CALAMITY JANE (Soundtrack)
Songs from the film "Calamity Jane (1953)
Starring Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn McLerie, Philip Carey & Dick Wesson
All songs written by Sammy Fain & Paul Francis Webster
THE DEADWOOD STAGE / WHIP-CRACK-AWAY / INTROUCING HENRY MILLER
Performed by Doris Day & Chorus
(Calamity Jane!)
(Whip-crack-away, whip-crack-away, whip-crack-away )
(Whip-crack-away, whip-crack-away, whip-crack-away )
(Da-da-da-dum-dee-dum-dee-dum-dum-dee-dum-dee-dum-dum-dum)
(Whip-crack-away, whip-crack-away, whip-crack-away )
(The Deadwood Stage!.....The Deadwood Stage!.....The Deadwood Stage!)
Oh, the Deadwood stage is a-rolling on over the plains
With the curtains flappin’ and the driver a-snappin’ the reins
A beautiful sky, a wonderful day
Whip-crack-away, whip-crack-away, whip-crack-away
Oh, the Deadwood stage is a-headin’ on over the hills
Where the Injun arrows are thicker than porcupine quills
Dangerous land, no time to delay
So, whip-crack-away, whip-crack-away, whip-crack-away
We’re headin' straight for town
Loaded down with a fancy cargo
Care of Wells & Fargo, Illinois, boy!
Oh, the Deadwood stage is a-comin’ on over the crest
Like the homing-pigeon that’s a-hankerin’ after its nest
Twenty-three miles we’ve covered today
So, whip-crack-away, whip-crack-away, whip-crack-away
The wheels go turning round, homeward-bound
Can’t you hear them hummin’
Happy times are comin’ fer to stay, hey
We’ll be home tonight by the light of the silvery moon
And my heart’s a-thumpin’ like a mandolin a-plunkin’ a tune
When I get home, I’m fixin’ to stay
So, whip-crack-away, whip-crack-away, whip-crack-away
Whip-crack away, whip-crack-away, whip-crack-away
(Here they be, here they be, how’s about a welcome)
(A peaceful sorta welcome for the gang.....*Gunshots*)
Oh, the Deadwood stage is finally home again
(Well, exscuse my stammer, if it ain’t Calamity Jane)
(Hiya Calam, what ya’ bring us today?)
(New rubber boots, ten-dollar suits?)
(Things to crochet?)
Beads that sparkle like a prism
Snake oil for your rheumatism
Calico and gingham for the girls
Gumdrops made up in Chicargy
Gum drops just a trifle soggy
And genuine string of artificial pearls
Here’s a hat from Cincinatti
Same as Adelina Patti
Wore in every famous concert hall
Cast your eye on Dr Boer’s
Patent-pending hair-restorer
Guaranteed to grow hair on a billiard ball
Introducin' Henry Miller
Just as busy as a fizzy sasparilla
Ain’t a showman any smarter
Operates the Golden Garter
Where the cream of Deadwood City come to dine
And I’m glad to say he’s a very good friend of mine
Hi Joe, say, where d’ya get them fancy clothes
I know, off some fella’s laundry line
Hi Beau, aren’t you the prairie rose
Smellin’ like a watermelon vine
Here’s the man the sheriff watches
On his gun there’s more'n twenty-seven notches
On the draw there’s no one faster
And you’re flirtin' with disaster
When Bill Hickok’s reputation you malign
And I’m glad to say he’s a very good friend of a friend of mine
Oh, my throat’s as dry as a desert thistle in May
In the Golden Garter, gonna wet my whistle today
Last to the bar’s a three-legged crow
Set ‘em up Joe, set ‘em up Joe, set ‘em up Joe
(Drinks on the house, drinks on the house) Set ‘em up Joe
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I'VE GOT A HIVE FULL OF HONEY
Performed by Dick Wesson
I've got two wonderful arms
I've got two wonderful lips
I'm over twenty one, and I'm free!
Oh, I've got a hive full o' honey
For the right kind of honey bee
I'm not the glamorous type
But I'm the amorous type
You'll love the way I fit on your knee.
Oh, I've got a hive full o' honey
for the right kind of honey bee
My daddy owns a railroad
and my ma is a millionaire
and besides I'm an only child
Do you think you could learn to care?
If you're the one I adore
Come on and get it before
Somebody shakes it down from the tree.
I've got a hive full o' honey
For the right kind of honey bee
..
I got two wonderful arms
I got two wonderful lips
I'm over twenty one, and I'm free!
Oh, I've got a hive full o' honey
For the right kind of honey bee!
