The Gentleman Is a Dope

Lyrics

[Spoken] Now, now I don't want you to in any way think this is a slur Against Sheldon Harnick Everybody did that in those days Everybody wrote like that, thought like that We all thought it was funny I thought it was clever as hell first time I heard it Times do change [EMILY] The boss gets on my nerves I've got a good mind to quit I've taken all I can It's time to get up and git And move to another job Or maybe another town The gentleman burns me up The gentleman gets me down The gentleman is a dope A man of many faults A clumsy Joe who wouldn't know A rhumba from a waltz Thе gentleman is a dope And not my cup of tеa Why do I get in a dither? He doesn't belong to me The gentleman isn't bright He doesn't know the score A cake will come, he'll take a crumb And never ask for more The gentleman's eyes are blue But little do they see Why am I beating my brains out? He doesn't belong to me He's somebody else's problem She's welcome to the guy She'll never understand him Half as well as I The gentleman is a dope He isn't very smart He's just a lug you'd like to hug And hold against your heart The gentleman doesn't know How happy he could be Look at me crying my eyes out As if he belonged to me The gentleman is a dope He isn't very smart He's just a lug you'd like to hug And hold against your heart The gentleman doesn't know How happy he could be Look at me crying my eyes out As if he belonged to me The gentleman is a dope The gentleman is a dope He'll never belong to me [Spoken] That song is by Rodgers and Hammerstein from their show Allegro Now unless you are a real aficionado of musical theater You might not know the name Bob Merrill He wrote so many good things He wrote the lyrics for Jule Styne's score for Funny Girl And he wrote the music and lyrics for his show, Carnival He also wrote "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window" And "If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake" Now the man who was capable of writing those little ditties Also wrote this gorgeous song for his show Carnival