lirik lagu miss saigon - the heat is on in saigon
[“dreamland” is a club filled with american marines,]
[civilians and south vietnamese officers. the girls parade]
[around and get the crowd to buy raffle tickets:]
[the winner of the “beauty contest” will be the prize.]
[americans]
the heat is on in saigon
the girls are hotter ‘n’ h-ll
one of these slits here will be miss saigon
god, the tension is high, not to mention the smell
the heat is on in saigon
is there a war going on?
don’t ask, i ain’t gonna tell
[two friends, chris and john, are among the marines. john is with one of the girls]
[engineer]
ah, monsieur chris! monsieur john!
you’ve come to win miss saigon
[john]
i gotta get my friend laid as a last souvenir
[chris]
i love you, pal, but your bullsh-t
i’ve had up to here
[engineer, chris and john]
the heat is on in saigon
[john]
but ’til they tell us we’re gone
i’m gonna buy you a girl
[chris]
you can buy me a beer
[the girls leave the men and move onto the stage]
[mimi]
see my bikini, it’s just the right size
[yvette]
don’t you enjoy how it rides up my thighs?
look from behind, it’ll knock out your eyes
[yvonne]
i’ll show you: my special trophy of war
[mimi]
for a marine, i’ll show more
[americans]
you won’t get up off the floor
the heat is on in saigon
don’t tell me i’m re-ssigned, all that chickensh-t sucks
tonight i’m out of my mind, not to mention ten bucks
[gigi]
if i’m your pin-up, i’ll melt all your br-ss
stuck on your wall, with a pin in my -ss
if you get me, you will travel first cl-ss
i’ll show you, we will make magic, cheri
[engineer]
you buy more tickets from me
the winner gets her for free
[chris]
the meat is cheap in saigon
i used to love getting stoned, waking up with some wh-r-
i don’t know why i went dead, it’s not fun anymore
[kim]
i’m seventeen, and i’m new here today
the village i come from seems so far away
all of the girls know much more what to say
but i know
i have a heart like the sea
a million dreams are in me
[chris]
good jesus, john, who is she?
[americans (and crowd)]
the cong is tight’ning the noose
is it a week or a day or an hour that we got?
tonight could be our last shot got to put it to use
[the girls come off the stage and mingle with the men.]
[all, including girls]
tonight i bet that you and i will get along
forget about the threat, forget the viet-cong
[all men]
mimi, gigi, yvette or yvonne
gonna buy me a beer, and elect miss saigon
[the engineer holds the election by holding his hand over]
[each girl’s head for applause. when kim is judged, chris]
[claps loudly, which makes her notice him.]
[engineer]
yvonne, yvette, mimi, kim, gigi
[gigi wins]
[engineer]
attention, s’il vous plait!
by popular demand
miss gigi van tranh
is elected miss saigon!
[the engineer puts a cheap tiara on gigi and a ribbon which says “miss saigon”.]
[americans]
the heat is on in saigon
and things are not going well
but still at midnight, the party goes on
a good-bye party in h-ll
[engineer]
and now who wins this p-ssycat?
[the engineer holds a bowl; gigi picks up a ticket.]
[gigi]
number 66!
[it is one of the marines. he cheers with his friends. the scene freezes.]
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