MRS. MEERS:
THEY DON’T KNOW MY FLAIR FOR THE DRAMATIC
NOT A CLUE, THE TALENT I POSSESS.
PRETTY GIRLS, BUT NOT MUCH IN THE ATTIC,
FACE-TO-FACE WITH GENIUS, AND THEY NEVER GUESS.
THEY DON’T KNOW THEY’RE STARING AT AN ARTIST,
HIGHLY TRAINED TO TAKE ON ANY ROLE.
SKILLFUL MIMI, AND BRILLIANT LAUNDRY CART-IST,
SEEKING RETRIBUTION FOR THE LIFE THEY STOLE.
I ALMOST ACTED CHEKHOV, IBSEN, SHAW, MOLIERE.
I ALMOST STARRED AS PETER PAN;
IMAGINE MOI MIDAIR!
I ALMOST TACKLED SHAKESPEARE,
A BLUSHING JULIET,
AND IF THE HOUSE WERE BIG ENOUGH,
I STILL COULD PLAY HER YET.
THEY DON’T KNOW I’M HOTTER NEWS THAN DUSE,
HELEN HAYES AND BERNHARDT ALL IN ONE.
WAIT AND SEE WHO’S STANDING
WHEN MY PLAY IS DONE.
SO WELCOME ALL YE BRIGHT YOUNG LADIES,
YOU’RE CHECKING IN TO HOTEL HADES.
I WON’T STAND BY AND WHILE CRITICS PRAISE YA,
YOU’RE GETTING SHIPPED TO SOUTHEAST ASIA.
BUT THEY DON’T KNOW, THEY DON’T KNOW.
SAD TO BE ALL ALONE IN THE WORLD,
BUT THEY DON’T KNOW!
