IRVING BERLIN lyrics - When The Curtain Falls

[1st verse:]

[She:] I have a cute idea for a play

[He:] Tell me about it, do

[She:] It's just a story of ev'ryday

[He:] Nothing today is new

[She:] There isn't much to my little plot

[He:] I'm sure it's more than you say

[She:] Maybe you will not like it a lot

[He:] Tell me about your play



[Refrain:]

In the first act

A girl and boy appear

In the second act

Their fam'lies interfere



A row is started

They're broken-hearted

And soon they're parted

For one long year



In the third act

The lovers meet again

And before they take

Their curtain calls



We see them spending

A happy ending

In the last act

When the curtain falls



[2nd verse:]

[She:] What do you think of my little play?

[He:] I think it simply great

[She:] Somebody may produce it someday

[He:] I'll bet you just can't wait

[She:] I wonder what the critics will say

[He:] I'm sure 'twill fill them with joy

[She:] I'd love to be the girl in the play

[He:] I'd love to be the boy