[CHORUS GIRLS]
When we�re feeling down and low,
Then our favorite word is no
Cause it points the way to go.
[The rest of the Chorus girls come on]
Let�s be bad.
Who knows what will come tomorrow?
Neighbor, lose the sauce and sorrow.
Here�s some sugar you can borrow.
Let�s be bad.
[spoken]
[ASSISTANT]
Does anyone think she�ll actually show up? Is she even on set?
[ASSISTANT 2]
Ms. Monroe is in her dressing room!
[DIRECTOR]
What kind of shape is she in?
[ASSISTANT]
Her shape ain�t the problem, where is she? We�re gonna be stuck here all night!
[sung]
[CHORUS GIRLS]
Don�t want to be boring
Our twenties are roaring
Let�s punish the flooring
Yeah drummer man, do what you can
Tonight the (whoo!) will hit the fan!
[spoken]
[DIRECTOR]
How many take did we do yesterday? 60?
[ASSISTANT]
You know, someone should fire her!
[ASSISTANT 2]
Fire Miss Monroe?!
[sung]
If you need some more enticing,
Here�s a girl with twice the spicing
We�re the cake, but she�s the icing!
Let�s be bad.
Let�s be bad.
[The lights and chorus all focus up center, Marilyn is nowhere to be seen]
[spoken]
[DIRECTOR]
Arthur, where is she?
[ARTHUR MILLER]
She�s in her dressing room, she�s not feeling well.
[DIRECTOR]
I�m not feeling well either, get her out here, now!
[The warehouse door to Stage 5 opens, revealing Marilyn along with Assistant 2 and Assistant 3]
[MARILYN]
Here she is boys, Marilyn Monroe in the flesh, all ready to film yet another thrilling movie about a dumb blonde.
[ARTHUR]
Marilyn, you look wonderful.
[MARILYN]
And that�s all that matters, isn�t it?
[ARTHUR]
Darling, so many pills�
[MARILYN]
How do you expect me to keep going? You�re not bringing in any dough. Somebody has to support us.
[DIRECTOR]
Let�s take it from her entrance.
[MARILYN]
Where�s my mark?
[ASSISTANT 2]
Right this way Miss Monroe, follow me.
[DIRECTOR]
Action!
[sung]
[CHORUS GIRLS:]
Let�s be bad!
Let�s be bad!
[MARILYN]
If you say something is taboo,
Well, that�s the thing I want to do.
Do it till we�re black and blue,
Let�s be bad.
Guns and gangsters suit me fine.
Al Capone is a buddy of mine.
He�s my big-shot valentine.
Let�s be bad.
If spirits are sagging
If feet are �a dragging
Fall off of that wagon.
The piano hums to the bass and drums,
And I�ll be dancing when Hoover comes.
Don�t care if you�ve tied the knot,
Most folks want what they ain�t got.
Melt the ice, some like it hot.
Let�s be bad.
Here�s my whistle, make it �whetter.�
Let me wear that scarlet letter.
When I�m bad I�m even better.
Let�s be bad.
[spoken]
[DIRECTOR:]
What a mess! She�s so doped up I can�t use any of this!
[sung]
[MARILYN]
Say �bye-bye, propriety!�
No polite society
Give me notoriety!
Let�s be bad.
[spoken]
[ASSISTANT 2]
You�re fabulous, Marilyn!
[ARTHUR:]
The whole world adores you!
[ASSISTANT:]
Keep dancing, you�re gorgeous!
[sung]
Bring on the vices!
Don�t care what the price is!
I�ll add the right spices,
When the stand-up bass slaps you in the face,
Well, it ain�t my husband I�ll embrace.
I can�t see the use in waiting.
Your lips are intoxicating
Do my hips need some translating?
Let�s be bad.
If I drown in bathtub gin,
Notify my next of kin,
They might grieve, or might jump in!
Let�s be bad.
Who wants plays and O�Neill dramas?
Gershwin is the cat�s pajamas!
I�m the queen of the red-hot mamas!
Let�s be bad.
Each crook and G-man
Each cop and he-man
Just stick with me, man!
Every joint�s a juke with my red-hot uke,
And just like Judas once said to Luke,
Here�s the key for my ignition,
Hit the gas to my transmission!
When you hear the things I�m wishing�
You won�t offer opposition!
Let�s prohibit Prohibition!
Let�s be bad!
Some like it hot, and that ain�t bad!
