Mark A. Mandel © 2006
Thanks to Ben-san Arizona for pushing it in the right direction
Ttto Fugue For Tinhorns, Frank Loesser, from Guys and Dolls
[Igor:]
I've got the corpse right here.
He's ready, master dear,
And there's a spy who says that the coast is clear.
He's dead. He's dead.
He went and he lost his head.
If I say the corpse is dead,
He's dead. He's dead.
[Doctor:]
I've worked with all my art,
There's no one half as smart.
And all he's waiting for is a big jump-start.
He'll live. He'll live.
When I throw the switch he'll live,
This gift that is mine to give:
He'll live. He'll live.
[throws switch]
[Monster:]
I'm feeling so complete,
This body's really neat,
Although I think you made me with two left feet.
That's life! That's life.
And now that I've got a life,
I'm thinking I want a wife.
That's life. That's life.
[Igor:]
I didn't do it, boss!
Oh, master, don't be cross!
And as to how it happened, I'm at a loss.
[to audience:]
Two feet! Two feet!
He told me to get two feet.
That's all that he said, complete:
"Two feet"! "Two feet"!
[Doctor:]
The problem that you state,
To furnish you a mate,
Requires a female I can reanimate.
Needs dame! Needs dame!
There's nothing quite like a dame,
A stiff with a wavy frame.
Needs dame! Needs dame!
[Monster:]
Can't wait to meet the lass
And when it comes to pass
I'm wishing for a gal with a lot of class.
Has class! Has class!
I hope that the dame has class
And sparkle and wit and sass,
Has class! Has class!
[Igor:]
I've found the perfect doll,
The finest of them all.
Her one mistake was being a gangster's moll.
She's dead. She's dead.
He went and he lost his head
For something he thought she said.
She's dead. She's dead.
[Doctor:]
I will be justified
In some parental pride
To see you face-to-face with your charming bride.
She'll live, she'll live.
When I throw the switch she'll live.
[Monster:]
She looks so sweet and fair,
A face beyond compare,
And with a lovely shock of electric hair.
| [I:] | Get a corpse! |
| [D:] | Throw the switch! |
| [M:] | Get a wife! |
| [All:] | I've got the corpse right here! |
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