[GIRLS] One of us girls is moving on One girl will get out of saigon [GIGI] So now who’s really Miss Saigon [GIRLS] Tv and stereo she gets And Elvis Presley on cassettes [KIM and CHRIS enter] [GIRLS] Look how he bought her a new dress You did a job on him I guess [KIM]…
[At another location, CHRIS and the ENGINEER] [ENGINEER] My friend We had a deal for Kim, but that’s on ice I’m sorry, sergeant, but I’ve changed the price I need a visa from your embassy You get me that, you’ll get the girl for free [CHRIS] Cut the crap, this money’s all I got I…
[CHRIS] John, is that you, buddy? Listen to me Do I sound diff’rent? how else could I be? Last night I spent a whole lifetime in paradise. Hey, tell the CO I’m taking all of my leave We’re gonna play house, oh John, it’s like Christmas eve We have sworn we won’t see the sun…
[KIM] You are sunlight and I moon Joined by the gods of fortune Midnight and high noon Sharing the sky We have been blessed, you and I [CHRIS] You are here like a mystery I’m from a world that’s so different From all that you are How in the light of one night Did we…
[CHRIS] This money’s yours Please take it all Hey, you want more? [KIM] No, no, I don’t want anything [CHRIS] Hey, what’s wrong with you? [KIM] I’ve not done this before [CHRIS] That can’t be true! [KIM] Why would I lie? [CHRIS] All the girls lie! They just want to get out of here Maybe…
[KIM leads CHRIS out of the Club, and into a tiny cubicle,] [which has in it only a bed, a table, and a small window overlooking] [the moonlit city. Later in the night, CHRIS is dressed and] [standing at the window. KIM is asleep. Outside, Saigon still bustles.] [CHRIS] Why does Saigon never sleep at…
JOHN has seen CHRIS’S interest in KIM and goes off to buy her for the night from the ENGINEER as a surprise for his friend.) (Across the room, the ENGINEER speaks to KIM.) ENGINEER see little princess, I was right you are the first to score tonight you caught that sergeant by the nose you…
[ENGINEER] Hey monsieur John, how’d you like to get rich Go home in style. . .? [JOHN] Yeah okay, what’s the pitch? [ENGINEER] A U.S. visa to help me out Lend me a bit of your embassy clout [JOHN] There isn’t a chance pal, you’re too well known Look, what I want is that girl…
[GIGI] They are not nice, they’re mostly noise They swear like men, they screw like boys I know there’s nothing in their hearts But every time I take one in my arms It starts: The movie in my mind The dream they leave behind A scene I can’t erase And in a strong GI’s embrace…
[“Dreamland” is a club filled with American Marines,] [civilians and south Vietnamese officers. The girls parade] [around and get the crowd to buy raffle tickets:] [the winner of the “beauty contest” will be the prize.] [AMERICANS] The heat is on in Saigon The girls are hotter than hell One of these slits here will be…
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