Claude-Michel Schnberg — What a Waste

[ENGINEER] Check it out, hey Yo! Check it out! Hey you, you want to try my girls, try my girls! etc... [DOORMEN] Girls! I got girls! Gorgeous Girls! Very nice! [TOURISTS] Hey wow! Oh look! We gotta see! [VENDORS] Bags, Gucci bags! Cultured pearls Shrimp and rice! [TOURISTS] I'm glad my wife's not here with me [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 - And I stand all-day I could sell Kim for ten times my pay (to some TOURISTS) If you're looking for fun Original sin? If you want to put out Then you gotta come in (TOURISTS pass; he tries to make them take his leaflets) [DOORMEN] Girls! I got girls! Gorgeous girls! Very nice! Girls! (to TOURISTS) [ENGINEER] Gee, isn't Bangkok really neat? [DOORMEN] I got girls! [ENGINEER] The things they're selling on the street [DOORMEN] Girls! [ENGINEER] Fresh dog, if that's what you'd enjoy [DOORMEN] Worth the price [ENGINEER] A girl, or if you want, a boy [DOORMEN AND ENGINEER] Hey, come to me First drink is free (to TWO JAPANESE TOURISTS) [ENGINEER] Don't be a lump, you can hump For a small extra fee [ENGINEER] I'm depressed Fot hustling amours To Japanese tours Is no treat in Bangkok I'm the best But where's a Marine With fistfuls of green I'd cheat him in Bangkok? Ten cents an hour (The CLUB OWNER, the ENGINEER's boss passes) Evening, Boss (The CLUB OWNER, the ENGINEER's boss passes) Screw the Siamese Look how they're ripping off refugees (to another PASSER-BY) If you're looking for fun Original sin If you want to put out Then you gotta come in [DOORMEN] Girls! [ENGINEER] Hey boys, don't stand around like wimps [DOORMEN] I got girls! [ENGINEER] Watch out, those guys - They're really Pimps [DOORMEN] Girls! [ENGINEER] You want some thrills, I'll guarantee Some [DOORMEN] Half the price [ENGINEER] Tonight, a twosome or a threesome (unfolding folders of photos) Look what you'll see! [ENGINEER] Hey, that's a joke. Mine blow smoke For a small extra fee [VENDORS] Acid, Marijuana and hash [DOORMEN] We'll get you high in a flash [TOURISTS] Let's go see what they mean [VENDORS] Chicken, lemongrass, and bamboo [TOURISTS] We want to try something new! [DOORMEN] Come do the ping pong routine! [ENGINEER] Hey Joe, try taking a little excursion You'll feel good from a little perversion [TOURISTS] OH YEAH! [ENGINEER] Massage requiring total immersion [TOURISTS] OH WOW! [ENGINEER] Some strange positions say me 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 [VENDORS] Acid, Marijuana, and hash [DOORMEN] We'll get you high in a flash [TOURISTS] Let's go see what they mean [VENDORS] Chicken, lemongrass, and bamboo [TOURISTS] We want to try something new! [DOORMEN] Come do the ping pong routine!