Miss Saigon Musical Album Lyrics

Miss Saigon Cast - Backstage at Dreamland
Miss Saigon Cast - The Heat Is On In Saigon
Miss Saigon Cast - The Movie In My Mind
Miss Saigon Cast - The Dance
Miss Saigon Cast - Why God Why?
Miss Saigon Cast - This Money Is Yours
Miss Saigon Cast - Sun And Moon
Miss Saigon Cast - The Telephone Song
Miss Saigon Cast - The Deal
Miss Saigon Cast - The Ceremony (Dju Vui Vai)
Miss Saigon Cast - If You Want To Die In Bed
Miss Saigon Cast - What's This I Find
Miss Saigon Cast - The Last Night Of The World
Miss Saigon Cast - The Morning Of The Dragon
Miss Saigon Cast - I Still Believe
Miss Saigon Cast - This Is The Hour
Miss Saigon Cast - Let Me See His Western Nose
Miss Saigon Cast - I'd Give My Life For You
Miss Saigon Cast - Bui-Doi
Miss Saigon Cast - The Revelation
Miss Saigon Cast - What A Waste
Miss Saigon Cast - Please
Miss Saigon Cast - The Fall Of Saigon
Miss Saigon Cast - Room Three-Seventeen
Miss Saigon Cast - Now That I've Seen Her
Miss Saigon Cast - The Transaction
Miss Saigon Cast - The Sacred Bird
Miss Saigon Cast - Finale

Backstage at Dreamland
by Miss Saigon Cast

[A Friday night in April 1975.]
[Backstage at an after-hours club in Saigon.]
[Vietnamese bar-girls are getting into costumes.]

[GIRLS]
One of us will be Miss Saigon

[ENGINEER]
I spread the word - it's Miss Saigon

[GIGI]
Who's left to screw who hasn't gone

[ENGINEER]
Shut up! and get your hot pants on

[GIGI]
Each day more GI's disappear

[ENGINEER]
There's still some left and they'll all be here

[ALL GIRLS]
A girl can trust an engineer

[THE ENGINEER brings in a new girl, KIM]

[ENGINEER]
Surprise!
I found this new girl, get her dressed
From the country untouched

[GIGI]
Just give that virgin act a rest

[ALL GIRLS]
"You are my first American"

[they laugh]

[ENGINEER]
Allez! allez! allez!
Why does it take all day?
Get your asses on stage... I'm raising cash tonight

[GIRLS]
Tonight I will be Miss Saigon

[ENGINEER]
They say Saigon has weeks
I say it's time to pack

[GIRLS]
Tonight I will be Miss Saigon

[ENGINEER]
Each day these little buns of theirs are worth less and less
I need a visa fast, and I'm not looking back

[the ENGINEER looks through the door into the club.]

[ENGINEER]
Son of a bitch, they're here!
I can still engineer
It's like the old days, my little gamines

[GIRLS]
Oh sure!

[ENGINEER]
You know who's out here? a gang of marines!

[GIRLS]
They're here?

[ENGINEER]
We'll pick 'em clean that's what this contest's about

[GIRLS]
Yes, sir!

[ENGINEER]
One of these boys might be your ticket out

[turns to KIM]

Why is she in that dress?
Ah! it's my new princess
Ah, yes!
A bride will give the guys a treat
Lower your eyelids and play sweet
Men pay the moon to get fresh meat

Allez! allez! allez!
Get out and do your song!
Don't make the show too long

Voila'! on stage all! welcome to...
Dreamland!!!

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The Heat Is On In Saigon
by Miss Saigon Cast

["Dreamland" is a club filled with American Marines,]
[civilians and south Vietnamese officers. The girls parade]
[around and get the crowd to buy raffle tickets:]
[the winner of the "beauty contest" will be the prize.]

[AMERICANS]
The heat is on in Saigon
The girls are hotter 'n' hell
One of these slits here will be Miss Saigon
God, the tension is high, not to mention the smell
The heat is on in Saigon
Is there a war going on?
Don't ask, I ain't gonna tell

[Two friends, CHRIS and JOHN, are among the Marines. JOHN is with one of the girls]

[ENGINEER]
Ah, Monsieur Chris! Monsieur John!
You've come to win Miss Saigon

[JOHN]
I gotta get my friend laid as a last souvenir

[CHRIS]
I love you, pal, but your bullshit
I've had up to here

[ENGINEER, CHRIS AND JOHN]
The heat is on in Saigon

[JOHN]
But 'til they tell us we're gone
I'm gonna buy you a girl

[CHRIS]
You can buy me a beer

[The girls leave the men and move onto the stage]

[MIMI]
See my bikini, it's just the right size

[YVETTE]
Don't you enjoy how it rides up my thighs?
Look from behind, it'll knock out your eyes

[YVONNE]
I'll show you: my special trophy of war

[MIMI]
For a Marine, I'll show more

[AMERICANS]
You won't get up off the floor
The heat is on in Saigon
Don't tell me I'm reassigned, all that chickenshit sucks
Tonight I'm out of my mind, not to mention ten bucks

[GIGI]
If I'm your pin-up, I'll melt all your brass
Stuck on your wall, with a pin in my ass
If you get me, you will travel first class
I'll show you, we will make magic, chéri

[ENGINEER]
You buy more tickets from me
The winner gets her for free

[CHRIS]
The meat is cheap in Saigon
I used to love getting stoned, waking up with some whore
I don't know why I went dead, it's not fun anymore

[KIM]
I'm seventeen, and I'm new here today
The village I come from seems so far away
All of the girls know much more what to say
But I know
I have a heart like the sea
A million dreams are in me

[CHRIS]
Good Jesus, John, who is she?

[AMERICANS (AND CROWD)]
The Cong is tight'ning the noose
Is it a week or a day or an hour that we got?
Tonight could be our last shot got to put it to use

[The GIRLS come off the stage and mingle with the men.]

[ALL, INCLUDING GIRLS]
Tonight I bet that you and I will get along
Forget about the threat, forget the Viet-Cong

[ALL MEN]
Mimi, Gigi, Yvette or Yvonne
Gonna buy me a beer, and elect Miss Saigon

[The ENGINEER holds the election by holding his hand over]
[each girl's head for applause. When KIM is judged, CHRIS]
[claps loudly, which makes her notice him.]

[ENGINEER]
Yvonne, Yvette, Mimi, Kim, Gigi

[GIGI wins]

[ENGINEER]
Attention, s'il vous plait!
By popular demand
Miss Gigi Van Tranh
Is elected Miss Saigon!

[The ENGINEER puts a cheap tiara on GIGI and a ribbon which says "Miss Saigon".]

[AMERICANS]
The heat is on in Saigon
And things are not going well
But still at midnight, the party goes on
A good-bye party in hell

[ENGINEER]
And now who wins this pussycat?

