Pal Joey

Wait a minute. You got this all wrong. I never laid a hand on her.

Yeah, we got there just in time.

That's the trouble with you nightclub entertainers. You're all alike.

You think you can own every dame in the country.

Wait a minute. Show me a law that says I can't buy a doll a friendly drink.

No law. Just don't buy a drink in your hotel room... for a doll that's underage.

Let's get going. How did I know she wasjailbait?

She looked like she was 35.

Want I should ask for her driver's license?

If you had, you would've found out she was the mayor's daughter.

But— well, can't we talk this over?

Come on! You're leaving town now!

I can't. I'm broke. Here's your ticket. One way!

All aboard!

Thank you.

Tax/z' Tax/cab!

Cab, lady? Taxi? Taxicab.

Taxi, sir? No, thanks. I got my car and chauffeur meetin' me.

Okay. Taxi?

Step lively for a comprehensive tour ofsan Francisco.

Aid, young man? Can I give you aid?

What did you have in mind? I beg your pardon!

Get your early morning papers. Get the latest news.

The world-Reno wneo' c/lfi'house overlooking sea/ rock and the pacific,

the golden gate, land's enof p/'gs/d/o m/I/ta/y reservation,

the palace of fine arts, Alcatraz island...

Let your hips swing all around the world. Hey, herm?

You need a singer? Singer?

I don't care if you sing like a nightingale, I'm runnin' a girls' show.

Legs, not tonsils.

I see what you mean.

Thanks a lot!

Hurry, hurry!

Step right up. This is the place you can write home about.

This is the spot. Pretty girls!

Hurry, hurry! The show is just about to begin.

Plenty of sea ts a vai/ab/e. Step in out of the rain.

Everybody happy on the inside. Everybody happy.

We've got the greatest show in town. The greatest show.

Come on in and hear ned Galvin and his galvinizers.

The hottest band in town.

We've got the finest food in town.

Hurry, hurry. Everybody happy on the inside.

Go on right in, bud. Hey! Hey!

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How are your fortune cookies?

Hi, maestro.

Oh, no! Remember your old paljoey?

How could I forget? You still owe me 30 bucks from San Diego.

What do you think I'm doin' here? I came back to pay you the loot.

Man, am I glad to see you!

Sure. Take it out of my first week's salary.

Tell the management I'm available. You're always available.

You got to stay loose. That's the trouble. We have an emcee.

Excuse me a minute.

J.”

Listen, can't we go some place after the show?

Have a cup of coffee and yak up old times, have some laughs?

That'd be good, but I got a date with a girl.

If she's a good—iookin' chick, bdngherdong she's good-iookin'.

No, no, you don't understand. Joey's turned over a new leaf.

Oh, newjoey? Sure, I bet.

Eh, how good—iookin' is she?

Back again, huh? Oh, no.

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4“ and you burn my heart up with an orange flame j'

4“ I'm a red-hot mama j'

4“ but you're white and cold j'

4“ don't you know your mama j'

4“ has a heart of gold j'

hey, who's the mouse with the “built”?

J' you'll find a terrific rainbow over you and I 4“

you gotta lay off of her. She's a nice kid.

She has ambition too. She wants to be a singer.

By the way, I'm helping her with some of her arrangements.

Looks like she's well-arranged as it is.

Has that crummy emcee shown up yet?

Not yet, Mike. He must be stuck.

Yeah, in a crap game. That's twice this week this bum has been late.

What do you want me to do? Cut his number out, then go to the finale?

Yeah, go into the finale. Okay.

4“ over you and I j'j'

Come on, ladies and gentlemen. Let's hear it! Make the ladies know it.

You can do better than that!

Thank you.

Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. We bid you good evening.

And I'm very happy to be working in my hometown of... San Francisco.

I've never seen him before.

I was born right here, on top oftelegraph hill.

My mother was sending a wire at the time.

That's in morse code. It's a secret service joke. What are you gonna do?

You know this bum? Yeah, I know him.

What's his name? Joey Evans. His name'sjoey Evans.

