Guys and Dolls
Musical Produced 1950 directed by George Kaufman
Movie Version 1955
Word and Music written by Frank Loesser
Backing track "A Bushell and a Peck" in the style of Irving Actman (Like original)
Lyrics
I love you, a bushel and a peck!
A bushel and a peck, and a hug around the neck!
A hug around the neck, and a barrel and a heap
A barrel and a heap, and I'm talkin' in my sleep.
About you.
About you!
About you!
My heart is leapin'!
I'm having trouble sleepin'!
'Cause I love you, a bushel and a peck
You bet your pretty neck I do!
Doodle, oodle, oodle.
Doodle, oodle, oodle.
Doodle oodle oodle oo.
I love you, a bushel and a peck
A bushel and a peck, go and beats me all to heck!
Beats me all to heck how I'll ever tend the farm
Ever tend the farm when I want to keep my
Arms - about you -
About you!
About you!
The cows and chickens
are goin' to the dickens!
'Cause I love you a bushel and a peck
You bet your pretty neck I do -
Doodle oodle oodle
Doodle oodle oodle
Doodle oodle oodle, oo!
Good-bye now!
(they repeat the "doodles" as they exit)
Backing Track "Take Back Your Mink"
Lyrics
He bought me the fur mink five winters ago
And the gown the following fall
Then the necklace, the bag, the gloves, and the hat,
That was late '48 I recall
Then last night in his apartment
He tried to remove them all
And I said as I ran down the hall.
Take back your mink
Take back your pearls
What made you think
That I was one of those girls?
Take back the gown
The gloves and the hat
I may be down
But I'm not flat as all that.
I thought that each expensive gift you'd arranged
Was a token of your esteem
But when I think of what you want in exchange
It all seems a horrible dream
Eek.
So take back your mink.
To from whence it came
And tell them to alter and rise it
For some other dame
Take back your mink
Take back your pearls
What made you think
That I was one of those girls?
I'm screaming:
Take back the gown
The gloves and the hat
I may be down
But I'm not flat as all that.
I thought that each expensive gift you'd arranged
Was a token of your esteem
But when I think of what you want in exchange
It all seems a horrible dream
Eek!
Take back your mink
Those old worn out pelts
And go shorten the sleaves
For somebody else.
(interlude)
Well, wouldn't you?
Act I
The show opens with three gamblers talking about which horse will win a race the following day. (Fugue for Tinhorns), they are met by the band of the Save-a-Soul Mission who encourages them to stop the evils of gambling. (Follow the Fold) The rest of the story revolves around the activities of New York petty criminals and professional gamblers. Nathan Detroit runs an (illegal) "floating crap game", despite constant encouragement to "go straight" by Miss Adelaide, a nightclub singer to whom he has been engaged for fourteen years but will not marry. When a surge of "high-rollers" comes to town, Nathan is pressured to find a place to hold his floating crap game. Due to strong police activity, namely Lieutenant Brannigan, he can only find one spot, the Biltmore Hotel garage. The owner's requirement, however, is a $1,000 deposit for security, which Nathan does not have. (The Oldest Established)
Trying to obtain the money, Nathan comes across Sky Masterson, a high-rolling gambler willing to bet on virtually anything. Nathan proposes a bet which seems impossible to lose: Sky must take a doll of Nathan's choice to dinner... in Havana, Cuba, or pay up. Nathan chooses Miss Sarah Brown, a straight-walking sergeant at the Save-a-Soul Mission, a local Salvation Army-like organization. Sarah resists Sky (I'll Know), but her Mission is in trouble, and when he promises to fill her prayer meeting with a dozen sinners, Sky manages to get Sarah to agree to the date, putting Nathan in an even worse position. Over the course of their date (If I Were a Bell), Sky manages to break down Sarah's social inhibitions, and they begin to fall in love with one another. Unfortunately, their romance is shattered once they get back to America (My Time of Day/I've Never Been in Love Before), as Nathan is caught running his crap game- in the mission.
Act II
Nathan is also struggling with his relationship with his fiancée of fourteen years, Adelaide (Take Back Your Mink), who has come down with a psychosomatic cold due to lack of a wedding ring. (Adelaides Second Lament) Tired of his habitual lying, she walks out on him (Sue Me). Meanwhile, Sky is having problems of his own with Sarah as their lifestyles clash. Convinced that his love for Sarah is true, Sky makes good on a bet he made with Sarah to fill her failing mission with a dozen sinners. Also, he lies about succeeding on his original bet with Nathan and pays him the $1,000. At the same time, Sky wins a bet with the guys at Nathan's crap game that results in them having to appear at Sarah's mission (Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat). Nathan also attends, but doing so nearly ruins his relationship with Adelaide.
Sarah fatefully runs into Adelaide, where the two realize that they cannot fight love any longer (Marry the Man Today). Adelaide is relieved when Sarah mentions that Nathan had attended a service earlier in the night, which Adelaide thought he had been lying about.
The show ends happily with Nathan and Adelaide's long-awaited wedding (Finale), Nathan having gone (almost) straight. They are joined by Sarah and Sky, who has joined the mission and married Sarah.
