GUYS AND DOLLS
Songs from the 1955 film "Guys And Dolls"


Starring
Marlon Brando as Sky Masterson
Jean Simmons as Sergeant Sarah Brown
Frank Sinatra as Nathan Detroit
Vivian Blaine as Adelaide
Stubby Kaye as Nicely-Nicely Johnson
Johnny Silver as Benny Southstreet
Danny Dayton as Rusty Charlie


All music and lyrics written by Frank Loesser
(except "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow")













GUYS AND DOLLS / WOMAN IN LOVE (Opening Credits)
Performed by unseen mixed chorus:


When you see a guy reach for stars in the sky
You can bet that he's doing it for some doll
When you spot a John waiting out in the rain
Chances are he's insane as only a John can be for a Jane
When you meet a gent paying all kinds of rent
For a flat that could flatten the Taj Mahal
Call it sad, call it funny, but it's better than even money
That the guy's only doing it for some doll

Your eyes are the eyes of a woman in love
And, oh, how they give you away
Why try to deny you're a woman in love
When I know very well what they say


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FUGUE FOR TINHORNS
Performed by Stubby Kaye (Nicely-Nicely), Johnny Silver (Benny)
and Danny Dayton (Rusty Charlie):


NICELY:
I got the horse right here
The name is Paul Revere
And here's a guy that says if the weather's clear
Can do, can do
This guy says the horse can do
If he says the horse can do
Can do, can do

BENNY:
I go for Valentine
'Cause on the morning line
The guy has got him figured at five to nine
Has chance, has chance
This guy says the horse has chance

RUSTY:
But look at Epitaph
He wins it by a half
According to this here in the Telegraph

NICELY:
For Paul Revere I'll bite
I hear his foot's all right
Of course it all depends if it rained last night

BENNY:
I know it's Valentine
The morning works look fine
Besides, the jockey's brother's a friend of mine

RUSTY:
Now just a minute, boys
I got the feed box noise
It says the great-grandfather was Equipoise

NICELY:
I tell you Paul Revere
Now this is no bum steer
It's from a handicapper that's real sincere

BENNY:
I'm pickin' Valentine
'Cause on the morning line
The guy has got him figured at five to nine

RUSTY:
So make it Epitaph
He wins it by a half
According to this here in the Telegraph

RUSTY: Epitaph!
BENNY: Valentine!
NICELY: Paul Revere!
ALL: I got the horse right here!


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FOLLOW THE FOLD
Performed by Jean Simmons and Chorus:


Follow the fold and stray no more
Stray no more, stray no more
Put down the bottle and we'll say no more
Follow, follow, the fold
Before you take another swallow!
Follow the fold and stray no more
Stray no more, stray no more
Tear up your poker deck and play no more
Follow, follow, the fold


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THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED (PERMANENT FLOATING CRAP GAME)
Performed by Frank Sinatra (Nathan Detroit), Stubby Kaye (Nicely-Nicely), Johnny Silver (Benny) and male chorus:


NICELY: The Biltmore garage wants a grand
BENNY: But we ain't got a grand on hand
NATHAN: And they now have a lock on the door
To the gym at Public School 84
NICELY: There's the stock room behind the McCloskey's bar
BENNY: But Mrs. McCloskey ain't a good scout.
NATHAN: And things being how they are
The back of the police station is out
NICELY & BENNY: So the Biltmore garage is the spot.
NATHAN: But the one thousand bucks we ain't got

Why, it's good old reliable Nathan
Nathan, Nathan, Nathan, Detroit
If you're looking for action, he'll furnish the spot
Even when the heat is on, it's never too hot
Not for good old reliable Nathan
For it's always just a short walk
To the oldest established, permanent floating
Crap game in New York

There are well-heeled shooters everywhere, everywhere
There are well-heeled shooters everywhere
And an awful lot of lettuce
For the fella who can get us there
NICELY, BENNY & NATHAN:
If we only had a lousy little grand
We could be a millionaire

