Madame Rose’s Toreadorables lyrics
by Patti LuPone
[ROSE, spoken]
Are you ready, Louise?
[LOUISE, spoken]
Yes, Momma
[ROSE, spoken]
Ready, girls?
[COMPANY, spoken]
Yes, Madame Rose!
[ROSE, spoken]
Now, don't let the past discourage you
Remember, you are artists of the theater
[ROSE]
Pam pam padam padam padam padam
Rump pam pada rump pam pada...
[ROSE, spoken]
Madame Rose's Toreadorables
[COMPANY]
Rrrrrrr, Ay ay ay ay ay!
Extra! Extra! Hey, look at the headline!
Historical news is being made
Extra! Extra! They're drawing a red line
Around the biggest scoop of the decade
A barrel of joy, a fabulous thrill
The biggest little headline in Vaudeville
[ROSE, spoken]
Now sell it! Sell it!
[COMPANY, spoken]
Presenting
In person
That five-foot-five bundle of dynamite
Señorita Louise
[ROSE, spoken]
Come on Louise! Come on!
[LOUISE, spoken]
Olé, everybody
My name's Louise!
What's yours?
[ROSE, spoken]
Well, it's coming along