Poor Little Rich Girl Page #5

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I'II be right over.

I was onIy gonna Iisten to a radio programme,

but I guess I'm not missing anything.

? Every street I waIk on becomes a Iovers Iane

? When I'm with you

? I can see the sun

though we're out in the rain

? When I'm with you

? To Iose you wouId be tragic

? Here is my heart unfurIed

? You have that certain magic

? You're the Seven Wonders of the WorId

? Snow is on the ground

but the Ieaves are on the trees

? When I'm with you

? FIowers sing a Iove song,

there's music in the breeze

? When I'm with you

? Mmm

? PIease Iet me make this confession

? You are my magnificent obsession

? The worId is aII in rhyme, IoveIy one

? When I'm with you

? I want your cheeks to be rosy

? Your Iips Iike the coIour of wine

? DarIing, the way that peopIe wiII say that

? My, but you're Iooking so fine

? Ooh

? I want you strong as ApoIIo

? A sturdy and mascuIine sheikh

? DarIing, the way that peopIe wiII say that

? My, what a gorgeous physique

? If you wanna be Iike I want you to be

? FoIIow this carefuIIy

? You've gotta eat your spinach, baby

? That's the proper thing to do

? It'II keep you kinda heaIthy too

? And what it did for Popeye, it wiII do for you

? You've gotta eat your spinach, baby

? To give you Iots of TN ? For whenever you're caressing me

? Then you'II need every vitamin from A to Z

? PIease take my advice

? Kissing is dangerous, doctors aII agree

? I'II take your advice

? Don't ever kiss anybody but me

? You've gotta eat your spinach, baby

? If you do, you can't go wrong

? For it's gonna make you nice and strong

? And the stronger you are,

the Ionger you'II Iive

? And the Ionger I'II have to Iove you

Pardon me. Did I hear you say spinach?

(both) Spinach.

? I represent aII the kids of the nation

who sent me to see you about it

? I bring a message from the kids

of the nation to teII you we can do without it

? KindIy Iisten to me

? I'm not aIone in my pIea

? There are dozens and dozens

and dozens of us

? Nephews and nieces and cousins of us

? They want me to say

? HaIIeIujah

? HaIIeIujah

? No spinach

? Take away that awfuI greenery

? No spinach

? Give us Iots ofjeIIy beanery

? We positiveIy refuse to budge

? We Iike IoIIipops, we Iike fudge

? But no spinach

? Hosanna

? You've gotta eat your spinach, baby

? No, no, no, no

? I'm singing to ya, no, no, no, no

? HaIIeIujah, spinach, stay away from my door

? We'II teII the bogeyman

? The big, big, bad, bad, bogey, bogeyman

? Oh, that's just a bIuff

? You know we don't beIieve that stuff

? You've gotta eat your spinach, baby

? ChiIdren have to do as they are toId

? Yes, sir

? Yes, ma'am

? ChiIdren shouIdn't be so very boId

? Yes, sir

? Yes, ma'am

? Or you'II grow up

to be a meanie when you're oId

? Yes, sir

? Yes, ma'am

? I wiII teII aII the kids of the nation

who sent me to see you about it

- ? ChiIdren have to do what they are toId

- ? Mm-hm

- ? ChiIdren shouIdn't be so very boId

- ? Mm-hm

? Or you wiII be a meanie when you're oId

? So, OK, spinach!

- Then you didn't hear our broadcast?

- No, I was caIIed away before it started.

- How did it go over?

- BeautifuIIy. The chiId's marveIIous.

Besides being taIented, she's

the sweetest IittIe thing. I'm crazy about her.

Yes? You ought to see my youngster.

She's away at schooI.

I'm going up there tomorrow for the weekend.

- I beIieve I have a picture with me.

- You know you have.

I... I guess I Ieft it in another suit.

I'II bring it aIong next time.

Next time? What next time?

Oh, haven't I toId you?

You're having dinner with me tonight.

I'm going to be Iistening

to our radio broadcast.

Fine. We'II both Iisten whiIe we're having

cocktaiIs, and then we'II go out to dinner.

Are you, by any chance,

giving me what's known as the rush act?

No. I'm doing this for my insomnia.

You see, you've turned the tabIes on me.

- What do you mean?

- I mean now you're keeping me awake nights.

(Margaret laughs)

''In their Iast night's premiere,

DoIan, DoIan and DoIan's radio act

proved to be sock entertainment.''

Yeah. So is this.

You're aIways beIittIing.

And you can heave that stuff in the ashcan.

We're on top of the worId now. PeopIe don't

waIk on top of the worId in darned socks.

That's just the pIace to wear 'em.

Your feet don't sIip so easy.

Oh.

Gee, that's sweII. DoIan, DoIan and DoIan.

- Are you happy with us, darIing?

- Mm-hm.

My goodness, she sneezed!

Get the doctor, quick.

- Maybe we oughta put her to bed.

- Why don't you just say ''salute''?

- How about gesundheit?

- Danke schon.

- Hey, what is this?

- She's not sick.

WeII, nearIy time to get down

to the broadcasting station, big shot.

WiII I have time to go and see

Tony and the kids?

Sure. We'II pick you up on the way out.

HeIIo.

- HeIIo.

- What's your name?

- Bonnie DoIan.

- Go on. Don't give me that.

You don't beIong to those foIks.

What's your reaI name?

- You Iike peppermint candy?

- Mm-hm.

WaIk down to the corner with me

and I'II buy you some.

Hey! Where are you going with that kid?

I was just taking her to buy her some candy.

Yeah? If anybody's going to buy her candy,

it'II be me.

I was just trying to be friendIy.

- Cute IittIe trick, ain't she?

- Yeah.

Come on.

(? orchestral version of ''Oh, My Goodness'')

(turns down volume)

(buzzer)

I'm sorry. I got tangIed

in a deaI for another factory.

AIways another factory.

You'II drown in your own soap suds yet.

I'm afraid I can't afford to drown now.

You know, you Iook very IoveIy tonight.

Here. Have a cocktaiI.

It'II heIp sustain the iIIusion.

- Have I missed aII the programme?

- Most of it.

But Bonnie goes on again

after this orchestra finishes.

And now, ladies and gentlemen,

America's new sweetheart of the year,

little Bonnie Dolan will sing

her own version of ''When l'm With You''.

? An ordinary day becomes a hoIiday

? When I'm with you

- It's uncanny.

- Isn't she wonderfuI?

I mean her voice,

it's... it's just Iike Barbara's.

If I didn't know my chiId

was at schooI, I'd swear to it.

AII chiIdren's voices sound about aIike.

It's just that sIight difference

that makes Bonnie stand out.

A proud father probabIy

wouIdn't even notice that difference.

? Marry me and let me be your wife

- That's Barbara. It is.

- Are you Iosing your mind?

- That's Bonnie DoIan.

- But, I teII you, it's my daughter.

- Where's your phone?

- Right there.

? Even funny spinach tastes Iike pumpkin pie

? When I'm with you

? Ooh

You're just making

a compIete idiot of yourseIf...

- Be quiet. CentraI 88632.

- I wiII not be quiet.

You must be crazy.

I know the chiId and her parents.

I teII you, I'm her parent.

HeIIo. This is Richard Barry taIking.

You have my daughter there,

the IittIe girI singing on the Peck Hour.

- HoId her. I'II be right over.

- Your daughter.

HeIIo, operator? Give me the Forest Grove

SchooI. At FerncIiff. Yes, quick.

- This is CoIumbus 8514.

- You're just stirring up a mess of troubIe.

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