Till the Clouds Roll By movie - Life Upon The Wicked Stage lyrics
rate me<br>
<br>
[Virginia]<br>
Why do stage struck maidens clamor<br>
To be actin' in the drammer?<br>
<br>
[Girls]<br>
We've heard say<br>
You are gay<br>
Night and day.<br>
<br>
[Virginia]<br>
Oh, go 'way!<br>
<br>
[Girls]<br>
We drink water from a dipper,<br>
You drink champagne from a slipper.<br>
<br>
[Virginia]<br>
Tho' it seems cruel to bust<br>
All your dreams,<br>
Still I must;<br>
Here's the truth I tell you:<br>
Life upon the wicked stage<br>
Ain't ever what a girl supposes;<br>
Stage door Johnnies aren't raging<br>
Over you with gems and roses.<br>
When you let a feller hold your hand (which<br>
Means an extra beer or sandwich),<br>
Ev'rybody whispers: "Ain't her life a whirl?"<br>
Though you're warned against a rou‚<br>
Ruining your reputation,<br>
I have played around<br>
The one night trade around<br>
A great big nation:<br>
Wild old men who give you jewels and sables<br>
Only live in Aesop's Fables.<br>
Life upon the wicked stage<br>
Ain't nothin' for a girl.<br>
<br>
[Girls]<br>
Though we've listened to you moan and grieve, you<br>
Must pardon us if we do not believe you,<br>
There is no doubt<br>
You're crazy about<br>
Your awful stage!<br>
<br>
[Virginia]<br>
I admit it's fun<br>
To smear my face with paint,<br>
Causing ev'ryone<br>
To think I'm what I ain't,<br>
And I like to play a demi-mondy role<br>
With soul!<br>
Ask the hero does he<br>
Like the way I lure<br>
When I play a hussy<br>
Or a paramour,<br>
Yet when once the curtain's down<br>
My life is pure,<br>
And how I dread it!<br>
<br>
[Girls]<br>
Life upon the wicked stage<br>
Ain't ever what a girl supposes,<br>
Stage door Johnnies aren't raging<br>
Over you with gems and roses.<br>
<br>
[Virginia]<br>
If some gentleman would talk with reason<br>
I would cancel all next season.<br>
Life upon the wicked stage<br>
Ain't nothin' for a girl!<br>
<br>
[Girls]<br>
You'd be back the season after!<br>
[Dance]<br>
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