Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You?

Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You? - Gertrude Lawrence

Your servant your servant

Indeed I'm not you servant

Although you give me less than servant's pay

I'm a free and independent employe employee

Because I'm a woman

You think like ev'ry woman

I have to be a slave or concubine

You conceited self indulgent libertine libertine

How I wish I called him that right to his face libertine

And while we're on the subject sire

There are certain goings on around this place

That I wish to tell you I do not admire

I do not like polygamy

Or even moderate bigamy

I realize

That in your eyes

That clearly makes a prig on me

But I am from a civilized land called wales

Where men like you are county gaols jails

In your pursuit of pleasure you

Have mistresses who treasure you

They have no ken of other men

Beside whom they can measure you

A flock of sheep and you're the only ram

No wonder you're the wonder of siam

The children the children

I'll not forget the children

No matter where I go I'll always see

Those little faces looking up at me

That Prince Chululongkorn

Is very like his father

He's stubborn but inquisitive and smart

I must leave this place before they break my heart

I must leave this place before they break my heart

Shall I tell you what I think of you

You're spoiled

You're a conscientious worker

But your spoiled

Giving credit where it's due

There is much I like in you

But it's also very true

That your spoiled

Everybody's always bowing to the King

Everybody has to grovel to the King

By your Buddha you are blessed

By your ladies you're caressed

But the one who loves you best is the King

All that bowing and kow towing

To remind you of your royalty

I find a most disgusting exhibition

I wouldn't ask a Siamese cat

To demonstrate his loyalty

By taking this ridiculous position

How would you like it if you were a man

Playing the part of a toad

Crawling around on your elbows and knees

Eating the dust of the road

Toads

Toads

All of your people are toads

Yes

Your Majesty

No

Your Majesty

Tell us how low to go

Your Majesty

Make some more decrees

Your Majesty

Don't let us up off out knees

Your Majesty

Give us a kick if you please

Your Majesty

Give us a kick if you would

Your Majesty

Oh

That was good

Your Majesty