Guys and Dolls

Lyrics

[NICELY] What's playin' at the Roxy? I'll tell you what's playin' at the Roxy 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 [BENNY] 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 [NICELY] What's happenin' all over? I'll tell you what's happenin' all over Guy's sitting at home by a television set Who once used to be something of a rover [NICELY & BENNY] That's what's happenin' all over Love is the thing that's licked 'em And it looks like Nathan's just another victim [NICELY, spoken] Yes, sir! [NICELY] When you see a guy reach for stars in the sky You can bet that he's doin' it for some doll [BENNY] When you spot a John waiting out in the rain Chances are he's insane as only a John can be for a Jane [NICELY] When you meet a gent payin' all kinds of rent For a flat that could flatten the Taj Mahal [NICELY & BENNY] Call it sad, call it funny But it's better than even money That the guy's only doin' it for some doll [BENNY] When you see a Joe savin' half of his dough You can bet there'll be mink in it for some doll [NICELY] 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 [BENNY] When you meet a mug lately out of the jug And he's still lifting platinum folderol [NICELY & BENNY] Call it hell, call it heaven It's a probable twelve to seven That the guy's only doin' it for some doll [BENNY] When you see a sport and his cash has run short Make a bet that he's bankin' it with some doll [NICELY] When a guy wears tails with the front gleaming white Who the hell do you think he's tickling pink on Saturday night? [BENNY] When a lazy slob takes a good steady job And he smells from Vitalis and Barbasol [NICELY & BENNY] Call it dumb, call it clever Ah, but you can give odds forever That the guy's only doin' it for some doll Some doll, some doll The guy's only doin' it for some doll! [NATHAN, spoken] He couldn't have How could he? She couldn't have gone!