STAGE TUBE: Neil Patrick Harris's Tony Awards Recap Song- Lyrics, Credits & More!

The 2012 Tony Awards, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing and hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, are through! The ceremony was broadcast last night, June 10, in a live three-hour ceremony from the Beacon Theatre, on the CBS television network. 

Below check out this year's closing recap number (with all the lyrics), which featured host Neil Patrick Harris and was written by CRY BABY writers and Tony nominees David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger, who also wrote the opening!

If I had time,
I’d sing a little song recapping these awards
A jazzy ditty set to introspective chords
With lyrics that would site
who won and lost tonight,
with jokes we’d have to write mid-show
They’d all be on topic and each one rhyme,
but there’s no time.

If I had time,
I’d say how ONCE won once, won twice, then ONCE won more
In fact, it pretty much won everything but score
How CLYBOURNE PARK took play 
We made Hugh Jackman’s day
Is Harvey Fierstein gay, who knows?
The joke that Mike Nichols had just earned his dime,
but there’s no time.

I mentioned, Judith and Judy and Tracie as 'Judy' 
And Audra, I know what a shock
Ferris with flappers and Christian’s kidnappers
and Christians that rolled with the flock
Oh jeez, did those Jesus' rock!

Oh what a crime,
that due to certain people’s speeches running long,
you’ll never get a  chance to hear my clever song.
Although I could ask Les, the head of CBS 
“Hey Les, do you say yes or no?”
The network has spoken, it’s telling me I’m 
completely out of… 

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