[FREDRIKA
Ordinary mothers lead ordinary lives
Keep the house and sweep the parlor
Cook the meals and look exhausted
Ordinary mothers, like ordinary wives
Fry the eggs and dry the sheets and
Try to deal with facts
Mine acts
[DESIREE
Darling, I miss you a lot
But, darling, this has to be short
As mother is getting a plaque
From the Halsingborg Arts Council Amateur Theatre Group
Whether it's funny or not
I'll give you a fuller report
The minute they carry me back
From the Halsingborg Arts Council Amateur Theatre Group...
Love you...
[QUINTET
Unpack the luggage, la la la
Pack up the luggage, la la la
Unpack the luggage, la la la
Hi-ho, the glamorous life!
[MR. SEGSTROM
Ice in the basin, la la la
[MR. ERLANSEN:
Cracks in the plaster, la la la
[MRS. ANDERSSEN
Mice in the hallway, la la la
[QUINTET
Hi-ho, the glamorous life!
Run for the carriage, la la la
Wolf down the sandwich, la la la
Which town is this one? la la la
Hi-ho, the glamorous life!
[MADAME ARMFELDT
Ordinary daughters ameliorate their lot
Use their charms and choose their futures
Breed their children, heed their mothers
Ordinary daughters, which mine I fear, is not
Tend each asset, spend it wisely
While it still endures
Mine tours
[DESIREE
Mother, forgive the delay
My schedule is driving me wild
But, Mother, I really must run
I'm performing in Rottvik
And don't ask where is it, please
How are you feeling today?
And are you corrupting the child?
Don't
Mother, the minute I'm done with performing in Rottvik
I'll come for a visit
And argue
[QUINTET
Mayors with speeches, la la la
Children with posies, la la la
Half-empty houses, la la la
Hi-ho, the glamorous life!
[MRS. NORDSTROM
Cultural lunches
[QUINTET
La la la
[MRS. ANDERSSEN
Dead floral tributes
[QUINTET
La la la
[MR. LINDQUIST
Ancient admirers
[QUINTET
La la la
Hi-ho, the glamorous life
[DESIREE
Pack up the luggage, la la la
Unpack the luggage, la la la
Mother's surviving, la la la
Leading the glamorous life
Cracks in the plaster, la la la
Youngish admirers, la la la
Which one was that one? la la la
Hi-ho, the glamorous life!
[DESIREE & QUINTET
Bring up the curtain, la la la!
Bring down the curtain, la la la!
Bring up the curtain, la la la!
Hi-ho, the glamorous—
[DESIREE
Life