UPDATE: The Lyrics to Sarah Jessica Parker's "Pretty Khaki" Ad for The Gap
OK, OK, everyone keeps requesting them, so here they are:
The Lyrics to Sarah Jessica Parker's "Pretty Khaki" Ad for The Gap:
WHEN I HAVE A BRAND NEW HAIR-DOWITH MY EYELASHES ALL IN CURLS
WELL I FLIRT AS THE CLOUDS OF AIR DO
I ENJOY BEING A GIRL
MEN SAY I'M CUTE AND FUNNY
AND MY TEETH AREN'T TEETH BUT PEARLS
"THANK YOU"
I JUST LAP IT UP LIKE HONEY
I ENJOY BEING A GIRL
Of course, these are original lyrics (not all, obviously) from the song "I Enjoy Being A Girl" from Flower Drum Song (Music by Richard Rogers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein, Book by Oscar Hammerstein and Joseph Fields, Choreography by Carol Haney, Directed by Gene Kelly).
It opened on Broadway on December 1, 1958 at the St. James Theater, and closed May 7, 1960 after 600 performances.
Set in San Francisco's Chinatown, it tells the story of a young Americanized Chinese man, torn between his own leanings and his desire to comply with his father's rigorous, traditional teachings. Hammerstein described it as "...a sort of Chinese Life with Father."
I just re-listened to the original cast album and it's a wonderful musical, and I especially enjoyed "Don't Marry Me", which I hadn't heard in a long time.
The version for the Gap ad featuring Sarah Jessica Parker was arranged by Marc Shaiman, who did a great job of making the original lyrics "pop" for the 30 second format of a TV ad.
And thanks to Brighterbuc, here are all the lyrics to the original song:
I'm a girl and by me that's only great
I am proud that my silhouette is curvy
that I walk with a sweet and girlish gait
With my hips kind of swivelly and swervey
I adore being dressed in something frilly
When my date comes to get me at my place
Out I go with my Joe or John or Billy
Like a filly who is ready for the race
When I have a brand new hairdo
With my eyelashes all in curls
I float as the clouds on air do
I enjoy being a girl
When men say I'm cute and funny
And my teeth aren't teeth but pearls
I just lap it up like honey
I enjoy being a girl
I flip when a fellow sends me flowers
I drool over dresses made of lace
I talk on the telephone for hours
with a pound and a half of cream upon my face
I'm strictly a female female
And my future I hope will be
In the home of a brave and free male
who'll enjoy being a guy, having a girl like me
When men say I'm sweet as candy
As around in a dance we whirl
It goes to my head like brandy
I enjoy being a girl
With someone with eyes that smolder
Says he loves every silken curl
That falls on my ivory shoulder
I enjoy being a girl
When I hear a complementary whistle
That greets my bikini by the sea
I turn and I glower and I gristle
But I'm happy to know the whistles meant for me
I'm strictly a female female
And my future I hope will be
In the home of a brave and free male
who'll enjoy being a guy, having a girl like me
