Cinderella, Darling

Lyrics

[SMITTY] How often does it happen that a secretary's boss Wants to marry her? [WOMEN] Hallelujah! [SMITTY] How often does the dream come true Without a sign of conflict or barrier? [WOMEN] Hallelujah! [SMITTY] Why treat the man like he was a typhoid carrier? How often can you fly from this land of carbon paper To the land of flowered chintz? [WOMEN] Hallelujah! [SMITTY] How often does a Cinderella get a crack at the prince? [WOMEN] Cinderella and the prince [SMITTY] Don't you realize You're a real life fairy tale A symbol divine? So if not for your own sake Please, darling, for mine [WOMEN] And mine, and mine, and mine Don't, don't, don't Cinderella, darling Don't turn down the prince [SMITTY] Don't rewrite your story You're the legend, the folklore The working girl's dream of glory [WOMEN] We were raised on you, darling And we've loved you ever since Don't mess up a major miracle Don't, Cinderella Don't turn down the prince [SMITTY] Oh, let us live it with you Each hour of each day On from Bergdorf Goodman [WOMEN, variously] To Elizabeth Arden In the station wagon Hurry from Twenty-One... To the Tarrytown P.T.A.  [ROSEMARY, spoken] No, New Rochelle [WOMEN, SMITTY] New Rochelle, P.T.A.  (Please) Oh, do not leave us minus (Please) Our vicarious bonus (Please) We want to see his highness (Please) Married to your lowness [SMITTY] On you, Cinderella, sits the onus So when you name the happy day Please, phone us [WOMEN] Phone us But don't, don't Don't, Cinderella, darling Don't turn down the prince [SMITTY] Why spoil our enjoyment? You're the fable The symbol of glorified unemployment [SMITTY & WOMEN] We were raised on you, darling And we've loved you ever since Don't louse up our favorite fairy tale Don't, Cinderella Don't, don't, don't Don't, Cinderella Don't, don't, don't Don't, Cinderella, don't Don't turn down the prince [ROSEMARY, spoken] Alright, I'll give him one more chance [WOMEN] Hallelujah!