Misc Soundtrack - Show boat - life upon the wicked stage

Wh^Cy do stage struck ma^Gidens clamor T^Amo be actin' i^Fn the drammer?

W^Ce've heard s^Gay ^AmYou are g^Fay Ni^Cght and ^Fday

^CWe drink water f^Grom a dipper ^AmYou drink champagne f^From a slipper

T^Chough it s^Geems C^Frool to ^Gbust ^CAll your d^Greams ^AmStill, I ^Gmust H^Cere's the truth I t^Cell y^Fou:

^CLife upon the wicked s^Gtage ain't ever what a g^Amirl sup^Fposes ^CStage-door Johnnies aren't ^Graging over you with ^Amgems and ^Fros^Ges ^GWhen you let a feller ^Amhold your ^Fhand (which ^GMeans an extra ^Gbeer or ^Amsandwich) ^CEverybody whispers, ^G"Ain't her ^Amlife a ^Gwhirl?"

^CThough you're warned against a ^Groue ruining your ^Amreputa^Ftion ^CI have played around the ^Gone night trade around a ^Amgreat big ^Fna^Gtion ^GWild old men who give you ^Amjewels and ^Fsables ^COnly ^Glive in ^AmAesop's ^Ffa^Gbles ^CLife upon the wicked ^Gstage ain't nothin' for a ^Cgirl

Though we've listened to you ^Gmoan and ^Fgrieve, you ^AmMust pardon us if we do ^Gnot bel^Fieve you ^CThere is no ^Gdoubt you're ^AmCrazy ab^Fout your ^Cawful ^Cstage

^GI admit it's fun to ^Fsmear my face with paint ^CCausing everyone to ^Gthink I'm what I ain't ^GAnd I like to play a demi-mondy ^Crole- ^Amwith ^Csoul! ^GAsk the hero does he ^Flike the way I lure ^CWhen I play a hussy ^Gor a paramour; ^GYet when once the curtain's down my life is ^Gpure- And ^Fhow I dread ^Git!

^CLife upon the wicked ^Gstage ain't ever what a ^Amgirl supp^Foses ^CStage-door Johnnies aren't ^Graging over you with ^Amgems and ^Fro^Gses

^GIf some gentleman would ^Amtalk with ^Freason ^CI would ^Gcancel ^Amall next ^Fseason- ^CLife upon the wicked ^Gstage ain't nothin' for a ^Cgirl

^GI got virtue but it ^Amain't been ^Ftested. ^GNo one's even ^Aminte^Frested. ^CLife upon the wicked ^Gstage... ^C