Good old reliable Nathan
Nathan, Nathan, Nathan, Detroit
NATHAN:
If the size of your bundle you want to increase
I'll arrange that you go broke in quiet and peace
NICELY & BENNY:
In a hideout provided by Nathan
NICELY, BENNY & NATHAN:
Where there are no neighbors to squawk
ALL:
It's the oldest established permanent floating
Crap game in New York

Where's the action? Where's the game?  
NICELY, BENNY & NATHAN:
Gotta have the game or we'll die from shame
ALL:
It's the oldest established, permanent floating
Crap game in New York!


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I'LL KNOW
Performed by Marlon Brando & Jean Simmons:


JEAN:
For I've imagined every bit of him
From his strong moral fiber to the wisdom in his head
To the homey aroma of his pipe
MARLON:
You have wished yourself a smalltown Galahad
The breakfast-eating, four button type
JEAN:
And I shall meet him when the time is right.

JEAN:
I'll know when my love comes along
I won't take a chance
For, oh, he'll be just what I need
Not some fly-by-night Broadway romance
MARLON:
And you'll know at a glance by the two pair of pants.

JEAN:
I'll know by his calm steady voice
Those feet on the ground.
I'll know as I run to his arms
That at last I've come home safe and sound.
Until then, I shall wait.
Until then, I'll be strong.
For I'll know when my love comes along.

MARLON:
Mine will come as a surprise to me.
Mine I leave to chance and chemistry.
SARAH (spoken) Chemistry?
SKY (spoken) Yeah, chemistry

Suddenly I'll know when my love comes along
I'll know then and there
I'll know at the sight of her face
How I care, how I care, how I care
And I'll stop, and I'll stare.

And I'll know long before we can speak
I'll know in my heart.
I'll know and I won't ever ask
Am I right, am I wise, am I smart.
But I'll stop and I'll stare at that face in the throng.
Yes, I'll know when my love comes along


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PET ME POPPA
Performed by Vivian Blaine as Miss Adelaide
& The Goldwyn Girls as Miss Adelaide's Kittens


KITTENS:

Meaow!

Meaow!

Yow!

Hello!

Purrr! Purrr!

Ooh!

One meaow, two meaow, three meaow, scat
What's the intital of my pet top cat
Is it A-B-C-D-E-F-G
Is it H-R-J or L-M-N-O-P
Is it L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T
No, it's you, you're the cat for me

Meaow!

Meaow!

Uh-uh!

ADELAIDE:
You know you've been mean to me
And you know, when you're mean to me
How it always makes me wanta roam

And you know there's a danger
That some gentle stranger
Might pick me up and make me feel at home

So pet me Poppa, Poppa, pet me nice (Meaow! Meaow!)
Ooh, pet me Poppa, Poppa, melt the ice (And you know how)
If you don't wan't me out roamin' the city
Talk to me pretty, here kitty, kitty
And pet me Poppa, Poppa, pet me nice

Ooh, pet me Poppa, Poppa, pet me good (Meaow! Meaow!)
Umm, pet me Poppa, proper, like you should (And you know how)
If you care to keep me home by the fire
Especially when it's time to retire
Then pet me Poppa, Poppa, pet me good

Warm up my saucer of milk and maybe I'll purrrr (Rrrrrrr!)
Lay out my cushion of silk, don't rumple my fur (Ssssss!)
Just reach over and pet me Poppa, Poppa melt the ice
If you don't wan't me out roamin' the city
ADELAIDE & KITTENS:
Talk to me pretty, here kitty, kitty
And pet me Poppa, that's my good advice

Pet me Poppa, meaow
Pet me Poppa, rrrrrr
Poppa, pet me, that'll get me
Pet me Poppa, Poppa, pet me nice


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ADELAIDE'S LAMENT
Performed by Viviane Blaine:


It says here
The average unmarried female
Basically insecure
Due to some long frustration may react
With psychosomatic symptoms
Difficult to endure
Affecting the upper respiratory tract.