Other Songs Include Runyonland, A Bushel and A Peck, Adelaide's Lament Guys and Dolls, The More I Cannot Wish You,
Movie Version 1955
Word and Music written by Frank Loesser
Backing track "A Bushell and a Peck" in the style of Irving Actman (Like original)
Lyrics
I love you, a bushel and a peck!
A bushel and a peck, and a hug around the neck!
A hug around the neck, and a barrel and a heap
A barrel and a heap, and I'm talkin' in my sleep.
About you.
About you!
About you!
My heart is leapin'!
I'm having trouble sleepin'!
'Cause I love you, a bushel and a peck
You bet your pretty neck I do!
Doodle, oodle, oodle.
Doodle, oodle, oodle.
Doodle oodle oodle oo.
I love you, a bushel and a peck
A bushel and a peck, go and beats me all to heck!
Beats me all to heck how I'll ever tend the farm
Ever tend the farm when I want to keep my
Arms - about you -
About you!
About you!
The cows and chickens
are goin' to the dickens!
'Cause I love you a bushel and a peck
You bet your pretty neck I do -
Doodle oodle oodle
Doodle oodle oodle
Doodle oodle oodle, oo!
Good-bye now!
(they repeat the "doodles" as they exit)
Backing Track "Take Back Your Mink"
Lyrics
He bought me the fur mink five winters ago
And the gown the following fall
Then the necklace, the bag, the gloves, and the hat,
That was late '48 I recall
Then last night in his apartment
He tried to remove them all
And I said as I ran down the hall.
Take back your mink
Take back your pearls
What made you think
That I was one of those girls?
Take back the gown
The gloves and the hat
I may be down
But I'm not flat as all that.
I thought that each expensive gift you'd arranged
Was a token of your esteem
But when I think of what you want in exchange
It all seems a horrible dream
Eek.
So take back your mink.
To from whence it came
And tell them to alter and rise it
For some other dame
Take back your mink
Take back your pearls
What made you think
That I was one of those girls?
I'm screaming:
Take back the gown
The gloves and the hat
I may be down
But I'm not flat as all that.
I thought that each expensive gift you'd arranged
Was a token of your esteem
But when I think of what you want in exchange
It all seems a horrible dream
Eek!
Take back your mink
Those old worn out pelts
And go shorten the sleaves
For somebody else.
(interlude)
Well, wouldn't you?
Act I
The show opens with three gamblers talking about which horse will win a race the following day. (Fugue for Tinhorns), they are met by the band of the Save-a-Soul Mission who encourages them to stop the evils of gambling. (Follow the Fold) The rest of the story revolves around the activities of New York petty criminals and professional gamblers. Nathan Detroit runs an (illegal) "floating crap game", despite constant encouragement to "go straight" by Miss Adelaide, a nightclub singer to whom he has been engaged for fourteen years but will not marry. When a surge of "high-rollers" comes to town, Nathan is pressured to find a place to hold his floating crap game. Due to strong police activity, namely Lieutenant Brannigan, he can only find one spot, the Biltmore Hotel garage. The owner's requirement, however, is a $1,000 deposit for security, which Nathan does not have. (The Oldest Established)
Trying to obtain the money, Nathan comes across Sky Masterson, a high-rolling gambler willing to bet on virtually anything. Nathan proposes a bet which seems impossible to lose: Sky must take a doll of Nathan's choice to dinner... in Havana, Cuba, or pay up. Nathan chooses Miss Sarah Brown, a straight-walking sergeant at the Save-a-Soul Mission, a local Salvation Army-like organization. Sarah resists Sky (I'll Know), but her Mission is in trouble, and when he promises to fill her prayer meeting with a dozen sinners, Sky manages to get Sarah to agree to the date, putting Nathan in an even worse position. Over the course of their date (If I Were a Bell), Sky manages to break down Sarah's social inhibitions, and they begin to fall in love with one another. Unfortunately, their romance is shattered once they get back to America (My Time of Day/I've Never Been in Love Before), as Nathan is caught running his crap game- in the mission.
Act II
Nathan is also struggling with his relationship with his fiancée of fourteen years, Adelaide (Take Back Your Mink), who has come down with a psychosomatic cold due to lack of a wedding ring. (Adelaides Second Lament) Tired of his habitual lying, she walks out on him (Sue Me). Meanwhile, Sky is having problems of his own with Sarah as their lifestyles clash. Convinced that his love for Sarah is true, Sky makes good on a bet he made with Sarah to fill her failing mission with a dozen sinners. Also, he lies about succeeding on his original bet with Nathan and pays him the $1,000. At the same time, Sky wins a bet with the guys at Nathan's crap game that results in them having to appear at Sarah's mission (Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat). Nathan also attends, but doing so nearly ruins his relationship with Adelaide.
Sarah fatefully runs into Adelaide, where the two realize that they cannot fight love any longer (Marry the Man Today). Adelaide is relieved when Sarah mentions that Nathan had attended a service earlier in the night, which Adelaide thought he had been lying about.
The show ends happily with Nathan and Adelaide's long-awaited wedding (Finale), Nathan having gone (almost) straight. They are joined by Sarah and Sky, who has joined the mission and married Sarah.
Other Songs Include Runyonland, A Bushel and A Peck, Adelaide's Lament Guys and Dolls, The More I Cannot Wish You,
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