[ELLE, spoken Wait a sec! This is the kind of girl Warner wants! Someone serious! Someone lawyerly! Someone who wears black when nobody's dead! Girls, I have a completely brilliant plan! What you want, Warner What you want is me But you need to see me in a brand new domain Well it's plain, Warner In a different setting, you will see you're getting All of this plus a brain! I'll meet you there at Harvard with a book in my hand Big sturdy book, big wordy book Full of words I'll understand And right there is where you'll see it too Warner, what you want is right in front of you! What you want [ELLE It's clear [DELTA NU What you want [ELLE Right here [DELTA NU What you want is right in front of you, front of you What you want [ELLE It's clear [DELTA NU What you want [ELLE Right here [DELTA NU What you want is right in front of you, front of you [ELLE Step one! He's off to Harvard law So I get in there too [DELTA NU Step two! [ELLE Make Warner reassess Impress him with my high IQ [DELTA NU Step three! [ELLE We throw a great big wedding [ELLE & DELTA NU And invite all Delta Nu! [KATE, spoken That's great, nice plan Now can we think this through? Harvard Law School? [ELLE, spoken I have a 4.0 average [KATE, spoken Yeah, in Fashion Merchandising What makes you think you can do this? [ELLE, sung Love! I'm doing this for love! And love will see me through Yes, with love on my side, I can't lose And Harvard can't refuse A love so pure and true Don't lawyers feel love too? [KATE, spoken Even if they do (sung) What you want, sweetheart is no easy thing If you're going to swing it, it will wreck your senior spring Yeah, it's true First, you'll need an LSAT score of more than 174 So no more parties for you You'll need a killer essay, or do not even hope And glowing letters from your betters Any chance you know the pope? [ELLE Uh, nope [KATE Too bad, 'cause that would be a coup And you've got a lot of work in front of you [DELTA NU What you want [ELLE Yes I know [DELTA NU What you want [ELLE Even so [DELTA NU What you want is right in front of you, front of you What you want (Girl, you go!) What you want [KATE, spoken No, really, go! [DELTA NU, sung What you want is right in front of you, front of you [FATHER, spoken Law school? [ELLE, spoken Yes, Daddy, law school! [FATHER, spoken Good God, why? Law school is for boring, ugly, serious people! And you, Button, are none of those things (sung) What you want, Button, you just say the word! But what you want's absurd And costs a whole lot of swag And hell, why? Button, when you can stay right here Pursue a film career— [MOTHER How 'bout a nice Birkin bag? [FATHER Yes, the east coast is foreign There's no film studios It's cold and dark, no valet parking All the girls have different noses! Christ, Button! It's like the damn frontier! [FATHER & MOTHER Tell me what's out there that you can't get right here? [ELLE Guys, love! [FATHER & MOTHER Love? [ELLE I'm going there for love [FATHER & MOTHER Good God! [ELLE A love I have to win I can live without sun or valet I can't just walk away Betray what might have been [FATHER Fine, okay, I'll pay your way if you get in! [ALL What you want [FATHER & MOTHER Make good grades [ALL What you want [FATHER & MOTHER And it's paid [ALL What you want is right in front of you, front of you [MARGOT, spoken Hey everybody, it's the spring fling beer bash extreme! [FRAT GUYS EXTREME! [KATE, spoken Not for you! Time to study! Go! [MARGOT, spoken This year's theme: Jamaican me crazy!!! [GRANDMASTER CHAD, sung What you want, you wanna be out because the sun is warm? What you want, you wanna be study-stuck inside your dorm? What you want, you wanna be partyin' with us all night long? What you want, you wanna be strong? [KATE, spoken Be strong! [ALL Oh-oh [KATE, spoken 134. Not good enough. Try again. Go! [GRANDMASTER CHAD, sung What you want, you wanna be groovin' up and shake the room? What you want, you wanna be provin' something and to whom? What you want, you wanna be wonderin' where you your youth has gone? What you want, you wanna hold on? [ELLE, spoken Hold on! [ALL, sung Oh-oh [KATE, spoken 151. Still not Harvard material. Once again. Go! [GRANDMASTER CHAD, sung What you want, you wanna be breathing in the healthy air? What you want, you wanna be chasing him and he don't care? What you want, you wanna ignore the pain of failure? What you want, you wanna say sorry, go and hit the road? What you want, you wanna... [ELLE Love!I'm doing this for love And that's how I'll survive Here you go, I said no, go away! Right here is where I'll stay Until that happy day That day I hear them say... [KATE 175 [DELTA NU 175 [ELLE 175! [DELTA NU 175, 175! [HARVARD PROFESSOR, spoken So, gentlemen Harvard Law grants admission to Adam Cohen and Sundeep Padamadan And now, Ms. Elle Woods, who was kind enough to send in a headshot... [OTHER PROFESSOR, spoken We should admit her, for reasons of, um . . . multiculturalism! [PROFESSORS, spoken Multiculturalism! Oh gentlemen, please! Get a hold of yourselves! Oh, look at that! Oh, what a shame! She didn't bother sending in a personal essay! [PILAR, spoken How's this for a personal essay? [DELTA NU What you want! [HARVARD PROFESSOR Goodness me! [DELTA NU What you want! [HARVARD PROFESSOR Security! [DELTA NU What you want is right in— [HARVARD PROFESSOR, spoken Who are you? [ELLE I'm what you want, Harvard I'm the girl for you! [ELLE & DELTA NU And to prove it's true [ELLE We all flew here on Jet Blue [ELLE & DELTA NU Thank you! [JET BLUE PILOT Thank you! [DELTA NU This is what Elle Woods inspires Everyone admires her And Harvard should too! [HARVARD PROFESSOR, spoken This is not a personal essay! [DELTA NU No! An essay's so boring and so much does not fit So we're appearing live, right here Making clear you must admit That Elle Woods should join the chosen few Harvard, what you want is right in front of— [ELLE May I approach? [DELTA NU Uh-huh! Oh yeah! Go Elle! [HARVARD PROFESSOR, spoken Now see here, Ms. Woods! You can't just barge in here with singing and dancing and ethnic movement This is a very flashy presentation, but I still don't see one reason to admit you! [ELLE How about love? Have you ever been in love? 'Cause if you have, you'll know That love never accepts a defeat No challenge it can't meet No place it cannot go Don't say no to a woman in love Don't laugh when I say love Don't think that I'm naive Because even a person who's smart Can listen to their heart Can listen and believe So believe in what love can achieve Do you believe? [PROFESSOR, spoken I do! [ELLE Do you believe? [PROFESSOR, spoken Me too! [ALL Yes, we believe in love! How 'bout you? [HARVARD PROFESSOR, spoken Welcome to Harvard! [ALL What you want What you want What you want is right in front of you, front of you What you want What you want What you want is right in front of you, front of you What you want What you want What you want What you want!