Life upon wicked stage ain't ever

[PalJoey]

Life upon the wicked stage ain't ever what a girl supposes. Stage door Johnnies aren't raging over you with gems and roses. When you let a feller hold your hand (which means an extra beer or sandwich), ev'rybody whispers: "Ain't her life a whirl?"

Though you're warned against a roue ruining your reputation, I have played around the one night trade around a great big nation:

Wild old men who give you jewels and sables only live in Aesop's Fables. Life upon the wicked stage ain't nothin' for a girl.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

I got virtue, but it ain't been tested. (No one's even interested)

[henrikegerman]

Dying by inches, every night, what a glamorous life!
Pulled on by winches, to recite, what a glamorous life!

[TheaterBoy7777]

Though we've listened to you moan and grieve, you
Must pardon us if we do not believe you,
There is no doubt
You're crazy about
Your awful stage

[Jon]

Why has the ghost of Oscar Hammerstein II taken control of this board?

Below, my favorite rendition:



Anna Kendrick and the Kit Kat Girls

[Smaxie]

You'll be back the season after!

[jv92]

Unpack the luggage, la la la!
Pack up the luggage, la la la!

(Or vice versa. I don't have the lyrics on hand.)

[GavestonPS]

Below, my favorite rendition...

My favorite, too, Jon. I used to use it to end my lecture on American musical theater because I figured it summed up a century of musical styles.