What a Waste
HUSTLERS:
Girls! I got girls!
Gorgeous girls!
TOURISTS:
Hey wow! Oh look!
We gotta see!
HUSTLERS:
Very nice!
HUSTLERS:
Girls! I got girls!
VENDORS:
Gucci bags!
TOURISTS:
I'm glad my wife's
Not here with me!
VENDORS:
Shrimp and rice!
ENGINEER:
What a waste!
To pay for my keep
I'm rounding up sheep
To fleece here in Bangkok
I'm disgraced
I can't get ahead
There's nothing as dead
As peace here in Bangkok
Ten cents an hour
That's all they pay
I'll have to swim to the U.S.A.
If you're looking for fun
Original sin
If you want to put out
Then you gotta come in!
HUSTLERS:
Girls! I got girls!
Gorgeous girls!
Very nice!
ENGINEER:
Gee, isn't Bangkok really neat
HUSTLERS:
Girls!
ENGINEER:
The things they're selling on the street!
HUSTLERS:
I got girls!
ENGINEER:
Fresh dog, if that's what you'd enjoy
HUSTLERS:
Worth the price!
ENGINEER:
A girl, or if you want, a boy
ENGINEER & HUSTLERS:
Come, come to me
First drink is free
ENGINEER:
Don't be a lump
You can hump
For a small extra fee
I'm depressed
For hustling amours
To Japanese tours
Is no treat in Bangkok
I'm the best
But selling these runts
For sexual stunts
Leaves me beat in Bangkok
Ten cents an hour -
CLUBOWNER: You said you'd fill my place up - where are they?
ENGINEER: They're coming, boss!
CLUBOWNER: Just get to work, halfbreed!
ENGINEER:
Screw the Siamese
Look how they're ripping off refugees
If you're looking for fun
Original sin
If you want to put out
Then you gotta come in!
HUSTLERS:
Girls!
ENGINEER:
Hey, boys, don't stand around like wimps
HUSTLERS:
I got girls!
ENGINEER:
Watch out, those guys are really pimps
HUSTLERS:
Girls!
ENGINEER:
You want a thrill, come on and grab it
HUSTLERS:
Half the price!
ENGINEER:
Three girls, two gerbils, and a rabbit
HUSTLERS:
Hey, come to me
Look what you'll see
ENGINEER:
Hey, that's a joke
Mine blow smoke for a small extra fee
TOURISTS & HUSTLERS:
Come try the treats in every venue
With tricks you pick right off the menu
ENGINEER:
Hey, Joe, try taking a little excursion
You'll all feel good from
A little perversion
TOURISTS:
Oh yeah?
ENGINEER:
Massage requiring total immersion
TOURISTS:
Hey, wow!
ENGINEER:
Some strange positions
They say are Persian
TOURISTS:
Oh no!
ENGINEER:
Drinks are on me
First girl is free
What can I say
You get me
For a small extra fee
You want a girl, sir?
You'll like one of these
JOHN:
You have a Kim here
Can I see her, please
ENGINEER:
You pick 'em well - Monsieur John, is that you?
JOHN:
The Engineer! Jesus Christ, you're here too?
ENGINEER:
Of all my friends, you're the one that I miss
JOHN:
I'm looking for Kim
ENGINEER:
I love you so - you and your buddy, Chris
JOHN:
I'm here about him
Kim has a child, born in -
ENGINEER:
Seventy five
I filled that out, and it's you who arrive
You'll find the end of your quest
Here in our little dive
I'm impressed
American clerks
A system that works
There's really no other
JOHN:
Listen, spare me the gas
Is there really a child
ENGINEER:
Yes, we are blessed
And Kim's on a trip
For citizenship
And I am her brother
JOHN:
Her brother, my ass
Come on, take me inside
ENGINEER:
Look, Kim, who got our application
I said I'd bring us all salvation
KIM:
Oh, my God!
Monsieur John!
Yes, of course, he sent you
JOHN:
Not in here
Is there someplace near we could talk
KIM:
Take your hands off
We're finished
Go find someone else
JOHN:
Come with me, there's a lot
I've got to say first
KIM:
Chris is here
Say he's here
Oh, my God, it's all true
ENGINEER:
I suggest
Whatever may be
You leave it to me
Just play little mother
JOHN:
What I need to find out
She can tell me alone
KIM:
Can you take me to Chris
I can leave here right now
We've been here for so long
Took this job to survive
One month at sea
I was sure we would drown
But I thought about Chris
And we didn't go down
I've done terrible things
But we're safe and you're here
So perhaps all the gods
Have begun to forgive
CLUBOWNER:
Did the gentleman order champagne?
ENGINEER:
She was about to get it
CLUBOWNER:
You'd better get back on the chain
Or get out
ENGINEER:
I am sick of that prick
Quick, before he gets wise
Let John look at the kid
See the lids of his eyes
Let John have his surprise
KIM(in counterpoint):
Monsieur John
Look at this
Come see Love
Come see Chris
ENGINEER:
Look, Uncle Sam
How nice I am
I'm doing all this just for Tam
An American boy
KIM:
Look, John, this is his son
Don't they have the same smile
He's been waiting for his father
For a long, long while