Small Talk

From the musical “The Pajama Game”, 1954.
Words and music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross.

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The sheet music:

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Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

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Lyrics

1. I don’t wanna talk small talk
   Whatta ya think of Ros’lind Russell?
   Now that I’m alone with you
   Vogue says they might bring back the bustle
   I don’t wanna talk small talk
   Read that the winters are gettin’ milder
   We’ve got bigger things to do
   And that the teen age kids are wilder
   Let’s not talk of the weather
   One of these days I’ll paint the kitchen
   Or the fashions for the fall
   Get Pop to put a new light switch in
   Why don’t you stop all this small talk?
   Like I was sayin’
   I’ve got somthing better
   What I mean is
   For your lips
   I was only
   To do
   Well
   And that takes no talk at all
2. I don’t wanna talk small talk
   No one’ll beat the Brooklyn Dodgers
   Now that I’m alone with you
   Nobody hits a ball like Hodges
   I don’t wanna talk small talk
   Who will you vote for next election?
   We’ve got bigger things to do
   Wanna see my new stamp collection?
   Let’s not talk of the weather
   How do you like Fernando Lamas?
   Or the fashions for the fall
   Saks has a sale on striped pajamas
   Why don’t you stop all this small talk?
   Like I was sayin’
   I’ve got somthing better
   What I mean is
   For your lips
   I was only
   To do
   Well
   And that takes no talk at all

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