Some Like It Hot Musical Album Lyrics

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What Are You Thirsty For?

(NaTasha Yvette Williams & 'Some Like It Hot' Original Broadway Cast)

Brother, times are tough, no one's got enough
The Depression is in full swing
And to make things worse, we're all under a curse
Of the government prohibiting

Yes, we're all in a fix from their federal tricks
And Chicago is on the brink
Ah, but I've got the keys, 'cause in times like these
We could certainly all use a drink!

Are you lookin' for a friendly door
To knock and come on in?
Well, the name's Sweet Sue and I'm here for you
So that the good times can begin

If you need good hospitality
Well then, sucker, check your troubles and come sit by me!
Let me figure out your recipe
Yeah, what are you thirsty for?

Doo-wah

Are you achin' for

Bop

A whole lot more

Or about to call it quits?

Let me introduce
All the kinds of juice

Prohibition prohibits

'Cause when you're drowning in a sea of debt
That's the time you're gonna wanna get your whistle wet
Is there something special I can get?

Yeah, what are you thirsty for?

I can see real good times around the bend
I can feel 'em coming by and by (I feel 'em coming by and by)
But until that blessed day, my friend
This is no time to be dry! (Be dry!)
Do you have a yen every now and then
To let loose and ring the bell? (Sounds swell!)
Well, then read my lips and watch my hips
And let's merrily go to hell! (Do tell!)
When the hard times put you to the test
And The Depression has you feeling so damn depressed
Lay your weary head on my chest (ooh)

Yeah, what are you thirsty for?

On the outside, times are lookin' grim (lookin' grim)
Oh, but here inside there ain't no clocks! (No clocks!)
Let the fools outside all sink or swim

As we stay high on the rocks!

Is the small amount in your bank account
Barely keeping you afloat? (Doo-wah!)
Well, for cryin' out loud, come join the crowd
'Cause we're all in the same damn boat! (Doo-wah!)

And if you find you're down to your last yacht
And there ain't no chicken kickin' in every pot
Well, an eighty proof meal might hit the spot

Yeah, what are you thirsty for?

What are you thirsty

Zee bob ba zee dop bop ba beep bop ba dop bow!

Hey! Hey!

Ba-da-ba-dee-dop-ba-dow

Whoo! Whoo!

I like that!

Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey!

Ba-da-ba-dee-ba
Bop-ba-da-ba-dee-ba-ba-da
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-da
Whup-whup-wah

Keep the tempo poundin' hard and fast

Let's keep dancing 'til the crack of dawn (crack of dawn)
There is no use livin' in the past
And tomorrow we may all be gone!

Federal Agent, this is a raid!

Tomorrow we'll be travelin' on!

Come on

Dance and sing (woo!)
We're in full swing

And the gin has got to wait

Oh, we'll have a ball
'Til they yell

"Last call!"

For another goddamn raid!

Raid?

And when I'm laid out on Judgement Day (hmm)
I'll be fine to find I'm headed down
Old Satan's way! (Satan's way! Satan's way!)

And this is what I pray I'll hear him say

"Take a seat, Sweet Sue (take a seat, Sweet Sue!)
I've been expecting you (a table for two!)
And I'm about to pour
So what are you thirsty for?"

Doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot
Doo-doo-doot
Gin!

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You Can't Have Me (If You Don't Have Him)

(Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee & 'Some Like It Hot' Original Broadway Cast)

My folks were small-time grifters
Yeah, and counterfeiters, too
They never did the kind of things
That most kids' parents do
Most fathers make a living
Keepin' books or pushing broom
But mom and dad made homemade dough
Right in our living room!

But when the heat got too intense
They took it on the lam
My father left a note that said
"Be better than I am!"
Then Jerry's clan across the hall
Stepped in to save the day
They took me in and raised me right
And that is why I say

That he's the needle, I'm the thread
He's the butter, I'm the bread
He's the fruit and I'm the peel
He's Achilles, I'm the heel
Yeah, he's my brother through and through
Like the Marx, the Wrights, the Grimm!
Yeah, you can't have "tea" without the "two"
And you can't have me if you don't have him!

Alright, back to work!

But don't you wanna hear Jerry's half of the story?

Gotta give the people what they want!

My folks were in a business, too
The business we call show
The house was full of hoofers
We were strictly S.R.O.
They taught me every time step
Then I shuffled off to school
But on the south side of Chicago
No one loved this dancin' fool!

The gangster kids all knocked me down
And made off with my lunch
'Cause I was taught to buck and wing
But not to land a punch!
But then Joe here had a brainstorm
When he saw I couldn't fight

I played the odds against him

And we ate ice cream every night!

Yeah, he's the bait and I'm the hook

I'm the goose and he's the cook

He's the beans

And he's the gas
I'm the balls

And I'm the brass
You can't break up a winning team

Like that crutch and Tiny Tim!

And so you can't have "ah" without the

"Choo!"

And you can't have me if you don't have him!

Oh, when we play, it's just a fact
Our music fills the air

It's true that opposites attract
And so we make a perfect pair!

'Cause I'm the third, and he's the root

That's the place all chords begin

We're two of a kind

If you're colorblind!

