Guys and Dolls Musical Album Lyrics
Guys and Dolls Musical Lyrics
- Guys And Dolls Cast - Runyonlond
- Guys And Dolls Cast - Fugue for Tinhorns
- Guys And Dolls Cast - Follow the Fold
- Guys And Dolls Cast - The Oldest Established
- Guys And Dolls Cast - I'll Know
- Guys And Dolls Cast - A Bushel and a Peck
- Guys And Dolls Cast - Adelaide's Lament
- Guys And Dolls Cast - Guys and Dolls
- Guys And Dolls Cast - Havana
- Guys And Dolls Cast - If I Were a Bell
- Guys And Dolls Cast - My Time of Day
- Guys And Dolls Cast - I've Never Been in Love Before
- Guys And Dolls Cast - Entr'acte; Take Back Your Mink
- Guys And Dolls Cast - Adelaide's Lament (Reprise)
- Guys And Dolls Cast - More I Cannot Wish You
- Guys And Dolls Cast - The Crapshooters' Dance
- Guys And Dolls Cast - Luck Be a Lady
- Guys And Dolls Cast - Sue Me
- Guys And Dolls Cast - Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat
- Guys And Dolls Cast - Marry the Man Today
- Guys And Dolls Cast - Guys and Dolls (Reprise)
- Guys And Dolls Cast - Adelaide Meets Sarah
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Fugue for Tinhorns
by Guys And Dolls Cast
NICELY
I got the horse right here
The name is Paul Revere
And here's a guy that says that the weather's clear
Can do, can do, this guy says the horse can do
If he says the horse can do, can do, can do.
(Benny starts singing his part at this time, while Nicely continues:)
Can do - can do - this guy says the horse can do
(Rusty starts singing his part as the time, while Nicely and Benny continue:)
If he says the horse can do - can do, can do.
For Paul Revere I'll bite
I hear his foot's all right
Of course it all depends if it rained last night
Likes mud, likes mud, this X means the horse likes mud
If that means the horse likes mud, likes mud
Likes mud.
I tell you Paul Revere
Now this is no bum steer
It's from a handicapper that's real sincere
Can do, can do, this guy says the horse can do.
If he says the horse can do - can do - can do.
Paul Revere. I got the horse right here.
BENNY
I'm pickin' Valentine, 'cause on the morning line
A guy has got him figured at five to nine
Has chance, has chance, this guy says the horse has chance
If he says the horse has chance, has chance, has chance
I know it's Valentine, the morning work looks fine
Besides the jockey's brother's a friend of mine
Needs race, needs race, this guy says the horse needs race
If he says the horse needs race, needs race, needs race.
I go for Valentine, 'Cause on the morning line,
The guy has got him figured at five to nine
Has chance, has chance, this guy says the horse has chance
Valentine! I got the horse right here.
RUSTY CHARLIE
But look at Epitaph. he wins it by a half
According to this here in the Telegraph
"Big Threat" - "Big Threat"
This guy calls the horse "Big Threat"
If he calls the horse "Big Threat",
Big Threat, Big Threat.
And just a minute, boys.
I've got the feed box noise
It says the great-grandfather was Equipoise
Shows class, shows class.
This guy says the horse shows class
If he says the horse shows class
Shows class, show's class.
So make it Epitaph, he wins it by a half
According to this here in the Telegraph.
Epitaph! I got the horse right here!
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Follow the Fold
by Guys And Dolls Cast
Follow the fold and stray no more,
Stray no more, stray no more,
Put down the bottle and we'll say no more.
Follow, follow-
Before you take another swallow-
Follow the fold and stray no more,
Stray no more, stray no more,
Tear up your poker deck and play no more,
Follow, follow the fold.
Through the meadows, where the sun shines,
Out of the darkness (and the cold)
And the sin and shame in which you wallow.
Follow the fold and stray no more,
Stray no more, stray no more.
If you're a sinner and you pray no more,
Follow, follow the fold
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
The Oldest Established
by Guys And Dolls Cast
The Biltmore garage wants a grand
But we ain't got a grand on hand.
And they now got a lock on the door
To the gym at P.S. 84.
There's the stock room behind the McCloskey's bar.
But Mrs. McCloskey ain't a good scout.
And things being how they are
The back of the police station is out!
