If You Could See Her

EMCEE: I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING: YOU WONDER WHY I CHOSE HER OUT OF ALL THE LADIES IN THE WORLD. THAT'S JUST A FIRST IMPRESSION, WHAT GOOD'S A FIRST IMPRESSION? IF YOU KNEW HER LIKE I DO IT WOULD CHANGE YOUR POINT OF VIEW.

IF YOU COULD SEE HER THROUGH MY EYES, YOU WOULDN'T WONDER AT ALL. IF YOU COULD SEE HER THROUGH MY EYES I GUARANTEE YOU WOULD FALL (LIKE I DID) WHEN WE'RE IN PUBLIC TOGETHER I HEAR SOCIETY MOAN. BUT IF THEY COULD SEE HER THROUGH MY EYES MAYBE THEY'D LEAVE US ALONE.

HOW CAN I SPEAK OF HER VIRTUES? I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN SHE'S CLEVER, SHE'S SMART, SHE READS MUSIC SHE DOESN'T SMOKE OR DRINK GIN (LIKE I DO) YET, WHEN WE'RE WALKING TOGETHER THEY SNEER IF I’M HOLDING HER HAND, BUT IF THEY COULD SEE HER THROUGH MY EYES MAYBE THEY'D ALL UNDERSTAND.

[extra text off script “OK OK OK”]

WHY DON'T THEY LEAVE US ALONE?

Meine Damen und Herren, Mesdames et Messieurs, Ladies and Gentlemen – Is it a crime to fall in love? Can we ever [No No but can we ever] tell where the heart truly leads us? All we are asking is ein bischen verstandnis – A little understanding – Why can't the world [just] “Leben and Leben lassen” – “Live and Let live?”

[NOW] I UNDERSTAND YOUR OBJECTION, I GRANT YOU THE PROBLEM'S NOT SMALL. BUT IF YOU COULD SEE HER THROUGH MY EYES...

SHE WOULDN'T LOOK JEWISH AT ALL.