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hwpA musical by Alan Boubil and Claude Michel Schonberg
** ** OVERTURE/BACKSTAGE AT DREAMLAND
(A Friday night in April 1975. Backstage at an after-hours club in Saigon.
Vietnamese bar-girls are getting into costumes.)
GIRLS
one of us will be Miss Saigon
ENGINEER
I spread the word - its Miss Saigon
GIGI
whos left to screw who hasnt gone
ENGINEER
shut up! and get your hot pants on
GIGI
each day more GIs disappear
ENGINEER
theres still some left and theyll all be here
ALL GIRLS
a girl can trust the Engineer
(THE ENGINEER brings in a new girl, KIM)
ENGINEER
surprise!
I found this new girl, get her dressed
from the country untouched
GIGI
just give that virgin act a rest
ALL GIRLS
(mocking the new girl)
you are my first American
(they laugh)
ENGINEER
allez! allez! allez!
why does it take all day?
get your asses on stage... Im raising cash tonight
GIRLS
tonight I will be Miss Saigon
ENGINEER
they say Saigon has weeks
I say its time to pack
GIRLS
tonight I will be Miss Saigon
ENGINEER
each day these little buns of theirs are worth less and less
I need a visa fast, and Im not looking back
(the ENGINEER looks through the door into the club.)
ENGINEER
son of a bitch, theyre here!
I can still engineer
its like the old days, my little gamines
GIRLS
oh sure!
ENGINEER
you know whos out here? a gang of marines!
GIRLS
theyre here?
ENGINEER
well pick em clean thats what this contests about
GIRLS
yes, sir!
ENGINEER
one of these boys might be your ticket out
(turns to KIM)
why is she in that dress?
ah! its my new princess
ah, yes!
a bride will give the guys a treat
lower your eyelids and play sweet
men pay the moon to get fresh meat
allez! allez! allez!
get out and do your song!
dont make the show too long
voila! on stage all! welcome to...
Dreamland!!!
** ** THE HEAT IS ON IN SAIGON
("Dreamland" is a club filled with American Marines, civilians and south Vietnamese officers. The girls parade around and get the crowd to buy raffle tickets: the winner of the "beauty contest" will be the prize.)
AMERICANS
the heat is on in Saigon
the girls are hotter n hell
one of these slits here will be Miss Saigon
God, the tension is high, not to mention the smell
the heat is on in Saigon
is there a war going on?
dont ask, I aint gonna tell
(two friends, CHRIS and JOHN, are among the Marines. JOHN is with
