Life Upon The Wicked Stage Lyrics - Singles - Blossom Dearie

Life upon the wicked stage ain't ever what a girl supposes 

Stage door Johny's outraging over you with gems and roses 

When you let a-fella hold your hand which means an extra beer or sandwich 

Everybody whispers, Ain't her life a world 

Though you're warned against the rule, way ruining your reputation 

When you played around the one night trade around the great big nation 

Wild old man who give you jewels and sables only live in Aesop's fables 

Life upon the wicked stage is nothin' for a girl 

I admit it's fun to smear my face with paint 

Causing everyone to think I'm what I ain't 

And I'd like to play a Demi Monday roll with soul 

Ask the hero, does he liked the way I lure 

When I play a Hasie or a Parramore 

Yet when once the gut feels down my life is pure and how I dread it