Who Taught Her Everything?

Lyrics

[MRS. BRICE, spoken] Eddie, the Ziegfield Follies Now she belongs to the ages [MRS. BRICE] My work is done My work is done [EDDIE] Our work is done She doesn't need us She'll have cake We'll have crumbs Be careful of the stage door Here she comes, here she comes Hello, Fanny, hello [MRS. BRICE] Hello, Fanny, it's me, mama What do you mean, "Mama who?" [EDDIE] It's good to see her from afar [MRS. BRICE] I lost a daughter but I gained a star [EDDIE, spoken] That's Broadway [MRS. BRICE] Mmm [EDDIE] And who taught her everything she knows? I taught her everything she knows She sings like a bird [EDDIE whistles.] Yes, indeed But who used to stand there And feed her the seed? Who taught her how to pick her clothes? [MRS. BRICE, spoken] Eddie, that I did [EDDIE] Yeah, but who taught her how to tap her toes? [EDDIE tap dances.] But will she admit it? Kid, you said it They all forget they know ya When it comes to credit Tell me, have you ever seen her take this pose? I taught her everything How to hoof and how to sing I taught her everything she knows [MRS. BRICE, spoken] Wait, Eddie She'll blame us yet [MRS. BRICE] Who taught her everything she knows? [EDDIE, spoken] Let me hear it, Rosie [MRS. BRICE] I taught her everything she knows [EDDIE, spoken] Ain't it the truth [MRS. BRICE] That mischievous smile The devil may care You don't pull such mannerisms out of the air The men who are older might prefer The original manufacturer [MRS. BRICE & EDDIE] It hurts me to say it But why not be fair? When you see her on the stage You're seeing me there [MRS. BRICE, spoken] She still has trouble executin' one of those [EDDIE] If they could have paid the price They'd have hired Rosie Brice [MRS. BRICE] Who stands after every show Selling matches in the snow [EDDIE] But in the world of greasepaint That's the way it goes [MRS. BRICE & EDDIE] We taught her everything How to hoof and how to sing We taught her how to wack A joke from here to Hackensack Ya, ha, ha, ha! We taught her everything We taught her everything she knows