[The ENGINEER holds a bowl; GIGI picks up a ticket.]

[GIGI]
Number 66!

[It is one of the Marines. He cheers with his friends. The scene freezes.]

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The Movie In My Mind
by Miss Saigon Cast

[GIGI]
They are not nice, they're mostly noise
They swear like men, they screw like boys
I know there's nothing in their hearts
But every time I take one in my arms
It starts:
The movie in my mind
The dream they leave behind
A scene I can't erase
And in a strong GI's embrace
Flee this life
Flee this place
The movie plays and plays
The screen before me fills
He takes me to New York
He gives me dollar bills
Our children laugh all day
And eat too much ice cream
And life is like a dream
Dream
The dream I long to find
The movie in my mind

[KIM]
I will not cry, I will not think
I'll do my dance, I'll make them drink
When I make love, it won't be me
And if they hurt me, I'll just close my eyes

[KIM, GIRLS]
And see they are not nice, they're mostly noise
The movie in my mind they kill like men, they die like boys
The dream that fills my head they give their cash, they keep their hearts
A man who will not kill but every night again it starts

[KIM]
Who'll fight for me instead
He'll keep us safe all day
So no one comes at night
To blow the dream away
Dream
The dream I have to find
The movie in my mind

[ALL GIRLS]
And in a strong GI's embrace
Flee this life
Flee this place

[KIM]
A world that's far away
Where life is not unkind
The movie in my mind

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The Dance
by Miss Saigon Cast

[A MARINE begins to play the saxophone. CHRIS and KIM start to dance.]
[For a long time they don't speak. Finally:]

[KIM]
My name is Kim
I like you Chris

[CHRIS]
Don't talk like that

[KIM]
What did I say?

[CHRIS]
You shouldn't be here
Get the hell out. . .

[ENGINEER]
What's going on?
You don't like her?

[CHRIS]
Oh, yes I do

[KIM]
I like him too

[ENGINEER]
Take her away

[KIM]
Take me away
Don't say a word
Just come with me

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Why God Why?
by Miss Saigon Cast

[KIM leads CHRIS out of the Club, and into a tiny cubicle,]
[which has in it only a bed, a table, and a small window overlooking]
[the moonlit city. Later in the night, CHRIS is dressed and]
[standing at the window. KIM is asleep. Outside, Saigon still bustles.]

[CHRIS]
Why does Saigon never sleep at night?
Why does this girl smell of orange trees?
How can I feel good when nothing's right?
Why is she cool when there is no breeze?
Vietnam
You don't give answers, do you friend?
Just questions that don't ever end
Why God? Why today?
I'm all through here, on my way
There's nothing left here that I'll miss
Why send me now a night like this?
Who is the girl in this rusty bed?
Why am I back in a filthy room?
Why is her voice ringing in my head?
Why am I high on her cheap perfume?
Vietnam
Hey look I mean you no offense
But why does nothing here make sense?
Why God? Show your hand
Why can't one guy understand?
I've been with girls who knew much more
I never felt confused before
Why me? What's your plan?
I can't help her, no one can
I liked my mem'ries as they were
But now I'll leave rememb'ring her

[CHRIS leaves some money on a table and goes out into the street.]
[CHRIS is accosted by Vietnamese who beg for help leaving the country.]
[He pushes them.]

When I went home before
No one talked of the war
What they knew from TV
Didn't have a thing to do with me
I went back and re-upped
Sure Saigon is corrupt
It felt better to be
Here driving for the embassy
'Cause here if you can pull a string
A guy like me lives like a king
Just as long as you don't believe anything

[CHRIS stops, then goes back into KIM'S room.]

Why God? Why this face?
Why such beauty in this place?
I liked my mem'ries as they were
But now I'll leave rememb'ring her
Just her

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This Money Is Yours
by Miss Saigon Cast

[CHRIS]
This money's yours
Please take it all
Hey, you want more?

[KIM]
No, no, I don't want anything

[CHRIS]
Hey, what's wrong with you?

[KIM]
I've not done this before

[CHRIS]
That can't be true!

[KIM]
Why would I lie?

[CHRIS]
All the girls lie!
They just want to get out of here
Maybe you're not like that
But I don't know who you are

[KIM]
Do you want one more tale of a Vietnam girl?
Want to know I was bound to a man I don't love?
Do you want to be told how my village was burned?
Want to hear how my family was blasted away?
How I ran from the rice field and saw them in flames?
How my parents were bodies whose faces were gone?
I have had my fill of pain
I will not look back again
I would rather die

[CHRIS]
Can I see you tonight?

[KIM]
Well, I'll be at the club
Selling "beaucoup amour"

[CHRIS]
No, you won't
How would you like...

[KIM]
How would I like...?

[CHRIS]
How would you like
Living with me?
It feels good like this
So that's how we should be
So would you like?

[KIM]
Yes, I would like!

[CHRIS]
Okay, it's set
No more to say
Screw the Engineer
You're the one good thing
That I've found out here

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Sun And Moon
by Miss Saigon Cast

[KIM]
You are sunlight and I moon
Joined by the gods of fortune
Midnight and high noon
Sharing the sky
We have been blessed, you and I

[CHRIS]
You are here like a mystery
I'm from a world that's so different
From all that you are
How in the light of one night
Did we come so far?

[KIM]
Outside day starts to dawn

[CHRIS]
Your moon still floats on high

[KIM]
The birds awake

[CHRIS]
The stars shine too

[KIM]
My hands still shake

[CHRIS]
I reach for you

[BOTH]
And we meet in the sky!

[KIM]
You are sunlight and I moon
Joined here
Bright'ning the sky
With the flame
Of love

[BOTH]
Made of
Sunlight
Moonlight

[KIM]
Tomorrow will be the full moon
I can bring friends to bless our room
With paper unicorns and perfume
If you want me to

[CHRIS]
Unicorns? sure. . .

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The Telephone Song
by Miss Saigon Cast

[CHRIS]
John, is that you, buddy? Listen to me
Do I sound diff'rent? how else could I be?
Last night I spent a whole lifetime in paradise.
Hey, tell the CO I'm taking all of my leave
We're gonna play house, oh John, it's like Christmas eve
We have sworn we won't see the sun for forty-eight hours

[files being]
[packed or burned, typewriters crated, etc.]

[JOHN]
What are you saying? Are you out of your mind?
All leaves are canceled, you could be left behind
Saigon is falling apart, and you'd better be here
Here is the news, since you've been on the moon
Cities in the boondocks are dropping like flies
Wives and civilians will be shipping out soon
Crowds around the Embassy have tears in their eyes
Thieu has resigned, the new regime may not hold
People at the place think we'll send the marines
We are sending nothing from what I've been told
Buddy, are you there? Do you know what this means?
Sure! Time to fall in love!

