Phoebe's Song - Sarah Silverman

Thank you so much

You know, I’d like to take this opportunity to bring down our drummer downstage,

Phoebe Summersquash

I think she needs some encouragement.

I think she’s in shock right now

PHOEBE: Oh God, thanks

SUSAN: Listen, I just wanted to tell you that I’m, I’m blown away by your

commitment to this project and my heart goes out to you.

Maybe it’s because I’m

a trained actor and I, I’m aware of people and able to kind of get in their

skin, you know, whether it be a plummer, or a drummer, and really kind of be

there with you, that I was able to go, «Oh, my god, wow!

You know,

here’s a woman who played this entire …»

I should explain, Phoebe has played this entire show with explosive diarrhea

and, god, I just wanted to call you out here and shine a light on you and say,

wow, so amazing, thank you

PHOEBE -- Thanks

SUSAN -- Get my guitar

PHOEBE -- OK

(Song starts, still speaking)

You know, constipation is the physical manifestation of an emotional state…

(Singing)

…Where you can’t let go

Of an inner debate

Phoebe’s got that problem

Except in reverse

Some call it a blessing

Some call it the opposite of a blessing

Phoebe’s got diarrhea and

She doesn’t know how to tell the band

Will they kick her out?

Make her stay?

Nobody should have to live that way

(Speaking)

SUSAN: You know, I talked to Phoebe before the show backstage.

She was in the

bathroom and I came up to the door and I said, «(Knock, knock, knock)

Everything OK in there?»

And I’ll never forget what she said, do you remember?

PHOEBE: Ah, no…

SUSAN: She said, bbbblllllllllllllllllllllllllll (very long fart sound,

with several breaks)

(Singing)

You’ve all come to see a show

PHOEBE (whispering): Hey Sarah, Sarah…

And Phoebe’s got a secret

No one can know

Since, mem …

What?

(Speaking)

PHOEBE: Sorry, I have to go to the bathroom

SUSAN: I know you have to go to the bathroom.

You can’t hold it in for like a

minute?

PHOEBE: I don’t know, I mean…

SUSAN: This song is for you, it’s just like somebody gives you something,

you don’t …

PHOEBE: I know

SUSAN: Shit all over it, you know.

You can’t hold it in for one minute until

it’s almost over?

PHOEBE: OK, I’m sorry.

I’m sorry

SUSAN: Alright.

It’s OK.

Uh, I’ve come to see a show

(Singing)

Phoebe’s got a secret no one can know

Since, memory helps me empathize

Like remembering when my

Puppy died

And how it gave me diarrhea

Cus he died!

Phoebe’s got diarrhea and

She doesn’t know how to

Tell the band

Will they kick her out?

Make her stay?

Nobody should have to live that way

And it’s gonna be a mess either way

And the grass is always brown is what they say

And it’s gonna be a mess …

A diarrhea-style mess

Any way-ay-ay-ay

(Susan hold on to the last note for a long time while in the background

Phoebe’s making sounds of trying to hold in her diarrhea)

Way!