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JOEY:

A-B-C-D-E-G
I never learned to spell
at least not well.
1-2-3-4-5-6-7
I never learned to count
a great amount.
But my busy mind is burning
to use what learning I've got.
I won't waste any time,
I'll strike while the iron is hot.

If they asked me, I could write a book
about the way you walk and whisper and look.
I could write a preface on how we met
so the world would never forget.
And the simple secret of the plot
is just to tell them that I love you a lot.
Then the world discovers as my book ends
how to make two lovers a friend

LINDA:

Use to hate to go to school
I never craked a book;
I pleyed the hook
Never answered any mail;
to write I used to think was wasting ink.
It was never my endeavor
to be too clever and smart.
Now I suddenly feel
a longing to write in my heart

If they asked me, I could write a book
about the way you walk and whisper and look.
I could write a preface on how we met
so the world would never forget.
And the simple secret of the plot
is just to tell them that I love you a lot.
Then the world discovers as my book ends
how to make two lovers a friend

Last Update: February, 27th 2014

Pal Joey Lyrics

  1. Act 1
  2. You Mustn't Kick It Around
  3. I Could Write A Book
  4. Chicago (A Great Big Town)
  5. That Terrific Rainbow
  6. What Is A Man?
  7. Happy Hunting Horn
  8. Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered
  9. Pal Joey (What Do I Care For A Dame?)
  10. Act 2
  11. The Flower Garden Of My Heart
  12. Zip
  13. Plant You Now, Dig You Later Lyrics 
  14. In Our Little Den (of Iniquity) Lyrics 
  15. Do It The Hard Way
  16. Take Him
  17. Finale
  18. Finale: I Could Write a Book
  19. Other Songs:
  20. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
  21. There's A Small Hotel
  22. My Funny Valentine
  23. The Lady is a Tramp

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