A Hymn to Him
Ok, i am back after a long time....... To whomsoever it may concer, i know i have been away for months now Laziness takes it toll again.....So much to say, so much has happened in the past 3 months... So, where shall i begin ?? Methinks, lets begin with a song (and reserve the actual updates for the next post) A song from that classic "My Fair Lady". Anyone who hasn't seen the movie is missing something !! The characters are amazing; well its a story by George Bernard Shaw, afer all. And the acting by Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn is mindblowing. But the icing on the cake is the music - so typically English and very Broadway kinda thing. You got to listen to it to believe it. Just some background before i paste the lyrics of the song. Rex Harrison is an English professor who can't stand women. Audrey Hepburn is the girl who sells flowers on the roads and has atrocious English. The professor decides to to take on the challenge of teaching her "propah" English and manners. And, as all stories go he also ends up falling in love wit her; but is too proud to admit it. So, after 'making' an English lady out of her by taking her to a formal English ball, and conning the society people into believing that she is a princess of Bulgarian descent, the professor can't stop praising himself for the success. This irritates and hurts the flower girl, and she walks out on him. At this point, the following song enters the script - {Frankly, you must listen to it to really enjoy it]
******************************************************************************************** What in all of Heaven could have prompted her to go After such a triumph at the ball What could have depressed her What could have possessed her I cannot understand the wretch at all
Women are irrational, that's all there is to that Their heads are full of cotton, hay and rags They're nothing but exasperating, irritating, vacillating Calculating, agitating, maddening, and infuriating hags
Why can't a woman be more like man Men are so honest, so thoroughly square Eternally noble, historically fair Who when you win will always give your back a pat Why can't a woman be like that
Why does every one do what the others do Can't a woman learn to use her head Why do they do everything their mothers do Why don't they grow up like their father instead
Why can't a woman take after a man Men are so pleasant, so easy to please Whenever you're with them you're always at ease Would you be slighted if I didn't speak for hours? Of course not Would you be livid if I had a drink or two? Nonsense Would you be wounded if I never sent you flowers? Never! Well, why can't a woman be like you
One man in a million may shout a bit Now and then there's one with slight defects One perhaps whose truthfulness you doubt a bit But by in large we are a marvelous sex
Why can't a woman take after a man Men are so friendly, good natured and kind A better companion you never will find If I were hours late for dinner would you bellow? Of course not If I forgot your silly birthday would you fuss? Nonsense Would you complain if I took out another fellow? Never! Why can't a woman be like us
Why can't a woman be more like a man Men are so decent, such regular chaps Ready to help you through any mishaps Ready to buck you up whenever you are glum Why can't a woman be a chum
Why is thinking something women never do Why is logic never even tried Straightening up their hair is all they ever do Why don't they straighten up the mess that's inside
Why can't a woman behave like a man If I were a woman who'd been to a ball Been hailed as a princess by one and by all Would I start weeping like a bathtub overflowing Carry on as if my home were in a tree Would I run off and never tell me where I'm going Why can't a woman be like me?
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