Guys & Dolls - Sammy Davis, Jr.

Benny: Nathan, I cannot believe that a number one businessman like you

Has fallen in love with his own fianc‚e

Nathan: Alright, so Adelaide is my weakness, can’t you be tolerant that I

should have a weakness?

Because this weakness is a sad condition that affects guys all over the world?

Look, what’s playing at the Roxy?

I’ll tell you what’s playing in the Roxy

A picture about a Minnesota man so in love with a Mississippi girl

That he sacrifices everything and moves all the way to Malacksy

That’s what’s playing at the Roxy

Benny: What’s in the daily news?

I’ll tell what’s in the daily news

Story about a guy who bought his wife a small ruby

With what otherwise would have been his union dues

That’s what’s on the daily news

Nicely: What’s happening all over?

I’ll tell you what is happening all over

Guys sitting home before the television set who used to be something of a rover

That is what’s happening all over

All: What is the thing that has licked 'em?

Nathan: And it looks like I am just another victim

Yes sir, when you see a guy reach for stars in the sky

You can bet that he’s doing it for some doll

When you spot a john waiting out in the rain

Chances are he’s insane, as only a john can be for a jane

When you meet a gent paying all kinds of rent

For a flat that could flatten the Taj Mahal

Call it bad, call it funny, but it’s better than even money

That’s the guy that’s only doing it for some doll

When you see a Joe, saving half of his dough

You can bet they’ll be minting it for some doll

When a bum buys wine like a bum can’t afford

It’s a cinch that the bum is under the thumb of some little broad

When you meet a mug lately out of the jug

And he’s still lifting platinum for the roll

Call its hell, call it heaven, it’s a probable twelve to seven

That’s a guy that’s only doing it for some doll

(musical interlude)

When you see a sport and his cash has run short

You can bet that he’s been blowing it on some doll

When a guy wears tails with the front gleaming white

Who the heck do you think he’s tickling pink on a Saturday night

When the lazy slob gets a good steady job

And he smells from Vitalis and Barbasol

Call it dumb, call it clever, ah but you keep on forever

That’s a guy that’s only doing it for some doll, some doll, some doll

That’s a guy that’s only doing it for some doll