Jerry Herman — Garbage

[THE SEWER MAN] Pâté de foie gras, Thursday's gardenias Ribbons and orange rinds A volume of Chaucer, bound in Morocco Lilies and coffee grinds The pit of a peach, the stem of a cherry Floating in pink champagne There was a time when garbage was a pleasure When you found the sound of good and plenty gurgling in your drain The world was all ginger and lime The world was the rustle of silk Purple and puce, crystal and lace Fresh orange juice, ginger and lime [THE SEWER MAN & COUNTESS AURELIA] The shell of a clam, the claw of a lobster Hairpins and chocolate mousse A page of Othello, gilt at the edges Daisies and Charlotte Russe A rose and a fan, a piece of pimento Floating in turquoise ink There was a time when garbage was a pleasure When you found the joy of gracious living underneath your sink [COUNTESS, GABRIELLE, CONSTANCE, & THE SEWER MAN] Yoo-hoo Yoo-hoo The world was all ginger and lime Yoo-hoo Yoo-hoo Yoo-hoo [COUNTESS, GABRIELLE, CONSTANCE, & THE SEWER MAN] The world was the rustle of silk Purple and puce, crystal and lace Fresh orange juice, ginger and lime Pâté de foie gras, Thursday's gardenias Ribbons and orange rinds A volume of Chaucer, bound in Morocco Lilies and coffee grinds The pit of a peach, the stem of a cherry Floating in pink champagne There was a time when garbage was a pleasure When you found the sound of good and plenty gurgling in your drain Fa la la la Garbage was pleasure Fa la la la Garbage was pleasure Garbage, fa la la Garbage, fa la la Garbage, fa la la!