Sep'rate mothers but we're brothers under the skin!

So what more can we tell ya, folks?
We're partners 'til the end
It's nice to know my brother here is
Also my best friend!

And when this duet's over

And the music's growin' dim

As the undertaker starts his spiel

Please remind him we're a package deal

'Cause you can't have verve

Without the vim

And you can't have me
If you don't have him!

Yeah, you can't have me if you don't have him!

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Vamp!

(Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee & 'Some Like It Hot' Original Broadway Cast)

They just- They just killed those guys!

To death!

We can't stay here, Chicago's too hot!

Sweet Sue needs a sax and a bass, and she's gonna get 'em
From now on, I'm Josephine and you're Geraldine!

You flipped your wig!

Now you're talkin'! We're going on tour with Sweet Sue's band
Once we get to San Diego, it's a hop, skip, and a jump to Mexico!

And how do you propose

We'll make it up as we go! It's like jazz
We'll just vamp

"We'll just vamp" is not a plan!

Moment of truth time, brother
We gotta riff!
We gotta jam!
We gotta go!

When the club shuts down at two a.m.
And most folks hit the hay
Well, we're two cats who love to jam
So we stay up and play
First someone hits a rhythm
Then a riff comes from a horn
Then we jump in and play it out
'Til a brand new song is born!

Well, this is like a late-night jam
But now it's just us two
So 'til the tune is perfect, kiddo
You know what we have to do!

We'll just vamp 'til we're ready
We'll just vamp! On moon 'n' June
We'll just vamp 'til the way to walk
And talk flows like a tune!
We'll just vamp 'til we find the groove
That keeps us both alive
The "Josephine and Geraldine Save Joe and Jerry" Jive!

You're not hearing me, Joe

You're right, I'm sorry
Let's hear your idea
Oh, you don't have one? Strip!

This girdle may be all that keeps us
From an early grave
Some nylons just might save us
But these legs will need a shave!

Your magic can't protect us

And we do not own a gun

Well Joe, we're out of options
So, like stockings, girl, let's run!

The girls we've known will now become
A note, a beat, a chord
So play it out and just put forth
Our musical, feminine smorgosbord!

We'll just vamp 'til we're ready
We'll just vamp on moon 'n' June
We'll just vamp 'til the way to walk
And talk flows like a tune!
We'll just vamp 'til we hit the groove
That lets us both survive
The "Josephine and Geraldine Save Joe and Jerry" Jive!

We've been watching women
Since we crawled out of the crib

Yes, there's a woman in me
Just think Adam and his rib

And for a voice, just think of
Every songbird we have backed

We'll use their pitch

And make the switch

Or this might be our final act!

A wig is an accent

A stocking's a rest

There's a harmony in this scent!

You'll be a sensation

In the right foundation

Find the doll
Beneath the gent

A skirt is a lick

A garter's a riff

There's a melody in this glove!

Just make your pick 'til you're feeling diff-

Who's that looker in the mirror?
I think I'm in love!

The girl I'll be will use her hips
Just like a set of drums
She'll go boom-badda-boom-badda-roll and hit
And say, "Fellas, here she comes!"

I'll tip-toe like an opus
Yes, a symphony for strings
This fellow won't be mellow
More like Jell-O that's on springs!

Let's put it all together
Every color, shape, and size

It's true, we're really in a jam
So, sister, time to improvise!

Sister, time to improvise!

So let's vamp' til we're ready
We'll just vamp on moon 'n' June
We'll just vamp 'til the way to walk
And talk flows like a tune!
We'll just vamp, now we've got the theme
To play when we arrive
The Josephine and Geraldine
The Josephine and Geraldine
The "Josephine and Geraldine Save Joe and Jerry" Jive!

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I'm California Bound

(NaTasha Yvette Williams, J. Harrison Ghee, Christian Borle, Adrianna Hicks & 'Some Like It Hot' Original Broadway Cast)

Sue, may I check another bag?
Is the dining car open all night?
Sue-

Ladies, ladies, ladies!

Ladies, listen to me
For in Sue you must trust
Tell the past, "See ya later, alligators!"
'Cause our future is now
It's California or bust, for

Sweet Sue!

And her Society Syncopators

California, here we come!

Tell the cats in my alley to find a new dish
I'm California-bound!

Tell my trumpet-hatin' neighbors they're getting their wish
I'm California-bound!

Too-da-loo to the loop

And ta-ta to my coat

There'll be no more runny noses

Au revoir to strep-throat

Tell the winds of old Lake Michigan
They've blown their last note

I'm California-bound!

This is never gonna work

This is just to get us out of town
No one's askin' you to have a baby!

There they are, oh god
This is crazy, Joe!

Not Joe, Josephine!
You wanna live? Get into character, Geraldine!

Maybe this will all blow over in a day or two

Extra! Extra! Two witnesses hunted after gangland killing!

We got a train to catch
Girl, move them legs!

I feel naked, like everybody's staring at me

We're California-bound!

No one's staring at you
But ooh, I like what I see!

We're California-bound!

Take a look at these dames
Every one is a pearl
Do you think if I asked nicely
One would give me a whirl?

Man, you best just keep repeating, "I'm a girl"

"I'm a girl!"