In other words, just from waitin' around for that plain little band of gold
A person can develop a cold

You can spray her wherever you figure there's streptococci lurk
You can give her a shot for whatever's she's got, but it just won't work
If she's tired o' gettin' that fish eye from the hotel clerk
A person can develop a cold

It says here:
The female remaining single
Constantly in suspense
Shows a neurotic tendancy, see note
See note? Note hah-hah
Chronic organic sydromes
Toxic or hypertense
Involving the eye, the ear, the nose, and throat

In other words, just from wonderin' whether if the wedding is on or off
A person can develop a cough

You can feed her all day with the vitamin A and the bromofizz
But the medicine never gets anywhere near where the trouble is.
If she's gettin' a kind of name for herself, and the name ain't his
A person can develop a cough

And furthur more, just from stalling, and stalling
And stalling the wedding trip
A person can develop la grippe

When they get on the train for Niagara
And she can hear church bells chime
The compartment is air conditioned
And the mood sublime
Then they get off at Yonkers Racetrack for the fourteenth time!
A person can develop la grippe
La grippe
La post nasal drip
With the wheezes
And the sneezes
And a sinus that's really a pip!

From a lack of community property
And a feeling she's getting to old
A person can develop a bad, bad cold!


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FOLLOW THE FOLD (Reprise)
Performed by Jean Simmons, Marlon Brando and Chorus


Follow the fold and stray no more
Stray no more, stray no more
Put down the bottle and we'll say no more
Follow...........


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GUYS AND DOLLS
Performed by Frank Sinatra (Nathan Detroit),
Stubby Kaye(Nicely-Nicely) & Johnny Silver (Benny):


NATHAN:
What's playin' at the Roxy?
I'll tell you what's playin' at the Roxy
A picture about a Minnesota man so in love with a Mississippi girl
That he sacrifices everything and moves all the way to Biloxi
That's what's playin' at the Roxy!

BENNY:
What's in the Daily News?
I'll tell you what's in the Daily News
Story about a guy who bought his wife a small ruby
With what otherwise would have been his union dues
That's what's in the Daily News!

NICELY-NICELY:
What's happenin' all over?
I'll tell you what's happenin' all over
Guy sitting home by a television set
Who used to be something of a rover
That's what's happening all over!

ALL: Love is the thing that has licked 'em
NATHAN: And it looks like I'm just another victim

NATHAN:
Yes, sir, when you see a guy reach for stars in the sky
You can bet that he's doin' it for some doll

NICELY:
When you spot a John waitin' out in the rain
Chances are he's insane as only a John can be for a Jane

BENNY:
When you meet a gent payin' all kinds of rent
For a flat that could flatten the Taj Mahal

NATHAN:
Call it sad, call it funny, but it's better than even money
That the guy's only doin' it for some doll

BENNY:
When you see a Joe savin' half of his dough,
You can bet there'll be mink in' it for some doll

NICELY-NICELY:
When a bum buys wine like a bum can't afford
ALL:
It's a cinch that the bum is under the thumb of some little broad

BENNY:
When you meet a mug lately out of the jug
And he's still liftin' platinum fol-de-rol

ALL:
Call it hell, call it heaven, it's a probable twelve to seven
That the guy's only doin' it for some doll

BENNY:
When you see a sport and his cash has run short
You can bet that he's been blowin' it on some doll

NICELY-NICELY:
When a guy wears tails with the front gleaming white
Who the heck do you think he's ticklin' pink on Saturday night?

NATHAN:
When some lazy slob takes a good steady job
And he smells from Vitalis and Barbasol

ALL:
Call it dumb, call it clever, ah, but you can give odds forever
That the guy's only doin' it for some doll, some doll, some doll
The guy's only doin' it for some doll!


