BORN IN A TRUNK
(Lyrics & Music : Leonard Gershe) 
Judy Garland 


Thank you, thank you very much 
I can't express it any other way 
For with this awful trembling in my heart 
I just can't find another thing to say 
I'm happy that you liked the show 
I'm grateful you liked me 
And I'm sure to you the tribute seemed quite right. 
But if you knew of all the years 
Of hopes and dreams and tears 
You'd know it didn't happen overnight 
Huh, overnight! 

I was born in a trunk 
In the Princess Theatre in Pocatella, Idaho 
It was during the matinee on Friday 
And they used a makeup towel for my didee 
When I first saw the light 
It was pink and amber 
Coming from the footlights on the stage 
When my dad carried me out there to say hello 
They told me that I stopped the show. 

So I grew up in a crazy world of dressing rooms 
And hotel rooms and waiting rooms 
And rooms behind-the-scenes. 
And I can't forget the endless rows 
Of sleepless nights and eatless nights 
And nights without a nickel in my jeans. 

But it's all in the game and the way you play it 
And you've got to play the game you know. 
When you're born in a trunk at the Princess Theatre 
in Pocatello, Idaho. 

At first I just stood and watched from the wings 
That's all my mom and dad would allow. 
But as I got older, I got a little bolder 
And snuck out for their second bow. 
They kept me in the act because they needed me 
To milk applause 
Until one night, they did a crazy thing 
They left me out there all alone 
Mama said 'you're on your own!' 
And Papa shouted 'this is it kid, sing!'