Girl of the Moment

Lyrics

[ENSEMBLE] Hip, hip! Hip, hip! Liza Elliott! Oh, girl of the moment With the smile of the day And the charm of the week And the grace of the month And the looks of the year— Oh, girl of the moment You're my moment every moment of the time Oh, girl of the moment With the light in your eyes And the sun in your hair And the rose in your cheeks And the laugh in your voice— Oh, girl of the moment In a moment you could make my life sublime In all my flights of fancy Your image I drew— I look at you and can see That fancy come true Oh, girl of the moment With the smile of the day And the charm of the week And the grace of the month And the looks of the year— Oh, girl of the moment You're my moment every time [Fanfares.] Oh goodness, oh gracious! Our minds are capacious But what in the world does this mean? Although we are partial To men that are martial What reason brings you on the scene? [MARINE, spoken] I bring a message for Miss Liza Elliott.  [LIZA, spoken] From? [MARINE, spoken] The President of the United States.  [ENSEMBLE] Oh goodness, oh gracious! Our minds are capacious But what in the world does this mean? Direct from the White House He calls at this night house One cannot say this is routine [LIZA, spoken] And? [MARINE, spoken] The President requests— [LIZA, spoken] Yes? [MARINE, spoken] That for the national unity— [LIZA, spoken] Yes? [MARINE, spoken] For the furtherance of goodwill— [LIZA, spoken] Yes? [MARINE, spoken] For the advancement of cultural achievement– [ENSEMBLE, spoken] Yes? [MARINE, spoken] Your portrait be painted and your likeness used on the new three-cent stamp.  [LIZA, spoken] Oh, how really lovely! [ENSEMBLE] Oh, how thrilled she ought to be At that, there's none so fair as she [LIZA, spoken] Who is to paint me, and where? [MARINE, spoken] I am to paint you—and here! [ENSEMBLE] Oh, girl of the moment With the smile of the day And the charm of the week And the grace of the month And the looks of the year Oh, girl of the moment You're my moment every moment of the time Oh, girl of the moment With the light in your eyes And the sun in your hair And the rose in your cheeks And the laugh in your voice— Oh, girl of the moment In a moment you could make my life sublime In all my flights of fancy Your image I drew— I look at you and can see That fancy come true Oh, girl of the moment With the smile of the day And the charm of the week And the grace of the month And the looks of the year— Oh, girl of the moment You're my moment every time [MARINE, spoken] It's finished. The portrait is painted.  [ENSEMBLE] Of beauty untainted The portrait is painted The portrait the nation awaits Oh, please, sir—unveil it! And when we can mail it To friends in the forty-eight states? [LIZA] Is it impressionistic? Is it American primitive? This work of art he's done Is it pointillistic? Is it surrealistic? Or is it a WPA-ish one? [ENSEMBLE] Is it impressionistic? (Of beauty untainted the portrait is painted) Is it surrealistic? (The portrait the nation awaits) This work of art (Oh, please sir, unveil it) He's done? (And when can we mail it, and when can we mail it) Please, sir, unveil it (And when can we mail it) Please, sir, unveil it (And when can we mail it) Please, sir, unveil it (And when can we mail it) And when we can mail it To friends in the forty-eight states? [PIERRE, spoken] Ladies and gentlemen, my little establishment tonight becomes a shrine of historic importance.  [BEEKMAN] The portrait painted on these premises Promises to produce A popular period of peace and prosperity That probably will be prolonged To perpetuity [ENSEMBLE] Oh, how thrilled she ought to be At that, there's none so fair as she [LIZA, shrieking] No! [WOMAN 1] It looks like Liza [MAN 1] But is it Liza? [WOMAN 2] The looks of Liza [MAN 2] The size of Liza [ENSEMBLE] But if it's Liza Why is Liza So un-Liza-like? [MARINE] I painted Liza It must be Liza [WOMEN] The looks of Liza [MEN] The size of Liza [ENSEMBLE] If she is Liza And she is Liza What is Liza really like? What is Liza really like? What is Liza really like? What is Liza really like? Oh, girl of the moment With the smile of the day And the charm of the week And the grace of the month And the looks of the year— Oh, girl of the moment Every moment was a waste of precious time! Oh, girl of the moment With the light in your eyes And the sun in your hair And the rose in your cheeks And the laugh in your voice— Oh, girl of the moment From this moment to the heights no more you'll climb [MEN] My dreams are torn asunder Your image I drew I see you now and wonder What I saw in you [ENSEMBLE] Oh, girl of the moment With the smile of the day And the charm of the week And the grace of the month And the looks of the year— Oh, girl of the moment Where's the girl that was sublime?