ANNA IN THE TROPICS Marilyn Haese (Book) Jane Wong (Music)

Score Vocal Range Page Pass Me an Anna

Marela Soprano %

Conchita Mezzo-Soprano %

Ofelia Alto %

Julian Tenor

Cherche Tenor 2

Palomo Lyric Baritone >

Santiago Baritone >

II-3-1

ACT TWO Scene Four

SANTIAGO Today we are baptizing the Anna Karenina! This cigar will sell for ten cents and bring us fortune and prosperity. So now that we are all gathered here, I would like to ask my beloved Ofelia to do us the honor of officially lighting the first Anna Karenina!

OFELIA It’s … it’s … Aaah! It burns like a blue dream! (OFELIA passes the cigar to Santiago. 1. Pass Me an Anna.)

OFELIA/SANTIAGO TO CELEBRATE ANNA, WE PASS THE SMOKE

CONCHITA/PALOMO TO CELEBRATE ANNA, WE DRINK RUM WITH COKE

MARELA/JULIAN TO CELEBRATE ANNA, WE FIRE OUR GUNS

OFELIA/CHERCHE/SANTIAGO TO CELEBRATE ANNA, WE DANCE DANZON

PALOMA WHEN LOVE FADES AWAY, WE PASS LOVERS

MARELA WHEN YOU SAY “PASS” ‘NEATH OUR COVERS

MARELA/CONCHITA LIKE ANNA MY BRAIN IS REPTILIAN I MADE A PASS AT JUAN JULIAN

JULIAN PASS ME ANNA KARENINA PASS ME ANNA KARENINA

MARELA/CONCHITA/OFELIA/SANTIAGO PASS IT TO ME PASS IT TO ME

CHERCHE/PALOMA I DON’T WANT THE DAMN BOOK!

JULIAN PASS ME MY SWEET CHICA ANNA CONCHITA IS MY NEW ANNA

CONCHITA/OFELIA/JULIAN/SANTIAGO PASS ME TO YOU, PASS ME TO YOU PASS HER TO ME, PASS HER TO ME

JULIAN/PALOMA/SANTIAGO SHE IS MINE, YES, YES, YES! SHE IS MINE, NO, NO, NO!

CHERCHE JUST LIKE ANNA REVIVED VRONSKY MARELA IS HERE TO SAVE ME PASS HER TO ME, PASS HER TO ME

MARELA/CONCHITA/OFELIA/PALOMA/ SANTIAGO/CHERCHE NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES!

CHERCHE AS LONG AS SHE MAKES ME HAPPY ANY ANNA SHE CAN WELL BE PASS HER TO ME, PASS HER TO ME

MARELA/CONCHITA/OFELIA/PALOMA SANTIAGO/CHERCHE NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES!

OFELIA/SANTIAGO TAKE IT EASY, TAKE IT EASY I WANT AN (BEAT) ANNA1. ANY ANNA!

SANTIAGO WHEN YOU DON’T WANT TO THINK, YOU WILL ALL PASS THE SMOKE

OFELIA/SANTIAGO WHEN SALES ARE LOW, YOU WILL ALL DRINK AND JOKE

CHERCHE JUST PASS ME A SWEET RUM AT THE CRACK OF DAWN AND PASS ME A RIFLE BEFORE YOU YAWN JUST PASS ME AN ANNA WHEN LIFE’S JUST A PAWN, JUST ALL PASS ME AN ANNA WHEN LIFE’S JUST A PAWN I WANT AN ANNA ANY ANNA!

Pass Me an Anna

[Composer] Allegro 

Soprano          

Mezzo-Soprano                to ce - le - brate

Alto                  to ce - le - brate An - na, we pass the smoke.

Tenor           

Voice          

Baritone                 to ce - le - brate

Bass                   to ce - le - brate An - na, we pass the smoke.

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S                 to ce - le - brate An - na, we fire our guns.

Mezzo              An - na, we drink rum with coke.