So the Biltmore garage is the spot.
But the one thousand bucks we ain't got.
Why it's good old reliable Nathan!
Nathan, Nathan, Nathan, Detroit!
If you're looking for action, he'll furnish the spot.
Even when the heat is on, it's never too hot.
Not for good old reliable Nathan!
Where it's always just a short walk
To the oldest established, permanent floating,
Crap game in New York
There are well-heeled shooters everywhere, everywhere
There are well-heeled shooters everywhere.
And an awful lot of lettuce
For the fella who can get us ... there
If we only had a lousy little grand
We could be a millionaire!
That's good old reliable Nathan!
Nathan, Nathan, Nathan, Detroit!
If the size of your bundle you want to increase
He'll arrange that you go broke in quiet and peace
In a hideout provided by Nathan
Where there are no neighbors to squawk.
It's the oldest established permanent floating
Crap game in New York.
Where's the action? Where's the game?
Gotta have the game
Of we'll die from shame.
It's the oldest established, permanent floating
Crap game in New York!
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
I'll Know
by Guys And Dolls Cast
For I've imagined every bit of him
To the strong moral fiber to the wisdom in his head
To the home-y aroma of his pipe
You have wished yourself a Scarsdale Galahad
The breakfast-eating, Brooks-brothers type.
Yes, and I shall meet him when the time is right.
SKY. (spoken) You've got the guy all figured out.
SARAH (spoken) I have.
SKY (spoken) Including what he smokes. All figured out, huh?
SARAH (spoken) All figured out.
I'll know when my love comes along
I won't take a chance..
I'll know he'll be just what I need
Not some fly-by-night Broadway romance.
And you'll know at a glance by the two-pair of pants.
I'll know by the calm steady voice
Those feet on the ground.
I'll know as I run to his arms
That at last I've come home safe and sound.
Until then, I shall wait.
Until then, I'll be strong.
Oh, I'll know, when my love comes along.
SKY. (spoken) No, no, no! You are talking about love! You can't dope it like that. What
Are you picking, a guy or a horse?
SARAH (spoken) I wouldn't expect a gambler to understand.
SKY (spoken) Would you like to hear how a gambler feels about the big heart throb?
SARAH (spoken) No!
SKY (spoken) Well, I'll tell you.
Mine will come as a surprise to me.
Mine I'll leave to chance and chemistry.
SARAH (spoken) Chemistry?
SKY (spoken) Yeah, chemistry.
Suddenly I'll know when my love comes along
I'll know then and there
I'll know at the sight of her face
How I care, how I care, how I care
And I'll stop. And I'll stare.
And I'll know long before we can speak
I'll know in my heart.
I'll know and I won't ever ask
Am I right, am I wise, am I smart.
And I'll stop. And I'll stare.
At that face. In the throng.
Yes, I'll know when my love comes along
I'll know
When my love comes along.
I'll know. I won't take a chance.
I know he'll be just what I need
Not some fly-by-night Broadway romance.
Until then, I shall wait.
And till then, I'll be strong.
Oh, I'll know when my love comes along.
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
A Bushel and a Peck
by Guys And Dolls Cast
I love you, a bushel and a peck!
A bushel and a peck, and a hug around the neck!
A hug around the neck, and a barrel and a heap
A barrel and a heap, and I'm talkin' in my sleep.
About you.
About you!
About you!
My heart is leapin'!
I'm having trouble sleepin'!
'Cause I love you, a bushel and a peck
You bet your pretty neck I do!
Doodle, oodle, oodle.
Doodle, oodle, oodle.
Doodle oodle oodle oo.
I love you, a bushel and a peck
A bushel and a peck, go and beats me all to heck!
Beats me all to heck how I'll ever tend the farm
Ever tend the farm when I want to keep my
Arms - about you -
About you!
About you!
The cows and chickens
Are goin' to the dickens!
'Cause I love you a bushel and a peck
You bet your pretty neck I do -
Doodle oodle oodle
Doodle oodle oodle
Doodle oodle oodle, oo!
Good-bye now!
(they repeat the "doodles" as they exit)
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Adelaide's Lament
by Guys And Dolls Cast
It says here:
The average unmarried female
Basically insecure
Due to some long frustration may react
With psychosomatic symptoms
Difficult to endure
Affecting the upper respiratory tract.
