Title:  Finch and Dench

Composer:  Tom Lehrer

Lead vocals:  Rita Moreno

Backing vocals:  none

Scene:  Rita in a corner, describing an early-1900’s-looking courtship between Luis Avalos and Judy Graubart.

[RM]  Frederick Finch never would flinch.

Even in a pinch, never gave an inch.

Everything was a cinch

For Freddie Finch, Finch, Fin-dee-dinch.

Deborah Dench.  What a cool wench!

Sitting on a bench, she would often clench

A book that was all in French,

Did Debbie Dench, Dench, Den-dee-dench.

Finch saw Dench reading her French.

Thought he’d try to wrench Debbie from her bench.

He invited her to munch

A little lunch, lunch, lun-dee-dunch.

He brought a bunch of flowers to lunch.

She was pleased as punch, and I have a hunch

The two of them are now in a clinch:

Dench and Finch, Finch, Fin-dee-dinch.

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