Guys and Dolls

BENNIE
But it's too bad that a smart businessman like Nathan has to go and fall in love with his own fiancee.

NATHAN
Bennie, that is his weakness, and we should be tolerant, because I am told it is a worldwide weakness.  Look-
(sung)
What's playin' at the Roxy?
I'll tell ya what's playin' at the Roxy
A picture about a Minnesota man so in love with a Mississippi girl that he sacrifices everything and moves all the way to Biloxi
That's what's playin' at the Roxy

BENNIE
What's in the daily news?
I'll tell ya what's in the daily news
Story about a guy bought his wife a small ruby with what otherwise would have been his union dues
That's what's in the daily news

NICELY
What's happenin' all over?
I'll tell ya what's happenin' all over
Guy sittin' home by the television set who once used to be something of a rover
That's what's happenin' all over

BOTH
Love is the thing that has licked 'em
And it looks like Nathan's just another victim

NICELY
Yes, sir...
When you see a guy reach for stars in the sky
You can bet that he's doin' it for some doll

BENNIE
When you spot a John waiting out in the rain
Chances are he's insane as only a John can be for a Jane

NICELY
When you meet a gent paying all kinds of rent
For a flat that could flatten the Taj Mahal

BOTH
Call it sad, call it funny
But it's better than even money
That the guy's only doin' it for some doll

BENNIE
When you see a Joe saving half of his dough
You can bet there'll be mink in it for some doll

NICELY
When a bum buys wine like a bum can't afford
It's a cinch that the bum is under the thumb of some little broad

BENNIE
When you meet a mug lately out of the jug
And he's still lifting platinum folderol

BOTH
Call it hell, call it heaven
It's a probable twelve to seven
That the guy's only doin' it for some doll

BENNIE
When you see a sport and his cash has run short
Make a bet he's been banking it with some doll

NICELY
When a guy wears tails with the front gleaming white
Who the hell do you think he's tickling pink on Saturday night?

BENNIE
When a lazy slob gets a good steady job
And he smells from Vitalis and Barbasol

BOTH
Call it dumb, call it clever
Ah, but you can give odds forever
That the guy's only doin' it for some doll, some doll, some doll
That guy's only doin' it for some doll

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