Title:  Broadway Bob

Composer:  Joe Raposo / Elaine Laron

Lead vocals:  Rita Moreno

Backing vocals:  June Angela, Irene Cara

Scene:  Rita and the girls in men’s clothing, doing a hat-and-cane dance on the stage.

[JA, IC]  They call him Broadway Bob.

Thick walking stick and gold watch fob.

Every other dude looks like a slob,

Compared to Broadway Bob.

[RM]  They call me Broadway Bob.

Just looking good:  that’s my whole job.

When I strut down the street, I draw a mob.

They follow

[RM, JA, IC]  Broadway Bob.

[RM, JA, IC]  Now, everybody, everybody wants to hob-hobnob

With the one and only Broadway bababababa, bababababa, ba-Bob.

[RM]  They call me Broadway Bob.

[JA, IC]  He makes the ladies’ hearts all throb.

[RM]  You can always hear some poor girl sob,

[RM, JA, IC]  “I love ya, Broadway Bob.

I love ya, Broadway Bob.”

[RM]  Now, everybody, everybody wants to hob-hobnob

[RM, JA, IC]  With the one and only Broadway bababababa, bababababa, ba-Bob.

[JA, IC]  They call him Broadway Bob.

He makes the ladies’ hearts all throb.

You can always hear some poor girl sob,

“I love ya, Broadway Bob.

[RM, JA, IC]  I love ya, Broadway Bob.”

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