Ring Down the Curtain-Gracie Fields

[ti:Ring Down The Curtain] [ar:Gracie Fields] [al:Gracie Fields] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.77]Ring Down The Curtain - Gracie Fields [00:02.15] [00:03.83]Oh dear dear dear dear [00:04.84]Oh mister stage manager please [00:06.39]I can't sing tonight [00:07.51]You can't sing tonight [00:08.53]No I'm terribly sorry [00:09.49]I can't sing tonight [00:10.55]You must sing tonight [00:11.57]Your public's waiting [00:12.68]Oh blow the public It's impossible [00:14.47]I can't sing I can't explain I'm sorry [00:16.98]Go out an' knock 'em cold baby [00:18.62]The show must go on [00:20.13]Oh dear Oh dear I can't [00:22.05] [00:23.15]"Ring down the curtain I can't sing tonight [00:26.09]Their money back you'll have to pay [00:28.43] [00:29.61]Ring down the curtain I can't sing tonight [00:32.58]They've taken me false teeth away " [00:34.98] [00:37.57]The theatre was packed from the pit to the stalls [00:40.69]The show was about to begin [00:42.76] [00:44.04]The baritone villain stood there in the wings [00:46.69]On his face was a dastardly grin [00:49.52] [00:50.33]The tenor had just finished padding his chest [00:53.13]And was gracefully waving his hair [00:55.98] [00:56.87]The overture started [00:58.21]The curtain went up [00:59.52]When the heroine cried in despair: [01:02.33]"Oh ring down the curtain [01:04.74]I can't sing tonight [01:06.27]Oh dash it I wish I was dead [01:08.79] [01:09.89]I can't sing tonight with me tonsils in sight [01:13.12]I haven't a tooth in me head " [01:14.84] [01:18.08]The manager said that the show must go on [01:21.13]He was in a terrible rage [01:23.02] [01:24.30]The baritone gave the soprano a push [01:27.07]That shot her headfirst on the stage [01:29.60] [01:30.67]"You can't " cried the tenor [01:32.14]"Strike one your own size " [01:33.69]Then leaped on the stage amid cheers [01:36.40] [01:37.20]He said "What's the do " [01:38.55]Because that was his cue [01:39.95]And the heroine cried through her tears: [01:42.87]"Oh ring down the curtain [01:45.38]I can't sing tonight " [01:47.06]She stood there and twiddled her thumbs [01:49.48] [01:50.39]The villain said "Gnash me " [01:51.80]She said "No I can't [01:53.45]I can't gnash with only me gums " [01:55.84] [01:58.76]The heroine swooned on a velvet settee [02:01.40]But jumped up again with an "Ouch " [02:03.94] [02:04.72]Which rapidly turned to a cry of delight [02:08.00]For there were her teeth on the couch [02:10.52] [02:11.43]The lovers embraced as she slipped in her teeth [02:14.48]She turned with a smile on her face [02:16.95] [02:17.77]She opened her throat and let out a note [02:20.95]That smashed ev'ry glass in the place [02:23.41] [02:28.69]"Ring down the curtain [02:30.32]You can't sing tonight [02:31.91]Or else you'll be put on the spot [02:34.03] [02:35.21]Some voices we've heard were a pain in the neck [02:38.31]But yours is the worst of the lot " [02:41.00]"Oh ring up the curtain [02:43.02]I will sing tonight [02:44.53]In spite of your laughter and jeers [02:47.20] [02:47.78]If you're so upset by my beautiful voice [02:50.91]Then put cotton wool in your ears " [02:53.18] [03:02.27]"You can't sing tonight "