Mandy Patinkin - Pop, Musicals

Waiting for the Girls Upstairs

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Duration: 2:46

Hey, up there! Way up there! Whaddaya say, up there? Waiting around for the girls upstairs After the curtain came down Money in my pocket to spend "Honey, could you maybe get a friend for my friend?" Hearing the sounds of the girls above Dressing to go on the town Clicking heels on steel and cement Picking up the giggles floating down through the vent Goddamnedest hours that I ever spent Were waiting for the girls upstairs Hey, up there! Way up there! Whaddaya say, up there? That's where the keys hung and That's where you picked up your mail (spoken) I remember (sung) Me and Ben Me and Ben We'd come around at ten Me and Ben And hang around the wings Watching things With what-the-hell-was-his-name You know, the old guy? Max! I remember! Anyway There we'd stay Until the curtain fell And when the curtain fell Then all hell broke Girls on the run And scenery flying Doors slamming left and right Girls in their un- Dies, blushing but trying Not to duck out of sight Girls by the hun- Dreds waving and crying "See you tomorrow night!" Girls looking frazzled and girls looking great Girls in a frenzy to get to a date Girls like a madhouse and two of them late And who had to wait? And wait? And wait? And waiting around for the girls upstairs Weren't we chuckleheads then? Very young and very old hat Everybody has to go through stages like that Waiting around for the girls upstairs Thank you, but never again Life was fun, but oh, so intense Everything was possible and nothing made sense Back there when one of the major events Was waiting for the Waiting for the Waiting for the Waiting for the Waiting for the girls upstairs

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Writers: Stephen Sondheim

Waiting for the Girls Upstairs

Waiting for the Girls Upstairs

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