The Glamorous Life - Stephen Sondheim

Ordinary mothers lead ordinary lives

Keep the house and sweep the parlor

Cook the meals and look exhausted

Ordinary mothers, like ordinary wives

Fry the eggs and dry the sheets

And try to deal with facts

Mine acts!

Darling, I miss you a lot

But, darling, this has to be short

As mother is getting a plaque

From the Halsingborg Arts Council Amateur Theatre Group

Whether it’s funny or not

I’ll give you a fuller report

The minute they carry me back

From the Halsingborg Arts Council Amateur Theatre Group

Love you

Unpack the luggage, la la la

Pack up the luggage, la la la

Unpack the luggage, la la la

Hi-ho, the glamorous life!

Ice in the basin, la la la

Cracks in the plaster, la la la

Mice in the hallway, la la la

Hi-ho, the glamorous life!

Run for the carriage, la la la

Wolf down the sandwich, la la la

Which town is this one, la la la

Hi-ho, the glamorous life!

Ordinary daughters ameliorate their lot

Use their charms and choose their futures

Breed their children, heed their mothers

Ordinary daughters, which mine, I fear, is not

Tend each asset, spend it wisely

While it still endure

Mine tours!

Mother, forgive the delay

My schedule is driving me wild

But, mother, I really must run

I’m performing in Rottwig, and don’t ask «where is it,»

Please

How are you feeling today?

And are you corrupting the child?

Don’t

Mother, the minute I’m done

With performing in Rottwig, I’ll come for a visit

And argue

Mayors with speeches, la la la

Children with posies, la la la

Half-empty houses, la la la

Hi-ho, the glamorous life!

Cultural lunches

La la la

Dead floral tributes

La la la

Ancient admirers

La la la

Hi-ho, the glamorous life

Pack up the luggage, la la la

Unpack the luggage, la la la

Mother’s surviving, la la la

Leading the glamorous life

Cracks in the plaster, la la la

Youngish admirers, la la la

Which one was that one, la la la

Hi-ho, the glamorous life

Bring up the curtain, la la la

Bring down the curtain, la la la

Bring up the curtain, la la la

Hi-ho, the glamorous

Life!