A LOT OF LIVIN' TO DO
From the Broadway Musical "Bye Bye Birdie" (1960)
(Music: Charles Strouse / Lyrics: Lee Adams)
Dick Gautier & Susan Watson (Broadway Production) - 1960
Jack Jones - 1960
The Hi-Lo's - 1960
Marty Wilde & Sylvia Tysick (London Stage Production) - 1961
Rikki Henderson - 1961
The Viscounts - 1961
Sammy Davis Jr. - 1962
George Chakiris - 1962
Jesse Pearson, Ann-Margret & Bobby Rydell (Film Soundtrack) - 1963
Steve Lawrence & Edie Gormé - 1963
Nancy Wilson - 1963
Peggy Lee - 1963
Chris Connor - 1963
Annie Ross - 1963
James Darren - 1964
Louis Armstrong & The All Stars - 1964
The Morgan-James Duo - 1965
Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orch. (Instr.) - 1965
Marc Kudisch & Chynna Phillips (TV Production) - 1995
Nolan Gerard Funk & Allie Trimm (Broadway Revival) - 2009
There are girls just ripe for some kissin'
And I mean to kiss me a few!
Oh, those girls don't know what they're missin'
I've got a lot of livin' to do!
And there's wine all ready for tastin'
And there's cadillacs all shiny and new!
Got to move, 'cause time is a wastein'
There's such a lot of livin' to do!
There's music to play, places to go, people to see!
Everything for you and me!
Life's a ball, if only you know it!
And it's all just waiting for you!
You're alive, so go on and show it!
There's such a lot of livin' to do!
Such a lot of livin' to do!
What a lot of livin' to do!
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As performed by DICK GAUTIER (as Birdie), SUSAN WATSON (as Kim)
and Chorus in the original Broadway production of "Bye Bye Birdie":
BIRDIE:
There are chicks just ripe for some kissin'
And I mean to kiss me a few
Man, those chicks don't know what they're missin'
I got a lot of livin' to do
Sizzlin' steaks all ready for tastin'
And there's Cadillacs all shiny and new
Gotta move 'cause time is a-wastin'
There's such a lot of livin' to do
KIM:
There are men of nineteen or twenty
Who are suave and reckless and true
Older men who give a girl plenty
I've gotta a lot of livin' to do
BIRDIE:
There's music to play,
Places to go, people to see!
Everything for you and me
Crazy clothes and motorboat races
(Someone nice to cuddle up to)
(Broadway nights and wide open spaces)
(There's such a lot of livin' to do)
(Lots of dates and no one to scold you)
(Loop the loop and laugh at the view)
(Moonlight swims and someone to hold you)
(We've got a lot of livin' to do)
BIRDIE:
There's music to play (You know it)
Places to go (You know it), people to see
Everything (Yeah!) for you and me
ALL:
Oh, life's a ball if only you know it
And it's all just waiting for you
You're alive, so come on and show it
Oh, we got a lot of livin'
Such a lot of livin'
What a lot of livin' to do!
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2018)
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As performed in the film "Bye Bye Birdie" by ANN-MARGRET (as Kim),
BOBBY RYDELL (as Hugo) & JESSE PEARSON (as Birdie):
BIRDIE:
There are chicks just ripe for some kissin'
And I mean to kiss me a few!
Man, those chicks don't know what they're missin',
I got a lot o' livin' to do!
Sizzlin' steaks all ready for tastin'
And there's Cadillacs, all shiny and new!
Gotta move, cause time is a-wastin',
I got a lot o' livin' to do!
There's music to play
Places to go, people to see!
Everything for you and me!
Life's a ball
If only you know it
And it's all just waitin' for you
You're alive,
So come on and show it
Yeah, we got a lot of livin'
KIM:
There are men with childhood behind them
Handsome men from Yale or Purdue
Older men and I'm gonna find 'em
I got a ot o' livin' to do
I'm a-gonna have fun
Gonna be wild
Have my own way
I may break a heart today
Drink champagne as if it were water
Pink champagne and after a few
Daddy, dear, you won't know your daughter
She's got a lot o' livin' to do
HUGO:
Think I'll be a ring-a-ding drummer
Make each week a thousand or two
Gorgeous girls will beg for my number
Hey, I've got a lot of livin' to do
Yes, I'm goona break out
Gonna take off, gonna be free
This town is awfully square
For a cat like me
Or I'll be a superjet pilot
Climbing high way out in the blue
Then they'll see I'm no shrinkin' violet
Hey, I've got a lot of livin' to do
(Dance Routine)
BIRDIE: I got a lot o' livin' to do
(Dance Routine)
BIRDIE: There's music to play
HUGO: Places to go
KIM: People to see
HUGO: Ah, everything for you and me
BIRDIE
Life's a ball if only you know it
Yeah, and it's all just waitin' for you
Ah, you're alive, so come on and show it
Yeah, we got a lot o' livin'
Such a lot o' livin'
Tonight's the night we're gonna fly
Let's kick this hick town into high
I want a taste of ev'rything
Let's live it up and really swing
ALL: Got a lot of livin', livin', livin', livin', livin' to do
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2018)
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As recorded by STEVE LAWRENCE & EYDIE GORMÉ:
There are guys just ripe for some kissin'
And I mean to kiss me a few
Oh, those guys don't know what they're missin'
I've got a lot of livin' to do
And there's wine all ready for tastin'
And there's great big cars all shiny and new
I've gotta move 'cause time is a wastin'
There's such a lot o' livin' to do
There's music to play, places to go, people to see
Everything for you and me
Life's a ball, life's a ball, if only you know it
And it's all just waiting for you
You're alive, so come on and show it
There's such a lot o' livin' to do
There's music to play, people to see
Everything for you and me
Life is a ball, life's a ball, if only you know it, you'd better know it
And it's all, yes it's all, just waiting for you
You're alive, so come on and show it
There's such a lot o' livin' to do
So live it up, laugh it up
Love it up, don't give up
Don't sit back and wait for it
You gotta put out your bait for it
You never wanta be too late for it
Heed the call you all
Life's a ball if only you know it
And it's all just waitin' for you
You're alive, so come on and show it
There's such a lot of singin'
Such a large amount of swingin'
There's such a lot of really livin' left to do
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2018)
