♪♪ ♪♪ A fine romance, my friend ♪♪ ♪♪ This is a fine romance with no kisses ♪♪ ♪♪ I'm glad I'm here and not with my homemade aunts ♪♪ ♪♪ I'd rather sing and dance, this is a fine romance ♪♪ ♪♪ But life upon the wicked stage ain't ever what a girl supposes ♪♪ ♪♪ Stage door Johnny's heart raging over you with gems and roses ♪♪ ♪♪ When you let a feller hold your hand, which means an extra beer or sandwich ♪♪ ♪♪ Everybody whispers, ain't her life a whirl? ♪♪ ♪♪ Though you're warned against a rue, a ruin in your reputation ♪♪ ♪♪ When you've played around, the one night stands around that great big nation ♪♪ ♪♪ Wild old men who give you jewels and sables only live in Aesop's fables ♪♪ ♪♪ Life upon the wicked stage ain't nothing for a girl ♪♪ ♪♪ Now I admit it's fun to smear my face with paint, causing everyone to think I'm what I ain't ♪♪ ♪♪ And I'd like to play a Demi-Monde role with soul ♪♪ ♪♪ Ask the hero, does he like the way I lure when I play a hussy or a paramour? ♪♪ ♪♪ Yet when once the curtain's down, my life is pure, and how I dread it! ♪♪ ♪♪ Life upon the wicked stage ain't ever what a girl supposes ♪♪ ♪♪ Stage door johnnies aren't raging over you with gems and roses ♪♪ ♪♪ Now if some gentleman would talk with reason, I would cancel every season! ♪♪ ♪♪ Life upon the wicked stage ain't nothing for a girl! ♪♪ Thank you. APPLAUSE