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  • 00:00

    As I was saying about a half a dozen awards ago,
    As I was saying about a half a dozen awards ago,

  • 00:05

    [laughter]
    [laughter]

  • 00:06

    that – I must tell you, now, wait a minute – Ah!
    that – I must tell you, now, wait a minute – Ah!

  • 00:09

    I was telling you that Frank Loesser's "Guys and Dolls" is arguably the best musical comedy ever written.
    I was telling you that Frank Loesser's "Guys and Dolls" is arguably the best musical comedy ever written.

  • 00:18

    No show... [applause] ...
    No show... [applause] ...

  • 00:23

    No show so distinctly epitomizes the greatness of New York City
    No show so distinctly epitomizes the greatness of New York City

  • 00:29

    and its return from this season— for this season has literally set the town on its ear.
    and its return from this season— for this season has literally set the town on its ear.

  • 00:36

    Here now, we join Nathan Lane as Nathan Detroit
    Here now, we join Nathan Lane as Nathan Detroit

  • 00:42

    as he urges Walter Bobbie, playing Nicely Nicely Johnson,
    as he urges Walter Bobbie, playing Nicely Nicely Johnson,

  • 00:47

    to sing out at the Save-A-Soul Mission.
    to sing out at the Save-A-Soul Mission.

  • 00:51

    The Tony-nominated "Guys and Dolls!"
    The Tony-nominated "Guys and Dolls!"

  • 00:56

    [applause]
    [applause]

  • 01:04

    I would like to welcome you gentlemen to the Save-A-Soul Mission!
    I would like to welcome you gentlemen to the Save-A-Soul Mission!

  • 01:10

    The meeting will be conducted by the head of our organization, General Cartwright.
    The meeting will be conducted by the head of our organization, General Cartwright.

  • 01:15

    [applause, whistles]
    [applause, whistles]

  • 01:18

    Shh! We will now hear testimony from... uh... Brother Nicely Nicely Johnson!
    Shh! We will now hear testimony from... uh... Brother Nicely Nicely Johnson!

  • 01:24

    Brother Nicely Nicely Johnson!
    Brother Nicely Nicely Johnson!

  • 01:28

    Ah, well, uh, it happened to me kinda funny. Like a dream.
    Ah, well, uh, it happened to me kinda funny. Like a dream.

  • 01:30

    A dream?
    A dream?

  • 01:31

    That's it, a dream!
    That's it, a dream!

  • 01:33

    Tell us in your own words.
    Tell us in your own words.

  • 01:37

    I dreamed last night I got on the boat to heaven
    I dreamed last night I got on the boat to heaven

  • 01:42

    And by some chance I had brought my dice along
    And by some chance I had brought my dice along

  • 01:48

    And there I stood, and I hollered, "Someone fade me!"
    And there I stood, and I hollered, "Someone fade me!"

  • 01:53

    But the passengers, they knew right from wrong
    But the passengers, they knew right from wrong

  • 02:01

    For the people all said, "Sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat"
    For the people all said, "Sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat"

  • 02:05

    The people all said, "Sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat"
    The people all said, "Sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat"

  • 02:08

    "And the devil will drag you under by the sharp lapel of your checkered coat
    "And the devil will drag you under by the sharp lapel of your checkered coat

  • 02:12

    Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down..."
    Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down..."

  • 02:13

    "Sit down you're rocking the boat!"
    "Sit down you're rocking the boat!"

  • 02:19

    I sailed away on that little boat to heaven
    I sailed away on that little boat to heaven

  • 02:23

    And by some chance found a bottle in my fist
    And by some chance found a bottle in my fist

  • 02:29

    And there I stood, nicely passin' out the whiskey
    And there I stood, nicely passin' out the whiskey

  • 02:33

    But the passengers were bound to resist
    But the passengers were bound to resist

  • 02:40

    For the people all said, "Beware: you're on a heavenly trip."
    For the people all said, "Beware: you're on a heavenly trip."

