The Ladies Who Lunch

The Ladies Who Lunch - Patti LuPone

Lyrics by：Stephen Sondheim

Composed by：Stephen Sondheim

I'd like to propose a toast

Here's to the ladies who lunch

Everybody laugh

Lounging in their caftans and planning a brunch

On their own behalf

Off to the gym then to a fitting

Claiming they're fat

And looking grim 'cause they've been sitting

Choosing a hat

Does anyone still wear a hat

I'll drink to that

Here's to the girls who stay smart

Aren't they a gas

Rushing to their classes in optical art

Wishing it would pass

Another long exhausting day

Another thousand dollars

A matinee a Pinter play

Perhaps a piece of Mahler's

I'll drink to that

And one for Mahler

Here's to the girls in the prime

Aren't they too much

Keeping house but clutching a copy of time

Just to keep in touch

The ones who follow the rules

And meet themselves at the schools

Too busy to know that they're fools

Aren't they a gem

I'll drink to them

Let's all drink to them

And here's to the girls who just watch

Aren't they the best

When they get depressed it's a bottle of Scotch

Plus a little jest

Another chance to disapprove

Another brilliant zinger

Another reason not to move

Another vodka stinger

Ahh

I'll drink to that

So here's to the girls on the go

Everybody tries

Look into their eyes and you'll see what they know

Everybody dies

A toast to that invincible bunch

The dinosaurs surviving the crunch

Let's hear it for the ladies who lunch

Everybody rise rise

Rise rise

Rise rise

Rise rise

Rise