Another
Suitcase In Another Hall
(Eva:)
I
don't expect my love affairs to last for long
Never
fool myself that my dreams will come true
Being
used to trouble I anticipate it
But
all the same I hate it, wouldn't you?
Chorus:
(Eva:)
So what happens now?
(Che:)
Another suitcase in another hall
(Eva:)
So what happens now?
(Che:)
Take your picture off another wall
(Eva:)
Where am I going to?
(Che:)
You'll get by, you always have before
(Eva:)
Where am I going to?
Time
and time again I've said that I don't care
That
I'm immune to gloom, that I'm hard through and through
But
every time it matters all my words desert me
So
anyone can hurt me, and they do
(chorus)
Call
in three months time and I'll be fine, I know
Well
maybe not that fine, but I'll survive anyhow
I
won't recall the names and places of each sad occasion
But
that's no consolation here and now.
(chorus,
with Che's lines being sung by the starlets)
(Huevo:)
Don't
ask anymore.
Goodnight
And Thank You
(Che:)
Goodnight
and thank you Huevo
She
is in every magazine
Been
photographed, seen, she is known
We
don't like to rush, but your case has been packed
If
she's missed anything, you could give her a ring
But
she won't always answer the phone
(Eva:)
Oh
but it's sad when a love affair dies
But
we have pretended enough
It's
best that we both stop fooling ourselves
(Che:)
Which
means ...
Chorus:
(Che
and Eva:)
There
is noone, noone at all
Never
has been, and never will be a lover, male or female
Who
hasn't an eye on, in fact they rely on
Tricks
they can try on their partner
They're
hoping their lover will help them or keep them
Support
them, promote them
Don't
blame them, you're the same
(Che:)
Goodnight
and thank you Emilio
You've
completed your task
What
more can we ask of you now?
Please
sign the book on the way out the door
And
that will be all, if she needs you she'll call
But
I don't think that's likely somehow
(Eva:)
Oh
but it's sad when a love affair dies
But
when we were hot, we were hot
I
know you'll look back on the good times we've shared
Which
means ...
(chorus,
substituting "blame her" for "blame them", sung only by Che)
(Eva:)
There
is no soap, no soap like Zaz
No
detergent, lotion, or oil with such power in the shower
It's
the mother and father of luxury lather
The
talk of the bath, the great ointment
One
little frolic with new Zaz carbolic
You're
scented, you'll be sent
(Che:)
Goodnight
and thank you Senor Jabon
We
are grateful you found her a spot on the sound radio
We'll
think of you every time she's on the air
We'd
love you to stay but you'd be in the way
So
do up your trousers and go
(Eva:)
Oh
but it's sad when a love affair dies
The
decline into silence and doubt
Our
passion was just too intense to survive
(Che:)
Which
means ...
(Lovers:)
This
is a club I should never have joined
Someone
has made us look fools
Argentine
men call the sexual shots
Someone
has altered the rules
(Eva:)
Fame
on the wireless as far as it goes
Is
all very well but every girl knows
(Che:)
She
needs a man she can monopolize
With
fingers in dozens of different pies
(Lovers:)
Oh
but it's sad when a love affair dies
The
Lady's Got Potential
(Che:)
In
June of forty-three there was a military coup
Behind
it was a gang called the G.O.U.
