Hymn to Her (Adapted from My Fair Lady) 歌詞
HIGGINS
What in all of heaven could've promted her to go
After such a triumph as the ball
What could've depressed her
What could've possessed her
I cannot understand the wretch at all
Women are irrational that's all there is to that
There heads are full of cotton hay and rags
They're nothing but exasperating irritating
Vacillating calculating agitating
Maddening and infuriating hags
Pickering why can't a woman be more like a man
PICKERING
Hmm
HIGGINS
Yes
Why can't a woman be more like a man
Men are so honest so thoroughly square
Eternally noble historic'ly fair
Who when you win will always give your back a pat
Well why can't a woman be like that
Why does ev'ryone do what the others do
Can't a woman learn to use her head
Why do they do ev'rything their mothers do
Why don't they grow up well like their father instead
Why can't a woman take after a man
Men are so pleasant so easy to please
Whenever you are with them you're always at ease
Would you be slighted if I didn't speak for hours
PICKERING
Of course not
HIGGINS
Would you be livid if I had a drink or two
PICKERING
Nonsense
HIGGINS
Would you be wounded if I never sent you flowers
PICKERING
Never
HIGGINS
Well why can't a woman be like you
One man in a million may shout a bit
Now and then there's one with slight defects
One perhaps whose truthfulness you doubt a bit
But by and large we are a marvelous s*x
Why can't a woman take after like a man
Cause men are so friendly good natured and kind
A better companion you never will find
If I were hours late for dinner would you bellow
PICKERING
Of course not
HIGGINS
If I forgot your silly birthday would you fuss
PICKERING
Nonsense
HIGGINS
Would you complain if I took out another fellow
PICKERING
Never
HIGGINS
Well why can't a woman be like us
Mrs Pearce you're a woman
Why can't a woman be more like a man
Men are so decent such regular chaps
Ready to help you through any mishaps
Ready to buck you up whenever you are glum
Why can't a woman be a chum
Why is thinking something women never do
Why is logic never even tried
Straight'ning up their hair is all they ever do
Why don't they straighten up the mess that's inside
Why can't a woman behave like a man
If I was a woman who'd been to a ball
Been hailed as a princess by one and by all
Would I start weeping like a bathtub overflowing
And carry on as if my home were in a tree
Would I run off and never tell me where I'm going
Why can't a woman be like me