Saturday, January 16, 2016

How Lovely To Be A Femulator

When you're a skinny child of fourteen,
Wide with braces from ear to ear,
You doubt that you will ever be appealing.
Then Hallelujah! You are fifteen
And the braces disappear
And your skin is smooth and clear
And you have that happy grown-up female feeling.
How lovely to be a woman,
The wait was well worth while;
How lovely to wear mascara
And smile a woman's smile.
How lovely to have a figure,
That's round instead of flat;
Whenever you hear boys whistle,
You're what they're whistling at.
It's wonderful to feel
The way a woman feels;
It gives you such a glow just to know
You're wearing lipstick and heels!
How lovely to be a woman
And have one job to do;
To pick out a boy and train him
And then when you are through,
You've made him the man you want him to be!
Life's lovely when you're a woman like me!
How wonderful to know
The things a woman knows;
How marvelous to wait for a date
In simply beautiful clothes!
How lovely to be a woman
And change from boys to men,
To go to a fancy nightclub
And stay out after ten.
How lovely to be so grown-up and free!
Life's lovely when you're a woman like me!

(From the musical Bye, Bye Birdie, lyrics by Lee Adams, music by Charles Strouse)


Source: Rent the Runway
Wearing Marchesa Notte.


Source: flickr
Claire Jones & Lisa Johanna

4 comments:

  1. bellissima lirica!! complimenti per la scelta molto sottile romantica!!! belli anche gli abiti delle signore e signorine!!! continua così baci baci baci

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  2. Dear Stana,

    Lovely song for we girls. I consider the song below (from the musical FLOWER DRUM SONG) to be the anthem for all girls (whether cisgender or transgender) ...

    I'm a girl and by me that's only great
    I am proud that my silhouette is curvy
    That I walk with a sweet and girlish gait
    With my hips kind of swivelly and swervey

    I adore being dressed in something frilly
    When my date comes to get me at my place
    Out I go with my Joe or John or Billy
    Like a filly who is ready for the race

    When I have a brand new hairdo
    With my eyelashes all in curls
    I float as the clouds on air do
    I enjoy being a girl

    When men say I'm cute and funny
    And my teeth aren't teeth but pearls
    I just lap it up like honey
    I enjoy being a girl

    I flip when a fellow sends me flowers
    I drool over dresses made of lace
    I talk on the telephone for hours
    With a pound and a half of cream upon my face

    I'm strictly a female, female
    And my future I hope will be
    In the home of a brave and free male
    Who'll enjoy being a guy, having a girl like me

    When men say I'm sweet as candy
    As around in a dance we whirl
    It goes to my head like brandy
    I enjoy being a girl

    With someone with eyes that smolder
    Says he loves every silken curl
    That falls on my ivory shoulder
    I enjoy being a girl

    When I hear a complementary whistle
    That greets my bikini by the sea
    I turn and I glower and I gristle
    But I'm happy to know the whistles meant for me

    I'm strictly a female, female
    And my future, I hope will be
    In the home of a brave and free male
    Who'll enjoy being a guy, having a girl like me

    Love,

    Sheila.


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  3. Just a quick correction to your lyrics:

    "WIRED with braces...."

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  4. Julie M ShawJanuary 17, 2016

    I have a CD I listen to when getting ready for a night out. BOTH of these songs are on it - they really help me get in the mindset of Julie. Thanks for sharing.

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