La Cage aux Folles movie - WE ARE WHAT WE ARE lyrics

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Music: Jerry Herman<br>

Lyrics: Jerry Herman<br>

Book: Harvey Fierstein<br>

Premiere: Sunday, August 21, 1983<br>

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M.C.:<br>

Bon soir! Bon soir! Here we are at the "pride" of Saint Tropez, <br>

the "envy" of the cabaret world, the "jewel" of the Riviera! Only<br>

champagne from now to the finale... Monsieur-Dames, I beg <br>

you, open your eyes...you have arrived at "LA CAGE AUX FOLLES" <br>

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Les Cagelles:<br>

We are what we are and what we are is an illusion.<br>

We love how it feels<br>

Putting on heels causing confusion.<br>

We face life though it's sometimes sweet and sometimes bitter;<br>

Face life, with a little guts and lots of glitter.<br>

Look under our frocks: Girdles and jocks,<br>

Proving we are what we are!<br>

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We are what we are - Half a brassiere, half a suspender.<br>

Half real and half fluff,<br>

You'll find it tough guessing our gender.<br>

So Just [WHISTLE] ("Hey, Taxi!")<br>

If we please you that's the way to show us.<br>

Just [WHISTLE] (Wolf-call)<br>

'Cause you'll love us once you get to know us.<br>

Look under our glitz: Muscles and tits, <br>

Proving we are what we are.<br>

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We face life though it's sometimes sweet and sometimes bitter,<br>

Face life, with a little guts and lots of glitter.<br>

Look under our frocks: Girdles and jocks,<br>

Proving we are what we are!<br>

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[INTERLUDE - TAPS]<br>

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Aaah...Un! Deux! Trois! Quatre! Cinq! Six! Sept! Huit!<br>

Ah, Saint Tropez<br>

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! <br>

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So Just [WHISTLE] ("Hey, Taxi!")<br>

If we please you that's the way to show us.<br>

Just [WHISTLE] (Wolf-call)<br>

'Cause you'll love us once you get to know us.<br>

Weeeeeeeeeeeeee face life though it's sometimes sweet and sometimes bitter,<br>

Face life, with a little guts and lots of glitter.<br>

Look under our frocks: Girdles and jocks,<br>

Proving we are what we aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaare!<br>

Yeow!<br>

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