South Pacific Seas

(Original words and music)

Chorus:

South Pacific Seas brought a memory of distant summer isles,
South Pacific Seas brought a message from across a thousand miles,
And the song those blue waves thundered,
Seemed to promise come what may,
In that distant world down under,
I'd find happiness some day,
Then you brought me true contentment, true heartsease
By those rolling surging South Pacific Seas.

Verse:

I have wandered in the canyons built of stone
And steel in cities of the modern age,
I have known the ruined grandeur that was Rome,
Where the Great of other days once held the stage,
But the glamour of those past and present days,
Surrendered to the Song of the Seaways.

Chorus:

South Pacific Seas seemed to lure a traveller from Northern climes,
South Pacific Seas carried whisperings of plaintive simple rimes,
And their breath came treasure laden
With the balm of summer days,
With their crested white cascadin'
They sang loudly in your praise,
I was conquered — Yes, you brought me to my knees
By those rolling surging South Pacific Seas.

(On the second chorus McCarthy is joined by the Ballet of Farm Lasses who enter left. At the conclusion of the song enter right Herb a Hayseed from the Sticks.)

Charlie:

Well, who are you my country Clown?
Answer me quick or I'll mow you down!

Herb:

I'm Herb a Hayseed from the Sticks,
And I don't trust you city tricks,
And, anyway, you in that jacket,
What's your name and what's your racket?

Charlie:

I'm just a guy come from afar,
I'm Charlie McCarthy the Great Film Star.

All:

Where's Edgar Bergin?

Charlie:

I left him back in U.S.A.
That stooge thieved my best gal away!

Herb:

Why did you come down to Enzed, Cahrlie?

Charlie:

They told me that if I came here,
I'd get the Dinkum Oil from the Premier.

page break Herb:

He's got it all right. Mick is the Goods!

Charlie:

Do you think he'll let me in on this,
It looks far too good to miss.

Herb:

Sure he'll let you in on it. He lets everybody in on everything!

Enter left Evelyn Drew, a siren from the City.

Evelyn:

Oh! What a lovely little man.

Charlie:

Cut that out, woman — where'd you get the
little. I wish Bergin were here.

Evelyn:

Look, Mick is coming down the road, Sir,
Mounted on Bob's new bull dozer.

Charlie:

Perhaps if I take him aside,
The Dinkum Oil he will provide.

All:

Sure that's O.K. — You can bo sure
He'll let you in on that - and more!

Evelyn:

Let's go and meet him!

(They all exit left except Herb and Charlie)

Charlie:

I rather like that lass — she sort of mows me down.

Herb:

She's no good, she's faithless!

Charlie:

Why, she looks nice. Well any way she looks —
(he winks at Herb)

Herb:

I'll tell you all about her.