John Kander
A Little Bit of Good
[BILLY, spoken]
Now look, in a few minutes we're going to be a big press conference here, there's going to be a whole bunch of reporters and photographers, and that sob-sister from the evening star is coming

[MARY SUNSHINE, spoken]
Aaahh...

[BILLY, spoken]
I don't think you will have any trouble with her

[MARY SUNSHINE, spoken]
Aaahh...

[BILLY, spoken]
She'll swallow hook, line, and sinker because it's what she wants

[MARY SUNSHINE, spoken]
Aaahh...

[BILLY, spoken]
Her name's "Mary Sunshine"

[MARY SUNSHINE]
When I was a tiny tot of maybe two or three
I can still remember what my mother said to me:
Place rose-colored glasses on your nose
And you will see the robins, not the crows
For in the tense and tangled web our weary lives can weave
You're so much better off if you believe...
That there's a...
Little bit of good in everyone
In everyone, you'll never know
Yes, there's a little bit of good in everyone
Though many times, it doesn't show

It only takes a taking time
With one another
For under every mean veneer
Is someone warm and dear
Keep looking...

For that bit of good in everyone
The ones you call bad
Are never all bad
So try to find that little bit of good

Just a little, little bit of good

Is someone warm and dear
Keep looking...

For that little good in everyone
Although you meet rats
They're not complete rats
So try to find that little bit... ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooof good!