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FOR HE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW (Traditional)
Performed by Johnny Silver (as Benny) and B.S. Pully (as Big Jule):


BENNY:
For he's a jolly good fellow
For he's a jolly good fellow
For he's a jolly good fellow
BIG JULE:  
Which nobody cannot deny


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ADELAIDE
Performed by Frank Sinatra & Male Chorus:


Unaccustomed as I am to getting married
I am taking this occasion here to say
That me and Adelaide are finally naming the day
Though she knows deep in her heart
I'm a phoney and I'm a fake
She wants five children to start
Five's a difficult point to make, but....

Adelaide, Adelaide, ever-lovin' Adelaide
Is takin' a chance on me
Takin' a chance I'll be respectable and nice
Give up cards and dice, and go for shoes and rice
So gentlemen, deal me out, do not try to feel me out
I got no more evenings free
Since Adelaide, Adelaide, ever lovin' Adelaide
Is takin' a chance, talk about your long shots
Takin' a chance on me

(Dialogue)

Adelaide, Adelaide (Ever-lovin' Adelaide)
Is takin' a chance on me
Takin' a chance I'll be respectable and nice
(Give up cards and dice)
(And go for shoes and rice)
So gentlemen, deal me out, do not try to feel me out
(You got no more evenings free)
You may scratch me
Since Adelaide, (Adelaide), ever lovin' Adelaide
Is takin' a chance (Talk about your long shots)
Takin' a chance on me


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A WOMAN IN LOVE
Performed seperately by unknown group and Renee Renor:


Alli en tu mirar cierta luz del amor
La luz que quieres apagar
Yo se, si yo se, es la luz del amor
Cuando alumbra tu senda con amor

Porque, porque ignorar este amor sin igual
Porque este amor ocultas
Alli en tu mirar cierta luz del amor
Y brillare para mi en total
Y brillare para mi en total


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IF I WERE A BELL
Performed by Jean Simmons:


Ask me how do I feel
Ask me now that we're cosy and clinging
Well sir, all I can say is
If I were a bell I'd be ringing!

From the moment we kissed tonight
That's the way I just got to behave
Boy, if I were a lamp I'd light
And if I were a banner I'd wave

Ask me how do I feel
Little me with my quiet upbringing
Well sir, all I can say is
If I were a gate I'd be swinging

And if I were a watch
I'd start popping my spring
Or if I were a bell
I'd go "Ding-Dong-Ding-Dong-Ding!"

Ask me how do I feel
From this chemistry lesson I'm learning
(BRANDO: Chemistry?) Yeah, chemistry!
All I can say is
If I were a bridge I'd be burning

Yes, I knew my moral would crack
From the wonderful way that you looked
Boy, if I were a duck I'd quack
Or if I were a goose I'd be cooked

Ask me how do I feel
Ask me now that we're fondly caressing
How, if I were a salad
I know I'd be splashing my dressing

Ask me how to discribe
This whole beautiful thing
Well, if I were a bell
I'd go "Ding-Dong-Ding-Dong-Ding!"


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A WOMAN IN LOVE
Performed by Marlon Brando as Sky Masterson
and Jean Simmons as Sarah Brown:


SKY:
Your eyes are the eyes of a woman in love
And, oh, how they give you away
Why try to deny you're a woman in love
When I know very well, what I say

I say no moon in the sky ever lent such a glow
Some flame deep within made them shine
Those eyes are the eyes of a woman in love
And may they gaze evermore into mine
Tenderly gaze evermore into mine

SARAH:
And what about you? It's got you too
Your eyes are the eyes of a man who's in love
SKY: That same flame deep within made them shine
SARAH: Your eyes are the eyes of a man who's in love
SKY: Woman in love
BOTH:
And may they gaze evermore into mine
Crazily gaze evermore into mine


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TAKE BACK YOUR MINK
Performed by Viviane Blaine & The Goldwyn Girls


