My Fair Lady, Act I Scene 2: With a Little Bit of Luck

Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner Music: Frederick Loewe "Doolittle (sings) The Lord above gave man an arm of iron, So he could do his job and never shirk. The Lord above gave man an arm of iron, but, With a little bit of luck, With a little bit of luck, Someone else’ll do the blinkin’ work! The Trio – Jamie, Harry, and Doolittle (dancing to pub) With a little bit, with a little bit, With a little bit of luck, You’ll never work! Doolittle (stopping them at pub) The Lord above made liquor for temptation; To see if man could turn away from sin. The Lord above made liquor for temptation; but, With a little bit of luck, With a little bit of luck, When temptation comes, you’ll give right in! The Trio (doing can-can, Alfie crosses into pub, and out) With a little bit, with a little bit, With a little bit of luck, You’ll give right in! Doolittle (crossing downstage, Harry to left of him, Jamie to right of him) Oh, you can walk the straight and narrow; But with a little bit of luck You’ll run amuck! The gentle sex was made for man to marry, To share his nest and see his food is cooked. The gentle sex was made for man to marry, but, With a little bit of luck, With a little bit of luck, You can have it all and not get hooked. The Trio (dancing) With a little bit, with a little bit, With a little bit of luck, You won’t get hooked! (crossing in chain dance) With a little bit, with a little bit, With a little bit of bloomin’ luck! (They freeze.) Angry Woman (sticking head out of tenement window) (spoken) Shut your face down there! How’s a woman supposed to get her rest? (Harry and Jamie have hidden behind the tenement. Doolittle crosses to downstage.) Doolittle (spoken) I’m tryin’ to keep ’em quiet, lady! Angry Man (spoken) Shut up! Once and for all, shut up! Doolittle (spoken) ’Ere, ’ere – that’s no way to talk to a lady! (Harry and Jamie join him.) We’ve got to be neighborly-like, boys. After all: (sings) The Lord above made man to help his neighbor; No matter where, on land, or sea, or foam. The lord above made man to help his neighbor, but, (He mouths the next two lines, whispering.) With a little bit of luck, With a little bit of luck, (sings, roaring) When he comes around you won’t be home! Jamie, Harry, and Doolittle (Doolittle conducting the others) With a little bit, with a little bit, With a little bit of luck, You won’t be home! Doolittle (arms on their shoulders) They’re always throwin’ goodness at you; But with a little bit of luck, A man can duck! (He ducks, crosses, hand on hip.) Oh, it’s a crime for man to go philand’rin’ And fill his wife’s poor heart with grief and doubt. (He turns left and kicks his leg in can-can style.) Oh, it’s a crime for man to go philand’rin’, but, With a little bit of luck, With a little bit of luck, You can see the bloodhound don’t find out! The Trio (yelling at houses as Alfie does impromptu tap dance) With a little bit, with a little bit, With a little bit of luck, She won’t find out! With a little bit, with a little bit, With a little bit of bloomin’ luck!"