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I Can Do That!

1976.Michael Bennett auditioning for A Chorus Line [1]I’m watchin’ Sis
Go pitterpat.
Said,
“I can do that,
I can do that.”

Knew ev’ry step
Right off the bat.
Said,
“I can do that,
I can do that.”

One morning Sis won’t go to dance class
I grabbed her shoes and tights and all,
But my foot’s too small,
So,
I stuff her shoes
With extra socks,
Run seven blocks
In nothin’ flat.

Hell,
I can do that,
I can do that.

I got to class
And had it made,
And so I stayed
The rest of my life.
All thanks to Sis
(Now married and fat),

I can do this.
That I can do!
I can do that.

Photo: 1975. Michael Bennett holding auditions for A Chorus Line [1]