[CHRIS]
John, listen fast, you did not get this call
You're the one who bought the girl for me after all
"Once you're a friend, you're a friend through and through"
When you are in trouble, then I'll cover for you

[JOHN]
Not this time, the town's too hot
For one Kongai whore
Ol' buddy, I will not get you killed

[CHRIS]
She is no whore, you saw her too
She's really more, like... the April moon

[JOHN]
April f*ckin' moon!!

[CHRIS]
She's been hurt, you see
Both her parents died
What else could she be?

[JOHN]
Sweet as that, and she's an orphan too!
How can a guy fight that? You got one day, not two
Then be back!

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The Deal
by Miss Saigon Cast

[At another location, CHRIS and the ENGINEER]

[ENGINEER]
My friend
We had a deal for Kim, but that's on ice
I'm sorry, sergeant, but I've changed the price
I need a visa from your embassy
You get me that, you'll get the girl for free

[CHRIS]
Cut the crap, this money's all I got
I don't give visas out.
Is this a deal or not?
You tell me

[CHRIS draws his revolver and aims at the ENGINEER]

[ENGINEER]
Okay, okay, the money...it will do
Too bad, I had a Rolex watch for you
I'll get my papers in another way
I'll make a rich man of some attache

[CHRIS leaves]

With little shits like him, you take the bucks and run
He gave me six weeks income, I'll be gone in one

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The Ceremony (Dju Vui Vai)
by Miss Saigon Cast

[GIRLS]
One of us girls is moving on
One girl will get out of saigon

[GIGI]
So now who's really Miss Saigon

[GIRLS]
Tv and stereo she gets
And Elvis Presley on cassettes

[KIM and CHRIS enter]

[GIRLS]
Look how he bought her a new dress
You did a job on him I guess

[KIM]
He simply asked me
I said, "yes"

[GIRLS]
Come on, let's bless the new princess

[GIRLS]
Dju vui vay
Yu doi my
Dju vui vay
Vao nyay moy

[KIM]
Will you give me life smile today
Look with favoring eyes on this man
Show your daughter's heart your forgiveness
And send to us
From your home above
Your blessing on our love

[GIRLS, KIM (echoing)]
Dju vui vay -- dju vui vay
Yu doi my -- yu doi my
Dju vui vay -- dju vui vay
Vao nyay moy

[GIRLS]
Dju vui vay

[CHRIS]
It's pretty but what does it mean?

[GIRLS]
Yu doi my

[KIM]
It's what all the girls sing at weddings

[CHRIS looks up, startled]

[GIRLS]
Dju vui vay

[KIM]
They didn't know what else to sing

[GIRLS]
Vao nyay moy

[CHRIS]
It's the prettiest thing that I've ever heard

[Friends arrive carrying beer and a platter of food.]
[The party gathers around the bed, and GIGI leads a toast to KIM.]

[GIGI]
To Miss Saigon!

[GUESTS]
Miss Saigon!

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If You Want To Die In Bed
by Miss Saigon Cast

(The ENGINEER is making his way furtively through the city.
Soldiers seem to be everywhere)

[ENGINEER]
If you want to die in bed
Follow my example
When you see a cloud ahead
It's time to show your class
Hit the door before
They make a target of your ass

If you want to die in bed
In times of revolution
When the flag they fly is red
Let pride fill up your chest
Meanwhile pack your sack
And take the first boat heading west

(He enters the abandoned backroom of what was one "Dreamland,"
Opens a trapdoor in the floor and removes a tiny box. He opens it)

My precious souvenirs
Of all the golden years
Rolex watches in steel
That look practically real
I'll need a little stock
To start me in Bangkok!

If you want to die in bed
Forget about your karma
When your life hangs by a thread
Don't cry about the fates
Grab a stasg of casg
And plan a rest'rant in the States

Let me stop for a bit
This was my greatest hit
Miss Saigon, in her crown
I made queen of the town
I got e'm paying more
For jst another whore

Here I come
U.S.A
Your next champ's
On his way

For men will always be men
Thr rules are the same
For kings or for clerks

Show me francs, or dollars, or yen
I'll set up a game
I know how it works

Why was I born of a race
That thinks only of rice
And hates entrepeneurs?

Me I belong in a place
Where a man sets his price
And you pay, and he's yours

I should be - American!
Where every promise lands
And every buisnessman knows where he
Stands

First stop Bangkok then I roam
Cross that ocean white with foam
To the place that's my heart's true home

If you want to die in bed
En route to your nirvana
You gram your chance and plunge
Ahead
And go where people win

Heaven's there - Oh shit
You need a visa to get in!

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What's This I Find
by Miss Saigon Cast

[THUY]
Your're here. It's true
It is as I was told
This man and you
For how much were you sold?
Our vows! Our name!
You squander then on swine
And worse - This shame
Before your family's shrine

[CHIRS]
This girl is mine

[THUY]
Yours?

[CHRIS]
Now

[THUY]
What!

[TOGETHER]
Who are you?

[KIM]
STOP!

[THUY]
What's this I find
You have joined with the blind
And do none of you see what's ahead?
What's this I find?
I see losers and whores
Who will soon be gone or be dead

[CHRIS]
Get out!

[KIM]
You have no right to be here
I'm not a prize you can claim
We were promised at thirteen
The woman I've become
Is not the same

[THUY]
That promise made by your father
I will claim when we win
To break a a vow of your parents
Is worse than a sin

[KIM]
My parents got themselves killed
In the week you changed side
If there were promises
All of them dies when they died

(CHRIS and THUY pull guns. The girls scream)

[GIGI]
He's got a gun!

(GIGI and the GIRLS leave quickly)

[THUY]
Kim, leave this man behind

[KIM]
Go on!
And Shoot!
I will not change my mind

[THUY]
Your are still mine!

[KIM]
Not anymore!

[THUY]
You're mine until we die!

[Chris]
Get out of here!

[THUY]
Saigon will fall
And so will your G.I.

[CHRIS]
She'll leave with me!

[THUY]
You broke your father's word
This is your curse!

(THUY runs out and down the stairs. CHRIS runs out after him, but he's gone)

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The Last Night Of The World
by Miss Saigon Cast

In a place that won't let us feel
In a life where nothing seems real
I have found you
I have found you
In a world that's moving too fast
In a world where nothing can last
I will hold you
I will hold you

Our lives will change when tomorrow comes
Tonight our hearts drown the distant drums
And we have music all right
Tearing the night

A song
Played on a solo saxophone
A crazy sound, a lonely sound
A cry that tells us love goes on and on
Played on a solo saxophone
It's telling me
To hold you tight
And dance like it's the last night of the world

On the other side of the earth
There's a place where life still has worth
I will take you
I'll go with you
You won't believe all the things you'll see
I know 'cause you'll see them all with me

If we're together that's when
We'll hear it again

A song
Played on a solo saxophone
A crazy sound, a lonely sound
A cry that tells us love goes on and on
Played on a solo saxophone
It's telling me
To hold you tight
And dance like it's the last night of the world

Dreams
They were all I ever knew
Dreams
You won't need when I'm through
Anywhere
We may be
I will sing with you
A song...

