《百老匯喜劇 花鼓歌 別跟我結婚》

選自百老匯音樂喜劇電影《花鼓歌》（Flower Drum Song），1961。

該電影獲5項奧斯卡獎提名。

作曲：理查德·羅傑斯（Richard Rodgers）

作詞：奧斯卡·漢默斯坦 二世（Oscar Hammerstein II）

相關：

琳達 low 是漂亮，水性楊花的女子。

百老匯喜劇 我愛作女孩 美女南希關

故事：

由父母包辦的餐館老闆森美方和梅李的婚禮就要到了，但森美方想退，對梅李說“別跟我結婚”。他喜歡琳達 low，水性楊花的女子。

演員／而且演唱：

梅李（Mei Li）：由  梅木 美代志（Miyoshi Umeki，日本美國人1929－2007，78歲）扮演。她曾獲得奧斯卡最佳配角獎（在另一電影），是唯一的亞裔女子得奧斯卡獎。

森美方（Sammy Fong）：由 傑克（Jack Soo ，日本美國人，1917－1979，61 歲）扮演。

歌曲《別跟我結婚》

歌詞：

You are young and beautiful,

Sweet as the breath of May.

Earnestly I speak to you.

Weigh ev'ry word I say.

If you want to have a rosy future

And be happy as a honey bee,

With a husband who will always love you,

Baby, Don't marry me.

If you want a man you can depend on,

I can absolutely guarantee

I will never fail to disappoint you,

Baby, Don't marry me.

I eat litchie nuts and cookies in bed

And I fill the bed with nutshells and crumbs.

I have irritating habits you'll dread,

Like the way I have of cracking my thumbs.

My grandpa was a big game hunter,

He met grandma swinging on a tree.

If you want to have attactive children,

Baby, Don't marry me.

--I would like to see my sons and daughters

Sliding up and down their father's knee.--

They'll get splinters in their little fannies,

Cookie, Don't marry me.

I'm devoted to my dear old Mama,

And if you and Mama disagree,

I would always side with her against you,

Schnookie, Don't marry me.

--I would always like to know where you go.

I don't like a man to keep me in doubt.--

Honey that's a thing that's easy to know,

You will always know where I am, I'm out!

I am talking like a Chinese uncle.

I'm as serious as I can be.

I am saying this because I love you,

Darling, Don't marry me!

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參考：

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Soo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyoshi_Umeki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_Drum_Song_(film)