The Glamorous Life (Act One)

Ordinary mothers lead ordinary lives Keep the house And sweep the parlor Cook the meals And look exhausted Ordinary mothers like ordinary wives Fry the eggs And dry the sheets And try to deal with facts Mine acts! Darling, I miss you a lot But, darling, this has to be short As mother is getting a plaque From the Halsingborg Arts Council Amateur Theatre Group Whether it's funny or not I'll give you a fuller report The minute they carry me back From The Halsingborg Arts Council Amateur Theatre Group Love you Unpack the luggage, la la la Pack up the luggage, la la la Unpack the luggage, la la la Hi-ho, the glamorous life Ice in the basin, la la la Cracks in the plaster, la la la Mice in the hallway, la la la Hi-ho, the glamorous life Run for the carriage, la la la Wolf down the sandwich, la la la Which town is this one? La la la Hi-ho, the glamorous life Ordinary daughters ameliorate their lot Use their charms and choose their futures Breed their children, heed their mothers Ordinary daughters Which mine, I fear, is not Tend each asset, spend it wisely While it still endures Mine tours Mother, forgive the delay My schedule is driving me wild But, mother, I really must run I'm performing in Rottvik And don't ask where is it, please How are you feeling today? And are you corrupting the child? Don't Mother, the minute I'm done With performing in Rottvik I'll come for a visit and argue Mayors with speeches, la la la Children with posies, la la la Half-empty houses, la la la Hi-ho, the glamorous life Cultural lunches La la la Dead floral tributes La la la Ancient admirers La la la Hi-ho, the glamorous life Mother's romantic, la la la Mother's misguided, la la la Mother's surviving, la la la Leading the glamorous life Cracks in the plaster, la la la Young-ish admirers, la la la Which one was that one? La la la Hi-ho, the glamorous life Bring up the curtain, la la la Bring down the curtain, la la la Bring up the curtain, la la la Hi-ho the glamorous- Life!