Cast & Voices

• W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel Male Lead; Age: 50+; baritone; sings and dances; successful businessman and charismatic, smooth-talking Texas radio host, although from Ohio..
• Molly O'Daniel Female Romantic Lead; Age: 18-30; Ingénue; Soprano; Dances; Pretty daughter of Pappy who sings at events.
• Tom Drugger Male Romantic Lead; Age: 25-35; Baritone; Dances; Pappy's speech writer hired by political supporters, not a Texan.
• Leon Male Comic Relief; Age 40+; Tenor/Baritone; Band leader & singer, fiddle player, and jokester.
• Cathy Female Comic Relief; Age 40+; Chorus member; Mezzo Soprano/Alto; struggling while trying to seem older to be in the old timers' chorus.
• Jesse Female; Age 16-25; Roadie; Mezzo Soprano; African-American daughter of Tim, at first she poses as a boy so she can work; plays alto sax and sings.
• Tim Male; Age 40+; Head Roadie; baritone; African-American father of Jesse; plays baritone sax.
• Telephone Operators Female; Ages: Any Adult; Women's a cappella vocal trio; SAA.
• Old Timers Chorus Ages: playing 60+; sing and dance; Mixed SATB chorus of senior citizens who travel with Pappy to events.

Musical Numbers

ACT 1 - Fort Worth, Texas, 1938

1. Pass The Biscuits, Pappy (Chorus) Elam & Yates
   Show opener, song and dance 2:50
   Opening of Act 1. As the music begins we're in an auditorium at a rehearsal for Pappy's radio broadcast. The announcer introduces the Old Timer's chorus, but the curtain fails to open. Finally it opens and the chorus sings.
   
2. Old Age Pensions (Pappy) Elam & Yates
   Song and dance 2:58
   Pappy promotes pensions as part of his campaign platform.
3. Texas Two-Step (Leon) Elam & Yates
   Song and dance 3:26
   Leon, the fiddler and band leader, sings and the band plays while the folks all dance the two-step.
   
4. Forty, Acting Sixty (Cathy) Elam & Yates
   song 2:12
   Cathy stuggles to keep up with the old timers dancing the two-step.
   
5. Agree To Disagree (Tom & Molly) Elam & Yates
   song 3:02
   Speechwriter Tom tries to convince Pappy's daughter Molly that it's okay to disgree about things.
   
6. Beautiful Texas (Molly) O'Daniel
   song 2:40
   Molly sings a popular song written by her father.
   
7. My Own Man (Pappy) Elam & Yates
   song 1:56
   Pappy's anthem about his independence from influence peddlers.
   
8. We Shall Overcome (Sax Duet) Traditional
   instrumental Saxes 2:43
   Band roadies and sax players Tim and son together play a traditional spiritual.
   
9. The Friendliest State I Know (Chorus) Elam & Yates
   Act 1 closer, Song and dance 4:24/strong>
   Finale of Act 1. Rehearsals and preparations are complete and everyone get aboard the "Big Blue Bus" for the ride to Houston for the primary vote.
   

   INTERMISSION Background Music

10. On Your Ballot (Chorus with Pappy) Elam & Yates 0:40
    Radio Jingle "I'm Your man - a business man!"
    
11. Beautiful Bluebonnet Texas (Violin and 'Cello) Elam & Yates 2:37
    Waltz to the tune of "The Friendlist State I Know"
    

    ACT 2 - Houston, Texas, a few days later

12. Agree To Agree Reprise (Tom & Molly) Elam & Yates
    Act 2 opener, Song and dance
    Opening of Act 2. It's the Democrat's primary election celebration party and the band is playing as Molly enters with Tom.
    
13. Hello, Hello, Hello (Women's Trio) Elam & Yates
    song 1:38
    Polls have closed and the votes are coming in to the phone bank from across the state.
    
14. Glory In The Glory (Tim) Elam & Yates
    song 1:41
    Civil rights song by roadie and Tuskeegee institute graduate, Tim
    
15. Texas Food "Rattlesnake Tea and Armadillo Pie" (Leon and Tim) Elam & Yates song 1:08
    Band members sing a song to spoof Yankee speechwriter, Tom
    
16. Will There Ever Be? (Molly, Jesse & Cathy) Elam & Yates
    song 2:20
    The girls wonder if there will ever be a woman or a black president.
    
17. Ain't Gonna Be No Runoff (Company) Elam & Yates
    Finale, Song and Conga line dance 1:38
    Finale. All votes have been counted and Pappy has won over 50% of the Democrat Primary which means he will be the next governor.