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I CAN DO WITHOUT YOU
Performed by Doris Day & Howard Keel
DORIS:
In the Summer you're the Winter
In the finger you're the splinter
In the banquet you're the stew
Say, I could do without you
HOWARD:
In the garden you're the gopher
In the Levi's you're the loafer
Like an overturned canoe
Well, I can do without you
DORIS:
You can go to Philadelphia
Take a hack to Hackensack
Hey, I'll never ring a bell fer yer
Or yell fer yer to come back
HOWARD:
In the question you're the why
In the ointment you're the fly
DORIS:
Though I know some things are indispensible
Like a buck or two
If there's one thing I can do without
I can do without you
HOWARD:
In the barrel you're a pickle
In the goldmine you're a nickel
You're the tack inside my shoe
Yes, I can do without you
DORIS:
In my bosom you're a dagger
You're a mangy carpetbagger
In the theatre you're the 'boo'
I can do without you
HOWARD:
You got charms, they ain't bewitchin' me
You've a face no one would paint
DORIS:
I got the darndest itch in me
To be wherever you ain't
HOWARD:
In the bullfrog you're the croak
DORIS:
In the forest, poison oak
HOWARD:
Though I know somethings are necessary
My half-pint buckaroo
If there's one thing I can do without I can do without.....
DORIS: You're a knothead!
HOWARD: You're a faker!
DORIS: You're a bonehead!
HOWARD: Troublemaker!
BOTH: I can do without you!
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IT'S HARRY I'M PLANNING TO MARRY
Performed by Gale Robbins
Reprised by Allyn McLerie
When you turn to the subject of Harry
That's a horse from a different safari.
He can box like a fox, he's as dumb as an ox
But it's Harry I'm planning to marry
(Yes, it's Harry she's plannin' to marry)
My heart's twined around his suspenders
He's the one that I truly adore
I'm numb, I succumb when he renders
The face on the bar room floor
When he flexes his muscles, I flutter
Like a butterfly caught in a shutter
When he calls me his mate
I just disintegrate
Since the world first began (Since the world first began)
Never been such a man (Never been such a man)
Who could love like he can
So it's Harry I'm planning to marry!
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WINDY CITY
Performed by Doris Day
Boys, Chicagy's the biggest noise in Illinoise.....Listen...
I just blew in from the windy city
The windy city is mighty purty
But they ain't got what we got, no sirree
They got shacks up to seven storeys
Never see any morning glories
But a step from our doorway
We got 'em fer free
They've got those minstrel shows
Purty ladies in the big chapeaus
Private lawns, public parks
For the sake of civic virtue
They've got fountains there that squirt you
I just blew in from the windy city
The windy city is mighty purty
But they ain't got what we got.
I'm telling you, boys,
We got more life in Deadwood city than in all of Illinois!
On the street was a dancin' feller
All dressed up in a suit of yeller
Aand the dance that he did there
Went somethin' like this...
Whistle! (whistling) More!
(Dance Interlude)
You shoulda seen me a-winder shopping
A-winder shopping with eyes a-poppin'
At the sights that you see there, yes sirree!
Press a bell and a moment later
Up you go in an elevator
Just as fast as a polecat a-climbin' a tree
I heard claim hundreds came
To a thing they call a baseball game!
Cigar stores, revolving doors
Men wear sideburns and they oughter
'Cause a haircut costs a quarter
I just blew in from the windy city,
The windy city is mighty purty
But they ain't got what we got.
I'm tellin' ya, boys
I ain't a-swappin' half of Deadwood for the whole of Illinois!
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KEEP IT UNDER YOUR HAT
Performed by Allyn McLerie
Well, now, if you've got a cutie who's a real sweet patootie
better keep it under your hat
Just remember curiousity in fables of old
Killed the curious cat
Supposin' you love a laddie who's a sweet sugar daddy
Better take in the welcoming mat
Remember there's a dozen dolls for every Dan
You're not the only sweet pea in the can
So, if you wanna know the way to keep your man
Keep it under your hat
Keep it under your hat!
If you wanna know the way to keep your man
Keep it under your hat
Keep it under your hat!
Keep it under your hat!
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HIGHER THAN A HAWK
Performed by Howard Keel
My heart is higher than a hawk
my love is deeper than a well
I'm thinkin' in a little while
My love and I'll be doin' very well
An owl is givin' me the eye
The wind is blowin' me a kiss
I wouldn't be at all surprised
If I were only dreamin' all of this
And when I strut about like a Sunny Jim
Dressed in yeller and red
Folks'll shout, "Take a look at him!
He's tetched in the head!"
I said that I would never fall
I laughed at others when they fell
And here I'm falling, higher than a hawk
And deeper than a well
..
And when we're all rigged out like a birthday cake
Eyes'll pop everywhere.
Folks'll shout, "Don't you think
they make a wonderful pair?"
