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Kimberly Farr with male cast members in the musical More Than You Deserve
Lyrics[]
Mama, you'd better watch out for your daughter
She's got the devil inside of her skin
Wrapping her legs around a mountain of soldiers
You won't believe how she's lettin' them in
Mama, you'd better watch out for your daughter
She's running wild in the tropical sun
Leading her army all over the jungle
Look at her calling them, see how they come!
Mama, you'd better watch out for your daughter
I been grabbed by the roots
I been ripped right out of the ground
I been thrown in the ocean
And left all alone to drown.
I've been tossed and I've been turned
From my stem right down to my stern
And then slammed by a tidal wave,
Smack up against the shore
What can I say? (What can she say?)
What can I say? (What can she say?)
Give me more!
Mama, you'd better watch out for your daughter
She's running wild in the tropical sun
Leading her army all over the jungle
Look at her calling them, see how they come!
Mama always told me there was safety in numbers
She forgot to tell me how much fun there was
Looks like I can't count on Mama anymore
I'm on my own
Gonna take all the locks of my doors
Light the candles, wax the floors
You hear my neon sign hissing at night and you know I'm here
And everything's gonna be all right
I don't have to tell you what to do
You got something nice for me
I got something nice for you
Mama, you'd better watch out for your daughter
She's got the devil inside of her skin
Leading her army all over the jungle
Look at her calling them, see how they come!
Alternate lyrics[]
What can I say?
I've been hit by a gale today
I've been snatched by the limbs
And uprooted and flung out to sea today
I've been battered and splattered
And lifted and scattered
Then crushed by a wave on the shore
What can I say?
What can I say?
What can I say?
Give me more
What can I say?
I've been thrown to the lions today
I've been chained up and balled
And then flung in the ring to be mauled today
I've been savaged and torn
From my cape to my horn
Till I literally thought I would drop
What can I say?
What can I say?
What can I say?
Don't stop
I was taught to believe
There was safety in numbers
But I never knew how much fun there was
So step right on in
All you beautiful men
No need to knock
The door isn't locked
Just gather around all you birds of a feather
I'm dying
To be flocked
Oh what a day
I've been raped (and she says it's okay)
I've burst out of my shell
Look I'm chirping with pure happiness today (Hooray)
And if you'd ever like to (What, Fiona?)
If it should just strike you (You mean?)
No need to be nervous or shy (Wow)
What can I say (What can we say)
What can I say (What can we say)
What can I say (What can we say)
Here am I (Standing by)
(She was taught to believe there was safety in numbers)
But I never knew how much fun there was
(We're coming, we're in)
Oh you fabulous men
No need to knock
(The door isn't locked)
(We're gathering around all us birds of a feather)
(Get ready)
(To be flocked)