We're California-bound!

Young man, we need to check one saxophone and one upright bass, please

Excuse me, ladies!
I'm Sweet Sue, and these are my Society Syncopators!

Charmed, I'm sure
I'm Josephine and this is

I'm Daphne!

Daphne?

Yes!

She's Daphne!

You're interesting women!
I admire how you've chosen to express yourselves through perfume

So, where are you gals off to with that sax and upright bass?

Oh, we're just heading back for our second semester
At the Sheboygan Conservatory of Music

Wait, Sheboygan!
I'm offering you twenty bucks a week right here, right now, to join my all-girl band!

Make it twenty-five, and we bunk together

Done!
What are the odds that we'd find the exact right instruments
At the exact right time, in the exact right place?

Sometimes it's best not to overthink these things
Tally-ho!

Ladies, meet the new girls who'll be adding some class

No, really, au contraire, it's you that's saving our ass!

I'm Josephine on sax

And girls, I'm Daphne on bass!

But dammit, someone's missing
Let me cut to the chase
Well, I told her no booze
And I told her no men
And I have told her she must be on time, again and again
So I am royally pissed we have to wait by this train
For the always-tardy party known as Sugar Cane!

Glad you could join us, Sugar

Cut me some slack, Sue
This is the earliest I've ever been late!

Hey ladies, all aboard!

Hey ladies, all aboard!

Hey ladies, all aboard!

Whether you're running away or you're running toward!

Tell the men of Chicago, I'm hittin' the tracks
I'm California-bound!
Tell the boys in the band, Sugar's giving up sax
I'm California-bound!
'Cause I'm safer in the long run with an all-girl band
And it's time to say adieu to every one-night stand!
Boys, from here on in this gal is strictly no-man's land!
I'm California-bound!

Tell all the folks in Cali-for-ni-a (All aboard!)
The best in Chi-town is coming your way!

If we all work as sisters, we simply can't fail

I'm happy to see anything that's not on a male

It's just there's too many men who are hot on our trail

Let's spread some rhythm around and around!

San Diego, we'll warn ya

We'll rhythm and horn, ya
'Cause we're California
We're California-bound!

We're California-bound!

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A Darker Shade Of Blue

(Adrianna Hicks & 'Some Like It Hot' Original Broadway Cast)

Sax men just get my motor purring
You fall for 'em and you love 'em and the next thing you know
They're borrowing money from you and spending it on other girls!
Then one morning you wake up and all that's left behind is a couple of chipped reeds
And a tube of toothpaste all squeezed out!
But then I meet the next one, and I'm lost all over again

I hear a trumpet singing
And then moonlight fills the sky
A trombone whispers softly
And the clouds keep driftin' by
But when a saxophone starts moanin'
Well, the moon drops out of view
To bring a darker shade of blue

I hear a piano twinklin'
And the stars all fill the night
A bassline starts a-climbin'
To make sure the stars shine bright
But when a saxophone starts cryin'
That's when nighttime takes its cue
To turn a darker shade of blue

A ukulele strummin'
Is a carefree kind of sound
It smiles and makes me do the same
But no one floats forever
Yeah, and when I hit the ground
A tenor sax is who's to blame

A violin will warm you
From the dusk until the dawn
The drums are like a friend
Who I can always count upon
Oh, but a sax is just a man
That blows a kiss and then he's gone!
Like a train that's only passing through
That leaves you lonely at the station
Called a darker shade of blue!
Oh, yeah

A sax is like a siren
And it's one I know too well
But still I never listened
And every time I fell!
Every time I fell!

So keep the music playing
From the heart and on the stand
'Cause life's a long hard road, yeah
But it's better with a band!
And when a saxophone starts wailing
I pray someone lends a hand
Before he breaks my aching heart in two
The lesson I keep learnin'
Is let the brass keep burnin'
To keep the night from turnin'
To a darker shade of blue!
Ooh!

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Take It Up A Step

(Adrianna Hicks, Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee & 'Some Like It Hot' Original Broadway Cast)

You can't cross the finish line
If you don't run the race
And you can't hit the peak
Without the climb
You can't get to where you want
If you just stand in place
You're never gonna get your fill
With both your drumsticks standing still

You can't hit the other side
Without the trip at sea
The welcome doesn't come
Without the slip
So when you think the work is done
Well, honey, take a tip from me
Yeah, ladies, wake it up and shake it up
And take it up a step!

Des Moines!

Des Moines!

'Cause when the lock won't set ya free
Perhaps it's time to change the key
If where you're at ain't soundin' great
Then, doll, it's time to modulate
The devil's right behind ya
Girls, this is no place to stop!
Ladies, take it up a step
So we can take it to the top!

Omaha!

Omaha!

When we were all just little girls
And music called our name
We sat alone, just fingering our
Scales
Ba-do, bah-do, ba-doba-doobie
You can't take a shortcut
On the rocky road to fame

Your embouchure must come of age

Before you step onto the stage!

So when we hit the bandstand
For the time to sink or sail
We all were pros, because we did the prep!

'Cause when the rhythm starts a-callin'

And it's time for you to wail

Yeah, ladies, wake it up
And make it up
And take it up a step!

