girl in a tree\n  Torn from her mother\n  Crying in fright\n  One small girl\n  Tossed by sea\n  And left to face\n  The stormy night\n  One small girl\n  Holding tight\n\n  At last, the storm subsided\n  And the morning sun glowed\n  And two old peasants\n  Came cautiously down the road\n\n  Mama Euralie.\n\n  Tonton Julian\n  (spoken)\n  Asaka is smiling again, Julian.\n  This morning, she smiles. Last night, she tried to blow our heads off!\n  Hahahaha! Ah, Julian, just listen to those birds!\n  Coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo\n  Coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo\n  Waah!\n  What kind of bird is that?\n  Look! There!\n  (sung)\n  One small face, two small knees\n  Why are you up there?\n  What is your name?\n  (sung)\n  The girl can't speak\n\n  And they're to blame\n  Agwe probably meant to kill her!\n  Then she'd be dead.\n\n  It's possible he forgot\n\n  Shh! The gods don't forget\n\n  Then they had some reason to spare her life\n  It's best that we don't know what\n  One small girl...\n  One small girl...\n  Better not\n  But we're too old for children.\n  And we have no room and no food.\n  And not knowing quite why,\n  they followed their hearts back to the\n  tree, gently lifted the terrified child down...\n  No!\n  And discovered she could speak after all.\n  One small girl\n\n  In the way\n  Constantly hungry\n\n  Learning too quick!\n  One small girl hard at play\n\n  She makes me smile\n\n  Ah, she scares me sick!\n\n  And they scolded and teased and held her\n  And mended the clothes she tore\n  [ERZULIE, PAPA GE, ASAKA, AGWE,\n  STORYTELLERS (DANIEL, ARMAND, MEN, WOMEN)]\n  And the hut was crowded\n  And food was scarce\n  And somehow, their lives held more\n  One small girl\n  To live for\n  They named her \"Desire'e Dieu-Donne',\"\n  or \"God-Given Desire.\n  \" But in their affection, they called her simply—\n  Ti Moune\n  What does \"Ti Moune\" mean, Mama?\n  It means \"Little Orphan.\n  \" You're our sweet little orphan.\n  We found you, and now your life is forever in our care.\n  Why?\n  Because the gods willed it.\n  Why?\n  Perhaps they saved you for something special.\n  What is it?\n  Ti Moune, if we knew why the gods did the\n  things they do, we would be gods ourselves!\n  Someday I'm going to ask them, Mama!\n  Foolish girl! Run and hide!\n  Sweet as a eucalyptus\n  And terrible as a tempest\n  Banging a drum\n  And humming a tune\n  Ti Moune falling\n  And running and calling and growing\n  And growing and growing and growing\n  Up too soon\n\n  One small girl—\n  One\n\n  Not so small\n\n  Lost in those daydreams\n\n  Day after day\n\n  Call her name\n\n  No, don't call\n  Her ears don't hear\n  She's far away\n\n  And I know that she's getting older\n\n  I know that it's meant to be\n  And my arms can't hold her and keep her small\n  But all that my heart can see\n  Is one small girl\n  One small girl\n  One small girl\n  One small girl\n  One small girl\n  One small girl\n  One small girl\n  In a tree\n  Ooh, ooh way ooh ooh, ooh way ooh\n"}]