Annie OBC - Hooverville

Hi guys! :) I have a question regarding Annie OBC recording and I'm sorry if this question has already been anwsered, but I was wondering, if anyone knows why "We'd like to thank you, Herbert Hoover" is so vasty different than all the later versions of the song. For example, on the OBC, Annie doesn't sing any part of the song, but in the offically published score, she has like two lines to sing. Thank you for your response!

Because even back then, they knew it was a terrible song.

They knew it was a terrible song .I guess that is why they wrote it and left it the show for over 2,000 plus performances

I thought it fit the show perfectly. It was caustic and sarcastic and got its point across rather well. One poster not liking it is just that - nothing more and nothing less.

Counterpoint to those who think it's a terrible song: What about how great Laurie Beechman sounds on the OBCR though?

I think the song works in the context of the show. I certainly remember the audience reacting to it when I saw the original production. Granted some audience members (i.e., my grandmother) had lived through the depression.