Broadway revival 2017 Sunset Boulevard the Musical - The Lady's Paying Lyrics
"The Lady's Paying" is a song from Sunset Boulevard the musical performed by Glenn Close (Norma), Manfred, Michael Xavier (Joe), Ensemble.
NORMA Hurry up, the birthday boy is on his way This is a surprise celebration I hope you've remembered everything I've said I want to see a total transformation
JOE (spoken) What's all this?
NORMA (spoken) Happy birthday, darling. Did you think we'd forgotten?
JOE (spoken) Well, I ... I don't know.
NORMA (spoken) These people are from the best men's shop in town. I had them close it down for the day.
JOE (spoken) Norma, now listen!
NORMA (spoken) I'll leave you boys to it.
MANFRED Happy birthday, welcome to your shopathon!
JOE What's going on?
MANFRED Help yourself, it's all been taken care of Anyone who's anyone is dressed by me
JOE Well, golly gee
MANFRED Pick out anything you'd like a pair of You just point, I'll do the rest I've brought nothing but the best You're a very lucky writer Come along now, get undressed Unless I'm much mistaken That's a 42-inch chest
JOE I don't understand a word you're saying
MANFRED Well, all you need to know's the lady's paying It's nice to get your just reward this time of year
JOE Get outta here!
MANFRED And all my merchandise is strictly kosher When you've thrown away all your old worn-out stuff
JOE Hey, that's enough
MANFRED Perhaps you'd like to model for my brochure I have just the thing for you Chalk-stripe suits
SALESMAN 1 In black
SALESMAN 2 Or blue
SALESMAN 3 Glen plaid trousers
SALESMAN 4 Cashmere sweaters
SALESMAN 5 Bathing shorts for Malibu
SALESMAN 6 Here's a patent leather lace-up
SALESMAN 7 It's a virtuoso shoe
MANFRED And a simply marvelous coat made of vicuna
JOE You know what you can do with your vicuna
NORMA Come on Joe, you haven't even started yet
JOE You wanna bet?
NORMA I thought by now he'd look the height of fashion He always takes forever making up his mind Don't be unkind I thought you writers knew about compassion
I love flannel on a man
MANFRED This will complement his tan
NORMA We'll take two of these and four of those
MANFRED I'm still your greatest fan! Very soon now we'll have stopped him Looking like an also-ran
JOE You're going to make me sorry that I'm staying
NORMA Well, all right, I'll choose, after all, I'm paying!
MANFRED Evening clothes?
NORMA I want to see your most deluxe
JOE Won't wear a tux
NORMA Of course not, dear, tuxedos are for waiters
MANFRED What we need are tails, a white tie and top hat
JOE I can't wear that
NORMA Joe, second-rate clothes are for second-raters
JOE Norma, please...
NORMA Shut up, I'm rich Now some platinum blonde bitch I own so many apartments I've forgotten which is which
JOE I don't have to go to premieres I'm never on display You seem to forget that I'm a writer Who cares what you wear when you're a writer?
NORMA I care, Joe, and please don't be so mean to me.
JOE O.K., all right.
NORMA (spoken) You can't come to my New Year's Eve party in that filling-station shirt.
JOE (spoken) I've been invited somewhere else on New Year's Eve.
NORMA (spoken) Where?
JOE (spoken) Artie Green. He's an old friend of mine.
NORMA I can't do without you, Joe, I need you. I've sent out every single invitation
JOE All right, Norma, I give in
NORMA Of course you do And when they've dressed you You'll cause a sensation
SALESMEN We equip the chosen few of Movieland
MANFRED (The latest cut)
SALESMEN We dress every movie star and crooner From their shiny toecaps to their hatband
MANFRED (Conceal your gut) You won't regret selecting the vicuna
SALESMEN If you need a hand to shake If there's a girl you want to make If there's a soul you're out to capture Or a heart you want to break If you want the world to love you
MANFRED You'll have to learn to take
SALESMEN And gracefully accept the role you're playing
MANFRED You will earn every cent the lady's paying
SALESMEN So why not have it all?
MANFRED Now that didn't hurt, did it?
SALESMEN The lady's paying!
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