Footlight Parade Page #9

By a waterfall

I'm calling you

We can share it all

'Neath skies of blue

We'll spend a heavenly day

Here where the whispering waters play

Beneath the willow

There's a whippoorwill that's calling

You-hoo-hoo-hoo

By a waterfall he's dreaming, too

There's a magic melody

Mother Nature sings to me

Beside a waterfall with you

There's a whippoorwill that's calling

You-hoo-hoo-hoo

By a waterfall he's dreaming, too

There's a magic melody

Mother Nature sings to me

- Did you like it, George?

- Tell you later.

Now I've got indigestion.

Well, so far so good.

Now this last prologue's up to you

and Joe Barrington.

- Where is Joe?

- He's waiting for us at the theater.

Don't worry, boss. Joe will do his best.

He'll have to do better than that.

Well, this tells the story.

Cheer up, boss.

Everything's gonna be all right.

You stick close to Apolinaris

and keep feeding him bicarbonate.

I've got to give Barrington a pep talk.

Hello, Mr. Apolinaris. Enjoying yourself?

I shouldn't have ate pie and salami.

- Oh, let me get you some bicarbonates.

- I just had some. Don't help me none.

Honey, how about a prologue honeymoon?

- I'll sign now.

- We'll make love in 40 cities.

And then start all over again.

If Apollo signs.

Well, he'd better.

Come on, girls! Come on!

Hello, Mr. Kent.

Come on, get with it.

You've got to get on here.

He was nervous

so I gave him a little drink.

Oh, yeah?

My regards to Thompson.

I can't do it. I tell you I can't.

I've only appeared

in amateur performances.

- An amateur!

- Yes, sir.

Well, I might have known it.

That's our call, you go on.

If it's cold you go back

to that amateur league on crutches.

- I'm too nervous.

- Get on! Get out there and do it!

- I can't do it. I tell you I'm sick.

- I'll wrap this around your neck.

- What do you want to do, boss?

- Bring up that curtain!

Bring it up, Joe. Places, everybody!

All right, that's you!

- No, I can't! I won't go on!

- You better go on!

Looking for your Shanghai Lil?

No, she ain't your Shanghai Lil.

Don't give him flowers.

He'll just take your flowers

straight to Shanghai Lil.

No, I ain't seen Shanghai Lil.

Hello, Bailey, you old goon.

Where'd you get that monkey suit?

Don't tell anyone you saw me

or I'll wrap you in the snoot.

Hey, you jumped ship.

Now what's your game?

Just looking for a dame.

- Staying here you're taking chances.

- Yeah?

Well, I'll stay just the same.

I've covered every little highway

And I've been climbing every hill

I've been looking high

And I've been looking low

Looking for my Shanghai Lil

The stars that hang high over Shanghai

Bring back the memory of a thrill

I've been looking high

And I've been looking low

Looking for my Shanghai Lil

I learned to love her

The little devil was just

A butterfly

But you discover something on the level

Shining in her eye

Oh, I've been trying to forget her

But what's the use? I never will

I'll be looking high

And I'll be looking low

Looking for my Shanghai Lil

I've got to have another brandy

He's shaking like he's got a chill

I know what it takes

To cure him of the shakes

Oh, what he wants is Shanghai Lil

Oh, she's a fascinating heathen

But say she ain't been through the mill

Since she met that cub

She's acting like a snob

Say, who the heck is Shanghai Lil?

That tiny devil!

No, she's on the level

She can't hurt you and me

That oriental dame is detrimental

To our industry

You said it!

I offered her a house in London

And I a chateau in Deville

She said she won't be mine

For all of Palestine

They all go for Shanghai Lil

Come on, let's drink to Lil

He's looking for her still

Drink her down to Shanghai Lil

Cheers! To the lovely gal

who loves the sailors

Here's hoping that she always will

She's every sailor's pal

She's anybody's gal

Drink it down to Shanghai Lil

He can knock them down

And he can lay them low

Fighting for his

Shanghai Lil!

I miss you very much a long time

I think that you no love me still

I've been looking high

And I've been looking low

Looking for you, Shanghai Lil

I think you go with other sweethearts

And very many tears I spill

He's been looking high

And he's been looking low

Looking for you, Shanghai Lil

I got new lover

You little devil!

You're just a butterfly

I like new lover

You're still on the level

You can't kid this guy

I pray to Buddha in the Josh house

And Buddha he bring back my Bill

He's been looking high

And he's been looking low

Looking for you, Shanghai Lil

Left then right. Hut!

Forward then right. Hut!

File and left. Hut!

Right, left. Hut!

Company halt!

Oh, please you take me

On great big steamboat with you

Across the sea?

I'd like to take you

But that great big steamboat

Don't belong to me

The stars that hang high over Shanghai

Bring back the memory of a thrill

I've been looking high

And I've been looking low

Looking for my Shanghai Lil

I learned to love her

The little devil

Was just a butterfly

But you discover something on the level

Shining in her eye

Oh, I've been trying to forget her

But what's the use? I never will

I've been looking high

And I've been looking low

If I find my

Shanghai Lil

I knew we could do it!

- You did it, boss!

- You mean we did it.

Come on, take a bow!

Let's go to my office.

I'll fill out the contract.

You don't have to. I've got one right here.

You would.

I've got a great idea.

Take another bow.

I can't see, gentlemen.

This idea's for a wedding!

- For a unit?

- No, for you and me.

- Come on, take another bow.

- Take it yourself.

- You like it?

- Whatever you say, boss.

I'll make you love it.

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