I was twenty, I looked forty. I got the job.
-- Elaine Stritch
Oh, Elaine, will ya for Chrissake go to New Haven and sing the fuckin’ song?
-- Ethel Merman
Zip
I’ve
Interviewed Pablo Picasso
And a countess, named di Frasso.
I’ve interviewed the great Stravinsky.
But
Interviewed Pablo Picasso
And a countess, named di Frasso.
I’ve interviewed the great Stravinsky.
But
My greatest achievement
Is the interview I had
With the star who worked for Minsky.
I met her at the Yankee Clipper,
And she didn’t unzip one zipper.
I said, “Miss Lee, you are such an artist,
Tell me why you never miss.
"Whadda you think of
While you work?”
And she said, “While I work,
My thoughts go something like this:
"Zip! Walter Lippmann wasn’t brilliant today.
Zip! Will Saroyan ever write a great play?
"Zip! I was reading Schopenhauer last night.
Zip! And I think that Schopenhauer was right.
"I don’t wanna see Zorina.
I don’t wanna meet Cobina.
Zip!
I’m an intellect-ual.
"I don’t like a deep contralto,
Or a man whose voice is alto.
Zip!
I’m a het'roseck-sual.
"Zip! It took intellect to master my art.
Zip! Who the Hell is Margie Hart?
"Zip! I consider Dali’s paintings passé.
Zip! Will they make the Metropolitan pay?
"Zip! English people don’t say 'clerk,' they say 'clark.'
Zip! Anybody who says 'clark' is a 'jark.'
"I adore the great Confucius,
And the lines of luscious Lucius.
Zip!
I am so ecletic.
"I don’t care for either Mickey,
Mouse or Rooney makes me sicky.
Zip!
I’m a little hectic.
"Zip! My artistic taste is classic and dear.
Zip! Who the Hell’s Lili St. Cyr?"
Zip
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Written for “Pal Joey”
"Zip" was introduced by Jean Casto.
For the highly successful revival of "Pal Joey" in 1952, the song was sung by a certain Elaine Stritch.
Is the interview I had
With the star who worked for Minsky.
I met her at the Yankee Clipper,
And she didn’t unzip one zipper.
I said, “Miss Lee, you are such an artist,
Tell me why you never miss.
"Whadda you think of
While you work?”
And she said, “While I work,
My thoughts go something like this:
"Zip! Walter Lippmann wasn’t brilliant today.
Zip! Will Saroyan ever write a great play?
"Zip! I was reading Schopenhauer last night.
Zip! And I think that Schopenhauer was right.
"I don’t wanna see Zorina.
I don’t wanna meet Cobina.
Zip!
I’m an intellect-ual.
"I don’t like a deep contralto,
Or a man whose voice is alto.
Zip!
I’m a het'roseck-sual.
"Zip! It took intellect to master my art.
Zip! Who the Hell is Margie Hart?
"Zip! I consider Dali’s paintings passé.
Zip! Will they make the Metropolitan pay?
"Zip! English people don’t say 'clerk,' they say 'clark.'
Zip! Anybody who says 'clark' is a 'jark.'
"I adore the great Confucius,
And the lines of luscious Lucius.
Zip!
I am so ecletic.
"I don’t care for either Mickey,
Mouse or Rooney makes me sicky.
Zip!
I’m a little hectic.
"Zip! My artistic taste is classic and dear.
Zip! Who the Hell’s Lili St. Cyr?"
Zip
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Written for “Pal Joey”
"Zip" was introduced by Jean Casto.
For the highly successful revival of "Pal Joey" in 1952, the song was sung by a certain Elaine Stritch.
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