Aunt Polly:

It’s a duty, understand it

I’m not thrilled to have her come

I’m her one and only relative, you see

So I’ll forge ahead and do it

Make the sacrifice so true

So there’ll be no guilty feelings over me.

With Ensemble:

Home for Pollyanna

My responsibility

Home for Pollyanna

Duty done by me.

Nancy:

Understanding it’s my duty

It’s exciting, glory be

A younger person living here at last

I wonder what she looks like

Are her eyes of brown or blue

And I wonder if they twinkle when she laughs

With Ensemble:

Home for Pollyanna

My responsibility

Home for Pollyanna

Duty done by me.4

Martha:

Well perhaps it is her duty

But I wonder why it’s mine

A pesky little brat to bother me

I’ll be picking up her clothes

And I’ll be scrubbing out her ears

There’s a lot more work for me it’s plain to see.

With Ensemble:

Home for Pollyanna

My responsibility

Home for Pollyanna

Duty done by me.

Individual Ensemble Members on each line:

Will she like to swim in summer

Will she like to sled in snow

Would she rather pick a daisy or a rose

Will she like a dog named Rover

Or a kitty cat named Gus

I can’t wait until she’s here and then we’ll know

All

Home for Pollyanna

My responsibility

Home for Pollyanna

Duty done by me.