[1st verse:] [She:] I have a cute idea for a play [He:] Tell me about it, do [She:] It's just a story of ev'ryday [He:] Nothing today is new [She:] There isn't much to my little plot [He:] I'm sure it's more than you say [She:] Maybe you will not like it a lot [He:] Tell me about your play [Refrain:] In the first act A girl and boy appear In the second act Their fam'lies interfere A row is started They're broken-hearted And soon they're parted For one long year In the third act The lovers meet again And before they take Their curtain calls We see them spending A happy ending In the last act When the curtain falls [2nd verse:] [She:] What do you think of my little play? [He:] I think it simply great [She:] Somebody may produce it someday [He:] I'll bet you just can't wait [She:] I wonder what the critics will say [He:] I'm sure 'twill fill them with joy [She:] I'd love to be the girl in the play [He:] I'd love to be the boy
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