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PONCE and SOLDIERS:<br />
I drink from every fountain<br />
Though I don't have a thirst<br />
And ev'ry stream and river<br />
I think I'm gonna burst.<br />
(THEY ALL grab cups)<br />
Is that something from a swamp?<br />
I'll try it!<br />
(lift up cups)<br />
Here's to our <strong>new</strong> liquid diet!<br />
(take a drink)<br />
PONCE, SOLDIERS, and CHORUS:<br />
Are my wrinkles disappearing?<br />
Is my grey beard turning black?<br />
Tell me boys, I must know the truth<br />
Am I younger? Am I taller?<br />
Has my bald spot gone away?<br />
Have we found the fountain ofyouth<br />
The fountain ofyouth<br />
The fountain ofyouth?<br />
(PONCE, SOLDIERS, and GEORGE WASHINGTON exit)<br />
MARTHA WASHINGTON: Good evening, again. My husband<br />
George got a splinter from his wooden dentures and he's having his<br />
gums massaged. Isn't that remarkable? Now, where are we? Oh<br />
yes...The 1600s brought the British to America. You know what<br />
that means: Jamestown. John Smith. Pocohantas. You Imow the<br />
story. You've seen the movie. You've bought the product tie-ins.<br />
(pause)<br />
Life was tough on the first pioneers as they pushed out on the<br />
frontiers. Let's get up-close-and-personal with a young boy and<br />
girl.<br />
(BOY and GIRL enter)<br />
Welcome, pioneer boy and girL Tell me, what's your life like?<br />
(MARTHA sits down and watches them during their song)<br />
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