Wichita!

Wichita!

Take it up a step!

Now, showbiz is a big prizefight
It hits you with a left and right
Just one false step will take you to the mat!
But if you rise up from all fours
The next big hit just might be yours
You'll be a knockout, kid, in no time flat!

Nobody wants to go ker-splat!

So if you think your swing is swung
Just keep on climbing, rung by rung

For when your life shows nothing new

The next rung up might change your view

We've got no choice except to prove
Our show ain't gonna flop

Yeah! We've got to keep on movin'

Yeah, we've got to keep on movin'

Feel that beat beneath the bop!

Feel that beat beneath the bop!

Ladies, take it up a step
So we can take it to the top!
Take it to the top!

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Zee Bap

(J. Harrison Ghee, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Christian Borle, Angie Schworer, Raena White & 'Some Like It Hot' Original Broadway Cast)

Buster, the last time a man threatened us
He was twice your size and packing heat
Yet here I stand, I got a magic phrase that shuts up jerks like you!

Dollface, I don't care what you or

Listen up!

When a bully like you gets bossy
And starts a-screechin' like an alley cat
Then Mister "Zee Bap Zeh Bootalee Atta Feet Bam-Bam"
Is the phrase to make that cat go scat!

And when a bloviator brays opinions
And doesn't pay a lady what she's owed
Then Mister "Zee Bap Zeh Bootalee Atta Feet Bam-Bam"
Is the code to make him hit the road!

Webster's dictionary teaches language so clean

But Mr. Webster doesn't have the words that we mean

The music hath the charms to soothe the savage breast

Even when "Zee Bap Zeh Bootaleya" is what we've expressed!

So when an argument is at its Zenith

And you wanna curse and say, "You dirty rat"

Then Mister "Zee Bap Zeh Bootalee Atta Feet Bam-Bam"
Is the classy way to make men

Scat!

Okay, here's your two hundred!
You dames are crazy, I'm outta here!

When a knucklehead gets too handsy
And tries to wrestle me to the floor
I tell him

"Zee Bap Zeh Bootalee Atta Feet Bam-Bam"

As I kick him right through the door!

And when a caveman like him says, "Dollface
It's time to settle down and be my wife"
Then ladies

"Zee Bap Zeh Bootalee Atta Feet Bam-Bam"

Will tell him, "Not on your sweet life!"
Ooh!

Black or white or Latin, Asian, Christian or Jew
It's awfully nice to know that we can all

Parlez-vous

And when we band together, girls
I'm certain you'll find

We're a family that's linguistically intertwined

So when some joker starts explaining what you already knew

We'll tell him, "Ooh-pee doo-bee, silly-ya ma-hee, hilly-ya die-ee blu!"

Or if he's stinkin' of perfume when he crawls in after dawn

We'll tell him, "Doodle-ee, doodle-ee, doodle-ee, doodle-ee
Doodle-ee, get gone!"

Is there a phrase that you can toss? (Ooh ooh-dee, ooh dee-pop!)
To show a bully who is boss? (Heebee jeebie, dot-en, bop!)

Say "Zee Bap Zeh Bootalee Atta Feet Bam-Bam"
To any slippery snake who's tryin' to make you less than you am!
Yes, I'm awfully glad we found each other
We'll keep on swinging 'til the battle is done

While singing "Zee Bap Zeh Bootalee Atta Feet Bam-Bam"
(Swing it til' the battle is done!)
"Zee Bap Zeh Bootalee Atta Feet Bam-Bam" (bah-duh, dah-duh, dah-duh, doy!)

"Zee Bap Zeh Bootalee Atta Feet Bam-Bam"

So listen, ladies, we have got to stick together

'Til the battle is won!

"Zee Bap Zeh Bootalee Atta Feet"

Doo-wah!

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At The Old Majestic Nickel Matinee

(Adrianna Hicks & 'Some Like It Hot' Original Broadway Cast)

Josephine, do you ever feel like running away?

On a daily basis

That's why I sneak off to the movies

So that's where you go every time we hit a new town
Don't you get blue, sittin' all alone in the dark?

I'm never alone when I'm watching movies, Josephine
I meet the most interesting characters up on that silver screen
Ever since I was ten, it only cost a nickel to change my world

In a small town in Georgia, you really had to search
For something entertaining to see
So the best show in town was every Sunday down in church
Surrounded by good people who looked like me
Oh, but then one day, a Picture Palace opened
For a nickel you could dream there, day and night
Ah, but those who looked like me could only use the balcony
Like the movies, life could be that black and white

But up there, on the screen
There was romance
And the make-believe would carry me away
Because no one I'd ever seen
Were like the stars up on the screen
At the Old Majestic Nickel Matinee

In those movies I saw, things looked different
Someone else's world was up there on display
For not one vamp or Wall Street wife
Held up a mirror to my life
At the Old Majestic Nickel Matinee

So, I would pretend that it was me up there
But, with Mary Pickford playing my maid
That I was a star, living life without a care
Who never was alone or felt afraid

We could never sit with those who sat below us
Kept out of sight, but heck, it caused me no dismay
Besides, I wasn't thinking of 'em
I would rather be above 'em
At the Old Majestic Nickel Matinee

You're already a star in my book
All you need's the camera
What's stopping you from just going out there and doing it?

