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The First Lady ~ Kaye Ballard with Perry Como intro
- ( She's the
First Lady, she's the First Lady,
- she's the
First Lady of the land! )
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- She might have been a teacher
- a job that she'd adore . . .
- She might have been a housewife
- a wife and nothing more!
- She might have been an actress
- who might have played Broadway!
- But my husband had to be President (
hmm . . . )
- and what am I today?
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- I'm the "first" lady of the
land,
- the "first" lady of the land
- standing on a receiving line,
- winding up with an aching spine
- calluses on my receiving
hand,
- as the "first" lady of the
land!
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- For every week a different
hairdo,
- which means another dress
- those meetings with committees,
- and sparing with the
"press"
- those dreary formal dinners,
- when I stay up 'till dawn
- counting all the silver
- when the guests have gone!
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- When they march out in single
file,
- and I must smile, smile, smile!
- I'd rather be the second
- or the third or the forth
- or the fifth or the sixth
- or the seventh instead
- of the "first" lady of the
land!
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- I'm the "first" lady of the
land,
- the "first" lady of the land
- entertaining at lunch or tea,
- do do-gooders who call on me
- telling of their noble deeds they've
planned
- for the "first" lady of the
land!
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- And oh the presents that they send me
- an awful lot of junk
- an un-housebroken poodle
- a dehydrated skunk
- a turkey for "Thanksgiving"
- potat'as in a sack
- but when they send me a
"diamond"
- I must send it back!
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- When the whole cabinet arrives
- and bring their wives, wives, WIVES!
- I'd rather be the second
- or the third or the forth
- or the fifth or the sixth
- or the seventh instead
- of the "first" lady of the
land!
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- Words and Music by
Irving Berlin
- The Best of Irving
Berlin's Songs from 'Mr. President'
- Performed by Kaye Ballard with intro
by Perry Como
- with Mitchell Ayres'
Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers
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- Produced
for records by Hugo & Luigi
- Orchestrations
by Philip J. Lang
- Vocal Arrangements by Ray Charles
- With
Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra & the Ray Charles Singers
- Also with Kaye Ballard and Sandy Stewart
- Recorded
in Webster Hall, New York City
- Recording
Engineer: Bob Simpson
Recorded
September 30th,
1962
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