[Male Ensemble:]
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A studio executive has no beliefs
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That's the way of a studio system
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We bow to every rear of all the studio chiefs
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And you can bet your ass we've kissed 'em
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Even the birds in the Hollywood hills
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Know the secret to our success
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It's those magical words that pay the bills:
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Yes, yes, yes, and yes
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[A bunch of scuffling about Darryl Zanuck coming]
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[Tom:] Gentlemen! Take a memo.
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Today the Trades are all aglow
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With grosses for our Miss Monroe
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The things those vermin mustn't know
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Is what she puts us through
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She makes directors wait all day
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One line per hour is all she'll say
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And still, she thinks we're gonna pay
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She needs a talking to
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Tomatoes like her must be put in their place
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If she don't shape up soon, she'll soon be walking
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'Cause the buck stops with me
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([Ensemble:] Yes you're right, we agree!)
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Uh, don't say yes until I finish talking
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She's got them all tied up in knots
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Makes each producer faint in plots
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She thinks she's queen and calls the shots
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As she sits on a throne
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She needs to learn she's only skin
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The next girl's waiting for a spin
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I made a star of Rin Tin Tin
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And paid him with a bone
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Tomatoes like her
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Well, they're easy to find
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We throw them out as soon as they start squawking
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So, get me some younger dish
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([Ensemble:] We concur, as you wish!)
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Hey! Don't say yes until I finish talking
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And while you got me on a roll
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Let's find a role for Nat King Cole
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Tell Lankowitz his script is trite
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A little lower, to the right
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I think that Brando is mis-cast
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That television just won't last
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That I'm the king of Hollywood
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([Ensemble:] All hail the king!)
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Oh, that feels good
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Which brings me back to that dumb blonde
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To her demands, I now respond
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Some buy her act, but I'm not conned
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You better fall in line
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You're too bazooms and nuts to boot
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I'll keep you in a bathing suit
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When you stop bringing in the loot
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Well, go back to the vine
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Tomatoes like you
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They all whither and die
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My powers, though, will never be diminished
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So don't bring me to my boiling point
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You're just a broad, I own the joint
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I'm in control, you're just a face
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So allow me to cut to the chase
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I'll make another movie star
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Can someone light my damn cigar?
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And then say "yes"
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Cause yes, men
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I'm finished
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[Ensemble:]
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YES!
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Don't Say Yes Until I Finish Talking
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| Smash Cast |
