lorraine feather – waiting tables lyrics
i came here hoping to be a broadway star-
another dimpled and dewy ingénue
who wound up waiting tables.
when all humanity backs up at the bar,
some nights, there’s
nothing i wouldn’t rather do
than be here waiting tables.
one tanqueray and tonic, one b&b!
guy looks a little hinky at table three.
one mango margarita, one rum and c-ke!
i’m swillin’ down the coffee, i’m goin’ for broke.
friday’s crazy!
oh, bembe, ajuda me
a limpiar la mesa, por favor?
it’s tough but
n-body’s gotten me fired so far.
i’m pretty certain in time i could be
truly good at waiting tables.
hey! hot plate!
watch your back!
all the regulars like me,
i’m not without charm,
but i can’t carry more than
two trays on my arm.
(that’s pretty hard-core)
sometimes i stand frozen
in the middle of the floor,
sp-ced-like there’s something i’ve misplaced.
might be my name,
which now is apparently “miss,”
or a summoning finger-snap.
there’s a lesson in this,
but i can’t quite put my finger on it.
one miller in the bottle, one j&b!
guy’s definitely trouble, at table three.
these maraschino cherries are gettin’ gross.
i’m pullin’ in a hundred, or real close!
ordering, ordering!
sad to say
the chef’s gone awol
and i got a party of seventeen.
sir, you should 86
the fat cigar.
yeah, well, i promise you would be too if you
were out here waiting tables.
hey! heads up!
comin’ through!
oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh, comin’ through!
by now i figured to be
a household name,
on stage and screen,
but i’ll tell you what,
i’ve learned a lot from waiting tables.
learned to handle
several things at once, for instance,
and when a buck’s not
even ten percent.
i came here hoping to be a great big star-
another dimpled and dewy ingénue
who wound up waiting tables.
when all humanity backs up at the bar,
some nights, there’s nothing
i wouldn’t rather do
than be here waiting tables.
friday’s crazy!
oh, bembe, ajuda me
a limpiar la mesa, por favor?
tanqueray and tonic, one b&b!
guy’s little hinky at table three.
one mango margarita, one rum and c-ke!
i’m swillin’ down the coffee, i need a
miller in the bottle, one j&b!
definitely trouble, at table three.
these maraschino cherries are gettin’ gross.
i’m pullin’ in a hundred, or real close!
i moved here to
keep an appointment with destiny,
and i’m still waiting.
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