Baubles, Bangles and Beads

Lyrics

[MARSINAH, spoken] So many beautiful things! What shall I buy? [BANGLE MAN] Baubles, bangles and beads! [MERCHANTS (GROUP 1)] Marsinah, buy from me! [MERCHANTS (GROUP 2)] Marsinah, buy from me! [MERCHANTS (GROUP 3)] Marsinah, lovely [ALL TOWNSPEOPLE] Marsinah, Marsinah, buy! [SILK MERCHANT 1 & 2] Worms work on a Chinese terrace Worms dream of a happy heiress [SILK MERCHANT 1 & 2] Wearing their wares! (Wearing their wares!) Answer their pray'rs! (Answer their pray'rs!) [BANGLE MAN, SILK MERCHANT 1 & 2] Baubles, bangles and beads! (Buy our silk wares!) [MARSINAH] Baubles, bangles Hear how they jing, jing-a-ling-a Baubles, bangles, bright shiny beads! [MERCHANTS (GROUP 1)] Marsinah, buy from me! [MERCHANTS (GROUP 2)] Marsinah, buy from me! [MERCHANTS (GROUP 3)] Marsinah, lovely [ALL TOWNSPEOPLE] Marsinah, Marsinah, buy! [PEARL MERCHANT] Think upon the Macedonian oyster Having indigestion in his watery cloister So that Marsinah could have a pearl [PEARL MERCHANT & BANGLE MAN] A pearl, a pearl! (Baubles, bangles and beads!) [MARSINAH] Baubles, bangles Hear how they jing, jing-al-ing-a Baubles, bangles, bright shiny beads Sparkles, spangles My heart will sing, sing-a-ling-a Wearing baubles, bangles and beads I'll glitter and gleam so Make somebody dream So that someday, he may Buy me a ring, ring-a-ling-a I've heard that's where it leads Wearing baubles, bangles and beads [TOWNSWOMEN] Ah! [TOWNSMEN] Ah! [TOWNSWOMEN] Baubles, bangles Hear how they jing, jing-al-ing-a Baubles, bangles, bright shiny beads [TOWNSWOMEN & TOWNSMEN] Sparkles, spangles My heart will sing, sing-a-ling-a Wearing baubles, bangles and beads [MARSINAH] I'll glitter and gleam so Make somebody dream So that [MARSINAH, TOWNSMEN & TOWNSWOMEN] Someday He may (Hm) Buy me a ring, ring-a-ling-a (Hm) I've heard that's where it leads (Ah!) [TOWNSWOMEN & TOWNSMEN] That's where it leads Wearing amulets, necklaces Stars in one's hair! [MARSINAH] Wearing baubles, bangles and beads [BANGLE MAN] Baubles, bangles and beads