Only the world, Josephine

A handful of nickels was all I ever had
But I believed that something had to change

So, up there on the screen, I decided
That a young girl just like me would look one day
And draped in diamonds and in fur
She would see someone just like her
And her hopes and dreams would never have to stay
At the Old Majestic Nickel Matinee

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Poor Little Millionaire

(Kevin Del Aguila & 'Some Like It Hot' Original Broadway Cast)

Hotel Del Coronado, may I help you?

Hotel Del Coronado, may I be of service?

Hotel Del Coronado, please hold

Paging Mr. Fielding

Telegram, telegram!

Phone for Mr. Fielding!

Wall Street calling!

Your mother calling!

Tell us Mr. Fielding
What's the key to your success?
You seem to float above a world
That's totally a mess!

Well

They say the Great Depression's gotten everybody's goat
But Pops invented root beer, and it's keeping me afloat!
And so I've sailed the seven seas to find myself a mate
Love comes and goes, and heaven knows
I've spent a lot on bait!
Yes, money can be made or lost, for that's what money does
But that's not why, at night, I cry
The reason is because

I like sailing on every coast
I've got millions, but I can't boast
Because I'm missing what I need most
I'm a poor little millionaire!

Doo-wop, doo-wop!

Most girls think I'm a perfect match

Yeah!

They see me and think, "Ooh, what a catch!"

Mmm-hmm

But all my lovers go down the hatch
I'm a poor little millionaire!

Doo-wop, doo-wop, bop!

I pay my taxes, I got no debt
I'm just a little pot o' gold!

Pot o' gold!

So I keep casting out my fishing net
But the only thing I catch is a cold!

Aww!

But I'll keep sailing across the sea
Until that siren starts beckoning me
And when we merge, I'll no longer be
Just a

Poor little millionaire!

Doo-wow!

The Hotel Del Coronado! We made it!

Smell that ocean air!

It almost makes you wanna run away to Mexico!

It looks like a movie set!

I've never seen anything like it!
The view is

Absolutely beautiful!

I was sitting in sad repose
But then the boat started rockin'
And there she blows!

Woo!

So now I'm hoping that Lorelei goes
For a poor little millionaire!

Doo-wop, doo-wop!

Like Captain Ahab, I'm in my prime
And I could show you a whale of a time
I pray you aren't put off that I'm
Just a poor little millionaire!

Doo-wop, doo-wop, bop!

I've been lookin' for a gal for whom
Cash is not an aphrodisiac

Good luck!

'Cause the nights are lonely, only countin' your stash
And though I love my money
It doesn't kiss back!

Aww!

Do you believe in love at first sight?
It sure is whetting my appetite
So, say you'll sail on my yacht tonight
With this

Poor little millionaire!

Oh, allow me to introduce myself
I'm Osgood Fielding the third

I guess that makes me Cinderella the second!

I'm the proprietor of this humble oasis
We aim to make our guests feel equally welcome and properly pampered
May I help with your case?

I can do my own heavy lifting, thank you!

You must be with the band! I have a front row table to your show tonight

I'll try not to spit on you

Oh, don't hold back on my account! I'm a Pisces!

Good! Then you know there's other fish in the sea

Pardon me
Might you know that young Aphrodite's name?

Who, Daphne?

Daphne! Time stands still!
Daphne!

My poor love life was all at sea (ooh)
I was all resigned to walk the plank (walk the plank)
But now my heart's feeling quite fancy-free (ooh)
So let's bust open my piggy bank! (Piggy!)

Be my matey and say "aye, aye!" (Aye!)
The next step, baby, we'll hit the sky!

On the kind of happiness money can't buy
With your poor little millionaire!

Millionaire!

Whoo!

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Some Like It Hot

(NaTasha Yvette Williams, Adrianna Hicks, J. Harrison Ghee & 'Some Like It Hot' Original Broadway Cast)

The world is like this supper club
The Lord above, the maître d'
He throws the menu down
Lets you peruse, then ask ya, "What'll it be?"
The choices are many, so risk it, love
And have it your own way
'Cause whatever butters your biscuit, love
Is fine by me
Which is why I say

Some like a cool pastoral scene
With rolling hills, and woods of green
It's Heaven-sent, to pitch a tent
To bill in cool
Some like the warm Hawaiian clime
Where one can really take one's time
And hit the sack in a grass shack
Just made for two

Some like it nippy on the ice
'Cause then the sheets are paradise
Keep rubbin' hips, until your lips
Stop turning blue!
Some like it rough, some like it tame
Give me a moth who loves the flame
Some like it hot, and hot is what I got
For you!

Now on a sultry summer day
Some consummate with consommé
Yes, as a rule it keeps things cool
As mountain air
And though the postman might ring twice
Some like a man who brings the ice
He cometh with his block
To stock my Frigidaire!

To warm the cockles of their heart
Some like a fresh young apple tart
But in a storm, just being warm
Will never do
But if you've a yen for egg foo young
Mine's guaranteed to burn your tongue
Some like it hot, and hot is what I got
For you!

