For DR Michael S:
The World's Full of Girls
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
cut from Follies
Ben:
The world's full of girls
Who are waiting to be kissed,
Waiting to be kissed,
Oops! There's one I missed!
The world's full of girls
And I'm making up a list
'Cause I'm gonna kiss 'em
Each and ev'ry one.
And when,
And when I've kissed 'em all
And satisfied my yen,
What then?
What then?
I guess I'm gonna have to kiss 'em over again.
The world's full of girls
Who are virginal and pink,
Younger than you think,
How about a drink?
The world's full of girls
And before I start to sink,
I am gonna kiss 'em,
Each and ev'ry one!
[interlude]
Ben:
You, miss!
Girl 1:
Me?
Ben:
Yes, you with the Marilyn Monroe...
Girl 1:
Who?...
Ben:
Hairdo...
Girl 1:
Who the fuck is Marilyn Monroe?
Ben:
Yes, well then,
You, shall we blow the joint
And go out twisting?
Girl 2:
Go out what?
Ben:
I see your point.
Well, you then,
Pretty maiden,
Shall we sit and have a chat?
Girl 3:
I could go for that.
Ben:
Good, then.
Pretty maiden,
Shall we hasten to my flat?
Girl 3:
What a pussy cat!
Ben:
Now...
Girl 3:
I certainly am honored
That a gentleman like you
Wants to take a girl like me
Out for a date
When you could probably
Have anyone at all,
Like a star
Or a duchess--
Say, do you know Princess Grace?
I mean, well what's she really like?
'Cause I gather from your book,
Although I didn't really read it,
That you know a lot of big
And important celebrities.
That picture on the jacket
Doesn't really do you justice,
You're more handsome in the flesh
With all that graying in your hair,
But then I've always
Gone for older men
Which shouldn't hang you up,
But an awful lot of older men
Get terribly uptight,
Like out in public
When we bump into friends,
But if anything, it's me
Who feels embarrassed
But I'm not,
'Cause like I said,
How I'm honored
And so what if people think
I'm being kept or something?
Phyllis:
The world's full of boys
Who are waiting to be kissed,
Waiting to be kissed,
Well, if you insist...
The world's full of boys
And I hardly can resist,
So I'm gonna kiss 'em
Each and ev'ry one.
And when,
And when I've kissed 'em all
And satisfied my yen.
Ben:
What then?
Phyllis:
What then?
I guess I'm gonna
Have to kiss 'em over again.
The world's full of boys,
Ev'ry color, shape, and kind,
Raunchy and refined.
Look at that behind.
The world's full of boys,
And I'm sure you wouldn't mind
If I go and sleep with
Each and ev'ry one.