He bought me the fur mink five Winters ago
And the gown the following Fall
Then the necklace, the bag, the hat, and the shoes
Oh, what generous gifts, I recall
Then last night in his apartment
He tried to remove them all
And I said as I ran down the hall

Take back your mink, take back your pearls
What made you think that I was one of those girls
Take back the gown, the shoes and the hat
I may be down, but I'm not flat as all that

I thought that each expensive gift you'd arranged
Was a token of your esteem
Now, when I think of what you want in exchange
It all seems a horrible dream

So, take back your mink
To from whence it came
And tell them to shorten the sleeves
For some other dame

Take back your mink, take back your pearls
What made you think that I was one of those girls
I'm screaming!
Take back the gown, take back the hat
I may be down, but I'm not flat as all that

I thought that each expensive gift you'd arranged
Was a token of your esteem
But when I think of what you want in exchange
It all seems a horrible dream
Oow!

Take back your mink
Those old worn out pelts
And go shorten the sleeves
For somebody else

(Dance Routine)

Well, wouldn't you?


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LUCK BE A LADY
Performed by Marlon Brando & Male Chorus:


They call you Lady Luck
But there is room for doubt
At times you have a very
Unladylike way of runnin' out
You're on this date with me
The pickin's have been lush
And yet before this evening is over
You might give me the brush
You might forget your manners
You might refuse to stay
And so the best that I can do is pray

Luck be a lady tonight
Luck be a lady tonight
Luck if you've ever been a lady to begin with
Luck be a lady tonight

Luck let a gentleman see
How nice a dame you can be
I know the way you've treated other guys you've been with
Luck be a lady with me

A lady doesn't leave her escort
It isn't fair, it isn't nice
A lady doesn't wander all over the room
And blow on some other guy's dice

So, let's keep this party polite
Never get out of my sight
Stick with me, baby, I'm the fellah you came in with
Luck be a lady
Luck be a lady
Luck be a lady tonight

A lady wouldn't flirt with strangers
She'd have a heart, she'd have a soul
A lady wouldn't make little snake-eyes at me
When I bet my life on this roll

So, let's keep the party polite
(Why don't he shoot, why don't he shoot)
Never get out of my sight
(Come on, quit stallin')
Stick with me, baby, I'm the fellah you came in with
Luck be a lady
(The guy's turnin' yellah)
Luck be a lady
(What're ya scared of)
Luck be a lady
(What's the matter, roll the dice)
Tonight
(Comin' up, comin up, comin' up, comin' up, Hah!)


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SUE ME
Performed by Frank Sinatra (Nathan) & Vivian Blaine (Adelaide):


ADELAIDE: That is the biggest and most unforgivable lie you have ever told me!
NATHAN: It's true, I promise you!
ADELAIDE:
You promise me this, you promise me that
You promise me ev'rything under the sun
But you give me a kiss
And you're grabbin' your hat
And you're off to the races again
When I think of the time gone by
NATHAN: Adelaide, Adelaide!
ADELAIDE: And I think of the way I try
NATHAN: Adelaide!
ADELAIDE: I could honestly die

NATHAN:
Call a lawyer and sue me, sue me
What can you do me? I love you
Give a holler and hate me, hate me
Go ahead hate me, I love you
ADELAIDE:
The best years of my life
I was a fool to give to you
NATHAN:
All right already, I'm just a nogoodnick
All right already, it's true, so nu
So, sue me, sue me, what can you do me
I love you!
ADELAIDE:
You gamble it here, you gamble it there
You gamble on everything, all except me
And I'm sick of you keepin' me up in the air
Till you're back in the money again
When I think of the time gone by
NATHAN: Adelaide, Adelaide!
ADELAIDE: And I think of the way I try
NATHAN: Adelaide!
ADELAIDE: I could honestly die

NATHAN:
Serve a paper and sue me, sue me
What can you do me? I love you
ADELAIDE: Atchoo!
NATHAN:
Give a holler and hate me, hate me
Go ahead hate me, I love you
ADELAIDE:
When you wind up in jail
Don't come to me to bail you out
NATHAN:
All right already, so call a policeman!
All right already, it's true, so nu
So, sue me, sue me, what can you do me
I love you!

