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Why do stage struck maidens clamorTo be actin' in the drammer?We've heard sayYou are gayNight and day.Oh, go 'way!We drink water from a dipper,You drink champagne from a slipper.Tho' it seems cruel to bustAll your dreams,Still I must;Here's the truth I tell you:Life upon the wicked stageAin't ever what a girl supposes;Stage door Johnnies aren't ragingOver you with gems and roses.When you let a feller hold your hand (whichmeans an extra beer or sandwich),Ev'rybody whispers: "Ain't her life a whirl?"Though you're warned against a "rouÃ?Â©"Ruining your reputation,I have played aroundSongtexteThe one night trade aroundA great big nation:Wild old men who give you jewels and sablesOnly live in Aesop's Fables.Life upon the wicked stageAin't nothin' for a girl.Though we've listened to you moan and grieve, youMust pardon us if we do not believe you,There is no doubtYou're crazy aboutYour awful stage!I admit it's funTo smear my face with paint,Causing ev'ryoneTo think I'm what I ain't,And I like to play a demi-mondy roleWith soul!Ask the hero does heLike the way I lureWhen I play a hussyOr a paramour,Yet when once the curtain's downMy life is pure,And how I dread it!Life upon the wicked stageAin't ever what a girl supposes,Stage door Johnnies aren't ragingOver you with gems and roses.If some gentleman would talk with reasonI would cancel all next season.Life upon the wicked stageAin't nothin' for a girl!You'd be back the season after! Aus Songtexte Mania