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The Ladies Who Lunch

Elaine Stritch

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Elaine Stritch

Vocals

Lehman Engel

Conductor

Company

Performer

Company Orchestra

Company Orchestra

Performer

Harold Hastings

Harold Hastings

Conductor

Original Broadway Cast Orchestra

Original Broadway Cast Orchestra

Orchestra

Harold Prince

Conductor

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim

Composer

George Furth

Lyrics

Wally Harper

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Thomas Z. Shepard

Thomas Z. Shepard

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I'd like to propose a toast

[Verse 2]

Here's to the ladies who lunch

Everybody laugh

Lounging in their caftans and planning a brunch

On their own behalf

[Verse 3]

Off to the gym

Then to a fitting

Claiming they're fat

And looking grim 'cause they've been sitting

Choosing a hat

[Verse 4]

Does anyone still wear a hat?

I'll drink to that

[Verse 5]

Here's to the girls who stay smart

Aren't they a gas?

Rushing to their classes in optical art

Wishing it would pass

[Verse 6]

Another long exhausting day

Another thousand dollars

A matinee, a pinter play

Perhaps a piece of Mahler's

[Verse 7]

I'll drink to that

And one for Mahler

[Verse 8]

Here's to the girls who play wife

Aren't they too much?

Keeping house but clutching a copy of LIFE

Just to keep in touch

[Verse 9]

The ones who follow the rules

And meet themselves at the schools

Too busy to know that they're fools

Aren't they a gem?

[Verse 10]

I'll drink to them

Let's all drink to them

[Verse 11]

And here's to the girls who just watch

Aren't they the best?

When they get depressed, it's a bottle of scotch

Plus a little jest

[Verse 12]

Another chance to disapprove

Another brilliant zinger

Another reason not to move

Another vodka stinger

[Verse 13]

I'll drink to that

[Verse 14]

So here's to the girls on the go

Everybody tries

Look into their eyes and you'll see what they know

Everybody dies

A toast to that invincible bunch

The dinosaurs surviving the crunch

Let's hear it for the ladies who lunch

Everybody rise, rise

Rise

Rise

Rise

Rise

Rise

Rise

Rise

Written by: George Furth, Stephen Sondheim

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