文本歌词

Ring Down The Curtain - Gracie Fields
Oh dear dear dear dear
Oh mister stage manager please
I can't sing tonight
You can't sing tonight
No I'm terribly sorry
I can't sing tonight
You must sing tonight
Your public's waiting
Oh blow the public It's impossible
I can't sing I can't explain I'm sorry
Go out an' knock 'em cold baby
The show must go on
Oh dear Oh dear I can't
"Ring down the curtain I can't sing tonight
Their money back you'll have to pay
Ring down the curtain I can't sing tonight
They've taken me false teeth away "
The theatre was packed from the pit to the stalls
The show was about to begin
The baritone villain stood there in the wings
On his face was a dastardly grin
The tenor had just finished padding his chest
And was gracefully waving his hair
The overture started
The curtain went up
When the xxxxxxe cried in despair:
"Oh ring down the curtain
I can't sing tonight
Oh dash it I wish I was dead
I can't sing tonight with me tonsils in sight
I haven't a tooth in me head "
The manager said that the show must go on
He was in a terrible rage
The baritone gave the soprano a push
That shot her headfirst on the stage
"You can't " cried the tenor
"Strike one your own size "
Then leaped on the stage amid cheers
He said "What's the do "
Because that was his cue
And the xxxxxxe cried through her tears:
"Oh ring down the curtain
I can't sing tonight "
She stood there and twiddled her thumbs
The villain said "Gnash me "
She said "No I can't
I can't gnash with only me gums "
The xxxxxxe swooned on a velvet settee
But jumped up again with an "Ouch "
Which rapidly turned to a cry of delight
For there were her teeth on the couch
The lovers embraced as she slipped in her teeth
She turned with a smile on her face
She opened her throat and let out a note
That smashed ev'ry glass in the place
"Ring down the curtain
You can't sing tonight
Or else you'll be put on the spot
Some voices we've heard were a pain in the neck
But yours is the worst of the lot "
"Oh ring up the curtain
I will sing tonight
In spite of your laughter and jeers
If you're so upset by my beautiful voice
Then put cotton wool in your ears "
"You can't sing tonight "