Thoroughly Modern Millie - Muqin Lyrics

Broadway (2002)
Thoroughly Modern Millie the Musical - Muqin Lyrics

MRS. MEERS
EVERYTHING SEEMS LOVELY
WHEN YOU START TO ROAM
THE BIRDS ARE SINGING

THE DAY THAT YOU STRAY
BUT WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE FARTHER AWAY
THINGS WON’T BE SO LOVELY
WHEN YOU’RE ALL ALONE
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL KEEP SAYING WHEN
YOU’RE FAR FROM HOME

[Mrs. Meers dangles a photograph in front of
Ching
Ho and Bun Foo: it’s their mother.]

BUN FOO
MUQIN
[Mammy]

MRS. MEERS
That’s right

CHING HO
MUQIN
[Mammy]

MRS. MEERS
Now you’re talking

BUN FOO
TAIYANG ZHAO DONG FANG
[The sun shines east]

CHING HO
TAIYANG ZHAO XI FANG
[The sun shines west]

MRS. MEERS
BUT YOU KNOW WHERE “TAIYANG ZHAO” BEST

BUN FOO
ZHAO DAO, ZHAO DAO MUQIN TA SHENSHANG
[On Mammy]

CHING HO
ZHAO DAO, ZHAO WO MUQIN TA SHENSHANG
[My Mammy]

CHING HO & BUN FOO
WODE XIN YONGYUAN WANG JIAXIANG
[My heart strings are tangled around Siam-y]

CHING HO
WO LAILIAO
BUREN YAO NIN DUO DENGDAI
[I’m coming
Sorry that I made you wait.]

MRS. MEERS
Take her home!

BUN FOO
WO LIALIAO
WANLE KONGPA NIN BUZAI
[I’m coming
I hope and pray I’m not too late]

MRS. MEERS
It’s never too late for

MRS. MEERS, CHING HO & BUN FOO
MAMMY
MAMMY

CHING HO & BUN FOO
WO YUEN ZOU BAIWAN LI KAN NI XIAOMIMI
[We’d walk a million miles for one of those smiles]

MRS. MEERS, CHING HO & BUN FOO
MY MAMMY

CHING HO
WO YUEN ZOU BAIWAN LI KAN NI XIAOMIMI
[I’d walk a million miles for one of those smiles]

BUN FOO
WO YIBEI FANZUI YEBU HAIPA
[We’ll lead a life of crime to buy us some time]

MRS. MEERS
THEY’LL WORK FOR MRS. MEERS

THE REST OF THEIR YEARS!

MRS. MEERS, CHING HO & BUN FOO
MY MAMMY!

[Thanks to Darci Faye for lyrics]


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Thoroughly Modern Millie the Musical Lyrics

SYNOPSIS
Not for the Life of Me
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Not for the Life of Me (reprise)
How the Other Half Lives
The Speed Test
They Don't Know
What Do I Need with Love?
Only in New York
Jimmy
Not for the Life of Me (reprise 2)
Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life
I Turned the Corner
Muqin
Long as I'm Here with You
Gimme Gimme
Finale
Finale Bows