Zip Songtext
von Vivian Blaine

I′ve interviewed Leslie Howard
I've interviewed Noël Coward
I′ve interviewed the great Stravinsky
But my greatest achievement is the interview I had
With the star who works for Minsky
I met her at the Yankee Clipper
And she didn't unzip one zipper
I said, "Miss Lee, you are such an artist
Tell me why you never miss
Now, what do you think of while you work?"
And she said


While I work, my thoughts go something like this
Zip! Walter Lippmann wasn't brilliant today
Zip! Will Saroyan ever write a great play?
Zip! I was reading Schopenhauer last night
Zip! And I think that Schopenhauer was right
I don′t wanna see Zarina
I don′t wanna meet Cobina
Zip! I'm an intellectual
I don′t like a deep contralto
Or a man whose voice is alto
Zip! I'm a heterosexual
Zip! It took intellect to master my art
Zip! Who the heck is Margie Hart?
Zip! That Stokowski leads the greatest of bands
Zip! Jergens lotion does the trick for his hands
Zip! Rip Van Winkle on the screen would be smart
Zip! Marlon Brando would be cast in the part
I have read the great Kabbalah
And I simply worship Allah
Zip! I am just a mystic
I don′t care for Whistler's mother
Charlie′s aunt and Shubert's brother
Zip! I'm misogynistic
Zip! My intelligence is guiding my hand
Zip! Who the heck is Sally Rand?