[Lyric] Act I Scene 4: Halloo halloo Grandpa Moss Top Laurie (Aaron Copland)

[GRANDPA MOSS] (off stage)
Halloo halloo

[TOP]
Who's that?

LAURIE - Grandpa's coming home
Be polite to him. He's not used to strangers

(Grandpa enters.)

[GRANDPA]
Laurie, Laurie my graduation girl

(He goes to embrace her but suddenly sees the boys.)

Oh! we've got visitors

[LAURIE]
They want to see you, Grandpa
[MARTIN]
Yes sir
My name's Martin, this here's Top

[GRANDPA]
You run inside, Laurie

(She goes.)

What can I do for you fellas?

[MARTIN]
You've got a spring harvest to get in…
I guess we'd like to work at it

[GRANDPA]
You don't sound to anxious `bout workin'

[TOP]
Anxious! If it weren't for this belly
You wouldn't catch me
Sidlin' up to any job anywhere

[MARTIN]
Don't mind Top, Mistеr Moss
Ain't no better worker than hе is
Once he's got his belly full
What do you say?