GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (Soundtrack)


Songs from the film "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953)
Starring Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe





TWO LITTLE GIRLS FROM LITTLE ROCK
(Jule Styne / Leo Robin)
Performed by Jane Russell & Marilyn Monroe




BOTH:
We're just two little girls from Little Rock
We lived on the wrong side of the tracks
But the gentlemen friends who used to call
They never did seem to mind at all
They came to the wrong side of the tracks


MARILYN:
Then someone broke my heart in Little Rock
So I up and left the pieces there
Like a little lost lamb I roamed about
I came to New York and I found out
BOTH:
That men are the same way everywhere


BOTH:
I was young and determined to be wined and dined and ermined
And I worked at it all around the clock
JANE:
Now one of these days in my fancy clothes
I'm a going back home and punch the nose
BOTH:
Of the one who broke my heart
MARILYN:
The one who broke my heart
BOTH:
The one who broke my heart in Little Rock
Little Rock, Little Rock.....
Little Rock!


(But little rocks or square rocks)
(These girls must have their rocks)
(Diamonds are a girl's best friend)


MARILYN:
I learned an awful lot in Little Rock 
And here's some advice I'd like to share
Find a gentleman who is shy or bold 
Or short or tall, or young or old
BOTH:
As long as the guy's a millionaire!


BOTH:
For a kid from the small street 
I did very well on Wall Street
Though I never owned a share of stock
And now that I'm known in the biggest banks
I'm going back home and give my thanks
To the one who broke my heart 
MARILYN:
The one who broke my heart
BOTH:
The one who broke my heart
In Little Rock!






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BYE, BYE, BABY
(Jule Styne / Leo Robin)
Performed by Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe & Chorus




JANE:
Bye, bye, baby 
Remember you're my baby 
When they give you the eye 
Although I know that you care 
Won't you write and declare 
That though on the loose 
You are still on the square 


I'll be gloomy 
But send that rainbow to me 
Then my shadows will fly 
Though you'll be gone for a while 
I know that I'll be smilin' 
With my baby by and by, and by 
With my baby by and by 


(In the sweet by and by)
(Bye, bye, baby, bye, bye, baby, bye, bye)
(We will meet on the beautiful shore) 
(Bye, bye pretty baby)
(You better remember you're my baby)
(When they give you the eye, my my)
(Although I know that you care)
(Won't you write and declare)
(Declare that though on the loose) 
(You are still staying on the square) 


JANE: 
I'll be gloomy 
(But send that rainbow to me) 
JANE & CHORUS:
Then my shadows will fly
Though you'll be gone for awhile 
I know that I'll be smiling 
With my baby by and by
JANE:
And by 
With my baby, by and by
 
MARILYN: 
I'll be in my room alone 
Every post meridian 
And I'll be with my diary 
And that book by Mister Gideon 


Bye, bye, baby 
Remember you're my baby 
When they give you the eye 
And just to show that I care 
I will write and declare 
That I'm on the loose 
But I'll stay on the square 


I'll be lonely 
But even though I'm lonely 
There'll be no other guy 
Though I'll be gone for a while 
I know that I'll be smiling 
With my baby by and by, and by 
With my baby, by and by 


(I'll be gloomy) 
(But send that rainbow to me) 
(Then my shadows will fly) 
(Though you'll be gone for a while) 
(I know that I'll be smiling) 
(With my baby bye and bye) 


(Bye, bye, baby) 
(Remember you're my baby) 
(When they give you the eye) 
(Although I know that you care) 
(Won't you write and declare) 
MARILYN:
That though on the loose 
You are still on the square 


ALL:
I'll be gloomy 
But send that rainbow to me 
Then my shadows will fly 
Though you'll be gone for a while 
I know that I'll be smiling 
With my baby bye and bye 
With my wonderful baby 
By and by
(Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye)






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AIN'T THERE ANYONE HERE FOR LOVE?
(Hoagy Carmichael / Harold Adamson)
Performed by Jane Russell & Male Chorus 




(One, two, three, four)
(One, two, three, four)
(One, two, three, four)
(One, two, three, four)
(One, two, three, four)
(One, two, three, four)
(One, two, three, four)
(One, two, three, four)
(One, two, three)
(One)


(JANE - Spoken): Honey, you'll hurt yourself) 


I can't play tennis 
My golf's a menace 
I just can't do the Australian crawl 
And I'm no better at volleyball 
Ain't there anyone here for love, sweet love 
Ain't there anyone here for love 


I'm apathetic and non-athletic 
Can't keep up in a marathon 
I need some shoulder to lean upon 
And a couple of arms to hold me 
Ain't there anyone here for love 


I'm not in condition to wrestle 
I've never trained in a gym 
Show me a man who can nestle 
And I'll pin a medal on him 


Need some chappy 
To make me happy 
And he don't have to be Hercules 
Don't anyone know about birds and bees 
Ain't there anyone here for love, sweet love 
Ain't there anyone here for love 


(JANE - Spoken): 
(Doubles, anyone?) 
(Court's free) 
(Two out of three) 
(Anyone?) 
(Doesn't anyone wanna play?) 


