Don't Say Yes Until I Finish Talking (SMASH) - Lyrics

Can you guess the lyrics sung by Christian Borle as Darryl Zanuck?

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Hint	Answer
STUDIO EXECUTIVES	A
	studio
	executive
	has
	no
	beliefs
	That's
	the
	way
	of
	a
	studio
	system
	We've
	bowed
	to
	every
	rear
	of
	all
	the
	studio
	chiefs
	And
	you
	can
	bet
	your
	ass
	we've
	kissed
	'em
	Even
	the
	birds
	in
	the
	Hollywood
	hills
	Know
	the
	secret
	to
	our
	success
	It's
	those
	magical
	words
	that
	pay
	the
	bills
	Yes,
	yes,
	yes,
	and
	yes!
DARRYL, spoken	Gentlemen!
	Take
	a
	memo
DARRYL	Today
	the
	trades
	are
	all
	aglow
	With
	grosses
	for
	our
	Miss
	Monroe
	The
	thing
	those
	vermin
	mustn't
	know
	Is
	what
	she
	puts
	us
	through
DARRYL	She
	makes
	directors
	wait
	all
	day
	One
	line
	per
	hour's
	all
	she'll
	say
	And
	still,
	she
	thinks
	we
	are
	gonna
	pay
	She
	needs
	a
	talking-to
DARRYL	Tomatoes
	like
	her
	must
	be
	put
	in
	their
	place
	If
	she
	don't
	shape
	up
	soon,
	she'll
	soon
	be
	walking
	'Cause
	the
	buck
	stops
	with
	me
STUDIO EXECUTIVES	Yes,
	you're
	right
	we
	agree!
DARRYL, spoken	Uh,
	don't
	say
	yes
	until
	I
	finish
	talking
DARRYL	She's
	got
	them
	all
	tied
	up
	in
	knots
	Makes
	each
	producer
	faint
	and
	plotz
	She
	thinks
	she's
	queen
	and
	calls
	the
	shots
	As
	she
	sits
	on
	her
	throne
DARRYL	She
	needs
	to
	learn
	she's
	only
	skin
	The
	next
	girl's
	waiting
	for
	a
	spin
	I
	made
	a
	star
	of
	Rin
	Tin
	Tin
	And
	paid
	him
	with
	a
	bone!
DARRYL + EXECUTIVES	Tomatoes
	like
	her,

Hint	Answer
	well,
	they're
	easy
	to
	find
DARRYL	We
	throw
	them
	out
	as
	soon
	as
	they
	start
	squawking
	So,
	get
	me
	some
	younger
	dish
STUDIO EXECUTIVES	We
	concur,
	as
	you
	wish!
DARRYL, spoken	Hey!
	Don't
	say
	yes
	until
	I
	finish
	talking!
DARRYL	And
	while
	you've
	got
	me
	on
	a
	roll
	Let's
	find
	a
	role
	for
	Nat
	King
	Cole
	Tell
	Mankiewicz
	his
	script
	his
	trite
DARRYL, spoken	A
	little
	lower,
	to
	the
	right
DARRYL	I
	think
	that
	Brando
	is
	miscast
	That
	television
	just
	won't
	last
	That
	I'm
	the
	king
	of
	Hollywood
STUDIO EXECUTIVES	All
	hail
	the
	king!
DARRYL, spoken	Ooh,
	that
	feels
	good
DARRYL	Which
	brings
	me
	back
	to
	that
	dumb
	blonde
	To
	her
	demands,
	I
	now
	respond
	Some
	buy
	your
	act,
	but
	I'm
	not
	conned
	You
	better
	fall
	in
	line
	You're
	two
	bazooms
	and
	nuts
	to
	boot
	I'll
	keep
	you
	in
	a
	bathing
	suit
	When
	you
	stop
	bringing
	in
	the
	loot
	We'll
	go
	back
	to
	the
	vine
DARRYL + EXECUTIVES	Tomatoes
	like
	you,
	they
	all
	wither
	and
	die
DARRYL	My
	powers,
	though,
	will
	never
	be
	diminished
	So
	don't
	bring
	me
	to
	my
	boiling
	point
	You're
	just
	a
	broad,
	I
	own
	the
	joint
	I'm
	in
	control,
	you're
	just
	a
	face
	So
	allow
	me
	to
	cut
	to
	the
	chase
	I'll
	make
	another
	movie
	star!
DARRYL, spoken	Can
	someone
	light
	my
	damn
	sigar?
DARRYL	And
	then
	say
	"yes",
	'cause
	yes,
	men
	I'm finished
STUDIO EXECUTIVES	Yes!

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