  • 02:45

    The people all said "Beware! Beware, you'll scuttle the ship."
    The people all said "Beware! Beware, you'll scuttle the ship."

  • 02:48

    "And the devil will drag you under by the fancy tie 'round your wicked throat
    "And the devil will drag you under by the fancy tie 'round your wicked throat

  • 02:52

    Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down Sit down you're rockin' the boat"
    Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down Sit down you're rockin' the boat"

  • 02:55

    Down!
    Down!

  • 02:56

    And as I laughed at those passengers to heaven
    And as I laughed at those passengers to heaven

  • 03:01

    A-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
    A-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

  • 03:04

    A great big wave came and washed me overboard
    A great big wave came and washed me overboard

  • 03:09

    And as I sank, and I hollered, "Someone save me"
    And as I sank, and I hollered, "Someone save me"

  • 03:14

    That's the moment I woke up, thank the Lord
    That's the moment I woke up, thank the Lord

  • 03:18

    Thank the Lord, thank the Lord!
    Thank the Lord, thank the Lord!

  • 03:26

    And I said to myself, "Sit down, sit down you're rocking the boat."
    And I said to myself, "Sit down, sit down you're rocking the boat."

  • 03:30

    Said to myself, "Sit down, sit down you're rocking the boat."
    Said to myself, "Sit down, sit down you're rocking the boat."

  • 03:33

    "And the devil will drag you under with a soul so heavy you'd never float.
    "And the devil will drag you under with a soul so heavy you'd never float.

  • 03:37

    Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down Sit down, you're rockin' the boat!"
    Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down Sit down, you're rockin' the boat!"

  • 03:40

    Sit down, you're rockin', rockin' the boat!
    Sit down, you're rockin', rockin' the boat!

  • 03:42

    Sit down, you're rockin', rockin' the boat!
    Sit down, you're rockin', rockin' the boat!

  • 03:45

    Sit down, you're rockin', rockin' the boat!
    Sit down, you're rockin', rockin' the boat!

  • 03:48

    Sit down, you're rockin', rockin' the boat!
    Sit down, you're rockin', rockin' the boat!

  • 03:50

    Sit down, you're rockin', rockin' the boat!
    Sit down, you're rockin', rockin' the boat!

  • 03:53

    Sit down, you're rockin', rockin' the boat!
    Sit down, you're rockin', rockin' the boat!

  • 03:55

    Sit down, you're rockin', Sit down, sit down sit down, you're rockin' the boat!
    Sit down, you're rockin', Sit down, sit down sit down, you're rockin' the boat!

  • 03:58

    Sit down, you're rockin', Sit down, sit down sit down, you're rockin' the boat!
    Sit down, you're rockin', Sit down, sit down sit down, you're rockin' the boat!

  • 04:01

    Ah!!!
    Ah!!!

  • 04:03

    Sit down, you're rockin', Sit down, sit down sit down, you're rockin' the boat!
    Sit down, you're rockin', Sit down, sit down sit down, you're rockin' the boat!

  • 04:06

    Sit down,
    Sit down,

  • 04:08

    You're rockin'
    You're rockin'

  • 04:10

    the boat!
    the boat!

  • 04:14

    [applause]
    [applause]

  • 04:18

    Sit down, you're rockin', Sit down, sit down sit down, you're rockin' the boat!
    Sit down, you're rockin', Sit down, sit down sit down, you're rockin' the boat!

  • 04:21

    Sit down, you're rockin', Sit down, sit down sit down, you're rockin' the boat!
    Sit down, you're rockin', Sit down, sit down sit down, you're rockin' the boat!

  • 04:24

    Sit down,
    Sit down,

  • 04:26

    You're rockin'
    You're rockin'

  • 04:27

    the boat!
    the boat!

