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1925 London
On with the Dance the Musical - Cosmopolitan lady Lyrics
Music and lyrics by Noël Coward.
(Verse 1:)
When I was quite a little mite of seven,
I secretly decided on my course;
Though maybe I'm not heading straight for heaven,
I have never put the cart before the horse,
(Chorus:)
She wouldn't do that of course!
(Verse 2:)
It's seldom that my 'joie de vivre' forsakes me,
I frequently succeed where others fail,
And when the day of judgment overtakes me,
I shall make a very firm appeal for bail!
(Chorus:)
She seems successfully to dominate
And utterly control her fate,
We'll try to follow firmly on her trail!
(Refrain:)
I'm a cosmopolitan lady,
With a cosmopolitan soul,
Every dashing blonde
Of the demi-monde
Starts to quake when I take a stroll
As my past's incredibly shady,
And my future grows more doubtful every day.
Though determined to be pleasat,
I shall utilize the present
In a cosmopolitan way.
(Verse 3:)
The world to me will always be a gamble,
I don't care if I win or if I lose;
The straight and narrow path is such a scramble,
And is such an unattractive life to choose.
(Chorus:)
We'd like to be in your shoes!
(Verse 4:)
I much prefer a flutter at the tables,
I treat my whole existence as a game,
And if I end in sackcloth or in sables,
I shall not have lived for nothing, all the samel
(Chorus:)
We're really quite impatient to begin
A life of unassuming sin,
And try to. reach your pinnacle of fame
(Refrain:)
I'm a cosmopolitan lady,
With a cosmopolitan heart,
And I've lived so long
Between right and wrong,
That I can't tell the two apart,
Though my past's incredibly shady,
And my future grows more doubtful every day;
Though my methods may be breezy,
I find virtue very easy,
In the cosmopolitan way.
Review: On with the Dance the Musical Lyrics
On with the Dance the Musical Lyrics
Cosmopolitan lady
I'm so in love
Poor little rich girl
First love
Couldn't we keep on dancing?
Raspberry time in Runcorn
Spinsters' song
The vicarage dance
Choir boys' song
Even clergymen are naughty now and then
Church parade
Come a little closer
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