Rare Songbirds on Display Lyrics

Rare Songbirds on Display Text

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Daisy & Violet:
We're singing sweet bird songs of love
As we float and flutter above
And each little sparrow and dove
Wants to play
Our love songs are music for mating
But these little lovebirds are waiting
Will someone find us captivating prey?

Daisy, Violet, Company:
Till that day
They're songbirds on display

Company:
Two birds in flight
Delighting far above the fray
They're winging
They're singing
They're bringing melodies our way
Ah - what a feather spray
Rare songbirds on display


Buddy:
Good show, you two!

Violet:
Remember when the compliments came with kisses?

Daisy:
Not anymore
People might talk

Violet:
Imagine what they'd say

Buddy:
That's not fair
The tabloids keep trying to link you to us
Why add fuel to the fire?

Daisy:
Why not?
They write whatever they want

Violet:
God forbid they should mention you in connection with us

Buddy:
Violet, nothing makes me prouder than working with you
And you know it

Violet:
Sometimes I do

Jake:
Let's get cracking, you two
We're gonna be late for the party

Buddy:
What an exciting night
New York's society coming to meet you

Daisy:
I can't wait

Violet:
I can

Daisy:
Being the toast of the town
Is such a hardship for her

Violet:
People point and stare

Buddy:
But this crowd does it with flair

Daisy:
And we've got beautiful gowns to wear

Jake:
Wait till you see them
Take it from a cannibal
Good enough to eat

Violet:
You're very sweet
But stop fussing over me

Daisy:
We want you to have fun

Buddy:
I'll see to that

Jake:
So will I

Violet:
All right, I'll try

Buddy:
That's all we ask.
Now hurry up and change, you two


Daisy and Violet leave to get ready for the party...

Buddy:
Does Violet seem unhappy to you?

Jake:
Maybe so

Buddy:
Do you know why?

Jake:
Maybe so

Buddy:
You know I'd do anything to help her

Jake:
Only guessing
But remember when remember when you first met the girls?
And they told you their dreams?

Buddy:
Like it was yesterday

Jake:
Well, Daisy's dream has come true
They're famous now

Buddy:
But Violet doesn't have a husband

Jake:
She could

Buddy:
Of course
She's a wonderful woman
But she is a Siamese twin

Jake:
That wouldn't matter to me

Buddy:
To you?

Jake:
I mean, it wouldn't matter to someone who loved her

Terry:
Well, gentlemen, if you had any doubts,
tonight is proof that we have arrived.

Buddy:
We're dressed for the occasion.

Jake:
Not bad for some bums from the sideshow.

Buddy:
Speak for yourself.

Terry:
And I am so confident about our future,
that I have resigned from the Orpheum Circuit.

Buddy:
You're kidding.

Terry:
I can't stand to be away from our girls.