In other words, just from waiting around for that plain little band of gold
A person can develop a cold.
You can spray her wherever you figure there's streptococci lurk
You can give her a shot for whatever's she's got, but it just won't work
If she's tired of getting the fish eye from the hotel clerk
A person can develop a cold.
It says here:
The female remaining single
Just in the legal sense
Shows a neurotic tendancy, see note: (looks at note)
Chronic organic syndromes
Toxic or hypertense
Involving the eye, the ear, the nose, and throat.
In other words, just from worrying whether the wedding is on or off
A person can develop a cough.
You can feed her all day with the vitamin A and the bromofizz
But the medicine never gets anywhere near where the trouble is.
If she's getting a kind of name for herself, and the name ain't his
A person can develop a cough.
And further more, just from stalling, and stalling,
And stalling the wedding trip
A person can develop la grippe.
When they get on that train to Niagara
And she can hear church bells chime
The compartment is air conditioned
And the mood sublime
Then they get off at Saratoga for the fourteenth time!
A person can develop la grippe,
La grippe.
La post nasal drip.
With the wheezes
And the sneezes
And a sinus that's really a pip!
From a lack of community property
And a feeling she's getting too old
A person can develop a bad, bad cold!*
(ADELAIDE sneezes)
(*In the New Broadway Cast Recording, the line is:
A person can develop a big bad cold!)
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Guys and Dolls
by Guys And Dolls Cast
What's playing at the Roxy?
I'll tell you what's playing at the Roxy.
A picture about a Minnesota man falls in love with a Mississippi girl
That he sacrifices everything and moves all the way to Biloxi.
That's what's playing at the Roxy.
What's in the daily news?
I'll tell you what's in the daily news.
Story about a man bought his wife a small ruby
With what otherwise would have been his union dues.
That's what's in the daily news.
What's happening all over?
I'll tell you what's happening all over.
Guy sitting home by a television set
That used to be something of a rover.
That's what's happening all over.
Love is the thing that has nipped them.
And it looks like Nathan's just another victim.
NICELY (spoken) Yes, sir!
When you see a guy reach for stars in the sky
You can bet that he's doing it for some doll.
When you spot a John waiting out in the rain
Chances are he's insane as only a John can be for a Jane.
When you meet a gent paying all kinds of rent
For a flat that could flatten the Taj Mahal.
Call it sad, call it funny.
But it's better than even money
That the guy's only doing it for some doll.
When you see a Joe saving have of his dough
You can bet there'll be mink in it for some doll.
When a bum buys wine like a bum can't afford
It's a cinch that the bum is under the thumb of some little broad.
When you meet a mug lately out of the jug
And he's still lifting platinum folderol
Call it hell, call it heaven
But it's probable twelve to seven
That the guy's only doing it for some doll.
When you see a sport and his cash has run short
Make a bet that he's banking it with some doll.
When a guy wears tails with the front gleaming white
Who the hell do you think he's tickling pink on Saturday night?
When a lazy slob takes a goody steady job,
And he smells from vitalis and barbasol.
Call it dumb, call it clever
Ah, but you can get odds forever
That the guy's only doing it for some doll
Some doll, some doll
The guy's only doing it for some doll!
Writer: CHRIS ARNOLD, DAVID MARTIN, GEOFF MORROW
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Havana
by Guys And Dolls Cast
What's playing at the Roxy?
I'll tell you what's playing at the Roxy.
A picture about a Minnesota man so in love with a Mississippi girl
That he sacrifices everything and moves all the way to Biloxi.
That's what's playing at the Roxy.
What's in the daily news?
I'll tell you what's in the daily news.
Story about a guy who bought his wife a small ruby
With what otherwise would have been his union dues.
That's what's in the daily news.
What's happening all over?
I'll tell you what's happening all over.
Guy sitting home by a television set
Who wants you to be something of a rover.
That's what's happening all over.
Love is the thing that has licked them.
And it looks like Nathan's just another victim.
Yes, sir!
When you see a guy reach for stars in the sky
You can bet that he's doing it for some doll.
When you spot a John waiting out in the rain
Chances are he's insane as only a John can be for a Jane.
When you meet a gent paying all kinds of rent
For a flat that could flatten the Taj Mahal.
Call it sad, call it funny.
