Star is Born, A movie - Born in a Trunk lyrics
rate me<br>
Thank you, thank you very much<br>
I can't express it any other way<br>
For with this awful trembling in my heart<br>
I just can't find another thing to say<br>
I'm happy that you liked the show<br>
I'm grateful you liked me<br>
And I'm sure to you the tribute seemed quite right.<br>
But if you knew of all the years<br>
Of hopes and dreams and tears<br>
You'd know it didn't happen overnight<br>
Huh, overnight!<br>
<br>
I was born in a trunk<br>
In the Princess Theatre in Pocatella, Idaho <br>
It was during the matinee on Friday<br>
And they used a makeup towel for my didee<br>
When I first saw the light<br>
It was pink and amber<br>
Coming from the footlights on the stage<br>
When my dad carried me out there to say hello<br>
They told me that I stopped the show.<br>
<br>
So I grew up in a crazy world of dressing rooms<br>
And hotel rooms and waiting rooms <br>
And rooms behind-the-scenes.<br>
And I can't forget the endless rows <br>
Of sleepless nights and eatless nights <br>
And nights without a nickel in my jeans.<br>
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But it's all in the game and the way you play it<br>
And you've got to play the game you know.<br>
When you're born in a trunk at the Princess Theatre<br>
in Pocatello, Idaho.<br>
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At first I just stood and watched from the wings<br>
That's all my mom and dad would allow.<br>
But as I got older, I got a little bolder<br>
And snuck out for their second bow.<br>
They kept me in the act because they needed me<br>
To milk applause<br>
Until one night, they did a crazy thing<br>
They left me out there all alone<br>
Mama said 'you're on your own!'<br>
And Papa shouted 'this is it kid, sing!'<br>
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<br>
I'll Get By <br>
Written by Turk & Ahlert<br>
Performed by Judy Garland<br>
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I'll get by<br>
As long as I have you<br>
Though there be rain and darkness too<br>
I'll not complain, I'll see it through.<br>
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I learned very quickly the tricks of the trade<br>
I practiced after everyone was gone<br>
And with the tricks, I learned traditions <br>
And the hardest one of all, is no matter what<br>
The show must go on!<br>
<br>
As time went by, I looked for jobs<br>
And was kicked from pillar to post<br>
I haunted all the agents offices<br>
And I almost ended up a ghost!<br>
<br>
<br>
You Took Advantage Of Me <br>
Written by Rodgers & Hart<br>
I'm a sentimental sap, that's all<br>
What's the use of trying not to fall<br>
I have no will, you made your kill<br>
'Cause you took advantage of me<br>
<br>
Agent<br>
No!<br>
<br>
I'm just like an apple on the bough<br>
And you're gonna shake me down somehow<br>
So what's the use, you've cooked my goose<br>
'Cause you took advantage of me <br>
<br>
Agent<br>
No!<br>
<br>
I'm so hot and bothered that I don't know<br>
My elbow from my ear<br>
I suffer something awful each time you go<br>
And much worse when you're near<br>
Here am I with all my bridges burned<br>
Just a babe in arms, where you're concerned<br>
So lock the doors, call me yours<br>
'Cause you took advantage of me<br>
<br>
Agent<br>
Yes!<br>
<br>
Judy <br>
No!<br>
<br>
So I got into a tap show<br>
All I did was kick my feet<br>
You'd hardly call it a chance to sing<br>
But at least it was a chance to eat! <br>
<br>
<br>
Black Bottom <br>
Written by DeSylva, Brown & Henderson<br>
Performed by Judy Garland<br>
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They call it black bottom<br>
A new swisher<br>
A sure galloon<br>
An old sister<br>
They clap their hands and do the raggedy trot<br>
Hot!<br>
Old fellows with flamenco<br>
And young fellows the way they go<br>
They jump right in and give it all that they've got<br>
<br>
[Spoken]<br>
Then one night something happened <br>
Dame fortune showed her face <br>
The star got sick and I was told to go on in her place. <br>
But, she recovered. <br>
Oh well!<br>
<br>
[Sung]<br>
Black bottom, a new rhythm<br>
when you spot'em, you go with'em <br>
And do that black, black, black, black bottom<br>
You wont be blue when you have got'em <br>
If you do that black, black, black, black bottom all day.<br>
<br>
But finally I got an offer to sing in New York <br>
And I wired I'm on my way <br>
I had visions that this would be <br>
A fabulous, famous cafe. <br>
Filled with high society, <br>
Elegant, and spruce.<br>
And I pictured me the epitome <br>
Of a very chic chanteuse.<br>
<br>
<br>
The Peanut Verdor <br>
Written by Simon, Sunshine & Gilbert<br>
Performed by Judy Garland<br>
<br>
Peanuts!<br>
Through every city, town, and country lane <br>
You'll hear him sing his<br>
Plaintive little strain <br>
And as he goes by, to you he'll say<br>
<br>
(Male voice speaking): Sing Melancholy Baby<br>
Peanuts!<br>
The little children like to trail along, <br>
They like to hear the peanut vendor's song, <br>
They all laugh with glee when he will say<br>
<br>
(Male and Judy's voice speaking)<br>
Sing Melancholy Baby<br>
<br>
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My Melancholy Baby <br>
Written by Norton & Burnett<br>
Performed by Judy Garland<br>
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Come to me my melancholy baby<br>
Cuddle up and don't be blue<br>
All your fears are foolish fancies, maybe<br>
You know dear, that I'm in love with you.<br>
Every cloud must have a silver lining<br>
Wait until the sun shines through<br>
Smile my honey, dear<br>
While I kiss away each tear<br>
Or else I shall be melancholy too.<br>
My benefactor appeared with his card<br>
And at first, I thought he was fresh<br>
Huh, fresh!<br>
He was fresh from heaven all right<br>
He produced the show that gave me the chance<br>
To sing for you tonight<br>
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Swanee <br>
Written by Gershwin & Caesar<br>
Performed by Judy Garland<br>
Swanee, how I love you, how I love you<br>
My dear old Swanee<br>
I'd give the world to be among the folks in<br>
D-I-X-I-E-ven now my mammy's waitin' for me, <br>
Prayin' for me, down by the Swanee<br>
The folks up north will see me no more<br>
When I get to that Swanee shore<br>
Swanee, Swanee, I'm coming back to Swanee<br>
Mammy, mammy, I love the old folks at home<br>
<br>
I love ya Swanee!<br>
How I love you, how I love you<br>
My dear old Swanee<br>
I'd give the world if I could only be <br>
Sittin' on my mammy's knee<br>
I love the old folks, I love the young folks<br>
Oh my bunny, let me love ya more than Alabamy!<br>
Mammy, mammy, my dear old mammy<br>
Your wanderin' child will wander no more<br>
When I get to that Swanee shore<br>
<br>
So I can't quite be called overnight sensation <br>
For it started many years ago<br>
When I was born in a trunk at the Princess Theatre<br>
In Pocatello, Idaho. <br>
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