lirik lagu john kander – it’s a business
carmen:
i’ve never been known as one of those stupid clucks
elaine
bambi:
bambi
carmen:
who p-sses away a lot of her hard earned bucks elaine
bambi:
bambi
carmen:
but let’s face it your coloratura sucks bambi,
though it breaks your mother’s heart,
forget about the part,
it’s time for you to know
why i really backed this show.
you ask me for my motives
well, you needn’t be so smart,
it’s a business.
it isn’t making history,
it isn’t making art,
it’s a business.
shaw and ibsen take ‘em away,
and don’t bother me with moliere,
those russians never pay.
so go on criticise me,
please, proceed with your attack,
it’s a business
i put one million in
and i expect two million back,
it’s a business
so, what crime have i committed
if i’ putting up a fight
it’s a business
and i want those paying suckers
out there giving me the business
every night
carmen:
am i getting through to you elaine?
bambi:
i’m sorry mother but to me the theatre is a temple
carmen:
what so it should only be filled on shabbat? give me a
hand fellas.
(they clap) very funny. you know what i mean back me
up.
carmen:
the not for profit theatres
don’t need to turn a buck
that’s not business
guys:
that’s not business
carmen:
so give them lysastrata
and i wish them lots of luck
i do business
guys:
she does business
carmen:
dorky schmorky
money misspent
you won’t survive yom kiuppur
you’ll never get through lent
i once knew a producer
whose protension knew no bounds
in the business
guys:
in the business
carmen:
he mounted samuel beckett
i don’t mean it like it sounds
it was business
guys:
it’s was business
carmen:
so now he’s down the cr-pper
while i’m working in my prime
it’s a business
guys:
it’s a business
carmen:
and the shows i do do business
cause i really know my business
and i’m giving them the business, honey
all the time
bambi:
but what about the great poets of the stage
carmen:
honey i put on the ice man cometh and n-body cameth
carmen:
to stage hands
to the dressers
to musicians in the pit
it’s a business
guys:
it’s a business
carmen:
the owner of this premesis cleans up if we’re a hit
he’s in business
guys:
he’s in business
carmen:
union workers don’t work for free
hey harry on the spotlight
blink twice if you agree
see!
i’m not devopid of culture
but my feet are on the floor
it’s a business
guys:
it’s a business
carmen:
i do the karma sutra
with a richard rogers score
that’s good business
guys:
it’s a business
carmen:
yes green’s my favorite color,
and i don’t mean on the gr-ss
it’s a business
guys:
in a business
carmen:
and the shows i do do business,
yes i’m good at doin’ business,
and if you don’t like my business sweetie,
blow it out your…
guys:
it’s a business
carmen:
business
all:
it’s a business
it’s a business
it’s a business
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