Thoroughly Modern Millie - What Do I Need with Love? Lyrics

Broadway (2002)
Thoroughly Modern Millie the Musical - What Do I Need with Love? Lyrics

JIMMY
OH, THE PLACES I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU
ALTHOUGH I HARDLY KNOW YOU
I’VE A FUNNY FEELING WE MAKE A PERFECT PAIR

FAMOUS SIGHTS I WANT TO SEE YOU SEEING
THEN NIGHTS OF YOU AND ME-ING
ME
YOU. WE-
Wait a minute!
Just a minute! No, no, no, no!

I’M A JOE WITH JUST ONE AIM
EV’RY NIGHT TO DATE A DIFF’RENT DAME
CALL EACH ONE OF ‘EM THE SAME PET NAME

“HEY BABY\"
IN A ROW, I HAVE MY DUCKS
LOADS OF GALS TO ME LOADS OF YUKS
LEAVE THE COONING TO THE OTHER CLUCKS
I DON’T MEAN MAYBE
GOT IT GOOD
WHAT DO I NEED WITH LOVE?

ALWAYS  PRACTICE WHAT I PREACH
KEEP TEMPTATION OUT OF EASY REACH
STICK TO GALS WHO WASH THEIR HAIR IN BLEACH
I’M HAPPY
COME AND GO THE WAY I CHOOSE
NEVER GONNA SING THE TIED DOWN BLUES
OTHER GUYS WOULD KILL TO FILL MY SHOES
NO WING-CLIPPED SAPPY
GOT IT GOOD
WHAT DO I NEED WITH LOVE?

THAT WAS A NEAR MISS
TALK ABOUT A CLOSE SHAVE
FLIRTED WITH DISASTER
THERE MUST BE SOMEONE UP THERE
WATCHIN’ OVER ME
TALK ABOUT A FOUR-LEAF-CLOVER-ME
PETER RABBIT’S MISSING FOOTSIE
MEANS I ROLL WITHOUT A TOOTSIE

GOT IT GOOD. WHAT DO I NEED WITH LOVE?

GOT IT GOOD. WHAT DO I NEED WITH LOVE?

SKIP THE VOWS AND ALL THAT ROT
TELL THE MINISTER THAT I “DO” NOT
BRIGHT AND BREEZY IS THE-
BIRDS AND BEES-Y
IS THE-
FREE AND EASY IS THE LIFE I GOT-

WITHOUT HER

ALTHOUGH I HARDLY KNOW YOU…

WHAT DO I NEED WITH LOVE?
I
GOT IT GOOD

GOT IT GOOD

BUT NOW I GOT IT BAD!

[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