A Cockeyed Optimist Nellie: When the sky is a bright canary yellow I forget ev'ry cloud I've ever seen, So they called me a cockeyed optimist Immature and incurably green. I have heard people rant and rave and bellow That we're done and we might as well be dead, But I'm only a cockeyed optimist And I can't get it into my head. I hear the human race Is fallin' on its face And hasn't very far to go, But ev'ry whippoorwill Is sellin' me a bill, And tellin' me it just ain't so. I could say life is just a bowl of Jello And appear more intelligent and smart, But I'm stuck like a dope With a thing called hope, And I can't get it out of my heart! Not this heart... A Wonderful Guy Nellie: I expect everyone of my crowd to make fun Of my proud protestations of faith in romance, And they'll say I'm naïve as a babe to believe Every fable I hear from a person in pants. Fearlessly I'll face them and argue their doubts away, Loudly I'll sing about flowers in spring, Flatly I'll stand on my little flat feet and say Love is a grand and a beautiful thing! I'm not ashamed to reveal The world famous feelin' I feel. I'm as corny as Kansas in August, I'm as normal as blueberry pie. No more a smart little girl with no heart, I have found me a wonderful guy! I am in a conventional dither, With a conventional star in my eye. And you will note there's a lump in my throat When I speak of that wonderful guy! I'm as trite and as gay as a daisy in May, A cliché comin' true! I'm bromidic and bright As a moon-happy night Pourin' light on the dew! I'm as corny as Kansas in August, High as a flag on the Fourth of July! If you'll excuse an expression I use, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love with a wonderful guy! I'm as trite and as gay as a daisy in May, A cliché comin' true! I'm bromidic and bright As a moon-happy night Pourin' light on the dew! Girls I'm as corny as Kansas in August, High as a flag on the Fourth of July! Nellie: If you'll excuse an expression I use, I'm in love, Girls I'm in love, Nellie: I'm in love, Girls I'm in love, Nellie: I'm in love, Girls I'm in love, Nellie: I'm in love, Girls I'm in love, Nellie: I'm in love, Girls I'm in love, Nellie: I'm in love, Girls I'm in love, Nellie and Girls I'm in love with a wonderful guy! Bali Hai Bloody Mary: Most people live on a lonely island, Lost in the middle of a foggy sea. Most people long for another island, One where they know they will like to be. Bali Ha'i may call you, Any night, any day, In your heart, you'll hear it call you: "Come away...Come away." Bali Ha'i will whisper On the wind of the sea: "Here am I, your special island! Come to me, come to me!" Your own special hopes, Your own special dreams, Bloom on the hillside And shine in the streams. If you try, you'll find me Where the sky meets the sea. "Here am I your special island Come to me, Come to me." Bali Ha'i, Bali Ha'i, Bali Ha'i! Someday you'll see me floatin' in the sunshine, My head stickin' out from a low flyin' cloud, You'll hear me call you, Singin' through the sunshine, Sweet and clear as can be: "Come to me, here am I, come to me." If you try, you'll find me Where the sky meets the sea. "Here am I your special island Come to me, Come to me." Bali Ha'i, Bali Ha'i, Bali Ha'i! Bloody Mary Men: Bloody Mary is the girl I love. Bloody Mary is the girl I love. Bloody Mary is the girl I love. Now ain't that too damn bad! Her skin is tender as Dimaggio's glove. Her skin is tender as Dimaggio's glove. Her skin is tender as Dimaggio's glove. Now ain't that too damn bad! Bloody Mary's chewin' betel nuts. She is always chewin' betel nuts. Bloody Mary's chewin' betel nuts. And she don't use Pepsodent! Now ain't that too damn bad! [Instrumental] Bloody Mary is the girl I love. Bloody Mary is the girl I love. Bloody Mary is the girl I love. Now ain't that too damn bad! Now ain't that too damn bad! Dites-Moi Ngana and Jerome: Dites-moi Pourquoi La vie est belle, Dies-moi Pourquoi La vie est gai, Dites-moi Pourquoi, Chere Mad'moiselle, Est-ce que Parce que Vous m'aimez? Dites-moi Pourquoi, Chere Mad'moiselle, Est-ce que Parce que Vous m'aimez? English Version: Tell me Why Life is beautiful? Tell me Why Life is gay? Tell me Why, Dear Miss? Is it Because You love me? Tell me Why, Dear Miss? Is it Because You love me? Finale Nellie and kids: Dites-moi Pourquoi La vie est belle, Dies-moi Pourquoi-- Emile: La vie est gai, Dites-moi Pourquoi, Chere Mad'moiselle, Est-ce que Parce que Vous m'aimez? Nellie: Born on the opposite sides of the sea, We are as diff'rent as people can be. Emile: It's true Nellie: And yet you want to marry me. Emile: I do! Nellie: I've known you a few short weeks and yet Somehow you made my heart forget All other men I have ever met but you, but you Emile: Some enchanted evening When you find your true love, When you feel her call you Across a crowded room, Then fly to her side, And make her your own Or all through your life... Nellie: Once you have found her, Never let her go. Emile: Once you have found her, Never let her go! Happy