In this comedy number at the nightclub the MC (Joel Grey) and two showgirls sing about living in a ménage à trois situation.
[GIRL 1]
Beedle dee, deedle dee dee
[GIRL 2]
Beedle dee, deedle dee dee
[EMCEE]
Beedle dee, deedle dee, deedle dee, deedle dee dee
[GIRLS]
Beedle dee, dee dee dee
[EMCEE]
Two ladies
[GIRLS]
Beedle dee, dee dee dee
[EMCEE]
Two ladies
[GIRLS]
Beedle dee, dee dee dee
[EMCEE]
And I'm the only man, ja
[GIRLS]
Beedle dee, dee dee dee
[EMCEE]
I like it
[GIRLS]
Beedle dee, dee dee dee
[EMCEE]
They like it
[GIRLS]
Beedle dee, dee dee dee
[EMCEE]
This two for one
Beedle dee, dee dee dee
[GIRLS]
Two ladies
[EMCEE]
Beedle dee, dee dee dee
[GIRLS]
Two ladies
[EMCEE]
Beedle dee, dee dee dee
[GIRLS]
Und he's the only man
[EMCEE, spoken]
Ja!
[GIRLS]
Beedle dee, dee dee dee
[EMCEE]
I like it
Beedle dee, dee dee dee
[GIRLS]
We like it
[EMCEE & GIRLS]
Beedle dee, dee dee dee
This two for one
[GIRL 1]
I do the cooking
[GIRL 2]
Und I make the bed
[EMCEE]
I go out daily
To earn our daily bread
But we've one thing in common
[GIRL 1]
He
[EMCEE]
She
[GIRL 2]
Und me
[GIRL 1]
The key
[EMCEE]
Beedle dee, dee
[GIRL 2]
The key
[EMCEE]
Beedle dee, dee
The key
[GIRLS]
Beedle dee, deedle dee, deedle dee, dee!
[EMCEE, spoken]
Einstein
[GIRL 1, spoken]
Zwei
[GIRL 2, spoken]
Drei
[EMCEE & GIRLS]
Los!
[EMCEE]
Two ladies
[GIRL 1]
Und he's the only man, ja
[Dance break.]
[EMCEE & GIRLS]
Oh, oh, oh, oh
[EMCEE]
We switch partners daily
To play as we please
[GIRLS]
Twosie beats onesie
[EMCEE]
But nothing beats threes
I sleep in the middle
[GIRL 1]
I'm left
[GIRL 2]
Und I'm right
[EMCEE]
But there's room on the bottom
If you drop in some night
[GIRLS]
Beedle dee, dee dee dee
Two ladies
Beedle dee, dee dee de
Two ladies
Beedle dee, dee dee dee
[EMCEE]
And I'm the only man, ja
[EMCEE & GIRLS]
Beedle dee, dee dee dee
[EMCEE]
I like it
[GIRLS]
Beedle dee, dee dee dee
[EMCEE]
They like it!
[GIRLS]
Beedle dee, dee dee dee
[EMCEE]
This two for one
[EMCEE & GIRLS]
Beedle dee, deedle dee, deedle dee, deedle dee, dee!
Two Ladies was written by Fred Ebb & John Kander.
Two Ladies was produced by Lee Young.