Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
George Hearn
Vocals
Donald Pippin
Conductor
La Cage Aux Folles
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jerry Herman
Composer
Harvey Forbes Fierstein
Lyrics
Donald Pippin
Arranger
Jim Tyler
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Thomas Z. Shepard
Producer
Paul Goodman
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
Here at La Cage, we live life - how should I put it? On an angle
Take a deep breath, a sip of Champagne and open your eyes;
What do you see?
(sung)
It's rather gaudy, but it's also rather grand
And while the waiter pads your check, he'll kiss your hand
The clever gigolos romance the wealthy matrons
At La Cage aux Folles
It's slightly Forties and a little bit New Wave
You may be dancing with a girl who needs a shave
Where both the riff-raff and the royalty are patrons
At La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles
The MaƮtre' d is dashing
Cage aux Folles
The hat-check girl is clashing
We import the drinks that you buy
So, your Perrier is Canada Dry
Eccentric couples always punctuate the scene
A pair of eunuchs, and a nun with a marine
To feel alive you get a limousine to drive you
To La Cage aux Folles
It's bad and beautiful
It's bawdy and bizarre
I know a duchess who got pregnant at the bar
Just who is who?
And what is what?
Is quite a question
At La Cage aux Folles
Go for the mystery, the magic, and the mood
Avoid the hustlers
And the men's room
And the food
For you get glamour and romance and indigestion
At La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles
A Saint Tropez tradition!
Cage aux Folles
You'll lose each inhibition!
All week long we're wondering who
Left a green Givenchy gown in the loo
You go alone to have the evening of your life
You meet your mistress, and your boyfriend
And your wife!
It's a bonanza, it's a mad extravaganza
At La Cage aux Folles
La La La
La-La-La-La-La-La-La
La La La
La-La-La-La-La-La-La
La La La La La La La La
La La La La La La La La La La
La La La
La-La-La-La-La-La-La
You'll be so dazzled by the ambience you're in
You'll never notice that there's water in the gin
Come for a drink and you may wanna spend the winter
At La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles
A Saint Tropez tradition
Cage aux Folles
You'll lose each inhibition
We indulge each change in your mood
Come and sip your Dubonnet in the nude
La La La
La-La-La-La-La-La-La
La La La
La-La-La-La-La-La-La
La La La La La La La La
La La La La La La La La La La
You go alone to have the evening of your life
You'll meet your mistress, and your boyfriend
And your wife!
It's a bonanza, it's a mad extravaganza
At La Cage aux Folles
You cross the threshold and your bridges have been burned
The bar is cheering, for the Duchess has returned
The mood's contagious
You can bring your whole
Outrageous entourage, outrageous entourage
Outrageous entourage
Outrageous entourage!
It's hot and hectic
Effervescent and eclectic
At La Cage aux Folles!
Written by: Harvey Forbes Fierstein, Jerry Herman