When we�re feeling down and low,
Then our favorite word is no
Cause it points the way to go.
[The rest of the Chorus girls come on]
Let�s be bad.
Who knows what will come tomorrow?
Neighbor, lose the sauce and sorrow.
Here�s some sugar you can borrow.
Let�s be bad.
[spoken]
[ASSISTANT]
Does anyone think she�ll actually show up? Is she even on set?
[ASSISTANT 2]
Ms. Monroe is in her dressing room!
[DIRECTOR]
What kind of shape is she in?
[ASSISTANT]
Her shape ain�t the problem, where is she? We�re gonna be stuck here all night!
[sung]
[CHORUS GIRLS]
Don�t want to be boring
Our twenties are roaring
Let�s punish the flooring
Yeah drummer man, do what you can
Tonight the (whoo!) will hit the fan!
[spoken]
[DIRECTOR]
How many take did we do yesterday? 60?
[ASSISTANT]
You know, someone should fire her!
[ASSISTANT 2]
Fire Miss Monroe?!
[sung]
If you need some more enticing,
Here�s a girl with twice the spicing
We�re the cake, but she�s the icing!
Let�s be bad.
Let�s be bad.
[The lights and chorus all focus up center, Marilyn is nowhere to be seen]
[spoken]
[DIRECTOR]
Arthur, where is she?
[ARTHUR MILLER]
She�s in her dressing room, she�s not feeling well.
[DIRECTOR]
I�m not feeling well either, get her out here, now!
[The warehouse door to Stage 5 opens, revealing Marilyn along with Assistant 2 and Assistant 3]
[MARILYN]
Here she is boys, Marilyn Monroe in the flesh, all ready to film yet another thrilling movie about a dumb blonde.
[ARTHUR]
Marilyn, you look wonderful.
[MARILYN]
And that�s all that matters, isn�t it?
[ARTHUR]
Darling, so many pills�
[MARILYN]
How do you expect me to keep going? You�re not bringing in any dough. Somebody has to support us.
[DIRECTOR]
Let�s take it from her entrance.
[MARILYN]
Where�s my mark?
[ASSISTANT 2]
Right this way Miss Monroe, follow me.
[DIRECTOR]
Action!
[sung]
[CHORUS GIRLS:]
Let�s be bad!
Let�s be bad!
[MARILYN]
If you say something is taboo,
Well, that�s the thing I want to do.
Do it till we�re black and blue,
Let�s be bad.
Guns and gangsters suit me fine.
Al Capone is a buddy of mine.
He�s my big-shot valentine.
Let�s be bad.
If spirits are sagging
If feet are �a dragging
Fall off of that wagon.
The piano hums to the bass and drums,
And I�ll be dancing when Hoover comes.
Don�t care if you�ve tied the knot,
Most folks want what they ain�t got.
Melt the ice, some like it hot.
Let�s be bad.
Here�s my whistle, make it �whetter.�
Let me wear that scarlet letter.
When I�m bad I�m even better.
Let�s be bad.
[spoken]
[DIRECTOR:]
What a mess! She�s so doped up I can�t use any of this!
[sung]
[MARILYN]
Say �bye-bye, propriety!�
No polite society
Give me notoriety!
Let�s be bad.
[spoken]
[ASSISTANT 2]
You�re fabulous, Marilyn!
[ARTHUR:]
The whole world adores you!
[ASSISTANT:]
Keep dancing, you�re gorgeous!
[sung]
Bring on the vices!
Don�t care what the price is!
I�ll add the right spices,
When the stand-up bass slaps you in the face,
Well, it ain�t my husband I�ll embrace.
I can�t see the use in waiting.
Your lips are intoxicating
Do my hips need some translating?
Let�s be bad.
If I drown in bathtub gin,
Notify my next of kin,
They might grieve, or might jump in!
Let�s be bad.
Who wants plays and O�Neill dramas?
Gershwin is the cat�s pajamas!
I�m the queen of the red-hot mamas!
Let�s be bad.
Each crook and G-man
Each cop and he-man
Just stick with me, man!
Every joint�s a juke with my red-hot uke,
And just like Judas once said to Luke,
Here�s the key for my ignition,
Hit the gas to my transmission!
When you hear the things I�m wishing�
You won�t offer opposition!
Let�s prohibit Prohibition!
Let�s be bad!
Some like it hot, and that ain�t bad!