If everybody was the same
Well, life would be a bore

If Manny goes with Sammy, hell
That's what he's yearnin' for!

Let different rhythms move your seat
For I have often found

We all dance to a different beat
And that's what makes the world go 'round!

Shooby-dooby-doot-dee-doot-dee-dow
Shooby-dooby-doot-dee-doot-dee
Dilliya-doot, dillya-doot, dillya-di-dow

Dilliya-doot, dillya-doot, dillya-di-dow

Dilliya-doot, dillya-doot, dillya-di-dot-dow!

Everybody, dance!

If you like your seafood salty
Come and cast your line in me

If not, just keep on diving for
Some new fish in the sea

The world's a great big candy store
So let your tootsie roll

Come dance on through our swingin' door
And put some sugar in your bowl!

So ladies, Hades is the spot
To feel what angels sure are not
Some like it hot, and hot is what I got
For you!
Some like it hot
And hot
Is what I got for you!

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Let's Be Bad

(Kevin Del Aguila, J. Harrison Ghee, TyNia René Brandon, Angie Schworer, Jenny Hill, Raena White & 'Some Like It Hot' Original Broadway Cast)

[OSGOOD, spoken]
Oh, Daphne

(sung)
It's true, your Bible says abstain
And that my poor back is racked with pain
Still, while I'm able to raise Cain
Let's be bad!

Even though I'm old as Moses
Those commandments he proposes
They don't end up in a bed of roses
Let's be bad!

Your head is spinning
But I'm just beginning
The night is for sinning
And when you return from our great affair
Your Mr. Gideon will still be there!

Chemistry has certain rules
That they don't teach in Sunday schools
Care to pool our molecules?
Let's be bad!

[DOLORES]
When my top is set to blow
And my favorite word is no
'Cause it points the way to go

[DOLORES, MINNIE, VIVIAN & GINGER]
Let's be bad!

[MINNIE]
If you say something is taboo
Well, that's the thing I wanna do!
Do it 'til I'm black and blue

[DOLORES, MINNIE, VIVIAN & GINGER]
Let's be bad!

[VIVIAN]
Rehearsals were brutal
So I'm wettin' my noodle
Resistance is futile
'Cause tonight the heat comes from below
When I'll be shakin' my maracas in Mexico!

[GINGER]
Why stay in with Bible thumpin'?
Get your sacred heart a-pumpin'
I got some beans to get you jumpin'!

[DOLORES, MINNIE, VIVIAN & GINGER]
Let's be bad!
[DAPHNE]
Neighbor, open up your door
You know what we're knockin' for
Being good is such a bore
Let's be bad!

Ladies, I was set for bed
Until I saw this shade of red
I may be good, but honey, I ain't dead!
Let's be bad!

[ALL]
We're courtin' disorder
By crossin' the border

[DAPHNE]
Girls, just don't drink the water!

[ALL]
F.D.R. could take some tips from me
For a real good neighbor policy!

[OSGOOD]
I can't see the use in waiting
Your lips are intoxicating
Do my hips need some translating?
Let's be bad!
[Dance break]

[ALL]
Let's be bad!
Let's be bad!

Here's the key for my ignition
Kick that gas to my transmission
When you hear the things I'm wishin'
You won't offer opposition

[DAPHNE & OSGOOD]
Let's prohibit prohibition!

[DAPHNE, OTHERS]
Let's (Lets)
Be (Be)
Bad, yeah! (Bad!)

[ALL]
Some like it hot, and that ain't bad!

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Dance The World Away

(Adrianna Hicks, Christian Borle & 'Some Like It Hot' Original Broadway Cast)

Dance with me, Kip

I'm afraid I have two right feet

Perfect, I have two left ones! I'll teach you, c'mere
Now, just put your body against mine, and sway

Look, Ma! I'm svaying!

When the world is dark and gloomy
And you can't face another day
Well then, just bring your arms closer to me
And let's dance the world away
When a millionaire's on breadlines
And there isn't a due you can pay
Darling, just turn your head from the headlines
And let's dance the world away

Let's build a new utopia
Where everything's as it should be
Yes, let's make an Eden in Greenland or Sweden!
Wherever you are is like heaven to me

When it seems there's just no winning
Take my word, it will all be okay
Every step starts a brand new beginning
So let's dance the world, let's dance the world away

You picked that up pretty quickly, I'm impressed

You know vhat? I think I'm getting ze hang of zis!

When ze noise from politicians
Tries to lead all our hopes astray
Just elect only sving-time musicians
And let's dance the vorld avay
Though ve can't block out ze chatter
Ve can take to the parquet
To our feet, that chatter don't matter
So let's dance the vorld avay

Let's make our own oasis
And tell all our troubles ta-ta!

Darling, let's hit Nirvana

Or at least Tijuana!

As long as we're dancing
The world's Shangri-La!

Let's dance the world away!

Let's dance the world
Let's dance the world away!

I had two right feet zis morning

But please let the music play

Because love waltzed in without warning
And it looks like it's here to stay

And so let's dance the world

Darling, let's dance the world
Away!