A               to ce - le - brate

T                 to ce - le - brate An - na, we fire our guns. 9

              to ce - le - brate

B              An - na, we drink rum with coke.

B               to ce - le - brate © 2 Pass me an Anna 17

S              When you said

Mezzo         

A             An - na, we dance Dan - zon.

T         

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           An - na, we dance Dan - zon.  B                when love fades a - way we pass lo - ers.

B            An - na, we dance Dan - zon.

25 S                      "pass" 'neath our co vers. Like An na, my brain is rep ti - li - an. I made a pass at

Mezzo                    Like An na, my brain is rep ti - li - an. I made a pass at

A         

T         

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        

B         

B          Moderato Pass me an Anna 3  33 Actors pass object from 1 to another S           Juan  Ju - li - an.

Mezzo        Juan   Ju - li - an.

A          

T                    Pass me An - na Ka - re - ni - na, pass me An - na 33

         

B          

B          

41 S                 Pass it to me, Pass it to me.

Mezzo                 Pass it to me, Pass it to me.

A           Pass it to me, Pass it to me.

T                       Ka - re - ni - na Pass me my new chi - ca An - na, Con-chi - ta 41 disgusted               I don't want the damn book! disgusted B               I don't want the damn book!

B                 Pass it to me, Pass it to me. 4 Pass me an Anna 49

S          

Mezzo                  Pass me to you, Pass me to you! A                 Pass her to me, Pass her to me

T                        is my An - na, Pass her to me, Pass her to me She is mime! yes, yes, yes! 49                    Just like An - na re - vived Vron-sky, Ma-re - la is   B                   Pass her to me, Pass her to me She is mime! yes, yes, yes!

B               She is mime! no, no, no!

57 S                No, no, no, no, no, no! Mezzo               No, no, no, no, no, no!

A          No, no, no, no, no, no!

T          

57                                 here to save me. Pass her to me, Pass her to me. yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! As long as it makes me hap - py, a - ny An-na  B              No, no, no, no, no, no!

B               No, no, no, no, no, no! Pass me an Anna 5 65 S               No, no, no, no, no, no!

Mezzo               No, no, no, no, no, no!

A          No, no, no, no, no, no! Take it ea - sy, take it ea - sy I want

T          

65                        it can well be. Pass it to me, Pass it to me. yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!   B             No, no, no, no, no, no!

B                        No, no, no, no, no, no! Take it ea - sy, take it ea - sy I want

everyone pass the puff to person on your right 73 S              a - ny An - na!

Mezzo              a - ny An - na!

A              an An - na, a - ny An - na!

T            a - ny An - na!  73            a - ny An - nana! 

B              a - ny An - na!

B                    an An - na, a - ny An -  -  - When you don't want to think you will 6 Pass me an Anna 81 S              pass the smoke. drink and joke!

Mezzo              pass the smoke. drink and joke!

A               pass the smoke. when sales are low, you will drink and joke! T            pass the smoke. drink and joke! 81                   pass the smoke. drink and joke! Just pass me a sweet rum at the

B            pass the smoke. drink and joke!

B                pass the smoke. When sales are low, you will drink and joke! 89

S         

Mezzo         

A         

T         

89                     crack of dawn, and pass me a ri - fle be - fore you yawn. Just pass me an An - na when

B         

B          Pass me an Anna 7 97 S                  pass me an An - na when life's just a pawn. I want an An - na,

Mezzo              pass me an An - na when life's just a pawn. I want an An - na,

A          pass me an An - na when life's just a pawn.  want an An - na,    I   T                  pass me an An - na when life's just a pawn. I want an An - na, 97

             Just       life's just a pawn. pass me an An - na when life's just a pawn. I want an An - na,  B                  pass me an An - na when life's just a pawn. I want an An - na,

B                pass me an An - na when life's just a pawn. I want an An - na, 105 S          a - ny An - na

Mezzo       a  - ny An - na

A       a  - ny An - na!

T          a - ny An - na 105          a - ny An - na

B         a - ny An - na

B       a  - ny An - na!