But it's better than even money
That the guy's only doing it for some doll.
When you see a Joe saving half of his dough
You can bet there'll be mink in it for some doll.
When a bum buys wine like a bum can't afford
It's a cinch that the bum is under the thumb of some little broad.
When you meet a mug lately out of the jug
And he's still lifting platinum folderol
Call it hell, call it heaven
It's probable twelve to seven
That the guy's only doing it for some doll.
(Interlude)
When you see a sport and his cash has run short
You can bet he's been blowing it on some doll.
When a guy wears tails with the front gleaming white
Who the heck do you think he's tickling pink on Saturday night?
When some lazy slob gets a goody steady job,
And he smells from vitalis and barbasol.
Call it dumb, call it clever
Ah, but you can give odds forever
That the guy's only doing it for some doll
Some doll, some doll
The guy's only doing it for some doll!
I'll tell you what's playing at the Roxy.
A picture about a Minnesota man so in love with a Mississippi girl
That he sacrifices everything and moves all the way to Biloxi.
That's what's playing at the Roxy.
What's in the daily news?
I'll tell you what's in the daily news.
Story about a guy who bought his wife a small ruby
With what otherwise would have been his union dues.
That's what's in the daily news.
What's happening all over?
I'll tell you what's happening all over.
Guy sitting home by a television set
Who wants you to be something of a rover.
That's what's happening all over.
Love is the thing that has licked them.
And it looks like Nathan's just another victim.
Yes, sir!
When you see a guy reach for stars in the sky
You can bet that he's doing it for some doll.
When you spot a John waiting out in the rain
Chances are he's insane as only a John can be for a Jane.
When you meet a gent paying all kinds of rent
For a flat that could flatten the Taj Mahal.
Call it sad, call it funny.
But it's better than even money
That the guy's only doing it for some doll.
When you see a Joe saving half of his dough
You can bet there'll be mink in it for some doll.
When a bum buys wine like a bum can't afford
It's a cinch that the bum is under the thumb of some little broad.
When you meet a mug lately out of the jug
And he's still lifting platinum folderol
Call it hell, call it heaven
It's probable twelve to seven
That the guy's only doing it for some doll.
(Interlude)
When you see a sport and his cash has run short
You can bet he's been blowing it on some doll.
When a guy wears tails with the front gleaming white
Who the heck do you think he's tickling pink on Saturday night?
When some lazy slob gets a goody steady job,
And he smells from vitalis and barbasol.
Call it dumb, call it clever
Ah, but you can give odds forever
That the guy's only doing it for some doll
Some doll, some doll
The guy's only doing it for some doll!
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
If I Were a Bell
by Guys And Dolls Cast
Ask me how do I feel
Ask me now that we're cozy and clinging
Well sir, all I can say, is if I were a bell I'd be ringing!
From the moment we kissed tonight
That's the way I've just gotta behave
Boy, if I were a lamp I'd light
And If I were a banner I'd wave!
Ask me how do I feel, little me with my quiet upbringing
Well sir, all I can say is if I were a gate I'd be swinging!
And if I were a watch I'd start popping my springs!
Or if I were a bell I'd go ding dong, ding dong ding!
Ask me how do I feel from this chemistry lesson I'm learning.
SKY (spoken) Uh, chemistry?
SARAH (spoken) Yes, chemistry!
Well sir, all I can say is if I were a bridge I'd be burning!
Yes, I knew my morale would crack
From the wonderful way that you looked!
Boy, if I were a duck I'd quack!
Or if I were a goose I'd be cooked!
Ask me how do I feel, ask me now that we're fondly caressing
Pal, if I were a salad I know I'd be splashing my dressing
Ask me how to describe this whole beautiful thing
Well, if I were a bell I'd go ding dong, ding dong ding!
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
My Time of Day
by Guys And Dolls Cast
My time of day is the dark time
A couple of deals before dawn
When the street belongs to the cop
And the janitor with the mop
And the grocery clerks are all gone.
When the smell of the rainwashed pavement
Comes up clean, and fresh, and cold
And the streetlamp light
Fills the gutter with gold
That's my time of day
My time of day
And you're the only doll I've ever wanted to share it with me.