All zis svaying has made me dizzy

You'd better sit
Oh, Kip, let's take Hollywood by storm

I vould follow you anyvhere, Sugar

I can see straight into your heart

Fade out

---

Fly, Mariposa, Fly

(Kevin Del Aguila & 'Some Like It Hot' Original Broadway Cast)

There's an old story my mother used to tell me when I was a child
It's about a mariposa- which means "butterfly"
I've always returned to it whenever I've found myself confused about who I was
And who I was meant to be

On a leaf, a mariposa leaves a huevo

That means "egg!"

Which becomes
A caterpillar by and by
When it's grown
It hides and waits for Mother Nature's kiss
Metamorphosis
And when we see her next
It's time for her to fly

Fly, mariposa, fly
I would never pin such beauty down
You should be free to touch the sky
So, fly, mariposa, fly

That is how I see you, Daphne

As a caterpillar?

As a butterfly... about to take wing!

Other men
Will see the colors that define you (define you)
Every day
They try to catch you for a prize (ah)
So fly above
The one you love will never need a net
And he won't forget
That wings like yours
Were meant to fire up the skies (ah)

Fly, mariposa, fly
To our hill in Te-Adoro town
I'll wait for you there 'til I die
So fly, mariposa, fly (ah)

Our romance
Might be the chance
For you to dance and spread your wings
(Dance and spread your wings)
Don't fear the night
Embrace the light my loving brings (brings)
Listen as it sings! (Sings!)
La, la, la, la, la (la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la (La, la, la, la, la)

Flowers bloom, there's sweet perfume
That says, "The world is new
So take in the view"
And when you land
A rose in hand waits there for you (ah)

Fly, mariposa, fly
I would never pin such beauty down (don't you know?)
You should be free to touch the sky
So fly, mariposa, fly

Fly, mariposa, fly (mariposa, fly)
To our hill in Te-Adoro town (don't you know?)
I'll wait for you there 'til I die
So fly, mariposa, fly

I'll wait for you there 'til I die
So fly, mariposa

Fly

---

You Coulda Knocked Me Over With A Feather

(J. Harrison Ghee & 'Some Like It Hot' Original Broadway Cast)

I don't have the word for what I feel
I just feel more like myself than I have in all my life!

Tonight in Mexico
Joe, I felt something click
Yes, I got turned around while the other girls got sick
I crossed the border, Joe
And thank you for the shove
Because tonight, I realized
Daphne is my one true love!
And
You

Coulda knocked me over with a feather
You coulda knocked this train off its track
For weeks I've had a funny feeling
That something was revealin'
Now this genie's out the bottle
And she ain't goin' back!

Yes I have tried to love many ladies
Back when I sang in a much lower key
Now you could knock me over with a feather, 'cause, Joe
The lady that I'm lovin' is me!

I love to be belle of the ball
I love the shape of this leg
So tails and tuxes, fare thee well!
Because you can't undo a fall
You can't unscramble an egg
And now that it is chimed
There's no un-ringing this bell!

You coulda knocked me over with a feather
You coulda stole the ice from a cube
For weeks I've wrestled the suspicion
That's come to a fruition
Now you'll never get the toothpaste
Back in the tube!

I hope the girls I knew will forgive me
'Cause 'til I woke up, I just couldn't see
But now you can knock me over with a feather, 'cause, Joe
The lady that I'm lovin' is me!
Yes, the lady that I'm lovin' is

You always loved the way that I slapped that bass
And now a spotlight's shining on me!
Back home in 'Illinois(e)'
I'd danced like all the boys
But now I'm ridin' high
My voice and heels have hit the sky!
Jerry's always walked behind
And only survived
But now I'm leading the parade
'Cause Daphne's arrived!
The die is cast
It's a fait accompli
No more living in the past
'Cause Daphne is free!
Daphne is free!

No, I couldn't sing in flats if I tried
I know you're finding it confusing
This song that I am choosing
But Joe, it's time to blow your horn
To "Here Comes The Bride"!

So please believe me when I say
We're still partners
But now instead of just a duo
We're three, I see
That I could knock you over with a feather
But I know
Daphne is the best part of me, oh yeah
Daphne is who I
Love to be!
Oh, yeah!

---

He Lied When He Said Hello

(Christian Borle & 'Some Like It Hot' Original Broadway Cast)

Sister, what's wrong?
Why so blue?

Girls, is it that obvious?

I got all dolled up in my Saturday night best
'Cause I didn't know my fella was a fraud
But when I walked in to his cozy little nest
He was in the feathers with another broad!
Now I see that his sweet nothings
Were nothing more than lies
So now, girls, the scales have fallen
From my rosy colored eyes!

Hit it!

He keeps a gaggle of names
In his little black book
Of all the gullible dames
That he keeps on the hook

He was so sweet when we met
So, girls, how was I to know

That he lied when he said hello?

Yes, like a Vaudeville scene
Oh, he's playing a part
He's just a dime-store Valentino
But without any heart!

He's not a movie star
He's just another two-timing Joe

And he lied when he said hello!

He has a chorus of songbirds
He keeps under wing

So face the fact

The guy is no saint

The guy is no saint

To you, he's finally the one
To him, you're only a fling

'Cause the man is just pretending
That he's someone he ain't!

Someone he ain't!

