Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You? chords by Gertrude Lawrence
Verse 1
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Your servant, your servant,
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indeed I'm not your servant,
Although you give me
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less than servants pay,
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I'm a free and independent employee.
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Because I'm a woman,
you think like every woman,
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I have to be a slave or concubine.
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You conceited, self -indulgent Libertine,
Libertine.
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How I wish I'd told him that,
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right to his face, Libertine.
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And while we're on the subject,
sire,
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There are certain go ings -on
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around this place
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That I wish to tell you I do not admire.
I do not like polygamy,
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or even moderate bigamy,
I realize that in your eyes
this clearly makes of prigamy,
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but I am from a civilized land called Wales,
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where men like you
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are kept in county jails.
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In your pursuit of treasure,
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you have mistresses who treasure you.
They have no care of other men
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beside whom they can measure you.
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A flock of sheep and you the only ram.
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No wonder you're the wonder of Siam.
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Oh dear, I'm really rather
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glad I didn't say that,
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with all the women there,
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and the
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The children, the children, the children
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I'll not forget the children
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No matter where I go I'll always see
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Those little faces looking up at me
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Your Majesty, shall I tell
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you what I think of you?
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You're spoiled
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You're a conscientious worker,
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but you're spoiled.
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Giving credit where it's due,
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there is much I like in you.
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But it's also very true that
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you're spoiled.
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Everybody's always bow
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ing to the king.
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Everybody has to grovel
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to the king.
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By your boudoir you are blessed,
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By your ladies you're caressed,
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But the one who loves you
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best is the king.
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All that bowing and kowtowing
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To remind you of your royalty
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I find a most disgusting exhibition.
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I wouldn't ask a Siamese cat
to demonstrate his loyalty
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by taking that ridiculous po sition.
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How would you like it
if you were a man
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playing the part of a toad?
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Crawling around on your
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el bows and knees,
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eating the dust in the road.
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Toads! Toads!
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All of your people are toads!
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Yes, your majesty.
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No, your majesty.
Tell us how low to go,
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your majesty.
Make some more decrees,
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your majesty.
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Don't let us up off our knees,
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your majesty.
Give us a kick if you please,
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your majesty.
Give us a kick if you would,
your majesty.
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Oh!
Oh, that was good, Your Majesty.
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Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You?
Gertrude Lawrence
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