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
I've Never Been in Love Before
by Guys And Dolls Cast
I'll do you anything baby I`m just tryna please ya
Things that I fell, I'll say they about u comin
Been a nice man but noways I think you made me hard
It is not about the sex, it`s my way of saying I`m in love
Yeah
I don`t how to talk
I've never been in love
Bitches came in mob
Always saw me high
Tellin wanna ahhhh tsk
I did not deny em
Girls sometimes are katrina
They arrive with destruction
I wanna see you sometimes
If i won`t i`ll start cryin
I hope my words are right
I`m full of love you`re my diet
Without u i fell like i`m dyin
You killin me stop violence
I`m not good in this
Save my time
Teach me how to explain it more
They say the more
You have emotions things comes clear but i just see the clouds
I want u here i think i`ll give u a call
I`ll call my superstar
I'll do you anything baby I`m just tryna please ya
Things that I fell, I'll say they about u comin
Been a nice man but noways I think you made me hard
It is not about the sex, it`s my way of saying I`m in love
I`ve never
I`ve never
Been In Love
I'll do you anything baby I`m just tryna please ya
Things that I fell, I'll say they about u comin
Been a nice man but noways I think you made me hard
It is not about the sex, it`s my way of saying I`m in love
Been in Love
Writer: Tancredo Tivane
Copyright: Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
Copyright: Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
Entr'acte; Take Back Your Mink
by Guys And Dolls Cast
He bought me the fur thing five winters ago
And the gown the following fall
Then the necklace, the bag, the gloves, and the hat,
That was late '48 I recall
Then last night in his apartment
He tried to remove them all
And I said as I ran down the hall.
Take back your mink
Take back your pearls
What made you think
That I was one of those girls?
Take back the gown
The gloves and the hat
I may be down
But I'm not flat as all that.
I thought that each expensive gift you'd arranged
Was a token of your esteem
But when I think of what you want in exchange
It all seems a horrible dream
Eek.
So take back your mink.
To from whence it came
And tell them to go, Hollanderize it
For some other dame
Take back your mink
Take back your pearls
What made you think
That I was one of those girls?
I'm screaming:
Take back the gown
Take back the hat
I may be down
But I'm not flat as all that.
I thought that each expensive gift you'd arranged
Was a token of your esteem
But when I think of what you want in exchange
It all seems a horrible dream
Eek!
Take back your mink
Those old worn out pelts
And go shorten the sleeves
For somebody else.
(interlude)
Well, wouldn't you?
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Adelaide's Lament (Reprise)
by Guys And Dolls Cast
In other words
Just from sitting alone at a table reserved for two
A person can develop the flu.
You can bundle her up in her woolies
And I mean the warmest brand
You can wrap her in sweaters and coats
Till its more than her frame can stand
If she still gets the feeling she's naked
From looking at her left hand
A person can develop the flu, the flu
A hundred and three point two
So much virus inside
That her microscope slide
Looks like a day at the zoo
Just from wanting her memories in writing
And a story her folks can be told
A person can develop a cold.
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
More I Cannot Wish You
by Guys And Dolls Cast
Velvet I can wish you
For the collar of your coat
And fortune smiling all along your way
But more I cannot wish you
Than to wish you find your love
Your own true love this day
Mansions I can wish you
Seven footmen all in red
And calling cards upon a silver tray.
But more I cannot wish you
Than to wish you find your love
Your own true love this day
Standing there
Gazing at you
Full of the bloom of youth
Standing there
Gazing at you
With a sheep's eye
And a licorice tooth.
Music I can wish you
Merry music while you're young
And wisdom when your hair has turned to gray.
But more I cannot wish you
Than to wish you find your love
Your own true love this day
With a sheep's eye
And a licorice tooth
And the strong arms
To carry you away.
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Luck Be a Lady
by Guys And Dolls Cast
They call you Lady Luck.
But there is room for doubt
At times you have a very unladylike way of running out
You're on this date with me
The pickings have been lush
And yet before this evening is over you might give me the brush
You might forget your manners
You might refuse to stay
And so the best that I can do is pray.
Luck be a lady tonight
Luck be a lady tonight
Luck if you've ever been a lady to begin with
Luck be a lady tonight.
Luck let a gentleman see
How nice a dame you can be
I've know the way you've treated other guys you've been with
Luck be a lady with me.
A lady doesn't leave her escort
It isn't fair, it isn't nice
A lady doesn't wander all over the room
And blow on some other guy's dice.
