Bottom's Gonna Be on Top [Brian d'Arcy James & Rotten Company]
Nick: No more Mr. Anonymous No more world that is Nick Bottom-less My name will be synonymous with being on the top
I can see it now I'm the cat's meow It's a hit pow! It's gonna be great, gonna be great
Everywhere I go They will love me so Hail my name Oh, it's gonna be great, gonna be great
Ensemble: Master Bottom, you're such a wonderful writer (You really think so?) And your talent is talent beyond compare (Why thank you) If you're the star you are you couldn't be any more brighter (Now you're just embarrassing me!) You're a real visionary
Nick: Thank you Jesus and Hail Mary!
All: This Bottom's gonna be on top This Bottom's gonna be on top
Nick: Man, I'm gonna sizzle Man, I'm gonna pop
All: And this Bottom's gonna be on top
Nick: This is heaven sent Feeling confident Money well spent It's gonna be great, gonna be great
Throw a big parade Praises will be made Compliments paid It's gonna be great, gonna be great
Bea: Me and baby are so eternally grateful (You're who I'm doing it for) Thank you for our cottage in the woods (You deserve it!)
Nigel: If gratitude were a food I'd have a big plateful (Nice metaphor, bro)
You're the greatest You're the man
Nick: I really shouldn't say it But yes I am!
All: This Bottom's gonna be on top This Bottom's gonna be on top
Nick: Once I get going, never gonna stop
All: Yeah, this Bottom's gonna be on top
Renaissance Writers: We are the royalty of the Renaissance writers Now we're handing down the crown to you You were a nobody but overnight you're someone better than the rest of us Now you are the best of us
(Dialogue)
Will: If you want to make it to the top Then you're gonna have to go through me Cause on the top is where I live And I will not be giving up that easily So there
Nick: Oh man I have been waiting for this moment for so long I'm gonna enjoy it when I knock you off your perch
Will: Oh no you won't
Nick: Oh yes I will
Will: Oh no you won't
Nick: Oh yes I will
Will: Oh no you won't
Nick: Oh yes I will
Will: Oh no you won't My accomplishments are much more accomplished than yours
Nick: In your dreams I am the best
Will: You can't be the best because I am the best I have written 12 plays and each one is a testament to my great skill I am the Will And I wrote the Taming of the Shrew and Richard III and Richard II and Henry's IV, V, VI And Titus Andronicus And oh did I forget Romeo and Juliet
Nick: Well I have just written the thing that the critics are calling the greatest thing they've ever seen The people are loving it Can't get enough of it Everyone, even including the Queen She recently invited me to her castle where she knighted me And privately she told me that you're not any good, not any good, not any good, not any good And she told me that all of your plays make her vomit And none of them's as good as my musical Omelette
Will: Wait a minute You wrote Omelette
Nick: Yes
Will: I never thought that I would meet my equal But I could see that I've been bested by the best Maybe we could partner on a sequel
Nick: Oh my, how the tide has turned Let's review What have we learned See, you were here But now we've swapped So kiss this Bottom I'm on the top
All: He's on top He's on top Wah-wah-wah-wah Yeah this Bottom's gonna be on top (Repeat) Yeah this Bottom's gonna be on top Yeah this Bottom's gonna be on top