Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance · 01
Backstage at Dreamland / The Heat Is On in Saigon
Bar girls
One of us will be Miss Saigon
The Engineer
I spread the word, it's Miss Saigon
The Engineer & Gigi
- Who's left in town? Who hasn't gone? - Shut up and get your hot pants on
Gigi & Mimi
- Each day more GIs disappear - Will we survive when no-one's here?
The Engineer & Gigi
- You girls must trust your Engineer - Shit! OK, OK!
The Engineer
I have a little surprise for you. Come here. Hey!
I found this new girl from the country, untouched
Get her ready
Gigi
I'd give that virgin act a rest
Bar girls
You are my first American
The Engineer
Allez, allez, allez! Why does it take all day?
Get your asses on stage, I'm raising cash tonight
Bar girls
One of us will be Miss Saigon
The Engineer
They say Saigon has weeks
Bar girls & The Engineer
- I say it's time to pack - Tonight I must be Miss Saigon
The Engineer
Each night these little buns of theirs are worth less and less
I need a visa fast and I'm not looking back
Son of a bitch, they're here
I can still engineer
Monsieur Joey, please, come inside
It's like the old days, my little gamines
Bar girls & The Engineer
- Oh, sure - Just look who's in there
- A gang of Marines - They're here?
The Engineer
We'll pick 'em clean
Bar girls & The Engineer
- That's what tonight's all about - Bullshit!
The Engineer
One of these boys might be your ticket out
Bar girls & The Engineer
- Get out of that dress - Wow.
The Engineer
No, wait
Bar girls & The Engineer
- It's my new princess - What?
Bar girls
- Princess? - Are you fucking kidding me?
The Engineer
A virgin will give them a treat
Shut up!
Lower your eyelids and play sweet
Men pay the moon to get fresh meat
The Engineer & Gigi
- Fresh is only fresh once - Allez, allez, allez
The Engineer
Line up and do your song
Don't make the show too long
Voilà! On stage, all
Welcome to Dreamland!
U.S. Marines
The heat is on in Saigon
The girls are ready to screw
One of these slits here will be Miss Saigon
And since we're stuck here in hell, what's a soldier to do?
The stink is making me choke! Turns out this war is a joke
Turns out the joke is on you
The Engineer
Hey, Monsieur Chris, Monsieur John, a gift
You've come to win Miss Saigon
You brought him
John Thomas
I gotta get my friend laid as a last souvenir
Chris Scott
I love you, pal, but your bullshit I've had up to here
Chris Scott & The Engineer & John Thomas
The heat is on in Saigon
John Thomas
But till they tell us we're gone, I'm gonna buy you a girl
Chris Scott & The Engineer
- You can buy me a beer - It's showtime!
The Engineer
From Haiphong to the Mekong Delta,
may I present the most beautiful girls in Saigon!
The Engineer & Mimi
- Mimi - See my bikini
- It's just the right size - Yvette
Yvette
Don't you enjoy how it rides up my thighs?
Dominique & The Engineer
- Dominique - Look from behind
- It'll knock out your eyes - Yvonne
Yvonne
I'll show you my special trophy of war
The Engineer & Fifi
- Fifi - For a Marine I'll show more
U.S. Marines
You won't get up off the floor
The heat is on in Saigon
Don't tell me I'm reassigned, all that chickenshit sucks
Tonight I'm out of my mind, not to mention ten bucks
The Engineer
You all know her as the sex toy from Hanoi.
Miss Gigi Van Tranh.
Gigi
If I'm your pin-up, I'll melt all your brass
Stuck on the wall with a pin in my ass
If you get me, you will travel first class
I'll show you, we'll make magic, chérie
The Engineer
You buy more tickets from me, the winner gets her for free
Chris Scott
The meat is cheap in Saigon
I used to love getting stoned, waking up with some whore
I don't know why I went dead, it's not fun any more
The Engineer
How about something fresh from the country?
Legs unparted, parts uncharted. Kim.
Kim
I'm 17 and I'm new here today
The village I come from seems so far away
All of these girls here know much more what to say
But I know I'm so much more than you see
A million dreams are in me
Chris Scott
Jesus, John, who is she?
U.S. Marines
The Cong is tightening the noose
Is it a week or a day or an hour we got?
Tonight could be our last shot, got to put it to use
Bar girls & U.S. Marines
I've got a fever, babe, and you're gonna catch it
I got an itch, and, baby, you'd better scratch it
U.S. Marines
Mimi, Gigi, Yvette or Yvonne
Gonna buy me a beer! Here's to you, Miss Saigon
The Engineer
Yvonne! Yvette!
Fifi! Mimi! Kim!
And Gigi!
Attention, s'il vous plaît.
By popular demand, Miss Gigi Van Tranh is tonight's Miss Saigon.
U.S. Marines
The heat is on in Saigon
How'd we get used to the smell?
So let's get wasted, get high and get laid
- Whoo-hoo! - A goodbye party in hell
The Engineer
And now, who wins my little pussycat?
Number 66!
Tony
Who takes care of you, baby?
Gigi
You do, but will you take me to America?