Blankets And Bedding

Blankets and Bedding - ‘Come From Away’ Original Broadway Cast

Lyrics by：Irene Sankoff/David Hein

Composed by：Irene Sankoff/David Hein

11 53 am

Tuesday

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

Crystal I saw on the news

That they're looking for blankets and bedding

And maybe some food

Do you know what they need

And how much

I need something to do

'Cause I can't watch the news anymore

Can I help Is there something

I need to do something

To keep me from thinking of

All of those scenes on the tube

I need something to do

'Cause I can't watch the news

No I can't watch the news anymore

In the winter

From the water

Through the wind

If a stranger ends up at your door

You get on the horn

Hello this is Beulah Davis down at the Academy

I heard we might be getting some guests

And I thought I'd see if

I could help whosever in charge of getting the school organized

How many passengers can we take

Oh well we fit about four hundred students

Yes we could probably do six hundred

Or sure seven hundred if we really pack 'em in

When are they coming

Could be any time now

Well I'm glad I phoned

I get a call from Beulah

Looking for anything seven hundred people

From around the world might need

So I go down to Shoppers and the manager says

To just take what I want off the shelves

Toothbrushes floss mouthwash deodorant

And I'm back at the school when Beulah says

You know those planes probably got some babies on 'em

So I'm back to Shoppers for diapers

And we're unpacking 'em when Annette says

You know those babies are probably gonna be hungry

So I'm back to Shoppers for formula and baby food

And when I get back Beulah says

You know those planes are probably filled with women of child

Bearing age

So

So I'm back to Shoppers

To pick up as many pads and tampons as they have

The Baptist church needs a hand moving their pews

Doctor O'Brien down at the pharmacy

Is ready to fill any prescriptions

Oh and the Lions Club is looking for some toilet paper

If you have any extra

Medicine

Toothpaste

Underwear

Aspirin

Jackets our kids grew out of last summer

And down at the station

We're taking donations

Out by the door

Holy Jesus there's more

It's better than being at home alone

Wondering what's really happening

Everyone's phoning

We're setting up rooms in the schools

Been crying all afternoon

Wondering what could be done

What do we need

I made a tray of sandwiches

We need fifty more

Sandwiches

Trays

What do we need

Two hundred gym mats Is that enough

You tell me and we'll both know

What do we need

For the love of God stop bringing

Toilet paper to the Lions Club

How do you know what you need

When you don't know how many

You're needing to feed

When you don't know how many are staying

How long they are staying

We better start praying the weather stays nice

In the winter

From the water

In the winter

From the water

In the winter

From the water

In the winter

From the water

If a stranger ends up sent by fate

Are we gonna be ready

Well we have to be don't we