Song Name: "Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat"

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Sheet Music

Source: Guys and Dolls

Author and Composer: Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser

Time Period​: Golden Age (1940s-60s)

Genre: Showtune, Comedy, Gospel

Song Tempo: Character

Popularity: 6 - Common

Special Talent - Belting, Comedic

Character: Nicely Nicely Johnson

Gender: Male

Age of Role: 30s-40s, 40s-50s

Vocal Type: Tenor

Character Type: Character, Best Friend/Sidekick, Lovable Con

Role Size: Supporting, Lead

Dance: Heavy

Played By: Stubby Kay, Walter Bobby, Tituss Burgess

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Song Description and Context: The Gamblers have all gathered at the Save a Soul Mission after losing a bet to Sky Masterson. General Cartwright asks if anyone wishes to testify to their sins. Benny and Big Jule do, but another gambler named Harry The Horse lets slip that Sky only got them to the meeting because he won their souls in a dice game. The General is very pleased by this as it shows that good can come out of evil. Attempting to appear contrite, Nicely invents a dream that encouraged him to repent, and the gamblers join in with revivalist fervor 

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