Guys and Dolls Page #6

And a sinus that's really a pip

From a lack of community property

and a feeling she's getting too old

A person can develop a bad, bad cold

Follow the fold and stray no more

Stray no more, stray no more

Put down the bottle

and we'll say no more

One minute earlier

you would have witnessed

Miss Sarah give

Sky Masterson a 100% brushoff.

So the 1,000 for Joey

is practically in your pocket.

- You should be jumping for joy.

- I'm jumpin'.

You got work to do.

Arrangements to make.

- A shave and a hot towel'll fix you up.

- For who should I have a shave?

- For who should I have a hot towel?

- Do you know what is at stake here?

Nathan Detroit's crap game.

Because of a doll.

I cannot believe a number one

businessman like you

could let himself

fall in love with his own fiance.

So Adelaide is my weakness! Can you not

be tolerant that I have got a weakness?

Especially since this is a sad condition

that guys are in all over the world? Look.

What's playin' at the Roxy?

I'll tell you what's playin' at the Roxy

It's 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

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

What's happenin' all over?

I'll tell you what's happenin' all over

Guys sitting home by a television set

who used to be something of a rover

That's what's happening all over

Love is the thing that has licked them

And it looks like I'm just another victim

Yes, sir.

When you see a guy

reach for stars in the sky

You can bet

that he's doin' it for some doll

When you spot a John

waitin' out in the rain

Chances are he's insane

as only a John can be for a Jane

When you meet a gent

payin' 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 doin' it for some doll

When you see a Joe

savin' half of his dough

You can bet there'll be

mink in it for some doll

When a bum buys wine

like a bum can't afford

It's a cinch that the bum

is under the thumb of some little broad

When you meet a mug

lately out of the jug

And he's still liftin' platinum folderol

Call it hell, call it heaven

It's a probable twelve to seven

that the guy's only doin' it for some doll

When you see a sport

and his cash has run short

You can bet

he's been blowin' it on some doll

When a guy wears tails

with the front gleaming white

Who the heck do you think

he's ticklin' pink on Saturday night?

When some lazy slob

gets a good steady job

And he smells from Vitalis and Barbasol

Call it dumb, call it clever

Ah, but you can give odds for ever

that the guy's only doin' it for some doll

Some doll, some doll

The guy's only doin' it for some doll

Well, I think we finally managed

to shake off the prince of darkness.

You certainly discouraged him.

I certainly did.

Arvide.

General Cartwright,

what a pleasant surprise.

- We didn't know you were in town.

- A flying visit.

Flew in from Boston early this morning.

Important luncheon meeting.

While waiting, thought I'd check

a few of our outposts informally.

I'm surprised the mission was unattended

in a neighbourhood as unsavoury as this.

Why should you be surprised?

You've seen our records.

We don't seem to get anyone in here

even to rob the place.

Yes.

Well, now that you've brought it up,

I must confess I have come for

a purpose - an unhappy one, I'm afraid.

It doesn't look as if

we accomplish anything, but in time...

Time, I'm afraid,

is what we can no longer afford.

My good friends,

after careful deliberation,

headquarters has decided

to close this branch of the mission.

- Close the mission?

- No, General. Please!

Even if I haven't made a success of it,

someone will.

Sarah Brown, if you can't

attract sinners, nobody can.

There are so many calls on us. So many

other places where our work is needed.

How do you do?

- I don't believe we've met, Brother...?

- Brother Sky Masterson. Former sinner.

I am General Cartwright,

regional director of Save-A-Soul.

- Why isn't his name on the report?

- What were you doing in there?

I was resting, Sister Sarah.

I was going to ask Brother Arvide

if he might let me carry the drum

when we go out again this afternoon.

On behalf of former sinners of the future,

I protest the closing of this mission.

- General, I think I should explain to you...

- Sarah, this man has a right to be heard.

Continue, Brother Sky.

General, would you be open

to a proposition?

The general is flying back to Boston. She

will not be available for dinner tonight.

Sarah, what are you talking about?

- What have you got in mind, young man?

- Faith in Sister Sarah.

I ask you to give her 36 hours to show

that she can make this mission pay off.

Saving souls should not be

referred to as paying off.

- Why 36 hours?

- Because he knows our big meeting,

36 hours from now,

will be a great success.

Uncle Arvide!

But how can you guarantee that,

Brother Sky?

Well, let's just say

I have a feeling about it.

"If sinners entice thee, consent thou not."

That's the wrong thought.

Where is yesterday's thought for today?

Top right-hand drawer.

Excuse me, General.

Before going to the expense

of a meeting, you'd require more

than just a feeling

that it will be successful.

It's a very strong feeling, General.

"There is no peace to the wicked."

Isaiah 57:
21. That is correct.

General, my proposition is this.

Why don't you come to the midnight

meeting and find out for yourself?

Well, if I thought there was a chance

of finding definite progress,

any sizeable turnout...

What do you think, Sister Sarah?

Don't you honestly believe this mission

could be saved within the next 36 hours?

General Cartwright, I am in a position

to guarantee you personally

at least one dozen genuine sinners.

Hallelujah!

Be sure you're wearing your carnation.

Remember, nobody gets in the crap game

without they got a red carnation.

- It's like a password. Nathan's orders.

- We got the flowers. Where is the action?

The minute Nathan arrives we're gonna...

He has arrived. Is it all set? Can I tell

the customers it's Joey Biltmore's...

Not till I put the 1,000 in Joey's hand.

And I haven't got it yet.

I sent Nicely to wait for Sky. When he gets

the money, Nicely'll bring it back to me.

They won't stick around.

They're getting nervous.

I'm not nervous?

Harry the Horse.

How is everything in Brooklyn?

I hope, Detroit,

that you will not spoil our evenin'.

I happen to be entertainin'

a very prominent guest tonight.

I would like you to meet

Big Jule from Chicago.

I would like you to meet

Big Jule from Chicago.

Big Jule, welcome to our fair city.

In which, as you know, the heat is on.

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