  • 04:31

    [applause]
    [applause]

  • 04:38

    [music]
    [music]

  • 04:42

    When you see a guy reach for stars in the sky
    When you see a guy reach for stars in the sky

  • 04:45

    You can bet that he's doing it for some doll
    You can bet that he's doing it for some doll

  • 04:49

    When you spot a John waiting out in the rain,
    When you spot a John waiting out in the rain,

  • 04:53

    chances are he's insane as only a John can be for a Jane
    chances are he's insane as only a John can be for a Jane

  • 04:57

    When you meet a gent paying all kinds of rent
    When you meet a gent paying all kinds of rent

  • 05:00

    for a flat that could flatten the Taj Mahal
    for a flat that could flatten the Taj Mahal

  • 05:04

    Call it sad, call it funny
    Call it sad, call it funny

  • 05:06

    But it's better than even money
    But it's better than even money

  • 05:08

    That the guys only doing it for some doll!
    That the guys only doing it for some doll!

  • 05:10

    Some doll, some doll...
    Some doll, some doll...

  • 05:12

    The guy's only doing it for some doll!
    The guy's only doing it for some doll!

  • 05:17

    [applause]
    [applause]

All noun
dozen
/ˈdəzən/
word
group or set of twelve

Guys and Dolls | 1992 Tony Awards

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Matt Hagmeier Curtis

Video Language:

  • English

Caption Language:

  • English (en)

Accent:

  • English (US)

Speech Time:

84%
  • 4:43 / 5:36

Speech Rate:

  • 142 wpm - Conversational

Category:

  • Entertainment

Tags :

Intro:

As I was saying about a half a dozen awards ago,. [laughter]. that – I must tell you, now, wait a minute – Ah!. I was telling you that Frank Loesser's "Guys and Dolls" is arguably the best musical comedy ever written.
No show... [applause] .... No show so distinctly epitomizes the greatness of New York City
and its return from this season— for this season has literally set the town on its ear.
Here now, we join Nathan Lane as Nathan Detroit. as he urges Walter Bobbie, playing Nicely Nicely Johnson,
to sing out at the Save-A-Soul Mission.. The Tony-nominated "Guys and Dolls!". [applause]. I would like to welcome you gentlemen to the Save-A-Soul Mission!
The meeting will be conducted by the head of our organization, General Cartwright.
[applause, whistles]. Shh! We will now hear testimony from... uh... Brother Nicely Nicely Johnson!
Brother Nicely Nicely Johnson!. Ah, well, uh, it happened to me kinda funny. Like a dream.
A dream?. That's it, a dream!.

Video Vocabulary

testimony

/ˈtestəˌmōnē/

noun

Statement of evidence in court.

dreamed

/drēm/

verb

To wish for something to happen.

meeting

/ˈmēdiNG/

noun verb

assembly of people. To provide something that is necessary.

literally

/ˈlidərəlē/

adverb

So as to express the exact meaning of something.

distinctly

/dəsˈtiNGktlē/

adverb

in way that is readily distinguishable by senses.

gentlemen

/ˈjen(t)lmən/

noun other

courteous or honourable man. Men who has good manners and are considerate.

greatness

/ˈɡrātnəs/

noun

Property of outstanding importance or eminence.

arguably

/ˈärɡy(o͞o)əblē/

adverb

Highly likely to be true but not certainly true.

telling

/ˈteliNG/

adjective verb

Revealing; exposing the truth. To say or communicate information to someone.

happened

/ˈhapən/

verb

To take place or occur.

conducted

/kənˈdəktəd/

adjective verb

led by guide. To lead or guide people.

brought

/briNG/

verb

take someone or something to place.

welcome - welcome

/ˈwelkəm/

adjective exclamation noun verb

Being what was wanted or needed. used to greet someone in polite or friendly way. instance or manner of greeting someone. To accept or receive something happily and gladly.

epitomizes

/əˈpidəˌmīz/

verb

be perfect example of.