Carol Hall, Clint Allmon, Gerry Burkhardt, Jay Bursky, Michael Scott, Paul Ukena Jr., Becky Gelke, Bradley Clayton King, Susan Mansur, Jan Merchant, James Rich & Marta Sanders - Best Little Whorehouse In Texas (1978 Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Texas Has A Whorehouse In It - The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas/1978 Original Broadway Cast/Remastered

And now (Shine, shine, shine)
The Watchdog man himself
The eyes and ears of Texas
Melvin P. Thorpe! (Shine, shine, shine, shine, shine, shine)

Thank you, Texans!
And welcome to Watchdog
With yours truly
Melvin P. Thorpe
This week's spotlight will shine on a situation
That has been allowed to exist
Right in the shadows of the state capitol
Let's get it out in the open
Isn't this the age of tellin' it like it is?
Well, here goes
And God forgive me

Texas has a whorehouse in it!
Lord have mercy on our souls
Texas has a whorehouse in it!
Lord have mercy on our souls
I'll expose the facts, although it fills me with disgust
Please excuse the filthy, dark details, and carnal lust!
Filthy, dark details, and carnal lust!

Dancing going on inside it
Don't you see they've gone plum wild!
I inquired
No one denied it
Now I think I'm getting riled
Bodies close together
Arms and legs all rearranged
And the sheriff does not close it down
That's very strange
Does not close it down
That's very strange
Mean-eyed, juiced-up, pretty-jeaned, honky-tonk cowboys!
Oh, no!
Mixing with green-eyed, thin-lipped, hard-as-nails, peroxide blondes!
Oh, no!
Not to mention some types that you never guess would venture near
Acting all depraved and loose and wild
Ninety miles from here
Here they are, our own Melvin P Thorpe Singers

Texas has a whorehouse in it
I'll not let this scandal fade
Texas has a whorehouse in it!
All uproot and I'll crusade
I can smell corruption, and I'll fight it to the top
Loveless copulation going on
And it must stop

Loveless copulation
Stop that copulation
Loveless copulation
Stop that copulation

Texas has a whorehouse in it
Lord have mercy on our souls
Texas has a whorehouse in it
Lord have mercy on our souls
Watchdog smells corruption and he'll fight it to the top
Loveless copulation going on, going on, going on, going on, going on, going on

Don't touch that dial!
Neighbors, I'll be back again tomorrow, and the next day, and the next
With new and revealing information on this case
Watchdog never sleeps

And it must stop
Watchdog's gonna get you
Gonna shine his light on you
Watchdog's going to get you
Gonna shine his light on you

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Writer(s): Carol Grisham Hall
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