SHE: Happy endings all around me Happy endings all I see are Happy endings on a silver screen That's Hollywood! Lovely lady Gallant fellow Meet one evening hear that cello Troubles come between But in that final scene Count on a happy ending by a river Happy ending on a mountain Happy ending in a Broadway show But oh- The life I lead is less dramatic Not remotely cinematic Happy endings far as I can see Are only for the stars Not in the stars for me
HE: Pst! Pst! Pardon me, miss, I've a problem Then I wonder could you help me Lost my glove and I could use your light
SHE: Right!
HE: I was leaving, It's so silly, But I think I must have dropped it All at once it seemed to disappear--
SHE: Here!
HE: Gee, I'm grateful And I'd like to show you my appreciation Maybe take you out to dinner--
SOMEBODY: SSSH!
HE: When do you get off? I can wait.
SHE: Oh no, I coundn't possibly--
HE: I can wait.
SHE: Oh well I, I don't do thats.
HE: I can wait
SOMEBODY: SSSH!
SHE: No, I-I--
HE: I can wait
SHE: EIGHT!
CHORUS: Hey, Peggy, you're gonna sing tonight? Hey, Peggy, you're gonna sing tonight?
HE: You sing here?
PEGGY: Sometimes, after work Relieves the stress
HE: But you've got stress?
PEGGY: Yes, I guess!
CHORUS: Hey, Peggy, you're gonna sing tonight!
PEGGY: When Mister Right comes along Ev'ry melody that sound is so wrong We'll be blended in a beautiful song When Mister Ri-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ght--
ALL: Ma, she's wonderful!
PEGGY: Comes along!
HE: You're terrific, just amazing What a talent, it's astounding, You should be star in a Broadway show--
SHE: Yes, I know, But got tired, tired of waiting Tired of hacking those auditions It's started starving So I think it what's the use-- By the way what do you do?
HE: You won't believe it.
SHE: Try me!
HE: I produce.
[TINKLE]
PEGGY: I am feeling aces high And it's because of you that I am feeling aces high
CHORUS: Aces high
PEGGY: We're a King and a Queen in the heavens No longer at sixes and sevens But eights!
CHORUS: Now that she's found out She's finally his
PEGGY: Say!
CHORUS: She is the happiest, happiest lady there is.
PEGGY: ACES HI-I-I-I-I-I-GH
CHORUS: OH OH OH OH Aces High!
HE: Now it's happened, Now you've made it, By tomorrow you'll be famous--
PEGGY: Famous...
HE: You'll discover all New York is at your feet--
PEGGY: My feet!
HE: You'll have a brilliant career Think champagne instead of pretzels and beer--
PEGGY: And you'll be with me ev'rywhere I appear--
HE: NO!
PEGGY: No?
HE: No, I've done ev'rything for you I could possibly do. You don't need me anymore. And if I stayed, why I'd be Mister Peggy Smith? I fear, I couldn't bear that--
PEGGY: But--
HE: Goodbye, my dear...
PEGGY: Donald! Donald! Donald!
M.C.: Our Guest of Honor is Broadway's dearest and most luminous light, in her own time a legend, a myth, Ladies and Gentlemen, Miss Peggy Smith.
PEGGY: What a night I won't forget. I'm just a theater usherette and who'd have dreamed that someday this would all come true? Would you? But there's a man, one certain man, who helped me when it all began, and he's the one who really own this honor tonight...but he is not here...