[As sung in film:]
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[Ladies:]
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Ladies of the chorus
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That's what we are, it appears
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We were inducted and we took a vow
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We joined the Army but look at us now
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We're ladies of the chorus
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Don't we look lovely, my dears
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In corsets and dresses
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And cute golden tresses
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To hide the dirt behind our ears
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[Lady 1:]
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I was a plumber
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I quit work last summer
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My number come up at the start
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[Lady 2:]
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I was a printer
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I quit work last winter
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They okayed my lungs and my heart
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[Lady 3:]
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I was a farmer
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Potato embalmer
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They took me away from the plow
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[Lady 4:]
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I was a packer
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I chewed plug "terbaccer"
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I wish I had some of it now
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[Ladies:]
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Oh, now we're in the chorus
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Dressed up in girdles that squeeze
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We're here to romance with
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To sing and to dance with
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A bunch of nerdy guys like these
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[Guys:] Pardon me, but aren't you the country maiden?
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[Gals:] Pardon me, but aren't you the city chap?
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[Guys:] Cuddle closer won't you please
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I'm about to take a squeeze
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[Gals:] If you do then I will give your face a slap
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[Guys:] I would love to take you home to meet my mother
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[Gals:] I would like to meet your mother but I can't
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[Guys:] She will treat you like a queen
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[Gals:] But I'm only seventeen
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[Guys:] If you are seventeen, then so's my aunt
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[Gals:] Hi ho! I want you to behave
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[Guys:] Hi ho! I think you need a shave
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[Gals:] Do you think that you can get me into pictures?
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[Guys:] If you're nice to me I'll get you on the screen
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[Gals:] How about a movie test?
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[Guys:] Not with hair upon your chest
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[Gals:] And now it's time to dance but keep it clean
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Ladies Of The Chorus
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| Irving Berlin |
