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On second thought, I think I'll have

you seated while I sing the verse.

At words poetic

I'm so pathetic

That I always have found it best

Instead of getting 'em off my chest

To let 'em rest, oh babe, unexpressed.

I hate parading my serenading

As I'll probably skip a bar

But if this ditty is not so pretty

At least it'll tell you how great you are

You're the top!

You're the Coliseum

You're the top!

You're the Louvre Museum

You're a melody

From a symphony by Strauss

You're a Bendel bonnet

A Shakespeare sonnet

You're Mickey Mouse

You're the Nile

Tell me, tell me.

You're the Tower of Pisa

You're the smile

Of the Mona Lisa

I'm a worthless check

A total wreck, a flop

But if, baby, I'm the bottom

You're the top!

You're the top!

Come to me, come to me.

You're the Eiffel Tower

You're the top!

You're an April shower

You're the leading men

In the season's ten best plays

You're the voice of Dinah

You're Dresden China

You're bouillabaisse.

You're the top!

You are the apple strudel

You're the top!

You're a Yankee Doodle

I'm a case of gout

A "be" without a "bop"

But, if baby, I'm the bottom

You're the top!

You're sublime

You're a turkey dinner

You're the time

Of the derby winner

I'm a shaky show

About to go kerplop

But if, baby, I'm the bottom

But if, baby, I'm the bottom

But if, baby, I'm the bottom

You're the top!

No, the last time you crossed with us

was five years ago, Mr. Benson.

That's right.

They don't make ships

the way they used to, Captain.

I beg your pardon?

Father means he hasn't been

on a ship in some time.

What business is your father in?

- Steel.

- Timber.

- Steel.

- Timber.

I'm a tycoon.

Oh, no.

The Rock of Gibraltar

wouldn't do that to me.

Good evening, Captain.

- Good evening.

- Good evening.

- Good evening, Captain.

- But we have just arrived.

- Hello, Bill.

- Hello, Gaby. Hello, Rock.

You shall sit right here, next to me.

Baroness de Rombourt.

Fraulein von Wirbelstein.

I was hoping to see you this afternoon.

The rehearsal went on wonderfully.

- We...

- Oui, oui!

- Are you in the theater, Miss Duval?

- Yes, l...

The theater! Oh, there's nothing

like the good old theater. Nothing.

I'm rehearsing for a play, too.

- How interesting. Which one?

- Ibsen.

Now, there's a fellow who could write

a play. I'll never forget his Doll's House.

- Nora...

- It's called...

- Nora Bayes. A great singer.

- Who is in your...

Singer's Midgets.

Oh, the carnival and the tattooed man.

I was going to tell you about...

- Rose tattoo.

- Rose Bernstein.

Who's Rose Bernstein?

She was married to a teacher

in Scranton. Great gal.

Excuse me.

Would you care to freshen up, Miss Duval?

- Yes.

- No.

I mean, you look fresh.

I like you just the way you are.

Thank you, Bill.

Anyway, he can't miss the first dance.

It's bad luck.

Terrible luck!

Would you like to dance with me?

Sure, I'd love to. Will you excuse us?

As long as this seems to be

Sadie Hawkins Night...

would you care to dance, Mr. Adams?

- I'd love to. Excuse us.

- Please.

Ted should have been there

this afternoon, shouldn't he?

It was so exciting, and we had...

Did you guess we would be

dancing together tonight?

To tell you the truth, no.

- I did.

- You did?

When I am with a man,

I want to be all with him.

I do not want just a piece of his attention.

I'm sorry. I guess I was preoccupied.

When you are with a girl like me

and you are preoccupied...

it means that you do not know much

about a girl like me.

I want to get something.

Ted.

Would you excuse me a moment?

I have to see Bill about something.

- Why, certainly.

- Thanks. I'll see you around.

All right. Around the port side

of the sports deck in 15 minutes?

Fine.

If I don't show up, don't worry. It just

means that I've been thrown overboard.

Boy, are you in trouble.

I'm in trouble?

Don't you remember in New York

when you and Victor agreed...

that I should find a girl for our show?

I meant it, but I never expected

to run into a talent like Gaby.

She's French, partner.

I told you how easy it is

to make it a French girl, partner.

- That's not our play.

- Why don't we write in an extra part?

This story is about two men and one girl.

Couldn't we squeeze another girl in?

The only other woman in the story is

a 62-year-old Swedish pastry cook.

Look, why don't we switch it around

so Gaby plays my part...

and I play the part of the...

No, I guess not.

Well, It looks like we have

two girls for one part.

- I'm glad you caught up.

- What are we going to do?

Pay Gaby off.

Just tell her it was an honest mistake.

She's not doing this show for money.

She's doing it because she's in love with me.

- Did she tell you that?

- She didn't have to.

Besides, I know a little bit about women.

And you can't mistake a French girl in love.

Why, she's always doing things for you,

giving you little surprises.

- Why...

- Do I interrupt?

No, as a matter of fact,

we were just talking about you.

Good. I hope you will like this.

- You shouldn't have, dear.

- But I wanted to.

But I don't smoke a pipe.

It is your favorite brand.

The kind that is hard to get.

Thanks, but really, you shouldn't have.

I have some homework to do. Good night.

Now, don't...

It's not going to be easy.

Thank heavens I am French.

- Hi.

- Hi. I was getting worried.

I got lost. I can never tell port

from starboard.

Port is left and starboard's right.

- Yeah, but I can never remember it.

- It's easy.

You only have to remember,

on the left side, the running lights are red.

On the right side they're green.

Port wine is red, so that means port is...

- What's the matter?

- I forgot which side is port!

Good evening, Mademoiselle.

Your Miss Duval is very attractive.

Yes. Yes, she is.

- She's not mine, exactly.

- I didn't mean it that way.

I had no right to even mention it.

Gaby's a...

- She's a...

- Please.

Let's not talk about her, huh?

Now I'm embarrassed.

All right. l...

It's just that when I saw you bring her

to dinner, I...

wondered about her.

Gaby is...

You don't have to explain her to me,

you know.

I'd like to.

All right.

It's very simple. You see,

Gaby's a girl that I just...

Well, she's a friend of a friend of mine.

Bill?

"Beel"? Oh, Bill! That's it.

- Yeah, they're great friends.

- I'm glad.

- I mean, Bill's so very nice.

- Oh, yes. He's one of the great old-timers.

Yes.

I'm so lucky to be doing the show

with you both.

I wish you were.

I mean, I wish you were doing it sooner.

You have no idea

how much this show means to me.

But, now, you mustn't let it.

I mean, a show is a show.

There's always another one along.

But this is the kind of a show

you dream about doing.

Yeah, but that's wrong.

- Why?

- Why?

I'll tell you why. Patsy, do you...

Do you like salmon fishing?

I don't know. I've never tried.

Neither have I. What I'm getting at is that...

there are other things in life

besides this show. All kinds of things.

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