A song played on a solo saxophone
So stay with me
And hold me tight
And dance
Like it's the last night of the world

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The Morning Of The Dragon
by Miss Saigon Cast

(A street pageant is celebrating the glorious victory
Of North Vietnam and the THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF REYNIFICATION)

[FIRST GROUP]
On silent feet it came
Breathing a sheet of flame, it came
Closing it on its rightful prey
Burning a hundred years away
The Morning of the Dragon
Truth up the street
The tiger we were stalking
Walked on paper feet
And in the clear white heat
Of dawn
Was gone

[FIRST GROUP]
From every door they came
These children born of war, they came

[SECOND GROUP]
Victory

[FIRST GROUP]
Sharing a secret word which they
Waited a hudred years to say

[SECOND GROUP]
The morning of
The dragon
All the walls
Fell down

[FIRST GROUP]
The Morning of the Dragon
Truth lit up the street

[SECOND GROUP]
Brother greeted brother
In a sudden light

[FIRST GROUP]
The tiger we were stalking
Walked on paper feet
And in the clear white heat of dawn
It's gone

[SECOND GROUP]
And the endless night heat of dawn
Was gone

[THIRD GROUP]
(as groups one and two repeat ON SILENT FEET IT CAME.../ VICTORY...)

May all our children learn
The tide of right will turn
Giants fall, tigers burn
Someday with the dawn
They're gone

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I Still Believe
by Miss Saigon Cast

KIM
Last night I watched him sleeping
My body pressed to him
And then he started speaking
The name I heard him speak...was Kim
Yes I know that this was years ago
But when moonlight fills my room I know
You are here...still

I still
I still believe
You will return
I know you will
My heart
Against all odds
Holds still

Yes, still
I still believe
I know as long as I can keep believing
I'll live
I'll live
Love cannot die
You will return...you will return
And I alone know why

ELLEN
Last night I watched you sleeping
Once more the nightmare came
I heard you cry out something
A word that sounded like...a name
And it hurts me more than I can bear
Knowing part of you I'll never share
Never know

But still
I still believe
The time will come
When nothing keeps us apart
My heart, forever more
Holds still

It's all over, I'm here
There is nothing to fear
Chris, what's haunting you?
Won't you let me inside
What you so want to hide?
I need you too!

KIM
For still

ELLEN
I will hold you all night
I will make it all right

KIM
I still believe

ELLEN
You are safe with me

KIM
As long as I

ELLEN
But I wish you would tell
What you don't want to tell

KIM
Can keep believing, I'll live

ELLEN
What your hell must be

KIM
I'll live

ELLEN
You can sleep now

KIM
You will return

ELLEN
You can cry now

KIM
And I know why

ELLEN
I'm your wife now

KIM
I'm yours

ELLEN
For life

KIM & ELLEN
Until we die

[2014 Version]

(KIM)
Last night I dreamed you held me
We slept side by side
You whispered softly to me
I heard you speak my name
I cried
Though I know its been so many years
In the silence of my secret tears
You are here
But still
I still believe
You will return
I know you will
My heart forever more
Holds still
Yes still
I still believe
I know as long as I can keep believing
I live
I live
Love cannot die
You will return
You will return
And I alone know why

(Ellen)
Last night I held you sleeping
Again the nightmare came
I heard you cry out something
A word that sounded like a name
And it hurts me more than I can bear
Knowing part of you I'll never share
Never know
But still
I still believe
The time will come
When nothing keeps us apart
My heart forever more holds still

(Chris)
KIM

(Ellen)
It's all over I'm here
There is nothing to fear
Chris what is haunting you?
Would you let me inside? There is nothing to hide
What's hurting you?

(Kim)
For still

(Ellen)
I will hold you all night, I will make it alright

(Kim)
I still believe

(Ellen)
You are safe with me

(Kim)
As long as I

(Ellen)
But I wish you would tell
What you don't want to tell

(Kim)
Can keep believing, I'll live

(Ellen)
What your hell must be

(Kim)
I'll live

(Ellen)
You can sleep now

(Kim)
You will return

(Ellen)
You can cry now

(Kim)
And I know why

(Ellen)
I'm your wife now

(Kim)
I'm yours

(Ellen)
For life

(Both)
Until we die

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This Is The Hour
by Miss Saigon Cast

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(The ENGINEER, in a peasant clothes,
Is brought back to the city from a re-education camp by THUY's soldiers.
THUY instructs him to find KIM in exchange for his freedom)

(The ENGINEER tracks down KIM and leads THUY to her.
Once more, she rejects his love declaring that she's sworn herself
To CHRIS; the enraged THUY, now the people's commissar,
Orders his soldiers to attack.
They wreck the room and beat up the ENGINEER)

[ENGINEER]
Are you waiting for them to kill me?
Did you not get what he said?
There's a big screw loose inside you
I will rip it out of your head
That's a mad dog on the rampage
If you think he'll change - save your
Breath
Just say "Yes" - I don't care if you love Him
Princess, life has it all over death!

[KIM]
I have a husband
Real as the sun in the sky
I cannot live with a lie

[THUY]
Do you see now who has power
Do you still think crazy things?

[KIM]
Chris will come to me like the phoenix
And he'll take me off on his wings

[THUY]
You're a traitor to your country

[KIM]
If I am, then let it be

[KIM], [THUY] AND THE [ENGINEER]
I am talking of life or death now
I am talking of staying free

[ENGINEER]
So there it is now - it's time to move on
If you don't need me, I'd rather be gone
Two kids in love don't need strangers around

[THUY]
Just get out

[ENGINEER]
Right! I won't make a sound

(grabs his sack and leaves)

[THUY]
And as for you
Come with me

[KIM]
NO

There is a secret
That you don't know
There is a force here
I never show
You say it's treason
To keep my vow
Season after season
I survived somehow
If you want a reason
I will show you now

(KIM pulls back the curtain and out runs a scared two year old boy.
KIM hugs him.)