I like big muscles 
And red corpuscles 
I like a beautiful hunk o' man 
But I'm no physical culture fan
Ain't there anyone here for love, sweet love  
Ain't there anyone, ain't there anyone 
Ain't there anyone, anyone, anyone, anyone 
For love






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WHEN LOVE GOES WRONG
(Hoagy Carmichael / Harold Adamson)
Performed by Jane Russell & Marilyn Monroe




JANE:
When love goes wrong
Nothin' goes right
This one thing I know
When love goes wrong
A man takes flight
And women get uppity-oh


MARILYN:
The sun don't beam
The moon don't shine
The tide don't ebb and flow
JANE:
A clock won't strike
A match won't light
BOTH:When love goes wrong
Nothing goes right


JANE:
The blues all gather round you (Crazee, Mademoiselle)
MARILYN:
And day is dark as night
A man ain't fit to live with (Dites-moi)
JANE: 
And a woman's sorry sight (C'est la guerre)


(When love goes wrong)
(Nothing goes right)
(When love goes wrong)
(Nothing goes right)
(JANE - Spoken: Do it, Honey, do it!)
(When love goes wrong
(Nothing goes right)
(When love goes wrong)
(Nothing goes, nothing goes right)


JANE:
When love hoes wrong
Nothin' goes right
MARILYN:
Bees don't buzz, fish don't bite
BOTH:
Clock won't strike
A match won't light
When love goes wrong
Nothin' goes right
(C'est vrai, c'est vrai, touché, touché)


JANE:
A woman's a fright, a terrible sight
MARILYN:
A man goes out, gets high as a kite
BOTH:
Love is something you just can't fight
(JANE - Spoken: You can't fight it, honey, you can't fight it)
When love goes wrong, nothin'
(JANE - Spoken: No bows, honey, just eight bars and off)
Nothing goes right
(Crazee,  Crazee , oui, oui)


lt's like we said
You're better off dead
When love has lost its glow
So take this down in black and white
When love goes wrong, nothin' goes right
(When love goes wrong nothing goes right)
(Nothing goes right)






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DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND
(Jule Styne / Leo Robin)
Performed by Marilyn Monroe




No
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
No-o-o-o
No
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, no-o-o-o
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
NO!


The French are glad to die for love
They delight in fighting duels
But I prefer a man who lives
And gives expensive jewels


A kiss on the hand may be quite continental
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
A kiss may be grand, but it won't pay the rental
On your humble flat or help you at the automat


Men grow cold as girls grow old
And we all lose our charms in the end
But square-cut or pear-shape
These rocks don't lose their shape
Diamonds are a girl's best friend


Tiffanys........Cartiers
Black Star.......Frost-Gorham 
Talk to me Harry Winston
Tell me all about it


There may come a time when a lass needs a lawyer
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
There may come a time when a hard boiled employer
Thinks you're awful nice, but get that ice or else no dice


He's your guy when stocks are high
But beware when they start to descend
It's then that those louses go back to their spouses
Diamonds are a girl's best friend


I've heard of affairs that are strictly platonic
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
And I think affairs that you must keep per-sonic
Are better bets if little pets get big baguettes


Time rolls on and youth is gone
And you can't straighten up when you bend
But stiff back or stiff knees
You stand straight at Tiff-nees
(Oooo-oooo)
Diamonds (Diamonds)
Diamonds (Diamonds)
I don't mean rhinestones
But diamonds are a girl's best, best friend






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DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND
(Juke Styne / Leo Robin)
Performed by Jane Russell




A kiss on the hand may be quite continental
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
A kiss may be grand but it won't pay the rental
On your humble flat or help you at the automat


Men grow cold as girls grow old
And we all lose our charms in the end
But square-cut or pear-shaped
These rocks don't lose their shape
Diamonds are a girl's best friend


Tiffanys........Cartiers
Black Star.......Frost-Gorham
Talk to me Harry Winstone
Talk to me
Ya-Hoo!






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TWO LITTLE GIRL'S FROM LITTLE ROCK / FINALE
(Jule Styne / Leo Robin)
Performed by Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe & CHORUS




MARILYN:
We're just two little girls from Little Rock
JANE:
And we lived on the wrong side of the tracks
BOTH:
But at last we won the big crusade
Looks we we finally made the grade


(But square-cut or pear-shape)
(These rocks don't lose their shape)
(Diamonds, diamonds)
(Diamonds are a girl's)
(Diamonds are a girl's best friend)






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All songs transcribed/verified by Mel Priddle - August 2008)