So while you're floatin' in bliss
Keep your eyes on his nose
Because with every stolen kiss
You'll see the way that it grows

Cut the strings while you can
'Cause he'll never propose

Girl, he's just a sad Pinnochio!

You're not the bride that he'll wed
'Cause he lied when he said hello!

The dirty rotten bastard lied when he said hello!

So many voices I hear
So many faces I see
First there is Josephine, who's saying
"Joe, you're smarter as me!"
And then there's Kip, who's shouting
"Schatzi, it's the end of your show!"

'Cause you lied when he said hello!

If I ask Josephine
"How can I clean up this mess?"
She'd say, "I thought you got much wiser
When you put on my dress"
Then Kip would interrupt with
"Dummkopf, you reap what ya sow!"

'Cause pal, you lie when you say hello!

Since I was only a kid, I was taught by the best
Disguise the truth, and throw 'em some curves
But now it's time to grow up, to put the old Joe to rest
And finally be the friend that Jerry
I mean Daphne deserves

And Sugar can't love a man
And never know his real name
And so it's time for telling Kip
That Joe is through with the game
Then I'll make Josephine proud
By finally taking the blame
Then Kip and Josephine will have to go!

So when you see her tonight

I'm gonna tell her the truth!

And tell Pinnochio "skedaddle"!

While I still got my youth

So now we're through with pretending
It's time to do right
I'm gonna have a happy ending
'Cause I just saw the light
And now the final bell is ringin'
It's the end of the fight
This referee just called a T.K.O.!

To prove to Sugar I wanna stay
I will not lie when I say

Hello!

Toodle-oo!

---

Ride Out The Storm

(Adrianna Hicks & 'Some Like It Hot' Original Broadway Cast)

Clouds rollin' in darken the sky
I saw them coming when I heard his goodbye
Soon my tomorrows will be all hung out to dry
All that's left is to ride out the storm

And now, please give a warm welcome to our very own Miss Sugar Kane

Clouds movin' in, ready to pour
I'm used to thunder, 'cause I've heard it all before
The wind started blowing, took my man right out the door
All that's left is to ride out the storm

I thought that I had found shelter
Someone to brighten the day
But now comes the pain
So I welcome the rain
For to wash all my sorrows away

Clouds block the light so I can't see the wrong
Drown out my heartbreak 'cause it's coming down strong
Somehow you knew I'd be singing this old song
All that's left is to ride out the storm

Clouds take your place watching from above
You're always ready when I think I've found love
Thought I was safe, but now all I'm thinking of
Is to find a place to ride out the storm!

Guess there won't be a dream house
Guess I misunderstood
Now that dream house, that dream house
Is fading from view
He made me a promise
That the future looked good
Yeah, too good, too good
Too good to be true!

So, clouds have your way
'Til you yield to the sun
Rain cats and dogs
'Til the heavens are done
I'll find my strength
Here with just the number one
'Til the light finds me cried out and warm
On my own, I will ride out
The storm!
The storm!

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Baby, Let's Get Good

('Some Like It Hot' Original Broadway Cast)

Oh, Osgood
You saved us all

Anything for my Daphnecita

But before we marry, I need to tell you something

What is it, mi amor?

Well to begin, I doubt your mother will ever approve of me
I have a terrible past
I smoke, I drink

Not nearly enough for her tastes, I assure you

I can never have children

We can adopt

You don't understand

Daphne, my dear
I do understand and I think you're perfect

Osgood

Nobody's perfect

Well, that may be true
But Daphne's perfect for me
Osgood's perfect for you

Well then, what is there to say except
I do, I do?

Welcome to Daphnecita's, the hottest club in Los Angeles!
It's my pleasure to introduce our Lady of Libation
Sweet Sue and her Society Syncopators!
Tonight is a very special night, Osgood
Let's raise a glass of lawful liquor, my pets
For the twenty-first amendment has just been ratified
And that spells the end of prohibition!
We've been bad for so long, let's see if we can remember how to be good!

Who needs flappers and bathtub gin?
To hell with the depression, let the fun begin
'Cause the band's all I need for the kicks to kick in
Baby, let's get good!

Poor public enemy number one
The government just went and spoiled all his fun
And though I'll really miss the way that gangster handled his gun
Baby, let's get good!

Well, they ended the party when they gave us permission

I know I shouldn't say it, but I'll miss Prohibition

We'll have to choose a Sunday kind of celebrating

The positive is what we'll now be accentuating

What are you thirsty for?

What are you thirsty for?

So keep your flappers and bathtub gin
Yeah, go and tell the milkman that we'll give him a spin

Oh, but now and then we'll break for some original sin

Baby, let's get good!

Yeah, who woulda thought when we boarded that train

That all the lights in Hollywood would spell "Sugar Kane"

Yes, MGM's calling

The band's made a killing

And we can still be partners

Yeah, but who gets top billing?

No more hiding the love we've got

And now the time has come for us to tie the knot

Then we'll turn up the heat because we like it hot

Yeah, things are looking as they should!
Baby, baby, baby, let's get good!

And when the curtain rises every night

You'll be at my left
You'll be at my right

There's no hotter ending to discuss
And you can't have me
If you don't have us!