Look, Thuy, this is my son
He has kept me alive
Now you see why
I must tell you "No"

[THUY]
No one must ever see
This thing you're showing me
Your bastard fouls our name

[KIM]
My baby's not to blame
For what I've done

[THUY]
You must decide upon
Which side you're really on
You whored to make this kid

[KIM]
That isn't what I did
Don't touch my son

[THUY]
You must see how it is
When you're my wife
Having that child of his
Brands us for life
No alternative!
The child cannot live

(THUY pulls a knife, threatening the boy)

[KIM]
No
You will not touch him
Don't touch my boy
He's what I live for
He's my only joy

[KIM]
You will not touch
Him

[THUY]
He is my enemy
It's he turns you from me

[KIM]
Don't touch my boy

[THUY]
Erase him from your life
Even your memory

[KIM]
He's what I live for

[THUY]
He's one drop in a flood
Left here to taint our blood

[KIM]
He's my only joy

[THUY]
Our marriage bond was sworn
Forget that he was born

(KIM pulls out a gun)

[THUY]
Of course you have a gun
And now you'll shoot your cousin'
And it's a U.S. gun

[KIM]
Don't touch my
Little boy

And do not test

A gun that lost the war
My will

[THUY]
You're the corrupted one Go on and shoot - don't wait
To save your bastard son You must not hesitate

[KIM]
Im warning you,
For him
I'll kill

[KIM]
The earth moves where I stand
I feel the turning of a wheel
I feel nothing in my hand
Not even the feel of steel
You will not take my child...

[THUY]
You don't know how to kill

[KIM]
I have no other choice
What I must do I will

(She shoots THUY - and at the same moment,
The street pageant continues in the street outside)

[CROWD]
This is the hour
This is our land
We found the power
In our brother's hand
And from a storm
Pierced with light
Fierce and white
The lightning came
A bright'ning flame
To end the night

(A gigantic statue of Ho Chin Mihn is raised in the square outside)

One man to heed us -
Each girl, each boy
One voice to lead us
In a song of joy

This is the hour
This is our land

(In the room, KIM stares and THUY's body)

(KIM puts the gun, her family shrine and a few valuables in a sack,
And taking TAM by the hand, escapes)

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Let Me See His Western Nose
by Miss Saigon Cast

(KIM bursts into the ENGINEER's shack, carrying TAM)

[KIM]
Engineer! Thuy is dead!
He was going to kill my baby and I shot

[ENGINEER]
You did what? Who is that?
You'll be followed! Get him out of here!
Goodbye!

[KIM]
We must leave! Tam and I!
We must set off for America tonight

[ENGINEER]
Oh right! Just like that!
Tell me how, and tell me at it, tell
Me why

[KIM]
I hear the voice of my soldier
Telling me to bring...his son

[ENGINEER]
You're telling me this half-breed brat
Is born the son of a marine?

Let me see his western nose
This bastard is...
The most beautiful sight I've ever seen!
A passport in my hand
My new life can begin
Your brat's American
So they must let us in!
In!
The playground of mankind!
The movie in my mind!

I'm your dear brother from now on
And all our family is gone
Boy, kiss you brand-new uncle Tran
This kid is okay
He is our entree
To the U.S.A

With these two little diamonds to bait
My hooks
I'll book us a cruise - "Boat-people"
Deluxe
Don't worry 'bout the sharks out in the
Mekong bay
The pirates taking us are more scary any
Day

You just stay here and hide
Don't show your face outside
Take care of our little dear
I will go "Engineer"

(He runs out. In the street)

If you want to die in bed
Don't care to much for country
Hit the open sea insead
And float there like a cark
Uncle Ho - Ho! Ho!
I'll havre to call you from New York

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I'd Give My Life For You
by Miss Saigon Cast

You who i cradled in my arms
You asking as little as you can
Little snip of a little man
I know i'd give my life for you

You didn't ask me to be born
You why should you learn of war or pain?
To make sure you're not hurt again
I swear I'd give my life for you

I've tasted love beyond all fear
And you should know it's love
That brought you hear
And in one perfect night
When the stars burned liek new,
I knew what I must do

I'll give you a million things I'll never own
I'll give you a world to conquer when you're grown
You will be who you want to be
You, can choose whatever heaven grants
As long as you can have your chance
I swear i'll give my life for you

Sometimes I wake up
Reaching for him
I feel his shadow brush my head
But there's just moonlight on my bed

Was he a ghost was he a lie?
That made my body laugh and cry?
Then by my side the proof i see
His little one, gods of the sun,
Bring him to me!

You will be who you want to be
You, can choose whatever heaven grants
As long as you can have your chance
I swear i'll give my life for you

No one can stop what i must do
I swear i'll give my life for you!

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Bui-Doi
by Miss Saigon Cast

(In September 1978 JOHN is addressing a conference in Atlanta that CHRIS
And his wife ELLEN are attending at JOHN's request)

[CHOIR]
They're called Bui-Doi
The Dust of life
Concieved in hell
And born is strife
They are the the living reminders
Of all the good we failed to do
We can't forget
Must not forget
That they are all
Our children too

[JOHN]
Like all survivors, I once thought
When I'm home I won't give a damn
But now I know I'm caught
I'll never leave Vietnam

War isn't over when it ends
Some pictures never leave you mind
They are the faces of the children
The ones we left behind

They're called Bui-Doi
The dust of life
Concieved in hell
And born in strife
They are the living reminders
Of all the good we failed to do
We can't forget
Must not forget
That they are all
Our children too

These kids hit walls on every side
They don't belong in any place
Their secret they can't hide
Its printed on their face

I never thought I'd plead
For half-breeds from a land that's torn
But then I saw a camp for children
Whose crime was being born

They're called Bui-Doi
The dust of life
Concieved in hell
And born in strife
We owe them fathers, and a family -
And loving home they never knew
Because we know
Deep in our hearts
That they are all
Our children too

These are souls in need
They need us to give
Someone has to pay
For their chance to life
Help me try

[JOHN] and [CHORUS]
They're called Bui-Doi
The dust of life
Concieved in hell
And born in strife
They are the living reminders
Of all the good we failed to do
That's why we know
Deep in our hearts
That they are all
Our children too

(After the conference, JOHN introduces ELLEN and CHRIS to his co-workers.
CHRIS draws JOHN aside)

[CHRIS]
John, you were great. Can I see you alone
I gotta know what you meant on the phone
What is this news you recieved
You could only tell me

[JOHN]
A lot of groups use my Bangkok staff
To process problems on their behalf
We got this in from the embassy
It's not easy to tell you; It's best that
You see

[CHRIS]
KIM! It's about Kim isn't it?
Only you know how hard I tried to
Get word
Tell me first, nothing els, tell me: Did
She survive?

[JOHN]
You must read the report, Chris
But yes, she's alive

[CHRIS]
You don't know, John, these nightmares
The things that I've seen
I have seen her face burned
See her shot with my gun
I have chased her through streets
And heared nothing but screams
What's wrong? Come on.
There's something more

[JOHN]
She has a child
You have a son

(shows CHRIS the report)

[CHRIS]
You won't believe me but I dreamed this
John
It's in the nightmare when I see Saigon
Jesus, John, I am married
Is this story for real?

