The Sidestep - The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas/1978 Original Broadway Cast/Remastered

Ladies and gentlemen
His Excellency
The Governor of Texas!

My friends
I wanna thank you for that warm and sincere Christian welcome
Gentlemen, you may ask your questions now
What about the Chicken Ranch, Governor?

Fellow Texans, I am proudly standing here to humbly say
I assure you, and I mean it
Now, who says I don't speak out as plain as day?
And, fellow Texans, I'm for progress
And the flag, long may it fly
I'm a poor boy, come to greatness
So, it follows that I cannot tell a lie

What the hell'd he say?
Mares eat oats and does eat oats
And little lambs eat ivy

Ooh I love to dance a little sidestep
Now they see me, now they don't
I've come and gone
And, ooh, I love to sweep around the wide step
Cut a little swathe and lead the people on

Governor, how do you account for the current high rate of unemployment in our state?
Nothing unusual about it!
Oh, well, it's just the natural law of economics
Now the real cause of this unemployment thing
Is that people are out of work
Governor, are you taking action against the Chicken Ranch?

Now my good friends
It behooves me to be solemn and declare
I'm for goodness and for profit
And for living clean and saying daily prayer
And now, my good friends, oh, you can sleep nights
I'll continue to stand tall
You can trust me, for I promise
I shall keep a watchful eye upon y'all

This is all going over my head
You and Will Chamberlain

Ooh, I love to dance a little sidestep
Now they see me, now they don't
I've come and gone
And, ooh, I love to sweep around the wide step
Cut a little swathe and lead the people on

Governor, why has the Chicken Ranch operation been ignored so long?
Ah, beg pardon?
Sir, is it true that organized crime might be involved?
Ah, there's some acoustic problems in here -
Aren't you worried about possible payoffs and bribes out there?
Governor, what are you prepared to do about Miss Mona and the Chicken Ranch?

Now, Miss Mona, I don't know her
Though I've heard the name, oh yes
But of course I've no close contact
So what she is doing I can only guess
But oh, Miss Mona
She's a blemish on the face of that good town
I am taking certain steps here
Someone somewhere's gonna have to close her down

Melvin Thorpe has done it once again
He's shone his light
And now we see
Melvin Thorpe has gone through thick and thin
And led us all to victory

Melvin Thorpe has done it once again (Oh, he likes to dance a little sidestep)
He's shone his light (Now we see him, now we don't)
And now we see (He's come and gone)
Melvin Thorpe has gone through thick and thin (Ooh, he likes to sweep around the wide step)
And led us all to victory (Cut a little swathe and lead the people on)

Melvin Thorpe has done it once again (Ooh, he likes to dance a little side step)
He's shone his light (Now we see him, now we don't)
And now we see (He's come and gone)
Melvin Thorpe has gone through thick and thin (Ooh, he likes to sweep around the wide step)
And led us all to victory (Cut a little swathe and lead the people on)