Is that the samejoey Evans that caused all the trouble at the hi—ho club?

You mean the same Joey Evans who...

I've had a request that's dedicated to all the saloon keepers...

Who have blown their liquor license called, “I didn't know what time it was.”

(I didn't know— oh, boy! C—7, please. 3)

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4“ till I met you j'

4“ oh, what a lovely time it was j'

4“ how sublime it was too j'

j' I didn't know what day it was j'

4“ you held my hand j'

j warm I/ke the month of ma y it was j

j and I'll say it was grano' j

he's got 'em in a trance.

Better they stay awake. In a trance, they won't drink.

They won't drink, I gotta go outta business.

J grand to see your face feel yourtouch j

j hear your voice say I'm yours alone j

j I didn't know what time it was j

j and then I met you j

j oh, what a lovely time it was j

j how sublime it was too j

j I didn't know what day it was j

j then you held my hand j

j warm like the month of may it was j

jano' /'ll say it was grano' j

j grand to be alive to be youngj

j to be mad to be yours alone j

j grand to see your face feel yourtouch j

j hear your voice say I'm allyour own j

he's cute! You think anyone with pants on is cute!

That's a lie. I like lots of people without pants. I mean...

Let it lay, honey.

J I'm wise and I know what time it is now j

j I am wise and I know what time it is now j

j I'm so wise j

jand I know what time it is now jj

thank you very much.

Okay, hit the finale.

Say, when do I start? You already started.

What about my billing? Your what?

My billing. My picture out front.

Are you kidding? Who's kidding? I got a big following.

Put my picture out front, they'll break the door down. You'll have to rope up.

Yeah? And one bad night, you'll be on the end of it.

Get this straight, lover boy. I've heard a lot about you.

And I don't want you sniffing around the customers' dames.

One false move, and you're out on your “Frances.”

Yeah, you.

That's what I like, security in a job.

Say, nobody's brought it up yet,

butlget$200a eek what?

I'll take less.

I made it a point never to argue with the fellow who owns the saloon.

J when the sun goes down it is wide awake j

j take your ma and your pa and go to frisco j

j Boston is england New Orleans is France j

j New York is anyone's for ten cents a dance j

j but this great big town by the golden gate j

j is america's first and Americans make San Francisco jj

she was one of those new kids. A little nervous, you know?

So I coached her a little bit, ifyou'll excuse the expression.

She was singing all those ballads and that draggyjazz.

When the fleet landed, she wanted to know what would please the sailors, so I told her.

Things were never the same between us again. Well, I can...

Oh, Linda English, Joey Evans. Hi.

Hi.

Yeah, she was quite a doll. That little redheaded girl ofyours in San Diego.

Mine? It was your redheaded girl.

If you want to get technical, she was really the manager's girl and she was a brunette.

So good to see American food.

I've been out of the country. Been working in Honolulu.

You don't look very tan. It was the rainy season.

If you really want to know what they wear under those grass skirts, I'll give you...

Hey. Easy. I'm sorry. Excuse me, miss, um...

Enghsh. Yeah.

For you, ned. Okay, baby. Excuse me.

I heard about you, buster. Big reputation.

Yeah, but I'm too much of a lady to say what for.

My sister worked with you in Fresno.

She told me all about you.

Which one was she? The one you didn't get to first base with.

Oh, she was the ugly one. Must be twins.

Har—har. Ha!

Fellows, good news. We're coming up in the world.

Got a call from the agent, and he wants us to play a society party on Nob Hill.

Shorty, you call the union and get four extra guys.

Okay, ned.

Something must've happened to the name—band bus. It broke down somewhere.

- — Want to go along? - We'd/ave to.

Oh, no— wait a minute.

Maybe this'll give you a chance to pick up a couple of bucks.

Ned, boy, I'll never forget you for this. Yes, you will forget it.

Tell the drummer to get you a jacket. Nice to have met you, miss...

English! — gotta remember that.

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j with a wishing well j

j/ wish that we were there togetherj

j there's a bridal suite j

j one room bright and neat j