[JOHN]
I'm only telling you what i recieved
But our reports can usually be believed
Kim's a bar-girl in Bangkok
Pal, I know how you feel

[CHRIS]
It's too late! I have a whole new life
I was in love with Kim, but now I have a
Wife

[JOHN]
Listen, Chris, I know the shock you've
Had
There are solutions here, it isn't always
Bad

[CHRIS]
Oh John, I never told her
My wife - how can I tell her?
A child - What do I do?
I shattered Kim - Now Ellen too

[CHRIS]
I have to tell her

[JOHN]
I have learned the best thing
For a couple to do

[CHRIS]
I have to tell her

[JOHN]
You should both come to Bangkok
I mean Ellen too

[CHRIS]
Us both?

[JOHN]
You BOTH should go

(ELLEN re-enters)

[ELLEN]
Hey guys, come on

[CHRIS]
But first...
First Ellen has to know

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The Revelation
by Miss Saigon Cast

[CHRIS]
John, you were great
Can I see you alone?
I gotta know what you meant on the phone
What is this news you received you could only tell me?

[JOHN]
A lot of groups use my Bangkok staff
To process problems on their behalf
We got this in from the embassy
It's not easy to tell you, it's best that you see

[CHRIS, spoken]
It's about Kim, isn't it?

[CHRIS]
Everyday for a year how I tried to get word
Tell me first, nothing else, tell me:
Did she survive?

[JOHN]
You must read the report, Chris, but yes
She's alive

[CHRIS]
You don't know, John, these nightmares, the things that I've seen
I have seen her face burned, seen her shot with my gun
I have chased her through streets and heard nothing but screams
What's wrong? Come on, there is still something more

[JOHN]
She has a child
You have a son

[CHRIS]
You won't believe me but I dreamed this, John
It's in the nightmare when I see Saigon
Jesus, John, I am married
Is this story for real?

[JOHN]
I'm only telling you what I received
But our reports can usually be believed
Kim's a bar-girl in Bangkok
Pal, I know how you feel

[CHRIS]
It's too late!
Have a whole new life
I was in love with Kim
But now I have a wife

[JOHN]
Listen, Chris
I know the shock you've had
There are solutions here
It isn't always bad

[CHRIS]
Oh John, I never told her
My wife, how can I tell her?
A child, what do I do?
I shattered Kim
Now Ellen too

[JOHN & CHRIS]
I have learned the best thing for a couple to do (I have to tell her)
You should both come to Bangkok
(I have to tell her) I mean Ellen too

[CHRIS]
Us both?

[JOHN]
You both should go

[CHRIS]
You may be right
But first Ellen has to know

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What A Waste
by Miss Saigon Cast

ENGINEER
Check it out!

DOORMEN
Girls! I got girls!

DOORMEN
Gorgeous girls!

DOORMEN
Very nice!

TOURISTS
Hey, wow! Oh look! We gotta see!

DOORMEN
Girls! I got girls!

DOORMEN
Gorgeous girls!

DOORMEN
Very nice!

TOURISTS
I'm glad my wife's not here with me!

ENGINEER
What a waste!
To pay for my keep
I'm rounding up sheep
To fleece here in Bangkok

I'm disgraced
I can't get ahead
There's nothing as dead
As peace here in Bangkok

Ten cents an hour, that's all they pay
I'll have to swim to the USA
If you're looking for fun
Original sin
If you want to put out
Then you gotta come in

DOORMEN
Girls! I got girls!

DOORMEN
Gorgeous girls!

DOORMEN
Very nice!

ENGINEER
Gee, isn't Bangkok really neat?
The things they're selling on the street.
Fresh dog, if that's what you'd enjoy
A girl, or if you want a boy

DOORMEN
Girls!
I got girls!
Girls!
Worth the price!

DOORMEN and the ENGINEER
Come, come to me
First drink is free

ENGINEER
Don't be a lump, you can hump
For a small extra fee

Hump - "humpy, humpy"

ENGINEER
I'm depressed
For hustling amours
To Japanese tours
Is no treat in Bangkok

I'm the best
But selling these runts
For sexual stunts
Leaves me beat in Bangkok

Ten cents an hour...

CLUB OWNER
You said you'd fill my place up - where are they?

ENGINEER
They're coming, Boss

CLUB OWNER
Just get to work, half-breed!

ENGINEER
...screw the Siamese
Look how they're ripping off... refugees

ENGINEER
If you're looking for fun
Original sin
If you want to put out
Then you gotta come in

DOORMEN ENGINEER
Hey boys, don't stand around like wimps.
Watch out, those guys, they're really pimps.
You want some thrills, come-on and grab it!
Three girls, two gerbils, and a rabbit

DOORMEN
Girls!
I got girls!
Girls!
Half the price!

DOORMEN
Hey, come to me!

DOORMEN
Look what you'll see!

ENGINEER
Hey, that's a joke, mine blow smoke
For a small extra fee

VENDORS
Come try the streets in every venue
With tricks, you'll pick from off the menu

ENGINEER
Hey, Joe, try taking a little excursion
You'll all feel good from a little perversion.
Massage requiring total immersion.
Some strange positions they say are Persian.

ENGINEER
Drinks are on me
First girl is free
What can I say? You get me
For a small extra fee!

ENGINEER
You want a girl sir? you'll like one of these

JOHN
You have a Kim here, can I see her please?

ENGINEER
You pick 'em well. . .

Monsieur John, is that you?

JOHN
The Engineer!
Jesus Christ! you're here too

ENGINEER
Of all my friends, you're the one that I miss

JOHN
I'm looking for Kim

ENGINEER
I love you so, you and your buddy Chris

JOHN
I'm here about him
Kim has a child born in...

BOTH
Seventy-five

ENGINEER
I filled that out and it's you who arrive
You'll find the end of your quest here in our little dive

I'm impressed
American clerks, a system that works
There's really no other

JOHN
Listen, spare me the gas
Is there really a child?

ENGINEER
Yes, we're blessed
And Kim's on a trip
For citizenship, and I am her brother

JOHN
You're her brother, my ass
Come on, take me inside

ENGINEER
Look Kim, who got our application
I said I'd bring us all salvation

KIM
Oh my god! monsieur John!
Yes, of course he sent you

JOHN
Not in here, is there someplace near we could talk?

KIM
Take your hands off! We're finished! Go find someone else!

JOHN
Come with me, there's a lot I've got to say first

KIM
Chris is here! say he's here! oh my god, it's all true

ENGINEER
I suggest, whatever may be
You leave it to me
Just play little mother

JOHN
What I need to find out
She can tell me alone

KIM
Can you take me to Chris?
I can leave here right now
We've been here for so long
Took this job to survive
One month at sea
I was sure we'd drown
But I thought about Chris
And we didn't go down
I've done terrible things
But we're safe and you're here
So perhaps all the gods
Have begun to forgive

CLUB OWNER
Did the gentleman order champagne?

