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2023 West End
Operation Mincemeat the Musical - All the Ladies Lyrics
The song is written by David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts.
JEAN:
Oooh
When I was a girl they thought I was crazy
Cos I wasn't gagging for a man and a baby
I set my sights on joining the Navy but-
TYPISTS:
"This isn't the right kind of life for a lady"
JEAN:
Okay, guess it's a no-go
Take my double-x chromosome
And go home and stagnate
Cook, clean and sweep the grate
And just wait till somebody wants
To procreate
JEAN, TYPISTS:
But wait a minute (Hey)
What's that sound? (Hey)
War drums coming (Hey)
Getting so loud (Hey)
And all of the men folk are like
"There's a fight?" "What fun!"
"Grab a gun," "Kill the Hun,"
"There's a war to be won"
(Ooh)
Now that they're overseas (Bye bye)
Creating job vacancies (Ooh)
It's plain to see the way to get from A to Z
For us is filling up the factories
And so (Ahh)
Let's go roll up our sleeves (Bye bye)
And show our expertise (Ooh)
No more riding side-saddle,
It's time for our battle to start
Get in the system (Rip it apart)
JEAN & TYPISTS:
All the ladies
On your marks get set
Take this war for all you can get
This conflict's our best opportunity yet
Now the coast is clear
And it's time to move on up
HESTER:
Ladies!
What on earth is all this noise?
Just be sensible, for goodness' sake
And just pipe down
TYPISTS:
"Pipe down?"
"Settle down," "Simmer down?"
Only thing that's coming down is the walls
Cos all the men said ciao
And it's our turn now
And we're gonna grab life by the-
HESTER:
Language if you please
JEAN:
I'm sorry matron
But I'm sick of sitting waiting
So if there's a job going spare I'll take it
JEAN & TYPISTS:
Just gotta wait for a guy
To die and vacate it
Girls!
Now it's time to crash their party
Girls!
We're not gonna back down now are we?
Girls
Be a spy, modern day Mata Hari
Rise from the bottom
To the top we're an army
Step up sister
Come on line up
Get out mister
You're done, time's up
Let's make progress
Get paid oh yes
Bid those boys goodbye
Keep on 'til we're running MI5
HESTER:
Youth!
All the ladies
On your marks get set
All the ladies
Take this war for all you can get
Move on up
Now
This conflict's our best opportunity yet
Now the coast is clear
And it's time to move on up
(Hey, hey, hey, hey)
All the ladies, on your marks get set
Take this war for all you can get
Cos the men aren't here
And that's the all clear
To start our careers
And it's time to move on
Move on up
Move on up
Move on up
Move on up
Review: Operation Mincemeat the Musical Lyrics
Operation Mincemeat the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS
Born to Lead
God That's Brilliant
Dead in the Water
All the Ladies
The Pitch
Making a Man
Dear Bill
Sail on, Boys
Just for Tonight
Bevan's Update
The Ballad of Willie Watkins
Spilsbury Reprise
Useful
Finale
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