South Pacific: There Is Nothin’ Like a Dame

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Bryn Terfel & Chorus of Opera North] We got sunlight on the sand We got moonlight on the sea We got mangoes and bananas You can pick right off a tree We got volleyball and ping-pong And a lot of dandy games What ain't we got? We ain't got dames! [Verse 2: Chorus of Opera North & Bryn Terfel] We get packages from home We get movies, we get shows We get speeches from our skipper And advice from Tokyo Rose We get letters doused with perfume We get dizzy from the smell What don't we get? You know damn well! [Pre-Chorus: Chorus Soloists] We got nothin' to put on a clean white suit for What we need is what there ain't no substitute for [Chorus: Bryn Terfel] There is nothin' like a dame Nothin' in the world There is nothing you can name That is anything like a dame [Verse 3: Chorus of Opera North & Bryn Terfel] We feel restless, we feel blue We feel lonely and in brief We feel every kind of feeling But the feeling of relief We feel hungry as the wolf felt When he met Red Riding Hood What don't we feel? We don't feel good! [Pre-Chorus: Bryn Terfel & Chorus Soloist] Lots of things in life are beautiful, but brother Oh, there is one particular thing that is nothing whatsoever In any way, shape, or form, ha, like any other [Chorus: Chorus of Opera North & Bryn Terfel] There is nothing like a dame Nothin' in the world There is nothing you can name That is anything like a dame Nothing else is built the same Nothin' in the world Has a soft and wavy frame Like the silhouette of a dame [Post-Chorus: Bryn Terfel] There is absolutely nothin' like the frame Of a dame [Verse 4: Chorus of Opera North & Bryn Terfel] So suppose that dame ain't bright Or completely free from flaws Or as faithful as a bird dog Or as kind as Santa Claus It's a waste of time to worry Over things that they have not Be thankful for The things they've got! [Chorus: Chorus of Opera North] There is nothing you can name That is anything like a dame [Outro: Bryn Terfel, Chorus of Opera North, Both] There are no books like a dame (No) And nothing looks like a dame There are no drinks like a dame (Ha ha ha) And nothing thinks like a dame (Yeah) Nothing acts like a dame Or attracts like a dame There ain't a thing that's wrong with any man here That can't be cured by puttin' him near A girly, womanly, female, feminine dame