ENGINEER
She was about to get it

CLUB OWNER
You better get back on the chain, or get out

KIM ENGINEER
Monsieur John I'm so sick of that prick
Quick before he gets wise
Look at this let John look at your kid
Come see love see the lids of his eyes
Come see Chris let John have his surprise

ENGINEER
Look Uncle Sam
How nice I am
I doing all this just for Tam
An American boy

KIM
Look John, this is his son
Don't they have the same the smile
He's been waiting for his father
For a long, long while.

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Please
by Miss Saigon Cast

John: I'm not as a friend. I have a job to do.
It's strange to find my work should lead me here to you.
Chris know all anout you, I have shown him all this.
But I think that it's time you know all about Chris.

Kim: Please, don't you see that's all I live for. I have him, and nothing more.
Every night, evrything that's not him, disappears behind my door.

John: Please, he went crazy when he lost you. Spoke to no one for a year.
Then he finally said, "I'm home now. My life has to go one here."
Please, let me finish talking please. This was three whole years ago.

Kim: Yes. Yes, I know.
I know how pain can grow when the rock you hold onto is a love miles away.
Listen, please, I already know this story. Take us to the USA.

John: When we're finished here you'll see him. Chris arrived with me today.

Kim: Oh, Tam, he's here! He's here,
He's so near we might breathe the same air tonight!
Your father's here!
O Tam it's true. My dream was right. You'll see him soon.
Please, can't you see we've been watched over as we've crossed the wildest seas.
Even God wants us together, can I end this journey, please?

John: I can't tell her like this.
I should not be the one.
Chris must come see his son.
Please, they don't say in the files there's a woman in love here. What
Sustained her for miles Chris still knows nothing of.
Can I end this journey please?

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The Fall Of Saigon
by Miss Saigon Cast

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(KIM overwhelmed at the prospect of finally being reunited with CHRIS,
Recalls the horrifying moments when they were seperated during The Fall of Saigon)

[AN OFFICER]
Sorry, Sergeant, we must accelerate
State department says we evacuate
The word is, we must be out
By dawn

[CHRIS]
I have to get my girl!

[ANOTHER OFFICER]
Sorry, Sergent, it's sraight from
Washington
No one leaves the grounds now, not
Anyone
A fast as we load the planes
We're gone

[CHRIS]
(But my girl is in there!)

(A huge CROWD OF VIETNAMESE is pushing at the Embassy gates.)

[A MARINE CAPTAIN]
(to the crowd)

Okay! Keep quiet! Don't shout!
The Ambassador won't leave till
Everyone's out
The choppers're on there way there's
Room for you all

[ANOTHER MARINE]
They're climbing over the wall!
(GET BACK!)

[MORE MARINES]
Get Back! Tell you, don't shout!
The Ambassador won't leave till
Everyone's out

[A MARINE]
(entering)

Th' Ambassador just sent an order to
Freeze

[THE MARINE CAPTAIN]
That's it! No more Vietnamese!
Get in!

[CHRIS]
But my girl's out there!

(In the street outside the Embasst, KIM can't get through the grounds)

[KIM]
I'm the wife of a soldier
Oh please let me through
Help me, who must I pay?
Tell me what I must do

[CHRIS]
(To an OFFICER)

Let me out, I got to
Go back for my bride

[KIM]
Listen someone! My husband
Is waiting inside

[CHRIS]
(telephoning, inside the Embassy yard)

Please Kim, hear the phone!
I can't get there
Please be home

[KIM]
(in the street)

Please Chris, no one sees!
I am lost here
Find me please!

[BOTH]
Please, get me through - I don't care
How
Don't take my love away, Not now!

[KIM]
Oh Chris,

[CHRIS]
Oh Kim,

[KIM]
I can't get free

[CHRIS]
Please get free

[KIM] [CHRIS]
Still I'm with you I am with you
Wait for Wait for me

[THE MARINE CAPTAIN]
(to CHRIS)

Sorry Sergent, inside the Embassy!
We are pulling out now and there will
Be
No more reprives

[CHRIS]
I got till the old man leaves

(CHRIS is forced inside the Ebassy, whose doors are then barricaded
The VIETNAMESE are now yelling through the Ebassy gates)

[ONE VIETNAMESE]
Take me with you!
Take my children

[ANOTHER]
I have a letter from...!

[ANOTHER]
I helped the C.I.A.!

[CROWD]
They'll kill who they find here!
Don't leave us behind here!

[A VIETNAMESE]
I've a wife who left already

[ANOTHER]
I've an aunt in New York!

[ANOTHER]
I have gold, I can pay!

[CROWD]
There is no one to find here!
They have left us behind here!

(KIM has pushed her way through the gate)

[KIM]
I must get in there - Listen, anyone!
Please tell my husband...look, I have
His gun!

[A VIETNAMESE]
Out of my way, if that's all you've
Got

[CROWD]
If I am here when they come, I'll be shot!

(Inside the compound: MARINES guard the roof
Helipad)

[CHRIS]
Let me go John,
I can't leave her
Why in the world should I be saved
Instead of her?

[CROWD]
They'll kill who they find here
Don't leave us behind here!

[JOHN]
It's not you
It's war that's cruel
And if some dreams get smashed
Perhaps it's best they were

[CROWD] and [KIM]
There is no one to find here!
They have left us behind here!

[JOHN]
Wake up, my friend
Your mercy trip has failed
There's nothing you can do,
That ship has sailed
She's not the only one we'll have
Betrayed

[CROWD]
Get to the roof, or els we are betrayed!

(The CROWD tries to vatter down the fences)

[KIM]
(in the yard)

Oh Chris-
I still believe!
The heart of you
Is here with me
My heart, against all odds,
Holds Still

(On the Embassy roof, the last helicopter lands,
CHRIS runs up and down the wall, shouting for KIM.
Finally he is forced to board the helicopter
- which takes off. The nightmare passes - KIM is in her little room with TAM)

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Room Three-Seventeen
by Miss Saigon Cast

Kim: Good evening maam
Ellen:Don't turn the bed yet
Kim:I'm not the maid
Ellen: What do you want then?

Kim:
They must written the room number wrong
I am looking for someone named Christopher Scott. 317. Oh I'm sorry...unless
Well, you must be,of course your Jon's wife, are you not?

Ellen:
Oh god I see,it had to happen.
You must be Kim, Chris went to find you.
Please come inside, no one will hurt you. I'm Chris's wife...My name is
Ellen

Kim: Tell me you are lying

Ellen: We've been married a year, I'm sorry it's true.

Kim: He said he'd come to get me

Ellen: He said he tried to reach you, but what could he do?

