Finn William - Marvin's Giddy Seizures Lyrics

Finn William
In Trousers (Original Cast Recording)
Marvin's Giddy Seizures
MARVIN:
One, two. One, two, three. One, two, three, four.

Marvin is boy who has giddy seizures,
He's laughing all the time.
Marvin is boy who has giddy seizures,
Sometimes they're fatal.
When he turns upside down like a ladle pouring soup
He's a veritable fool.
Marvin is my very best friend in school.
It's me and Marvin.

Lately I've been thinking maybe Marvin needs attention
Of a private sort.
Maybe this whole seizure thing is something he invented,
Or is it medicinal: should his mother be blamed?

ALL:
Marvin has a something which most everybody needs;
He cannot ever be embarrassed.

MARVIN:
Marvin is my very best friend in school.
And I'm embarrassed and ashamed. Oh.

LADIES (all at once):
Marvin! What are you doing?
Who do you think you are, Marvin?
What's Marvin doing?

MARVIN:
Pardon me boys and girls, but I'm having a seizure.

LADIES:
Oh, Marvin. Hey, Marvin.

MARVIN:
Yes I'm having a seizure today, hey, hey,
Watch me laugh.

LADIES:
Marvin's giddy seizures.

MARVIN:
Watch me cry.

LADIES:
Marvin's giddy seizures.

MARVIN:
I am counting on your prayers to get me by.

LADIES:
Marvin's giddy seizures.

MARVIN:
Well my arms disappear and my legs disappear and my knees disappear and my shoulders disappear
When Marvin throws the best fit of the year.

ALL:
Marvin's giddy seizures: Marvin needs love.
He needs love. He needs love.
He needs love. Ooooooh.

MARVIN:
Marvin holds his breath, his face is under water
But that's not a seizure.
Marvin talks of death, he imitates a slaughter
But that's not a seizure.
Then he begins to shriek like a virgin,
And his eyes turn an ordinary fizz--
(Nothing's exactly like I say it is)--
But hey, that's a seizure!

LADIES (all at once):
Marvin! What are you doing?
Who do you think you are, Marvin?
What's Marvin doing?

MARVIN:
Pardon me boys and girls but I'm having a seizure.

LADIES:
Oh, Marvin. Hey, Marvin.

MARVIN:
Yes, I'm having a seizure today, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
Watch me laugh.

LADIES:
Marvin's giddy seizures.

MARVIN:
Watch me cry.

LADIES:
Marvin's giddy seizures.

MARVIN:
I am counting on your prayers to get me by.

LADIES:
Marvin's giddy seizures.
Arms.

MARVIN:
Disappear!

LADIES:
Legs.

MARVIN:
Disappear!

LADIES:
Groin.

MARVIN:
Disappears!

LADIES:
Knees.

MARVIN:
Disappear
When Marvin throws the best fit of the year.

ALL:
Marvin's giddy seizures: Marvin needs love.
He needs love. He needs love.
He needs love. Ooooooh.

Marvin's giddy seizures: Marvin needs love.
He needs love. He needs love.
He needs love. Ooooooh.

Marvin's giddy seizures: Marvin needs love.
He needs love. He needs love.
He needs love. Ooooooh.