All Er Nuthin'
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"All Er Nuthin'" is a tune from the musical play Oklahoma!
, written by composer Richard Rodgers
and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II
.
This song is near the end of the musical, where the secondary characters Will Parker and Ado Annie Carnes decide to get married. Will is wary because he knows Ado is the girl who can't say no
(to advances by suitors). In this song he essentially asks for a promise of fidelity from Annie, who agrees to be faithful to him.
After Annie suggests a future child in this duet:
Will: "He'd better look a lot like me! "
Ado Annie: "The spitt'n' image! "
There is a second part to the song; between these parts Will flirts with a couple of other girls, Annie then sings about Will's double standards and suggests that a man expects his wife to be faithful while he himself continues to be "wild and free." Will is pleased when she seems to be accepting this double-standard, but at the end she turns the tables on him, singing:
"So I ain't gonna fuss, ain't gonna frown-- /
Have your fun, go out on the town, /
Stay up late, and don't come home till three! /
And go right off to sleep if you're sleepy. /
There's no use waitin' up fer me!"
Annie may agree to the marriage, but only on her terms.
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in Oklahoma Territory outside the town of Claremore in 1906, it tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance...
, written by composer Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers was an American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals. He also composed music for films and television. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II...
and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II was an American librettist, theatrical producer, and theatre director of musicals for almost forty years. Hammerstein won eight Tony Awards and was twice awarded an Academy Award for "Best Original Song". Many of his songs are standard repertoire for...
.
This song is near the end of the musical, where the secondary characters Will Parker and Ado Annie Carnes decide to get married. Will is wary because he knows Ado is the girl who can't say no
I Cain't Say No
I Cain't Say No is a song from the musical play Oklahoma! written by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II....
(to advances by suitors). In this song he essentially asks for a promise of fidelity from Annie, who agrees to be faithful to him.
After Annie suggests a future child in this duet:
Will: "He'd better look a lot like me! "
Ado Annie: "The spitt'n' image! "
There is a second part to the song; between these parts Will flirts with a couple of other girls, Annie then sings about Will's double standards and suggests that a man expects his wife to be faithful while he himself continues to be "wild and free." Will is pleased when she seems to be accepting this double-standard, but at the end she turns the tables on him, singing:
"So I ain't gonna fuss, ain't gonna frown-- /
Have your fun, go out on the town, /
Stay up late, and don't come home till three! /
And go right off to sleep if you're sleepy. /
There's no use waitin' up fer me!"
Annie may agree to the marriage, but only on her terms.