Kim:
Please tell my your not married,
You don't know you can't know what I've done to be here.

Ellen: you don't know how he needed a new start.

Kim: I feel walls im my heart, closing in, I can't breathe, I can't win.

Ellen: As for the child you say it's Chris's.

Kim:
Oh yes madam my son is Chris's.
I had a dream for my sont to belong,
Not to all live his life in the srteet like a rat.

Ellen: We aren't rich, but we'll sholder our load.
Chris and I are totally together on that.

Kim: Then you must take Tam with you.

Ellen: Take a child from his mother, impossibe Kim.

Kim: You will take Tam with you,
Then he'll get ehat I wanted for him.

Ellen:
But Kim your child needs you
Chris is married to me we want kids of our own.

Kim: Tam's chance lies with you now, not with you now not with me.

Ellen: No! can't you see? It can't work,it can't be.

Kim:
If you're saying that because you made him change his mind!
Chris must go away and leave me and his son behind!
If you're saying that, because my husband has another wife!
My child has no future,like the dust of life!
He must come tonight to my place!
Tell me so to my face!

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Now That I've Seen Her
by Miss Saigon Cast

I don't want this
Don't want to fight her
What did I do?
I didn't come here
To meet a girl
Who loves my husband
Chris has a son
He has to see him
But if he does
She'll be there with him
I came here to help but what do I do?
Now, after this, what can I do?

There are days
There are days when your life clouds over
And the world gets so dark
That all at once you can't tell night from day

There are times
When your heart cries this isn't happening
But the truth is cold and real
And I know the storm
Won't go away

Now that I've seen her
There's no way to hide
She is not some fling from long ago
Now that I've seen her
I know why he lied
And I think it was better when I didn't know

In her eyes
In her voice
In the heat that filled the air
Part of him still lingered there

I know what pain her life today must be
But if it all comes down to her or me
I won't wait
I swear, I'll fight

Now that I've seen her
She's more than a name
She is not some fling from long ago
Now that I've seen her
I can't stay the same
Who's the man that I've always trusted?
Now I have to know

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The Transaction
by Miss Saigon Cast

[ENGINEER]
Hey monsieur John, how'd you like to get rich
Go home in style. . .?

[JOHN]
Yeah okay, what's the pitch?

[ENGINEER]
A U.S. visa to help me out
Lend me a bit of your embassy clout

[JOHN]
There isn't a chance pal, you're too well known
Look, what I want is that girl in the dress

[ENGINEER]
You have a good eye
Her name is Kim, she's my new princess
You give her a try?

[JOHN]
It's my friend Chris
Who's the one feeling down

[MARINE]
I ordered a beer!

[ENGINEER]
She'll get him up,
It's her first night in town
But I have to warn you
She don't come cheap
It's got to be twenty for my princess

[JOHN]
Twenty dollars??

[ENGINEER]
She's sort of a virgin, well more or less
For twenty more you get a room and key
For fifty bucks, she's got the whole night free

[MARINES]
No one gives us a buzz
Like the Engineer does

[JOHN approaches CHRIS with Kim]

[JOHN]
Stop drooling white boy
You're losing your cool
You like this jail bait

[CHRIS]
John, open your eyes
This is the end of the line
This whole rotten scene
This little girl, we could be in the sack
For what it costs me to buy a big mac
John, it's time to go back -
You know what I mean

[JOHN]
I'm starting to cry pal
You're so out of touch
The trouble with you is you think too much
Oh
Ol' Dr. John knows what you need alright
I've bought you a present
She yours all night

[MARINES]
No one gives you a hit like the Engineer's shit!!

[Across the room, the ENGINEER speaks to KIM.]

[ENGINEER]
See little princess, I was right
You got the biggest score tonight
You caught that sergeant by the nose
You stay with him until he goes
Call him Chris
He'll like that

[KIM]
That marine
Wants his beer

[ENGINEER]
You said you needed a job
You said you'd turn a trick
You'd better prove it, and quick!

[He leads KIM to CHRIS]

[ENGINEER]
Voilà!

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The Sacred Bird
by Miss Saigon Cast

(In KIM's room she has dressed TAM in his best clothes.
She lights candles at her family shrine, then picks up the photo of her parents.)

[KIM]
From this picture I keep
You, my parents, look out
And you smiles show no scorn
I am happy today
For I know what to do
And my heart is not torn
Spirits know when to fly
When it's time
There's no reson to mourn
For the great sacred bird is reborn

From the ashes he'll rise
And upon his wide wings
I'll watch you from above
I will never be far
But my son, it's your turn
To know your father's love
I know now why I came
To this earth
It's so you find your place
But for that I must leave your embrace

You will be with
Your father now
Give all your love to him
When I am gone
Take one last look at me
Don't forget what you see
For now you must move on

You will be who you want to be - you
Can choose whatever heaven grants
As long as you can have your chance
I swear I'll give my life for you

No one will stop what I mjst do
My son, I'll give my life for you

(She kisses TAM, prays before the shrine,
Hears people approching, blows out the candles.
She checks to see that it is CHRIS comming.
She gives TAM a toy, and disappears behond the bed curtain)

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Finale
by Miss Saigon Cast

KIM
Now Tam, my brave boy
Our long wait has ended
Smile Tam
For you have a father at last

He has come
To take you home
All I dreamed for you
He'll do
You're still mine
But I can't go along
Don't be sad
Though I'm far away
I'll be watching you

This is the hour
I swore I'd see
I alone can tell now
What the end will be
They think they'll decide your life
No, it will be me

Look at me one last time
Don't forget what you see
One more kiss
And then say goodbye

CHRIS
Kim! Kim!

CHRIS
What have you done, Kim? Why?

KIM
The gods have guided you to your son

CHRIS
Please don't die

KIM
Hold me one more time

KIM
How in one night have we come... so far?

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Miss Saigon is a sung-through stage musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's 1904 opera Madama Butterfly, and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover.

The setting of the plot is relocated to 1970s Saigon during the Vietnam War, and Madama Butterfly's story of marriage between an American lieutenant and a geisha is replaced by a romance between a United States Marine and a seventeen-year-old South Vietnamese bargirl.

The musical premièred at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, on 20 September 1989, closing after 4,092 performances on 30 October 1999. It opened on Broadway at the Broadway Theatre on April 11, 1991 with a record advance of over $39 million, and was later staged in many other cities and embarked on tours. Prior to the opening of the 2014 London revival, it was said that Miss Saigon had set a world record for opening day ticket sales, with sales in excess of £4m reported.

The musical was Schönberg and Boublil's second major success, following Les Misérables in 1985. As of October 2024, Miss Saigon remains Broadway's fourteenth longest-running show.
-Wikipedia

Genre(s): Soundtrack, Musical
Released: September 20th, 1989
Year: 1989

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