Everyone Who Matters

[BRIGHTLY TO PATRON — FULL BAND] Good evening, sir Oh, lovely coat Your ticket’s number nine [BAND DROPS — INNER THOUGHT] The music’s pretty, look at the lights The silver, glass & gold The ladies smell of violets Their shoulders never cold You should see my basement flat The pipes complain all night So I don’t mind the cloakroom It’s warm in here & bright [FULL BAND] [Chorus] I only take the coats I keep the numbers straight The clever people run the world I mind the little gate They’re beautifully spoken They always seem to know I only take the coats And hang them in a row [BAND DROPS — INNER THOUGHT] One gentleman said “perfectly legal” Another said “classified” Someone whispered “casualties” Then everybody laughed inside I’m sure it’s very complicated These things important people know [FULL BAND — BRIGHTLY TO PATRON] Oh, madam, what a lovely fur Your ticket — there you go [BAND DROPS — INNER THOUGHT] There were sirens in the street tonight But no one here seemed scared A Minister said everything’s fine Such beautiful hair [FULL BAND] [Final Chorus] I only take the coats I wouldn’t know what’s true Everyone says something different I suppose the experts do They wouldn’t put them in charge If they didn’t know the ropes [BAND DROPS — CLOSE, UNCERTAIN] Would they? [FULL BAND — BRIGHTLY TO PATRON] Oh what lovely perfume! [BAND DROPS — INNER THOUGHT] That lady was in my magazine A Paris fashion show And him — I’ve seen him on television I’m sure I know his face They’re always somewhere important With people one should know [FULL BAND — BRIGHTLY TO PATRON] Oh sir, of course I know you I’ve seen you on TV! [BAND DROPS — INNER THOUGHT] I only take the coats… [ BAND DROPS — INNER THOUGHT] The taxis glitter down the street The music spills like rain Silk dresses shimmer past the door In silver, gold, and flame Someday I’ll have a place onstage Beneath the footlights’ glow [ BAND GENTLY SWELLS] I’ll dance until the curtains rise And sing until they call No more watching from the wings No more waiting in the hall [ FULL BAND — BRIGHTLY EXCITED] Oh, isn’t show life divine? With every heart alive The music, lights, and roaring crowd Make every dream arrive!