What a Waste

Lyrics

[ENGINEER, spoken] Check it out Red hot and blue Girls, girls, girls Joe, it's me, come here, come here Oh please What, I can't go across the street? What, wait a minute You wanna talk to me? You got a problem with me? Tell it to him [HUSTLERS & VENDORS] Girls, I got girls Gorgeous girls [TOURISTS, HUSTLERS & VENDORS] Hey wow! Oh look, we gotta see (Very nice) [HUSTLERS & VENDORS] Girls, I got girls Gucci bags [TOURISTS, HUSTLERS & VENDORS] I'm glad my wife's not here with me (Shrimp and rice) [ENGINEER] What a waste To pay for my keep I'm rounding up sheep To fleece here in Bangkok I'm disgraced I can't get ahead There's nothing as dead As peace here in Bangkok Ten cents an hour, that's all they pay I'll have to swim to the U.S.A.  [ENGINEER, spoken] My future friends, my future neighbors [ENGINEER] If you're looking for fun, original sin? If you wanna put out then you gotta come in [HUSTLERS & VENDORS] Girls, I got girls Gorgeous girls Very nice Girls [ENGINEER] Gee, isn't Bangkok really neat? [HUSTLERS & VENDORS] I got girls [ENGINEER] The things they're selling on the street [HUSTLERS & VENDORS] Girls [ENGINEER] Fresh dog, if that's what you'd enjoy [HUSTLERS & VENDORS] Worth the price [ENGINEER] A girl, or if you want, a boy [HUSTLERS & VENDORS, ENGINEER, spoken] Hey (No?) Come to me (Have a nice present for your mother, huh) First drink is free [ENGINEER] Don't be a lump You can hump for a small extra fee [ENGINEER, spoken] Hump, humpy humpy, yeah [ENGINEER] I'm depressed For hustling amours To Japanese tours Is no treat in Bangkok I'm the best But selling these runts For sexual stunts Leaves me beat in Bangkok Ten cents an hour [CLUB OWNER, spoken] You said you'd fill my place up Where are they? [ENGINEER, spoken] They're coming, boss [CLUB OWNER, spoken] Just get to work, half-breed [ENGINEER] Screw the Siamese Look how they're ripping off the refugees If you're looking for fun, original sin? If you wanna put out then you gotta come in [HUSTLERS & VENDORS] Girls [ENGINEER] Hey boys, don't stand around like wimps [HUSTLERS & VENDORS] I got girls [ENGINEER] Watch out, those guys, they're really pimps, hey [HUSTLERS & VENDORS] Pearls [ENGINEER] You want a thrill, come on and grab it [HUSTLERS & VENDORS] Half the price [ENGINEER] Three girls, two gerbils and a rabbit [HUSTLERS & ENGINEER, spoken] Hey (You don't like rabbit?) Come to me (We've got German Shepherd too) (And squirrel) Look what you'll see [ENGINEER] Hey, that's a joke Mine blows smoke for a small extra fee [VENDORS & ENGINEER, spoken] Come try the treats In every venue (Any color you want, I'm telling you) (And the ping pong trick too) With tricks you pick Right off the menu [ENGINEER] Hey Joe, try taking a little excursion You'll all feel good from a little perversion [TOURISTS, spoken] Oh yeah [ENGINEER] Massage requiring total immersion [TOURISTS, spoken] Oh wow [ENGINEER] Some strange positions they say are Persian [TOURISTS, spoken] Oh no [ENGINEER] Drinks are on me First girl is free What can I say? You get me for a small extra fee [ENGINEER, spoken] Hey, it was a joke, pal [ENGINEER] You want a girl, Sir? You'll like one of these [JOHN] You have a Kim here Can I see her, please? [ENGINEER] You pick 'em well Monsieur John, is that you? [JOHN] The Engineer Jesus Christ, you're here too [ENGINEER] Of all my friends, you're the one that I missed [JOHN] I'm looking for Kim [ENGINEER] I loved you so, you and your buddy Chris [JOHN] I'm here about him Kim has a child born in— [ENGINEER] Seventy-five I filled that out and it's you who arrive You'll find the end of your quest here in our little dive I'm impressed! American clerks A system that works There's really no other [JOHN] Listen, spare me the gas Is there really a child? [ENGINEER] Yes, we're blessed And Kim's on a trip For citizenship And I am her brother [JOHN] You're her brother, my ass Come on, take me inside [ENGINEER] Look, Kim, who got our application I said I'd bring us all salvation [KIM] Oh my God, Monsieur John Yes, of course he sent you [JOHN] Not in here Is there someplace near we could talk? [KIM] Take your hands off We're finished Go find someone else [JOHN] Come with me There's a lot I've got to say first [KIM] Chris is here Say he's here Oh my God, it's all true [ENGINEER] I suggest whatever may be You leave it to me Just play little mother [JOHN] What I need to find out she can tell me alone [KIM] Can you take me to Chris? I can leave here right now We've been here for so long Took this job to survive One month at sea I was sure we'd drown But I thought about Chris And we didn't go down I've done terrible things But we're safe and you're here So perhaps all the gods Have begun to forgive [CLUB OWNER] Did the gentleman order Champagne? [ENGINEER] She was about to get it [CLUB OWNER] You better get back on the chain or get out [KIM & ENGINEER] Monsieur John (I am sick of that prick) Look at this (Quick, before he gets wise) Let John look at our kid Come see love (See the lids of his eyes) Let John have his surprise Come see Chris [ENGINEER, spoken] It's happening I'm getting out! [ENGINEER] Look, Uncle Sam How nice I am I'm doing all this just for Tam An American boy [KIM] Look, John, this is his son Don't they have the same smile? He's been waiting for his father for a long, long while