ADELAIDE:
You're at it again, you're running the game
I'm not gonna play second fiddle to that
I'm sick an' and I'm tired of stalling around
I'm telling you now that we're through
When I think of the time gone by
NATHAN: Adelaide, Adelaide!
ADELAIDE: And I think of the way I try
NATHAN: Adelaide!
ADELAIDE: I could honestly die
NATHAN:
Sue me, sue me, shoot bullets through me
I love you
ADELAIDE: Atchoo!


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SIT DOWN YOU'RE ROCKIN' THE BOAT
Performed by Stubby Kaye (Niceley-Nicely) & Chorus:


I dreamed last night I got on the boat to Heaven
And by some chance I had brought my dice along
And there I stood, and I hollered "Someone fade me,"
But the passengers they knew right from wrong
For the people all said, "Sit down, sit down, you're rockin' the boat"
(People all said, "Sit down, sit down, you're rockin' the boat")
And the devil will drag you under
By the sharp lapel of your checkered coat
Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down
Sit down, you're rockin' the boat

I sailed away on that little boat to Heaven
And by some chance found a bottle in my fist
And there I stood nicely passin' out the whiskey
But the passengers were bound to resist
For the people all said, "Beware!"
(People all said, "beware, beware!")
"You're on a heavenly trip"
People all said, "Beware!"
(People all said, "Beware!")
"Beware, you'll scuttle the ship"
And the devil will drag you under
By the fancy tie 'round your wicked throat
Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down
Sit down, you're rockin' the boat

And as I laughed at those passengers to Heaven
Hah-hah-hah!
A great big wave came and washed me overboard
And as I sank, and I hollered "Someone save me"
That's the moment I woke up, thank the Lord!
(Thank the Lord, thank the Lord!)
And I said to myself, "Sit down"
(Said to himself, "Sit down, sit down")
"Sit down, you're rockin' the boat"
Said to myself, "Sit down"
(Said to himself, "Sit down")
"Sit down, you're rockin' the boat"
And the devil will drag you under
(And the devil will drag you under)
With a soul so heavy you'd never float
Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down,
Sit down, you're rockin' the boat
Sit down, you're rockin'
Sit down, you're rockin'
Sit down, sit down, you're rockin' the boat
Sit down, sit down, you're rockin' the boat
Sit down, sit down, you're rockin' the boat
Sit down you're rockin' the boat!


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FOLLOW THE FOLD (Reprise)
Performed by Mixed Chorus:


Follow the fold and stray no more
Stray no more, stray no more
Put down the bottle and we'll say no more
Follow, follow, the fold


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GUYS AND DOLLS / WOMAN IN LOVE (Closing Credits)
Performed by unseen mixed chorus:


When you see a guy reach for stars in the sky
You can bet that he's doing it for some doll
When you spot a John waiting out in the rain
Chances are he's insane as only a John can be for a Jane

When you meet a gent paying all kinds of rent
For a flat that could flatten the Taj Mahal
Call it sad, call it funny, but it's better than even money
That the guy's only doing it for some doll


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Songs written for the original Broadway show,
but not used in the film version:

A BUSHEL AND A PECK

MY TIME OF DAY

I'VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE

MORE I CANNOT WISH YOU

MARRY THE MAN TODAY


Songs written specially for the film version:

PET ME POPPA

A WOMAN IN LOVE

ADELAIDE


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All songs transcribed and/or verified by Mel Priddle - May 2013)

Except the Spanish version of "A Woman In Love",  which was transcribed by Margot Fernandez


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(Contributed by Mel Priddle - May 2013)