This piece is from the score of the original stage musical Cupid’s Arrow. It is performed by the characters All-Being, Bud, the Immortal Quartet and Immortals
Listen to .mp3 sample of The All-Being from the Original Cast Recording.
See the Cupid’s Arrow post for Original Cast Recording performance credits.
2007, 1988 Mark S. Meritt
Lyrics & Book Excerpt
QUARTET (sings):
All-Being
Master of Space and Time.
All-Being
The Big Guy!
All-Being
C.E.I.
God of Gods…
ALL-BEING (entering on his throne with entourage):
‘Tis I!
Kiss my feet!
IMMORTALS:
We kiss them.
ALL-BEING:
Bow to me!
IMMORTALS:
We bow!
ALL-BEING:
I am great!
IMMORTALS:
Great you are!
ALL-BEING (speaks):
I’m so great that
Snails jog at my command,
Elephants fly across the land,
Cows give chocolate milk,
Worms make plaid silk,
Rocks walk,
Trees talk,
And I could even get Gilligan off his island!
IMMORTALS:
Oooooo!
ALL-BEING:
My greatness grows with every day.
I cannot be too proud.
I sit upon my gilded throne
And lurk among the clouds
I watch you Earthlings scurry around.
With lightning bolts I strike you down
At the slightest whim!
IMMORTALS:
Slightest whim…
ALL-BEING:
Look out!
ALL-BEING and IMMORTALS:
All-Being
Master of Space and Time.
All-Being
The Big Guy!
All-Being
C.E.I.
God of Gods…
ALL-BEING:
‘Tis I!
I rule the heavens and Earth below.
Yes, I control the gates.
There’s not a thing I do not know.
I have a date with Fate!
People always question me,
But there’s no doubt that there must be a
God of Gods.
IMMORTALS:
God of Gods…
ALL-BEING:
‘Tis I!
IMMORTALS:
‘Tis he!
BUD:
It’s him!
ALL-BEING:
It’s me!
© 2007 Mark S. Meritt; © 1988 Mark S. Meritt, Ed Budd and Todd Stern