Nancy Goes to Rio Page #4

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Some dancing and things.

Excuse me. My wife doesn't dance.

- Your wife?

- That's right.

Sorry, sir, uh, ma'am.

Hope y'all ain't mad at me.

Just trying to be a little sociable-like.

Excuse me.

- Thank you very much.

- Not at all.

- My name is Paul Berten.

- How do you do? I'm Nancy Barklay.

Our friend was right about one thing,

this is a beautiful day.

The entertainment

should be very exciting tonight.

And an attractive young lady like yourself

should be having a good time.

Look, I don't mean to intrude...

...but if you're in any kind of trouble,

I may be able to help you.

Oh, no, thank you. I'm just fine.

I'm glad I'm going to have the baby.

There's a part of him

that will always be mine.

I'll never love anyone again. Never.

But it doesn't matter.

Nothing matters. Not now.

Oh, it doesn't matter.

He's run away with her,

but she can never hold him.

He's still my husband.

- Oh, purser.

- Yes, sir.

- Have you seen Miss Rodrigues?

- I believe she's rehearsing for the show.

[SINGING] I've been to Chicago

And I've been to Milwaukee

I've been to New Orleans

And I've been to Mississippi

I've been to Saint Louis...

Stop the music, boys. You play too fast.

- Okay, shall we try it again?

- Let's cook it again, huh?

PAUL:

Marina? Marina.

Oh, Paul. We cook it enough.

I see you tonight, huh?

- Bye.

- Bye.

The passengers are putting a show

and they asked me to do something.

That's fine.

I'd like you to do something for me.

- Is something wrong?

- Yes, I need your help.

- Any trouble with the husbands?

- A girl.

- A girl? You don't need my help.

- This is different. She's in trouble.

- She'd like someone to talk to.

- Why don't you talk to her?

Me? I can't.

[WHISPERS INDISTINCTLY]

Yeah, come on.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

- Miss Barklay?

- Yes.

I am Marina Souza Lopez

Castro Rodrigues.

- Well, how do you do?

- How do you do?

- Won't you come in?

- Thank you.

Please, sit down.

- I've come, like you say, Jack Alden?

- Jack Alden?

- You mean John Alden.

- That's the fellow.

- I have a message for you.

- For me?

Oh, please, don't do that.

I'll do it.

Yes. A very charming man

wants you to have dinner with him.

Well, that's very nice,

but I'm afraid it's impossible.

Impossible?

That a charming young man

wants to have dinner with you?

You should not think like that.

You are on your way to Brazil,

and in Brazil, we have fun.

I'm going down to do some work.

But you must not disappoint Paul Berten.

- Oh, did he send you?

- Yes.

He could have any girls he wants,

but he wants you.

But I hardly spoke to him.

And Mr. Berten is a very romantic man.

And he likes you very much.

In fact, he told me to tell you

that it's very easy for a man to love you.

And he'll be very unhappy

if you do not come.

But I scarcely know him.

- Is he a friend of yours?

- No, he's my partner.

He won me on a craps game.

- What?

- I mean, his father won my father.

- Why, that's slavery.

- No, it's coffee.

You see, Paul's father

shoot craps with my father.

You know, those white little things.

Snakes' eyes, you know?

So Paul's father and my father,

they are partners.

So now Paul and I are partners.

- I see now.

- Good. Then is all settled, huh?

- Oh, well, I...

- Oh, you'll like Paul. He's a very nice man.

- Oh, all right.

- Fine.

Then I see you at the dining room

tonight at 8.

I'll be there.

[BOTH SPEAK IN PORTUGUESE]

Hey, hey, hey, easy.

- You are a doctor, no?

- Yes.

- Do you know Nancy Barklay?

- I don't believe I do.

You are going to.

I'm going to give some advice.

[WHISPERS INDISTINCTLY]

- Good evening.

- Good evening.

- I'm glad you came.

- Thank you for inviting me.

- We're right over here at the captain's table.

- All right.

I'd like to present Miss Barklay.

Captain Ritchie, Mrs. Warren,

Mr. and Mrs. Harrison...

...Mr. and Mrs. Black and Dr. Ballard.

- How do you do?

- How do you do?

- And Marina you know, of course.

- Yes. Hello.

MARINA:
How are you?

- I've been looking forward to meeting you.

Well, thank you.

- You're looking very well.

- I'm feeling very well, thank you.

Good.

Try one of these, my dear.

They're for nausea.

Oh, I never get seasick.

[ALL LAUGHING]

- Did I say something funny?

- We're all your friends. And this one.

- Are we heading into a storm?

- That is a calcium pill. Builds your bones.

- Well, my bones are built.

- Of course they are.

But everyone

on an ocean voyage takes calcium.

Keeps you from developing scurvy.

Take one for me.

Well, guess I don't want scurvy.

PAUL:
Is this your first ocean trip?

- Oh, yes, it is.

- How old are you, my dear?

NANCY:
Seventeen.

Oh.

Cereal? Well, if you don't mind,

I think I'd rather have scurvy.

That is very good for you. Eat it. All of it.

MRS. HARRISON:

Yes, my dear. It's very good for you.

- Is this your first trip down here?

- Mm-hm.

- You'll love Rio.

- I hope I get a chance to see it.

Afraid I won't be able

to get around very much.

Yes, it's better to rest.

Tell me, why did you decide

to go to Brazil?

Oh, well, my mother's down there and...

Well, something happened to me

and I need her.

Oh, yes, of course.

- May I have this dance?

- Yes, you may. You don't mind?

Why, not at all.

Only Marina is going to sing for us now.

- Now?

- Now.

Okay. Now.

[SINGING]

I've been to Chicago and I like Chicago

I've been to New Orleans

And I like New Orleans

I've been to New Hampshire

And I like New Hampshire

- I like north, east, south, west

CHORUS:
North, east, south, west

But the place I like most is the best

CHORUS:

The place she likes most is the best

The west

Ride along, singing a song

Get along, little hot doggie.

- Get along.

- Water.

I wanna go to a big empty space

Where the cows and the cantaloupes play

Wanna be a cowboy gal

Wanna sit in my corral

And hipsee-i-o and kiay

She wanna hip-ee-i-o and kiay

I wanna horse

With some good-looking chaps

I wanna chew up the dust like they say

Gonna put me on some boots

Gonna root me on some toots

Hipsee-i-o and kiay

When I'm hipsee-i-o kiaying

I'll put Annie Oakel to a shame

Don't know who she is

Or what I'm saying

But I have lots of fun just the same

I wanna go

Where they don't have no fence

When I go let me go thataway

And my day will be full

When I throw a little bull

And hipsee-i-o and I'll hipsee-i-o

And I'll hipsee-i-o and kiay

[SINGING IN PORTUGUESE]

Hey, lady. Get back to the west.

When I'm settle in the cactus

Yar!

You just reckon what I say

Don't go away.

But 10-gallon hat is too expensive

And a 2-gallon hat is okay

And that ain't hay.

Now take me out to a big empty space

Where the cows and the cantaloupes play

And my day will be full

When I throw a little bull

And hipsee-i-o and kiay

Give me my rusty. 44

Forty-five.

Give me a cow that I can punch

Cow-puncher.

Give me some buttons, some booze

No booze.

And I bet you that I reckon that I'll stay

I'm gonna be a cowboy girl

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