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1966 Broadway
Mame the Musical - Bosom Buddies Lyrics
The song is written by Jerry Herman.
VERA & MAME:
We'll always be bosom buddies,
Friends, sisters and pals;
We'll always be bosom buddies,
If life should reject you,
There's me to protect you.
VERA:
If I say that your tongue is vicious
MAME:
If I call you uncouth
VERA & MAME:
It's simply that who else but a bosom buddy
Will sit down and tell you the truth.
VERA (speaking):
Tho' now and again I'm aware
that my candid opinion may sting
MAME (speaking):
Tho' often my frank observation might scald;
I've been meanin' to tell you for years
You should keep your hair natural like mine.
VERA (speaking):
If I kept my hair natural like yours, I'd be bald.
(singing) But darling
VERA & MAME:
We'll always be dear companions
VERA:
My crony
MAME:
My mate;
VERA & MAME:
We'll always be harmonizing
VERA:
Orphan Annie and Sandy
VERA & MAME:
Like Amos and Andy.
VERA:
If I say that your sense of style's as far as off as your youth;
It's simply that who else but a bosom buddy
Will tell you the whole stinkin' truth.
Mame (speaking):
Each time that a critic has written,
"Your voice is the voice of a frog!"
Straight to your side to defend you I rush;
You know that I'm there ev'ry time
That the world makes and unkind remark.
When they say "Vera Charles is the world's greatest lush!"
(singing)
It hurts me!
VERA:
And if I say your fangs are showing,
Mame, pull in your claws,
It's simply that who else but a bosom buddy
Will notice the obvious flaws!
MAME (speaking):
I feel it's my duty to tell you it's time to adjust to your age;
You try to be "Peg O' My Heart",
When you're "Lady Macbeth."
Exactly how old are you, Vera? The truth!
VERA (speaking):
Well, how old do you think?
MAME (speaking):
I'd say somewhere in between forty and the death!
VERA & MAME:
But sweetie
VERA:
I'll always be Alice Toklas,
If you'll be Gertrude Stein.
And tho' I'll admit I've dished you,
I've gossiped and gloated,
But I'm so devoted.
MAME:
And if I say that sex and guts made you into a star,
It's simply that who else but a bosom buddy
Will tell you how rotten you are.
VERA & MAME:
Just turn your bosom buddy
For aid and affection,
For help and direction,
For loyalty, love and for sooth!
Remember that who else but a bosom buddy
Will sit down and level
And give you the devil,
Will sit down and tell you the truth!
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Mame the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS
St. Bridget
It's Today
Open a New Window
The Moon Song
My Best Girl
We Need a Little Christmas
Mame
The Letter
My Best Girl (reprise)
Bosom Buddies
Gooch's Song
That's How Young I Feel
If He Walked Into My Life
Finale
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