The Original Broadway Cast of South Pacific — There Is Nothin Like a Dame

[SEABEES & BILLIS] We got sunlight on the sand We got moonlight on the sea We got mangoes and bananas You can pick right off a tree We got volleyball and ping-pong And a lot of dandy games What ain't we got? We ain't got dames We get packages from home We get movies, we get shows We get speeches from our skipper And advice from Tokyo Rose We get letters doused with perfume We get dizzy from the smell What don't we get? You know darn well We have nothin' to put on a clean white suit for What we need is what there ain't no substitute for... There is nothin' like a dame Nothin' in the world There is nothin' you can name That is anythin' like a dame We feel restless, we feel blue We feel lonely and in grief We feel ev'ry kind of feelin' But the feelin' of relief We feel hungry as the wolf felt When he met Red Hiding-Hood What don't we feel? We don't feel good! Lots of things in life are beautiful, but brother There is one particular thing that is nothin' whatsoever In any way, shape or form like any other There is nothin' like a dame Nothin' in the world There is nothin' you can name That is anythin' like a dame Nothin' else is built the same Nothin' in the world As a soft and wavy frame Like the silhouette of a dame There is absolutely nothin' like the frame of a dame So suppose that dame ain't bright Or completely free from flaws Or as faithful as a bird dog Or as kind as Santa Claus It's a waste of time to worry Over things that they have not Be thankful for the things they got! There is nothin' you can name That is anythin' like a dame There are no books like a dame And nothin' looks like a dame There are no drinks like a dame And nothin' thinks like a dame Nothin' acts like a dame Or attracts like a dame There ain't a thing that's wrong with any man here That can't be cured by puttin' him near A girly, womanly, female, feminine dame