JANICE, spoken Em 11:53 am COMPANY, spoken Tuesday JANICE, spoken September 11th, 2001 Any available community buildings Will be converted into shelters With thousands of passengers arriving at any minute The town is asking for help with - Well, anything you can do BEULAH Em Crystal, I saw on the news C That they're looking for blankets and bedding And maybe some food CRYSTAL Em Do you know what they need and how much? MARTHA C I need something to do MARTHA, CRYSTAL & BEULAH D 'Cause I can't watch the news anymore ANNETTE Em Can I help? Is there something? I need to do something C Em To keep me from thinking of all of those scenes on the tube CRYSTAL C I need something to do 'cause I can't watch the news WOMEN D No, I can't watch the news anymore Em D In the winter from the water through the wind C D If a stranger ends up at your door BEULAH Em You get on the horn! (spoken) C Hello, this is Beulah Davis down at the Academy Em I heard we might be getting some guests C D And I thought I'd see if I could help who's ever in charge of getting the school organized Em D How many passengers can we take? C D Oh, well, we fit about four hundred students -- Em Yes, we could probably do six hundred C Or sure, seven hundred if we really pack 'em in Em When are they coming? D Could be any time now? Em Well, I'm glad I phoned OZ, spoken G I get a call from Beulah C Looking for anything seven hundred people Em From around the world might need D G So, I go down to Shoppers and the manager says C To just take what I want off the shelves Em Toothbrushes, floss, mouthwash, deodorant And I'm back at the school when Beulah says: BEULAH, spoken D You know, those planes probably got some babies on 'em OZ, spoken G So I'm back to Shoppers for diapers C And we're unpacking 'em when Annette says: ANNETTE, spoken Em D You know, those babies are probably gonna be hungry OZ, spoken G C So I'm back to Shoppers for formula and baby food Em And when I get back Beulah says: BEULAH, spoken D You know, those planes are probably filled with women of childbearing age OZ, spoken So... BEULAH, spoken G So I'm back to Shoppers C D To pick up as many pads and tampons as they have JANICE, spoken Em The Baptist church needs a hand moving their pews C D Em Doctor O'Brien down at the pharmacy C D Em Is ready to fill any prescriptions Oh, and the Lions Club is looking for some toilet paper If you have any extra ANNETTE Em Medicine MARGIE Toothpaste MARTHA Underwear BEULAH Aspirin CRYSTAL & ANNETTE C Jackets our kids grew out of last summer JANICE Em And down at the station we're taking donations C Out by the door WOMEN D Holy Jesus, there's more! ANNETTE Em It's better than being at home alone D Wondering what's really happening MARGIE Everyone's phoning! ANNETTE & BEULAH C We're setting up rooms in the schools MARGIE D Been crying all afternoon wondering what could be done! MEN Em What do we need? ANNETTE, spoken I made a tray of sandwiches BEULAH, spoken We need fifty more ANNETTE, spoken Sandwiches? BEULAH, spoken Trays! MEN Em What do we need? DWIGHT Two hundred gym mats. Is that enough? BEULAH, spoken You tell me and we'll both know MEN Em What do we need? JANICE For the love of God, stop bringing toilet paper to the Lions Club! C D MEN Em How do you know what you need D When you don't know how many you're needing to feed C When you don't know how many are staying, how long they are staying D We better start praying the weather stays nice WOMEN Gm F In the winter from the water through the wind (In the winter from the water through the wind) D# F In the winter from the water through the wind COMPANY (In the winter from the water) D# F If a stranger ends up sent by fate ANNETTE, spoken Are we gonna be ready? BEULAH, spoken Well, we have to be. Don't we?
