Audra McDonald
You’ll Never Get Away from Me

[ROSE, spoken]
Herbie, why don't you get angry outside
Instead of letting it settle in your stomach?

[HERBIE, spoken]
If I ever let loose, it'll end with me picking up and walking

[ROSE]
You'll never get away from me
You can climb the tallest tree
I'll be there somehow
True, you could say, "Hey, here's your hat"
But a little thing like that
Couldn't stop me now
I couldn't get away from you
Even if you told me to
So go on and try
Just try
And you're gonna see
How you're gonna not at all get away from me

[HERBIE, spoken]
What is it?
What do you want?
There are bettеr agents
[ROSE, spoken]
Not for me

[HERBIE, spoken]
Weakеr men?

[ROSE, spoken]
Not for me

[HERBIE, spoken]
Then what?

[ROSE, spoken]
You, Herbie
Just help me like you been helping
Just let me get June's name up in lights so big
It'll last my whole life

[HERBIE, spoken]
Rose, what you expect—

[ROSE, spoken]
I'll get
And after I get it, I will marry you
I even promise to keep my promise
Oh, Herbie
I don't want to upset anything before the audition tomorrow
Including your stomach
[HERBIE]
Ah, Rose—
Rose, I love you
But don't count your chickens

[ROSE]
Come dance with me

[HERBIE]
I warn you
That I'm no Boy Scout

[ROSE]
Relax a while—come dance with me

[HERBIE]
So don't think
That I'm easy pickin's—

[ROSE]
The music's so nice—

[HERBIE]
Rose
'Cause I just may
Some day
Pick up and pack out
[ROSE]
Oh no, you won't
No, not a chance
No argument
Shut up and dance

[Instrumental Break]

[ROSE]
You'll never get away from me
You can climb the tallest tree
I'll be there somehow
True, you could say, "Hey, here's your hat"
But a little thing like that
Couldn't stop me now

[ROSE & HERBIE]
I couldn't get away from you
Even if I wanted to—

[ROSE]
Well, go on and try
Just try—

[HERBIE]
Ah, Rose

[ROSE]
And you're gonna see—

[HERBIE]
Ah, Rose

[ROSE]
How you're gonna not at all
Get away from me