Anyone Can Whistle soundtrack – There's Always A Woman lyrics

CORA:
Cherchez la femme.
There's always a woman
To spoil the illusion,
The rotten banana
That ruins the bunch.
There's always a woman
Who causes confusion.
There's nothing as low as a woman.
We must lunch.
FAY:
Love to.
CORA:
Noonish?
FAY:
Tomorrow.
CORA:
Today.
FAY:
My place?
CORA:
Mine.
FAY:
There's always a woman,
The one disappointment.
The note that goes sour
And gums up the tune,
The ant at the picnic,
The fly in the ointment.
There's nothing so slow as a woman.
Ring me soon!
CORA:
Love to.
FAY:
'Voir.
CORA:
Leaving?
FAY:
I thought...
CORA:
I know.
FAY:
I tried.
BOTH:
It's always a woman,
The counterfeit check,
FAY:
The snake in the woodpile,
CORA:
The pain in the neck.
BOTH:
The sand in the oyster
That isn't a pearl.
There's nothing as low as a woman...
Darling girl.
CORA:
Pet!
FAY:
Lamb!
CORA:
Dove!
FAY:
Fish.
CORA:
The run in the stocking,
The snag in the zipper,
The weather in London,
The water in France.
It's always a woman.
It's Jacqueline the Ripper.
There's nothing as low as a woman.
Shall we dance?
FAY:
Waltz?
CORA:
Rhumba?
FAY:
Cancan?
CORA:
Tango?
FAY:
Schottische?
CORA:
Gavotte?
FAY:
Cha-cha?
CORA:
Tap?
FAY:
Bolero?
CORA:
Polka?
FAY:
Bridge?
CORA:
Two hearts.
FAY:
Three clubs.
CORA:
I pass.
FAY:
There's always a woman,
A crimp in the writing,
The hole in the sidewalk,
The gum on the shoe.
She almost looks human-
It must be the lighting.
Whatever it is, it's a woman.
How are you?
CORA:
Fine.
FAY:
Pity.
BOTH:
It's always a woman,
FAY:
The hand in the hill,
CORA:
The five dollar diamond,
FAY:
the three-dollar bill.
BOTH:
A genius for trickery
That's second to none.
There's nothing as low as a woman.
Isn't this fun?
CORA:
Lovely.
FAY:
Charming.
CORA:
Delicious.
FAY:
Stunning.
CORA:
Fabulous.
FAY:
Gorgeous.
BOTH:
Exquisite.
CORA, FAY (Alternately):
A knife would be perfect-
A gun would be perfect-
It's quick and it's quiet.
At least I could try it.
I hear they do wonders
And you can do wonders
With poisonous gas.
With silvers of glass,
There's always the quarry-
There's always curare-
She'd never be found.
I have some around.
A noose is efficient-
Bamboo is efficient-
She won't make a sound.
As long as it's ground.
Whatever will do it,
Whatever will do it,
If anything will.
If anything will.
BOTH:
There's nothing as low as a woman.
CORA:
Sneak.
FAY:
Thief.
CORA:
Cheat.
FAY:
Crook.
CORA:
Frump.
FAY:
Fake.
CORA:
Bore.
FAY:
Bag.
CORA:
Leech.
FAY:
Crone.
CORA:
Witch.
FAY:
Ghoul.
BOTH:
Police!
Shoot to kill!