The Merry Widow

Transcribed. Ladies and gentlemen, the railroad hour. And here comes our star-studded show train. Tonight, the Association of American Railroads presents the Franz Lehar Operaetta, the Merry Widow, starring Gordon MacRae, and his two guests, Nadine Connor and Jack Kirkwood.

Our choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff, and the music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Raggart. Yes, tonight another big musical success is brought to you by the American Railroad. The same railroads that bring you most of the food you eat, the clothes you wear, the fuel you burn, and all the other things you use in your daily life.

And now here is our star, Gordon Macrae! Thank you, Marvin Miller, and good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Tonight, the beautiful and glamorous Nadine Connor is the beautiful and glamorous Mary Widow, Madam Sonja.

Jack Kirkwood plays Baron Popoff and I'm Prince Danilo at Tashay to the Marsovian Embassy in Perri Where is Prince Danilo? That's Baron Popoff the Marsovian ambassador calling me. Where is Prince Danilo? You see I'm absolutely indispensable to him. Where is that no good buff? You can see I'm indispensable Probably wasting your time with that wretched nightclub magazine

passenger, go down the back seat and see if you can locate Prince Denny Low. Well, if that's where they're going to look for me, maybe that's where I'd better be. I native land is calling me to come and work from one to three, though as there isn't much to do.

I only come and have past two diplomacy exhausts a man and I know all the work I can, But never ever get too bad until I paint this town quite red With all my lovely Maxing girls, I give them cash instead of purse So all my blondes and brunettes say Come up with us tonight and play