I said that I would never fall
But if you promise not to tell
My love for you is higher than a hawk
And deeper than a well
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A WOMAN'S TOUCH
Performed by Doris Day & Allyn McLerie
ALLYN: A woman's touch
DORIS: A woman's touch
ALLYN: The magic of Aladdin couldn't do as much
ALLYN: She's a wizard, she's a champ
DORIS: And she doesn't need a lamp
ALLYN:
A woman's touch can weave a spell
The kind of hocus pocus that she does so well
DORIS:
With the magic of a broom
She can mesmerize a room
ALLYN:
With a whisk whisk here and a whisk whisk there
And a dustpan for the cinders
DORIS:
With a rub rub here and a rub rub there
She can polish up the winders
Then presto chango
Suddenly, the sun comes shining through
ALLYN:And what does Mr Sunshine say to you?
DORIS: Howdy-do!
ALLYN: It makes you blink, to stop and think
DORIS: A woman and a whisk-broom can accomplish so darn much
BOTH: So never underestimate a woman's touch
DORIS:
A woman's touch can quickly fill
The empty flower boxes on a winder sill
ALLYN:
One smile from her and zoom
Little buds begin to bloom
ALLYN: A touch of paint
DORIS: A magic nail
BOTH: Can turn a kitchen chair into a Chippendale
DORIS:
Even make the lamp appear
Like a crystal chandelier
ALLYN:
With a tack tack here and a tack tack there
And a hand around a hammer
With a mop mop here and a mop mop there
You can give a cabin glamour
DORIS:
Then gosh almighty, all at once
The cabin that we knew
Becomes a shining castle built for two
BOTH: Me and you
ALLYN:
The pies and cakes a woman bakes
Can make a fella tell her
That he loves her very much
DORIS: It can?
BOTH: So never underestimate a woman's touch
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BLACK HILLS OF DAKOTA
Performed by Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn McLerie, Philip Carey & Chorus
HOWARD:
Take me back to the Black Hills
The Black Hills of Dakota
To the beautiful Indian country
That I love
DORIS:
Lost my heart in the Black Hills
The Black Hills of Dakota
Where the pines are so high
That they kiss the sky above
ALL:
And when I get that lonesome feelin'
And I'm miles away from home
I hear the voice of the mystic mountains
Callin' me back home
DORIS & HOWARD:
So, take me back to the Black Hills
The Black Hills of Dakota
To the beautiful Indian country
That I love
(Take me back to the Black Hills )
(The Black Hills of Dakota)
(To the beautiful Indian country)
(That I love)
HOWARD:
Lost my heart in the Black Hills
DORIS & HOWARD:
The Black Hills of Dakota
Where the pines are so high
That they kiss the sky above
DORIS & HOWARD:
And when I get that lonesome feelin'
And I'm miles away from home
I hear the voice of the mystic mountains
Callin' me back home
ALL:
So take me back to the black hills
The black hills of Dakota
To the beautiful Indian country
That I love
DORIS & HOWARD:
To the beautiful Indian country
That I love
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SECRET LOVE
Performed by Doris Day
Once I had a secret love
That lived within the heart of me
All too soon my secret love
Became impatient to be free
So I told a friendly star
The way that dreamers often do
Just how wonderful you are
And why I'm so in love with you
Now, I shout it from the highest hills
Even told the golden daffodils
At last my hearts an open door
And my secret love's no secret anymore
Now, I shout it from the highest hills
Even told the golden daffodils
At last my hearts an open door
And my secret love's no secret anymore
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FINALE MEDLEY
Performed by Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn McLerie & Chorus
DORIS:
Now I shout it from the highest hills,
even told the golden daffodils.
At last my heart's an open door,
and my secret love's no secret anymore.
ALLYN:
Ain't going back to the windy city,
the windy city is mighty pretty,
but it ain't got what I've got,
I'm telling you boys,
I wouldn't trade this golden nugget
for the whole of Illinois.
HOWARD:
My heart is higher than a hawk,
my love is deeper than a well,
I'm thinkin' in a little while
my love and I'll be doin' very well
HOWARD:
We'll be home tonight by the light of the silvery moon.
DORIS:
And my hearts a-thumpin' like a mandolin a-plunkin' a tune
BOTH:
When we get home we're fixin' to stay,
so whipcrack away, whipcrack away, whipcrack away!
(Oh, the Deadwood stage is a-rollin' on over the plains)
(With the curtains flappin' and the driver slappin' the reins)
(A beautiful sky! A wonderful day!)
(Whipcrack away, whipcrack away, whipcrack away!)
(Whipcrack away, whipcrack away, whipcrack away!)
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(All songs transcribed and/or verified by Mel Priddle - October 2007)
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