Sing

Sing, sing a song

Sing out loud, sing out strong

Sing of good things, not bad

Sing of happy, not sad

Sing, sing a song

Make it simple

To last your whole life long

Don't worry if it's not good enough

For anyone else to hear

Just sing, sing a song

At around the same time, I was doing a lot of work

And large musicals

In the Philippines there is a huge musical theatre community and following

And at nine years old, I had my first lead role

The sun will come out, tomorrow

Bet your bottom dollar

That tomorrow, there'll be sun

Just thinkin' about, tomorrow

Clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow

'Til there's none

When I'm stuck with the day that's gray and lonely

I just stick out my chin and grin and say, oh

The sun will come out, tomorrow

So you gotta hang on 'til tomorrow

Come what may

Tomorrow, tomorrow

I love ya, tomorrow

You're only a day away

But before I was Annie

I was in the chorus

Roles that a Filipino may not normally be up for over here

You were perfect for over there

Because there was no such thing as type casting

Everybody was the same type

Asian

Matchmaker, Matchmaker

Make me a match

Find me a find

Catch me a catch

Matchmaker, Matchmaker

Look through your book

And make me a perfect match

For Papa

Make him a scholar

For mama

Make him rich as a king

For me, well

I wouldn't holler

If he were as handsome as anything, boy

Matchmaker, Matchmaker

Plan me no plans

I'm in no rush

Maybe I've learned

Playing with matches

A girl can get burned

So

Bring me no ring

Groom me no groom

Find me no find

Catch me no catch

Unless he's a matchless match

Some times though, the casting is a bit traditional

My first show was actually The king and I

Now that I think about it, they do that show a lot in the Phillipines

I was about seven

My cousin told my mom that she should take me to the audition

But I didn't have a monologue

So I put my hand up like this

The girl scout promise

On my honour, I will do my duty to God and my country

To help people at all times, and to live by the girl scout law

The girl scout law

A girl scouts honour is to be trusted, a girl scout's loyal

A girl scout is helpful, a girl scout is a friend to all and any other girl scout

A girl scout is courteous, a girl scout respects living things

A girl scout is disciplined, a girl scout is self-reliant

A girl scout is thrifty, and girl scout is clean, thought, word and deed

I screamed to my mother at the back of the house

"How did I do?"

She ducked, embarrassed, and then she smiled