Life upon the
Wicked stage
Ain't ever
What a girl
Supposes
Stage door johnnies
Aren't raging over
You with
Gems and roses
When you let a
Feller hold your hand
Which means an
Extra beer or
Sandwich
Everybody whispers
"Ain't her life
A whirl "
Though you're warned
Against a roue'
Ruining your
Reputation
I have played around
The one night trade
Around a great
Big nation
Wild old men who
Give you jewels
And sables
Only live in
Aesop's Fables
Life upon the
Wicked stage ain't
Nothin' for a girl
Though we've listened
To you moan
And grieve
You must pardon us
If we do not
Believe you
There is no doubt
You're crazy about
Your awful stage
I admit it's fun
To smear my face
With paint
Causin' everyone to
Think I'm what
I ain't
And I like to play
A demimonde role
With soul
Ask the hero does
He like the way
I lure when I play
A hussy or a
Paramour
Yet for once
The curtain's down
My life is pure and
How I dread it
Life upon the
Wicked stage ain't
Ever what a girl
Supposes
Stage-door johnnies
Aren't raging
Over you with
Gems and roses
If some gentleman
Would talk with reason
I would cancel
All next season
Life upon the
Wicked stage ain't
Nothin' for a girl
You'd be back the
Season after