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John Kander Thataway!


GEORGIA
(spoken)
Kiss me while you can boys
I’m gonna round up that Robb Hood
And hog tie his fancy McNancy
(sung)
He made a getaway
He left me flataway
At times like this a modern miss should gallop thataway
When love goes thisaway
Don’t blow your blissaway
You might find out that
He’s just about a hug and kissaway
No matter whichaway
He takes that bitchaway
I won’t relent til he’ll consent to make a switchaway
If he’s in Santa Fe
Or in Piscataway
I’ll pack my gown and leave this town and travel
thataway

If he’s in Paraguay
Or even Mandalay
I’ll grab my horse and set my course to reach him
thataway

I’ve know a man or two
A score or more, it’s true
And if he stays or if he strays depends on my lasso
It ain’t just how you woo’em
But how you proceed to purse’em

GEORGIA
If you move thisaway

WOMEN
Thisaway?
GEORGIA
And shake it thataway

WOMEN
Thataway?

GEORGIA
There’s every chance he’ll see you dance and holler
“attaway!”

WOMEN
Attaway!

GEORGIA
Then if you flipaway

WOMEN
Flipaway

GEORGIA
Rotate your hipaway

WOMEN
Ooooh!

GEORGIA
Just wait and see; I guarantee your man won’t slipaway!

BOTH
If you’re the mate for him,
Don’t sit and wait for him!

GEORGIA
It’s up to you but if you do you’ll be too late for
him.
If there’s a spataway,
Don’t throw his hataway!

BOTH
Forget that fight, and hold him tight

GEORGIA
till he gets thataway!

MEN
What’s that music?
What’s that dance?
What’s that stirring in my pants?
Did you see that?
Holy cow!
What the hell do I do now?

WOMEN MEN
If you move thisaway What’s that
And shake it thataway music
There’s every chance he’ll see you dance What’s that
And holler “Attaway!”
Then if you flipaway What’s that
Rotate your hipaway stirring
Just wait and see, I guarantee your guy won’t slipaway
In my pants?
If you’re the mate for him, Did you
Don’t sit and wait for him see that?
It’s up to you, but if you do, you’ll be too late for
him Holy cow!
If there’s a spataway What the
Don’t throw his hataway! hell do
Forget that fight, and hold him tight till he gets
thataway! I do now?


MEN [WOMEN]
Your man runs thataway [thataway]
Or he choose thatway [thatway]
At times like this [at times like his] a modern miss
should gallop
Thatway [Thisaway?] Thataway! [Thisaway!] Thataway!
[Thisaway!]
When love goes thisaway [Thisaway]
Don’t blow your blissaway [Thisaway]
You might find out [might find out] he’s just about a
hug [hug] and kissaway [kissaway]

GEORGIA
And while you chataway,
Your eyes will bataway!

WOMEN
Eat off the ground

MEN
Eat off the ground

WOMEN
Your heart will pound

MEN
Your heart will pound

EVERYONE
Eat off the ground
Your heart will pound
As he looks thataway!

GEORGIA
Don’t chew the fataway!

EVERYONE
Don’t chew the fat
We have but that to say!
Just from the waist
Love sets a pace
Cut to the chase
Let’s all go thataway!
Or maybe thataway!

GEORGIA
I’m heading thataway!

EVERYONE
Thataway!



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