Talk Bloody Mary: Happy talk, keep talkin' happy talk, Talk about things you'd like to do. You got to have a dream, If you don't have a dream, How you gonna have a dream come true? Talk about the moon floatin' in the sky Lookin' at a lily on the lake; Talk about a bird learnin' how to fly. Makin' all the music he can make. Happy talk, keep talkin' happy talk, Talk about things you'd like to do. You got to have a dream, If you don't have a dream, How you gonna have a dream come true? Talk about a star lookin' like a toy Peekin' through the branches of a tree; Talk about the girl, talk about the boy Countin' all the ripples on the sea. Happy talk, keep talkin' happy talk, Talk about things you'd like to do. You got to have a dream, If you don't have a dream How you gonna have a dream come true? Talk about the boy sayin' to the girl: "Golly, baby, I'm a lucky cuss" Talk about the girl sayin' to the boy: "You an' me is lucky to be us!" Happy talk, keep talkin' happy talk, Talk about things you'd like to do. You got to have a dream, If you don't have a dream How you gonna have a dream come true? If you don't talk happy, And you never have dream, Then you'll never have a dream come true! [Spoken] It's good idea, you like? Honey Bun Nellie: My doll is as dainty as a sparrow, Her figure is somethin' to applaud. Where she's narrow she's as narrow an arrow, And she's broad where a broad should be broad. A hundred and one pounds of fun, That's my little honey bun! Get a load of honey bun tonight. I'm speakin' of my Sweetie Pie, Only sixty inches high, Ev'ry inch is packed with dynamite! Her hair is blond and curly, Her curls are hurly-burly. Her lips are pips! I call her hips 'Twirly' and 'Whirly.' She's my baby, I'm her pap! I'm her booby, she's my trap! I am caught and I don't wanna run, 'Cause I'm havin' so much fun with honey bun! I am caught and I don't wanna run, 'Cause I'm havin' so much fun with honey bun! Believe me sonny! She a cookie who can cook you 'till you're done, Ain't bein' funny! Sonny, put your money on my honey bun! I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair Nellie: I'm gonna wash that man right outa my hair, I'm gonna wash that man right outa my hair, I'm gonna wash that man right outa my hair, And send him on his way. I'm gonna wave that man right outa my arms, Nellie and Girls: I'm gonna wave that man right outa my arms, I'm gonna wave that man right outa my arms, And send him on his way. Don't try to patch it up Girls: Tear it up, tear it up! Nellie: Wash him out, dry him out, Girls: Push him out, fly him out, Nellie: Cancel him and let him go! Girls: Yea, sister! Nellie: I'm gonna wash that man right outa my hair, I'm gonna wash that man right outa my hair, I'm gonna wash that man right outa my hair, And send him on his way. If a man don't understand you, If you fly on separate beams, Waste no time, make a change, Ride that man right off your range. Rub him out of the roll call And drum him out of your dreams. Girls: Oho! If you laugh at different comics, If you root for different teams, Waste no time, weep no more, Show him what the door is for. Rub him out of the roll call And drum him out of your dreams. Nellie: You can't light a fire when the woods are wet, Girls: No! Nellie: You can't make a butterfly strong, Girls: Hmm, hmm! Nellie: You can't fix an egg when it ain't quite good, Girls: And you can't fix a man when he's wrong! Nellie: You can't put back a petal when it falls from a flower, Or sweeten up a fellow when he starts turnin' sour Girls: Oh no! Oh no! Nellie and Girls: If his eyes get dull and fishy, When you look for glints and gleams, Waste no time, Make a switch, Drop him in the nearest ditch! Rub him out of the roll call, And drum him out of your dreams Oho! Oho! Nellie: I went to wash that man right outa my hair, I went to wash that man right outa my hair, I went to wash that man right outa my hair, And sent him on his way. Girls: She went to wash that man right outa my hair, She went to wash that man right outa my hair, She went to wash that man right outa my hair, Nellie and Girls: And send him on his way! My Girl Back Home My girl back home I almost forgot A blue eyed kid I liked her a lot We got engaged both families were glad and I was told by my uncle and dad that if I was clever and able they'd make me a part of a partnership Cable, Cable and Cable How far away? Philidelphia P.A Princeton N.J. How far are they? From coconut palms and banyan trees and coral sands And Tonkinese Nellie: How far are they? Little Rock A.R.K? Cable: Princeton N.J How far are they? Nellie: How far are they? Nellie and Cable: From coconut palms and banyon trees to coral sands And Tonkinese Some Enchanted Evening Emile: Some enchanted evening You may see a stranger, you may see a stranger Across a crowded room And somehow you know, You know even then That somewhere you'll see her Again and again. Some enchanted evening Someone may be laughing, You may hear her laughing Across a crowded room And night after night, As strange as