So let's keep the party polite
Never get out of my sight
Stick with me baby, I'm the fellow you came in with
Luck be a lady
Luck be a lady
Luck be a lady tonight.
[break in original broadway cast]
Luck be a lady tonight.
Luck be a lady tonight.
Luck, if you've ever been a lady to begin with
Luck be a lady tonight.
Luck let a gentleman see
Luck let a gentleman see
How nice a dame you can be
How nice a dame you can be
I know the way you've treated other guys you've been with
Luck me a lady, a lady, be a lady with me.
Luck be a lady with me
[end break]
A Lady wouldn't flirt with strangers
She'd have a heart, she'd have a soul
A lady wouldn't make little snake eyes at me
(Roll 'em, roll 'em, roll 'em, snake eyes)
When I've bet my life on this roll.
(Roll 'em, roll 'em, roll 'em! )
So let's keep the party polite
(why don't he shoot)
(why don't he shoot)
Never get out of my sight
(c'mon you're stallin')
Stick with me, baby, I'm the fellow you came in with
(c'mon shoot)
Luck be a lady
(guy's turnin' yella)
Luck be a lady
(what'a ya scared of)
Luck be a lady...
(what's the matter role the dice )
Tonight!
(Coming out, coming out, coming out, coming out)
(Coming out right! Ha!)
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Sue Me
by Guys And Dolls Cast
You promise me this, you promise me that
You promise me anything under the sun
Then you give me a kiss,
And you're grabbing your hat
And you're off to the races again
When I think of the time gone by
Adelaide, Adelaide!
And I think of the way I tried!
Adelaide!
I could honestly die.
Call a lawyer and sue me,
Sue me
What can you do me,
I love you.
Give a holler and hate me
Hate me
Go ahead, hate me!
I LOVE YOU
The best years of my life, I was a fool to give you you
Alright, already, I'm just a no-good nick!
Alright, already, it's true.
So new.
So sue me, sue me
What can you do me?
I love you
You gamble it here,
You gamble it there
You gamble on everything, all except me
And I'm sick of you keeping me up in the air
Till you're back in the money again
When I think of the time gone by
Adelaide, Adelaide!
And I think of the way I tried!
Adelaide!
I could honestly die.
Serve a paper and sue me, sue me
What can you do me,
I love you.
Give a holler and hate me,
Hate me,
Go ahead, hate me!
When you wind up in jail
Don't come to me to bail you out!
Alright, already, so call a policeman!
Alright, already, it's true
So new
So sue me, sue me
What can you do me
I love you!
You're at it again,
You're running the game
I'm not gonna play second fiddle to that.
I'm sick and I'm tired of stalling around
I'm telling you now that we're through!
When I think of the time gone by
Adelaide, Adelaide!
And I think of the way I tried!
Adelaide!
I could honestly die.
Sue me, sue me
Shoot bullets through me
I love you!!
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat
by Guys And Dolls Cast
I dreamed last night I got on the boat to heaven
And by some chance I had brought my dice along
And there I stood
And I hollered "Someone fade me"
But the passengers, they knew right from wrong.
For the peopel all said sit down, sit down, you're rockin' the boat
People all said sit down
Sit down you're rockin' the boat.
And the devil will drag you under
By the sharp lapel of your checkered coat,
Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down,
Sit down you're rockin' the boat.
I sailed away on that little boat to heaven
And by some chance found a bottle in my fist
And there I stood,Nicely passin' out the whisky
But the passengers were bound to resisist
For the people all said beware
You're on a heavenly trip
People all said beware
Beware, you'll scuttle the ship.
And the devil will drag you under
By the fancy tie 'round your wicked throat
Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down
Sit down, you're rockin' the boat
And as I laughed at those passengers to heaven (laughs)
(gasps!) A great big wave came and washed me over board!
And as I sank And I hollered "someone save me!"
That's the moment I woke up Thank the lord
And I said to myself, sit down, sit down,
You're rockin' the boat!
Said to myself sit down, sit down, you're rockin' the boat
And the devil will drag you under With a soul so heavy you'd never float,
Sit down, sit down, sit down
Sit down, sit down, sit down, you're rockin' the boat
Writer: Frank Loesser
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Marry the Man Today
by Guys And Dolls Cast
(A=Adelaide, S=Sarah, B=Both)
A: What are we crazy or something?
