In Trousers (The Dream)

[MARVIN]
Four young ladies sat around and said
They'd never lose their love
And then they lost their love
Five good men in trousers banged a table
When they'd found their voice
It was a ladies' choice

The women sat demure
And whistled through their teeth
They gave directions underneath
On legs and knees, these
Four young ladies sat around and said
They'd never lose their love
And then they lost their love

Jessie wore a bonnet
May a sash without a dash of charm
And Sis read Commonweal
Bette was nervous and she picked a scab
From someone else's arm
Then Jesse blew her meal
They had a laugh
These women laughed their very best
The men in trousers aren't impressed
Or else they're lazy

Four young ladies sat around and said
They'd never lose their love
Four young ladies sat around and said
They'd never lose their love
Four young ladies sat around and said
They'd never lose their love
And then they lost their love

(Ladies sing.)

[MARVIN]
Women sit like angels
Men like vultures
It's a trifle crude
It tends to make one think
Same folk acting like from different cultures
As they chew their food
Completely out of sync
It's simply this: four women and five men won't meet
They must, for love, remain discreet-
And who's to blame them?

[LADIES]
Marvin's giddy seizures
Marvin needs love
He needs love
He needs love
He needs love
He needs love

Marvin's giddy seizures
Marvin needs love
He needs love
He needs love
He needs love
He needs love

Marvin's giddy seizures
Marvin needs love
He needs love
He needs love
He needs love
He needs love
He needs love

[MARVIN]
Jesse works the corner near the drugstore
May's a souvenir
Left on the bathroom shelf
Bette wears fragrances like eau de wanting-more
While Sis drank beer
And went and killed herself
I was a young man, once
In trousers, one of five
I write to keep the pain alive
But ask no questions

Four young ladies sat around and said
They'd never lose their love
Four young ladies sat around and said
They'd never lose their love
Four young ladies sat around and said
They'd never lose their love
And then they lost their love
And then they lost their love

Because we're dreaming in trousers
Laughing in trousers
Playing in trousers
Making music in trousers
Making movies in trousers
Fighting in trousers
Singing and dancing and writing in trousers
People waiting in trousers
People crying in trousers
People living in trousers
People screwing in trousers, in trousers
In trousers

Because we're dreaming in trousers
Laughing in trousers
Playing in trousers
Making music in trousers
Making movies in trousers
Fighting in trousers
Singing and dancing and writing in trousers
People waiting in trousers
People crying in trousers
People living in trousers
People screwing in trousers, in trousers
In trousers
In trousers
In trousers