it seems The sound of her laughter Will sing in your dreams. Who can explain it? Who can tell you why? Fools give you reasons, Wise men never try. Some enchanted evening When you find your true love, When you feel her call you Across a crowded room, Then fly to her side, And make her your own Or all through your life you May dream all alone. Once you have found her, Never let her go. Once you have found her, Never let her go! There Is Nothin Like A Dame We got sunlight on the sand, We got moonlight on the sea, We got mangos and bananas You can pick right off a tree, We got volleyball and ping-pong And a lot of dandy games! What ain't we got? We ain't got dames! We get packages from home, We get movies, we get shows, We get speeches from our skipper And advice from Tokyo Rose, We get letters doused with perfume We get dizzy from the smell! What don't we get? We know damn well! We have nothin' to put on a clean white suit for What we need is what there ain't no substitute for... There is nothin' like a dame, Nothin' in the world, There is nothin' you can name That is anything like a dame! We feel restless, we feel blue, We feel lonely, and in brief, We feel ev'ry kind of feelin', But the feeling of relief We feel hungry as the wolf felt When he met Red Hiding-hood What don't we feel? We don't feel good! Lots of things in life are beautiful, but brother, There is one particular thing that is nothin' whatsoever In any way, shape or form like any other. There is nothin' like a dame, Nothin' in the world, There is nothin' you can name That is anything like a dame! Nothin' else is built the same, Nothin' in the world As the soft and wavy frame Like the silhouette of a dame! There is absolutely nothin' like the frame of a dame. So suppose a dame ain't right Or completely free from flaws, Or as faithful as a bird dog, Or as kind as Santa Claus, It's a waste of time to worry Over things that they have not, Be thankful for the things they got! There is nothin' you can name That is anythin' like a dame! There are no books like a dame, And nothin' looks like a dame. There are no drinks like a dame, And nothin' thinks like a dame, Nothin' acts like a dame, Or attracts like a dame. There ain't a thing that's wrong with any man here That can't be cured by putting him near A girly, womanly, female, feminine dame! This Nearly Was Mine Emile: One dream in my heart, One love to be living for, One love to be living for, This nearly was mine. One girl for my dream, One partner in paradise, This promise of paradise This nearly was mine. Close to my heart she came Only to fly away, Only to fly as day flies from moonlight Now, now I'm alone, Still dreaming of paradise, Still saying that paradise Once nearly was mine. I'll keep remembering kisses From lips I've never owned, And all the lovely adventures That we have never known. One dream in my heart, One love to be living for, One love to be living for, This nearly was mine. Close to my heart she came Only to fly away, Only to fly as day flies from moonlight. Now, now I'm alone, Still dreaming of paradise, Still saying that pardise Once nearly was mine! Twin Soliloquies Nellie: Wonder how I'd feel Livin' on a hillside, Lookin' on an ocean, Beautiful and still. Emile: This is what I need, This is what I've longed for. Someone young and smilin' Climbin' up my hill! Nellie: We are not alike. Probably I'd bore him. He's a cultured Frenchman, I'm a little hick. Emile: Younger man than I, Officers and doctors. Probably pursue her, She could have her pick. Nellie: Wonder why I feel Jittery and jumpy! I'm like a school girl Waitin' for a dance. Emile: Can I ask her now? I'm like a school boy! What will be her answer? Do I have a chance? Younger Than Springtime Cable: I touch your hands And my arms grow strong, Like a pair of birds That burst with song. My eyes look down At your lovely face, And I hold a world In my embrace. Younger than springtime, are you Softer than starlight, are you, Warmer than winds of June, Are the gentle lips you gave me. Gayer than laughter, are you, Sweeter than music, are you, Angel and lover, heaven and earth, Are you to me. And when your youth And joy invade my arms, And fill my heart as now they do, Then younger than springtime, am I, Gayer than laughter, am I, Angel and lover, heaven and earth, Am I with you! And when your youth And joy invade my arms, And fill my heart as now they do, Then younger than springtime, am I, Gayer than laughter, am I, Angel and lover, heaven and earth, Am I with you. You've Got To Be Carefully Taught Cable: You've got to be taught To hate and fear, You've got to be taught From year to year, It's got to be drummed In your dear little ear You've got to be carefully taught. You've got to be taught to be afraid Of people whose eyes are oddly made, And people whose skin is a diff'rent shade, You've got to be carefully taught. You've got to be taught before it's too late, Before you are six or seven or eight, To hate all the people your relatives hate, You've got to be carefully taught!