Let Me Be Surprised - Burt Reynolds, Melba Moore

This is the Great Hall of Judgement

Judgement?!

Oh, not to worry, Charlie.

You’ll go to Heaven.

All dogs go to Heaven because,

unlike people, dogs are naturally good, and loyal, and kind

Ah, yeah, that’s true

Welcome to doing whatever you wish!

Ah, this is really a lovely place you got here

Eating whenever you please!

(spoken)

Follow me

(sung)

To a constant temperate climate

We keep it 73 degrees

(spoken)

We’re still in Fahrenheit here

That’s fine with me

Welcome to no more rat race!

Oh boy

To order and calm instead

Ah, great

Welcome… to being dead!

(spoken)

What?!

You mean I’m… I’m…

Stone-cold, I’m afraid

I can’t believe it!

I’ve been murdered!

I’m having trouble finding any goodness or loyalty here.

But let me see…

He killed me!

I beg your pardon?

There’s a mistake been made here!

(sung)

I don’t wanna die!

You got the wrong guy!

I was double-crossed by a dirty rat

Actually, this rat was a dog, but his car ran me down

I just blew outta jail

I just got back to town

Hey!

This is hard to explain

May I speak to your superior?

'Cause I don’t wanna die!

Welcome to doing whatever you wish!

You got the wrong guy!

Laughing and singing all day

(spoken)

Hey!

My time’s not up yet!

Oh, it is.

There’s no mistake about that.

We know everything

Murdered in the prime of my life!

Damn that Carface, I’ll kill 'im!

Hey, this must be the watch department, huh?

You might call it that.

See, this watch is your life… and it’s stopped

Well, can’t you just wind it up or something?

And send you back?

Oh no, no, no!

No one’s ever allowed to go back.

Just put your paw right here

What’s that for?

For our book of records.

You see, everything about you that was, or will be,

is right here

Oh, isn’t that wonderful?

I love it here.

You mean there’s no surprises or

anything?

Oh no, no, no.

We know everything

Oh, that’s just lovely.

The clouds, the grass, the air

Heaven is a wonderful place

Yeah.

No surprises, huh?

Say, would you like to dance?

You mean if I’m waiting for an inside straight up here I’d know in advance

whether I filled it?

We know how it all turns out

You must’ve studied dancing.

You have natural rhythm.

Unusual, for a whippet

Oh!

I’m getting dizzy!

Everything is so lovely here.

So planned, so ordered… and that’s what driving

me crazy

(sung)

I need Brazil

The throb, the thrill

I’ve never been there, but someday I will!

Adventure and danger, love from a stranger

Let me be surprised!

(La-de-da-de-da-bom-ba-bom)

(Ha ha!)

Today there’s sun

They said there’d be snow

When all’s said and done

It’s fun not to know!

What keeps my heart humming

Is guessing what’s coming

Let me be surprised!

Oh!

Ain’t it great?

Ain’t it great?

When fate makes you wait?

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!

The world seems mirthless

You feel worthless

Then suddenly

There’s a big bone on your plate!

Oh, Charlie, please remember

Down there’s a world of used cars

And singles' bars

Broken dreams

And out-of-reach stars!

But, it isn’t over

Not for this rover

I don’t like to steal

Ha ha!

But I don’t buy this deal

La-la-la!

In 'bout three seconds, she’ll have realized

Ha ha!

And she’s gonna be…

Charlie, what are you doing?

Wait’ll you see!

What’s that you have behind your back?

She’s gonna be…

Charlie, don’t wind that watch!

Surprised!

Charlie!