Who
did not feel the need to be elected
They
had themselves a party at the point of a gun
They
were slightly to the right of Atilla the Hun
A
bomb or two and very few objected
Yeah,
just one shell and governments fall like flies, kapow, die
They
stumble and fall, bye bye
Backs
to the wall, aim high
We're
having a ball
The
tank and bullet rule as democracy dies
The
lady's got potential, she was setting her sights
On
making it in movies with her name in lights
The
greatest social climber since Cinderella
OK,
she couldn't act but she had the right friends
And
we all know a career depends
On
knowing the right fella to be stellar
Yeah,
just one shell and governments lose their nerve, kapow, die
They
stumble and fall, bye bye
Backs
to the wall, aim high
We're
having a ball
That's
how we get the government we deserve
Now
the man behind the President calling the shots
Involved
so discreetly in a lot of their plots
Was
Colonel Juan Peron, would be dictator
He
began in the army out in Italy so
Saw
Mussolini's rise from the very front row
I
reckon he'd do likewise sooner or later
Yeah,
just one blast and the tear gas falls like rain, kapow, die
They
haven't a chance, bye bye
The
terrorists advance
But
one guy doesn't dirty his hands
Peron
was biding time out in the slow lane
Yeah,
suddenly an earthquake hit the town of San Juan, kapow, die
They
stumble and fall, bye bye
Keep
away from the wall
But
one guy was having a ball
The
tragedy, a golden chance for Peron
He
organized a concert with incredible flair
In
aid of all the victims, such a grand affair
Politicians,
actors, stars of every flavor
It
was January twenty-second, 1944
A
night to remember, yeah, that's for sure
For
that's the night that Peron first met Eva
For
that's the night that Peron first met Eva
Charity
Concert/The Art Of The Possible
(Magaldi:)
On
this night
On
this night
On
this night of a thousand stars
Let
me take you to heaven's door
Where
the music of love's guitars
Plays
forever more
(Eva:)
Magaldi
(Magaldi:)
Eva Duarte
(Eva:)
Your act hasn't changed much
(Magaldi:)
Neither has yours
(Peron:)
I
stand here as a servant of the people
As
we come together for a marvelous cause
You've
shown by your presence, your deeds and applause
What
the people can do, true power is yours
Not
the government's, unless it represents the people
(Che:)
One
always picks the easy fight
One
praises fools, one smothers light
One
shifts from left to right
Politics,
the art of the possible
I'd
Be Surprisingly Good For You
(Eva:)
Colonel Peron
(Peron:)
Eva Duarte
(Eva
and Peron:)
I've
heard so much about you
(Eva
and Peron:)
I'm
amazed, for I'm only an actress [a soldier]
Nothing
to shout about [One of the thousands]
Only
a girl on the air [Defending the country he loves]
(Eva:)
But
when you act, the things you do affect us all
(Peron:)
But
when you act, you take us away from the squalor of the real world
Are
you here on your own?
(Eva:)
Yes,
oh yes
(Peron:)
So
am I, what a fortunate coincidence
Maybe
you're my reward for my efforts here tonight
(Eva:)
It
seems crazy but you must believe
There's
nothing calculated, nothing planned
Please
forgive me if I seem naive
I
would never want to force your hand
But
please understand, I'd be good for you
I
don't always rush in like this
Twenty
seconds after saying hello
Telling
strangers I'm too good to miss
If
I'm wrong I hope you'll tell me so
But
you really should know, I'd be good for you
I'd
be surprisingly good for you
I
won't go on if I'm boring you
But
do you understand my point of view?
Do
you like what you hear, what you see
And
would you be, good for me too?
I'm
not talking of a hurried night
A
frantic tumble then a shy goodbye
Creeping
home before it gets too light
That's
not the reason that I caught your eye
Which
has to imply, I'd be good for you
I'd
be surprisingly good for you
(Peron:)
Please
go on, you enthrall me
I
can understand you perfectly
And
I like what I hear, what I see, and knowing me
I
would be good for you too
(Eva:)
I'm
not talking of a hurried night
A
frantic tumble then a shy goodbye
Creeping
home before it gets too light
That's
not the reason that I caught your eye
Which
has to imply, I'd be good for you
I'd
be surprisingly good for you
Hello
And Goodbye
(Eva:)
Hello
and goodbye, I just unemployed you
You
can go back to school
You've
had a good run, I'm sure he enjoyed you
Don't
act sad or surprised, let's be friends, civilized
Come
on little one, don't sit there like a dummy
The
day you knew would arrive is here, you'll survive
So
move, funny face
I
like your conversation, you've a catchy turn of phrase
You're
obviously going through some adolescent phase
(Mistress:)
So
what happens now?
So
what happens now?
Where
am I going to?
(Peron:)
You'll get by, you always have before
(Mistress:)
Where am I going to?
(Eva:)
Don't ask anymore
Peron's
Latest Flame
(Che:)
At the watering holes of the well-to-do
I
detect a resistance to
(Aristocrats:)
Precisely
(Che:)
Our heroine's style
(Aristocrats:)
We're glad you noticed
(Che:)
The shooting sticks of the upper-class
(Aristocrats:)
Give her an inch
(Che:)
Aren't supporting a single ass
That
would rise for the girl
(Aristocrats:)
She'll take a mile
(Aristocrats:)
Such
a shame she wandered into our enclosure
How
unfortunate this person has forced us to be blunt
No
we wouldn't mind seeing her at Harrod's
But
behind the jewelry counter, not in front
(Che:)
Could there be in our fighting corps
A
lack of enthusiasm for
(Army:)
Exactly
(Che:)
Peron's latest flame
(Army:)
You said it brother
(Che:)
Should
you wish to cause great distress
In
the tidiest officer's mess
Just
mention her name
(Army:)
That
isn't funny
Peron
is a fool, breaking every taboo
Installing
a girl in the army H.Q.
