Overture / Backstage at Dreamland Lyrics

The Heat Is on in Saigon["Dreamland" is a club filled with American Marines,][civilians and south Vietnamese officers. The girls parade][around and get the crowd to buy raffle tick...Read Full Lyrics

[GIGI]They are not nice, they're mostly noiseThey swear like men, they screw like boysI know there's nothing in their heartsBut every time I take one in my armsIt starts:The movie ...Read Full Lyrics

[ENGINEER]Hey monsieur John, how'd you like to get richGo home in style. . .?[JOHN]Yeah okay, what's the pitch?[ENGINEER]A U.S. visa to help me outLend me a bit of your embassy clo...Read Full Lyrics

[A MARINE begins to play the saxophone. CHRIS and KIM start to dance.][For a long time they don't speak. Finally:][KIM]My name is KimI like you Chris[CHRIS]Don't talk like that[KIM...Read Full Lyrics

[KIM leads CHRIS out of the Club, and into a tiny cubicle,][which has in it only a bed, a table, and a small window overlooking][the moonlit city. Later in the night, CHRIS is dres...Read Full Lyrics

[CHRIS]This money's yoursPlease take it allHey, you want more?[KIM]No, no, I don't want anything[CHRIS]Hey, what's wrong with you?[KIM]I've not done this before[CHRIS]That can't be...Read Full Lyrics

[KIM]You are sunlight and I moonJoined by the gods of fortuneMidnight and high noonSharing the skyWe have been blessed, you and I[CHRIS]You are here like a mysteryI'm from a world ...Read Full Lyrics

You look west, that's where everyone told youPioneers will most certainly find youIt's been too long without itHis old man likes the song where they tell youBe a creep, just let an...Read Full Lyrics

[CHRIS]John, is that you, buddy? Listen to meDo I sound diff'rent? how else could I be?Last night I spent a whole lifetime in paradise.Hey, tell the CO I'm taking all of my leaveWe...Read Full Lyrics

[At another location, CHRIS and the ENGINEER][ENGINEER]My friendWe had a deal for Kim, but that's on iceI'm sorry, sergeant, but I've changed the priceI need a visa from your embas...Read Full Lyrics