A: At Wanamaker's and Saks and Klein's
A lesson I've been taught
You can't get alterations on a dress you haven't bought
S: At any vegetable market from Borneo to Nome
You mustn't squeeze a melon till you get the melon home.
A: You've simply got to gamble
S: You get no guarantee
A: Now doesn't that kind of apply to you and I
S: You and me.
A: (whatever)
A: Why not?
S: Why not what?
A: Marry the man today.
Trouble though he may be
Much as he likes to play
Crazy and wild and free
B: Marry the man today
Rather than sigh in sorrow
A: Marry the man today
And change his ways tomorrow.
S: Marry the man today.
A: (Marry the man today)
S: Maybe he's leaving town
A: (Maybe he's leaving town)
S: Don't let him get away
A: (Don't let him get away)
S: Hurry and track him down
A: (Counterattack him and)
B: Marry the man today
Give him the girlish laughter
S: Give him your hand today
And save the fist for after.
A: Slowly introduce him to the better things
Respectable, conservative, and clean
S: Readers Digest
A: Guy Lombardo
S: Rogers Peet
A: Golf!
S: Galoshes
A: Ovaltine!
B: But marry the man today
Handle it meek and gently
A: Marry the man today and train him subsequently
S: Carefully expose him to domestic life
And if he ever tries to stray from you
Have a pot roast.
A: Have a headache
S: Have a baby
A: Have two!
S: Six
A: Nine!
S: STOP!
B: Marry the man today
Rather than sigh in sorrow
Marry the man today
And change his ways
A: (And change his ways)
S: And change his ways
A: (And change his ways)
[Higher:]
S: And change his ways...
B: Tomorrow!
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Guys and Dolls (Reprise)
by Guys And Dolls Cast
When you see a guy reach for stars in the sky
You can bet that he's doing it for some doll
When you spot a John waiting out in the rain
Chances are he's insane as only a John can be for a Jane.
When you meet a gent paying all kinds of rent
For a flat that could flatten the Taj Mahal.
Call it sad, call it funny
But it's better than even money
That the guys only doing it for some doll.
You can bet that he's doing it for some doll
When you spot a John waiting out in the rain
Chances are he's insane as only a John can be for a Jane.
When you meet a gent paying all kinds of rent
For a flat that could flatten the Taj Mahal.
Call it sad, call it funny
But it's better than even money
That the guys only doing it for some doll.
Writer: CHRIS ARNOLD, DAVID MARTIN, GEOFF MORROW
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Adelaide Meets Sarah
by Guys And Dolls Cast
Keep the vicks on your chest
And get plenty of rest
You can wisely warn her
But in spite of the quiet
Massages and diet
She's still a goner
When she gets the idea that the little
Church will always be around the corner
A person can develop a cold.
So please forgive
This helpless haze I'm in
I've really never been
In love before.
And get plenty of rest
You can wisely warn her
But in spite of the quiet
Massages and diet
She's still a goner
When she gets the idea that the little
Church will always be around the corner
A person can develop a cold.
So please forgive
This helpless haze I'm in
I've really never been
In love before.
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Guys and Dolls is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories, such as "Pick the Winner".
The show premiered on Broadway on November 24, 1950, where it ran for 1,200 performances and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical has had several Broadway and London revivals, as well as a 1955 film adaptation starring Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, and Vivian Blaine, who reprised her role of Adelaide from Broadway.
Guys and Dolls is considered one of the greatest Broadway musicals. In 1998, Vivian Blaine, Sam Levene, Robert Alda and Isabel Bigley, along with the original Broadway cast of the 1950 Decca cast album, were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
-Wikipedia
Genre(s):
Soundtrack, Musical The show premiered on Broadway on November 24, 1950, where it ran for 1,200 performances and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical has had several Broadway and London revivals, as well as a 1955 film adaptation starring Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, and Vivian Blaine, who reprised her role of Adelaide from Broadway.
Guys and Dolls is considered one of the greatest Broadway musicals. In 1998, Vivian Blaine, Sam Levene, Robert Alda and Isabel Bigley, along with the original Broadway cast of the 1950 Decca cast album, were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
-Wikipedia
Year: 1950