And
she's an actress, the last straw
Her
only good parts are between her thighs
She
should stare at the ceiling, not reach for the skies
Or
she could be his last whore
The
evidence suggests
She
has other interests
If
it's her who's using him
He's
exceptionally dim
Bitch!
Dangerous Jade
(Aristocrats:)
We
have allowed ourselves to slip
We
have completely lost our grip
We
have declined to an all-time low
Tarts
have become the set to know
(Eva:)
I
am only a radio star with just one weekly show
But
speaking as one of the people I want you to know
We
are tired of the decline of Argentina
With
no sign of a government able to give us the things we deserve
(Army:)
It's
no crime for officers to do as they please
As
long as they're discreet and keep clear of disease
We
ignore, we disregard
But
once they allow a bit on the side
To
move to the center where she's not qualified
We
are forced to mark his card
She
should get into her head
She
should not get out of bed
She
should know that she's not paid
To
be loud but to be laid
Slut!
Dangerous Jade
(Che:)
This
has really been your year, Miss Duarte
Tell
us where you go from here, Miss Duarte
Which
are the roles that you yearn to play?
Whom
did you sleep ... dine with yesterday?
(Eva:)
Acting
is limiting, the line's not mine
That's
no help to the Argentine
(Che:)
Can
we assume then that you'll quit?
Is
this because of your involvement with Colonel Peron?
(Heavies:)
Goodnight
and thank you
(Army:)
She
won't be kept happy by her nights on the tiles
She
says it's his body, but she's after his files
So
get back on to the street
She
should get into her head
She
should not get out of bed
She
should know that she's not paid
To
be loud but to be laid
The
evidence suggests
She
has other interests
If
it's her who's using him
He's
exceptionally dim
(Aristocrats:)
Things
have reached a pretty pass
When
someone pretty lower-class
Graceless
and vulgar, uninspired
Can
be accepted and admired
A
New Argentina
(Peron:)
Dice
are rolling, the knives are out
Would-be
presidents are all around
I
don't say they mean harm
But
they'd each give an arm
To
see us six feet underground
(Eva:)
It
doesn't matter what those morons say
Our
nation's leaders are a feeble crew
There's
only twenty of them anyway
What
is twenty next to millions who
Are
looking to you?
All
you have to do is sit and wait
Keeping
out of everybody's way
We'll
... you'll be handed power on a plate
When
the ones who matter have their say
And
with chaos installed
You
can reluctantly agree to be called
(Peron:)
There
again we could be foolish not to quit while we're ahead
For
distance lends enchantment, and that is why
All
exiles are distinguished, more important, they're not dead
I
could find job satisfaction in Paraguay
(Eva:)
This
is crazy defeatist talk
Why
commit political suicide, there's no risk
There's
no call for any action at all
When
you have unions on your side
(Workers:)
A
new Argentina, the chains of the masses untied
A
new Argentina, the voice of the people
Cannot
be denied
(Eva:)
There
is only one man who can lead any workers' regime
He
lives for your problems, he shares your ideals and your dream
He
supports you, for he loves you
Understands
you, is one of you
If
not, how could he love me?
(Workers:)
A
new Argentina, the workers' battle song
A
new Argentina, the voice of the people
Rings
out loud and long
(Eva:)
Now
I am a worker, I've suffered the way that you do
I've
been unemployed, and I've starved and I've hated it too
But
I found my salvation in Peron, may the nation
Let
him save them as he saved me
(All:)
A
new Argentina, a new age about to begin
A
new Argentina, we face the world together
And
no dissent within
(Peron:)
There
again we could be foolish not to quit while we're ahead
I
can see us many miles away, inactive
Sipping
cocktails on a terrace, taking breakfast in bed
Sleeping
easy, doing nothing, it's attractive
(Eva:)
Don't
think I don't think like you
I
often get those nightmares too
They
always take some swallowing
Sometimes
it's very difficult to keep momentum
If
it's you that you are following
Don't
close doors, keep an escape clause
Because
we might lose the Big Apple
But
would I have done what I did
If
I hadn't thought, if I hadn't known
We
would take the country
(Eva:)
Peron
has resigned from the army and this we avow
The
descamisados are those he is marching with now
He
supports you, for he loves you
Understands
you, is one of you
If
not, how could he love me?
(All:)
A
new Argentina, the chains of the masses untied
A
new Argentina, the voice of the people
Cannot
be, and must not be denied
(Che:)
How
annoying that they have to fight elections for their cause
The
inconvenience, having to get a majority
If
normal methods of persuasion fail to win them applause
There
are other ways of establishing authority
(All:)
A
new Argentina, the chains of the masses untied
A
new Argentina, the voice of the people
Cannot
be, and will not be, and must not be denied. |
