Barbra Streisand - If A Girl Isn't Pretty Lyrics
Funny girl is the life of vaudeville comedienne fanny brice (1891-1951), starting in 1910.Actually the show starts after she has become a success on stage and flashes back to herOrigins. it opens in fannys dressing room. she is waiting for her husband, nick arnstein,To return after being in prison. she looks back to when she was a 19-year old hopeful.Her mothers poker buddies think shes wasting her life trying to break into show business.Mrs. strakosh:Fanny, when people pay good money in the the-ay-ter--Especially the male element--they want something to look at!If a girl isnt prettyLike a miss atlantic city,All she gets in lifeIs pity and a pat.Mrs. brice:Is a nose with deviationSuch a crime against the nation?Should I throw her into jailOr drown the cat?Mrs. strakosh, o malley andMeeker:She must shine in evry detailLike a ring youre buying retail,Be a standard size thatFits a standard dress.Mrs. strakosh:When a girls incidentalsAre no bigger than two lentilsMrs. strakosh, o malley andMeeker:Then to me that doesnt spell success.Fanny auditions for keeneys music hall but keeney kicks her out of the chorusBecause she doesnt look like the others.Eddie ryan, dance director for keeney, agrees:Eddie:If a girl isnt prettyLike a miss atlantic city,She should dump the stageAnd try another route.Any guy who pays a quarterFor a seat just feels he oughterSee a figger that his wife cantSubstitute.Kid, my heart aint made of marbleBut your rhythms really horrbleAnd that map of yours just aint noValentine.Everything you gots about right,But the damn thing dont come out rightSo forget it, kid,And just resign.Chorus:If a girl isnt pretty,If a girl isnt pretty,If a girl isnt pretty,If a girl isnt pretty,If a girl isnt pretty,She should get a job,Go get a job--Get any jobGet a weekly pay,cause if a girl isnt prettyLike a miss atlantic city,Shes a real miss nobody, u.s.a.
