Lyrics for Larry Grossman's GRIND?

Does anyone know where one might find lyrics for the songs in GRIND, the 1985 musical directed by Hal Prince with a score by Larry Grossman and Ellen Fitzhugh?

It's a difficult request, probably: I wouldn't be surprised if the libretto has never been published. Did the CD have lyrics in the booklet? (I got my copy of the cast album from iTunes.)

If anyone can help, I'd be extremely grateful :)

I can't help with this unfortunately, but to add a specific lyric question: might anyone be able to advise what the final line of the song 'Why Mama Why' is? It sounds as though there's a sting/twist at the end of the song and I can never make out exactly what it is from listening to the cast recording. Maybe you need to see the staging to get it anyway. What I can discern is "'Cause there's a white man on that bike / And [something]."

Anyway, there are some excellent songs and performances on that Broadway cast recording, for those who don't know it. I only have the highlights version, also available on Spotify here. Maybe I should consider an upgrade to the full version.

Updated On: 4/16/21 at 04:07 AM

GroupA, Group1: For what it's worth, ''Grind'' put out a book of vocal selections, and if you Google, you can buy the sheet music online.

I saw GRIND. It was dreadful. A total bore. Had one interesting moment and it came in the opening. I don't remember the music being anything worth listening to again.

Does anyone know the real reason Ben Vereen left the show? The NYPL Lincoln Center exhibit of Hal Prince places the the blame for the show's closing on Ben Vereen's exit. Yet there has never been a public statement from Ben Vereen himself. I would like hear his side of the story.