John Kander
Dressing Them Up
[MOLINA] (spoken)
We're going to be together for some time
You'd think you'd want to know something about me!
Of course, dressing things up is my spec-i-al-i-ty
I'm a window dresser, at Montoya's
Their *main* store, thank you very much!
And I'm good at it, too!
And do you know why? Hm? Hm?
It's because I can't rest until each mannequin is perfect

[MOLINA] (sung)
Dressing them up
I love the dressing them up
The subtle tilt of a hat
Touches like that
Make me the best of the lot

At dressing them up
I was the cream of the crop
The way I buckled the belt
Folded the felt
Helped me to get where I got

Before I got where I got
I was the absolute top
For example, once I asked for a Balenciaga scarf
To stuff in a mannequin's purse
They told me, "No one on Earth will see!"
I answered, "No one on Earth but me!"
I stood my ground as no other dresser does
And, darling, guess what?
Balenciaga, it was!

Dressing them up
I was the creme-de-la-creme
As I adjusted each hem
I kept on dazzling them!

At my particular store
Which was the best in the town
You'll never catch them wearing a frown
Or catch them dressing me down
For my finesse at dressing them up!

Raise that skirt
Just an inch or two
Add some rouge!
Just a pinch or two
Start the fan
No! Much gustier
Stuff that gauze
Make her bustier
Ooh, that frock
Too much red in it
I would not
Be caught dead in it!
Well
They all start off like hell
But I make them sell!

By dressing them up
From earrings down to their boots
In evening dresses or suits
Unlike some second-rate fruits

At other second-rate stores
Which can't compare to my own!
You'll never catch them wearing a frown
Or catch them dressing me down
For my finesse
At dressing them up!

I have the touch
Thank you very much!