Frank Loesser
Happy to Make Your Acquaintance
[TONY, spoken]
We friends now, huh? We start all over again. I'm-a meet you for the first time. Hallo!

[ROSABELLA, spoken]
Well
(sung)
When you meet somebody for the first time
There are special things you're supposed to say
Which you may not mean
But they sound polite as can be
Would you like to learn them?

[TONY, spoken]
Oh, sì. 

[ROSABELLA]
Well, then repeat after me
Happy to make your acquaintance

[TONY]
'Appy to make you acquaintance

[ROSABELLA]
Thank you so much, I feel fine

[TONY]
Thank you so much, I'm-a feel fine
[ROSABELLA]
Happy to make your acquaintance

[TONY]
Acquaintance

[ROSABELLA]
And let me say the pleasure

[TONY]
The pleasure

[ROSABELLA]
Is mine

[TONY]
The pleasure's-a mine

[ROSABELLA]
How do you do? Pleased to know you

[TONY]
'Ow do you do? Pleased to know you

[ROSABELLA]
And though my English is poor
[TONY]
My English is-a goddamn poor

[ROSABELLA & TONY]
Happy to make your acquaintance

[ROSABELLA]
Now won't you please say "Likewise"

[TONY]
"Look-a-wise"

[ROSABELLA]
No, "Likewise"

[TONY]
"Like-a-ways"

[ROSABELLA]
No, "Likewise"

[TONY]
Oh, "Like-a-wise"

[ROSABELLA & TONY]
I'm sure
[ROSABELLA, spoken]
Cleo!

[CLEO, spoken]
Hello, honey. What's the matter? You look like you didn't expect me. 

[TONY, spoken]
Hey, surprise!

[ROSABELLA, spoken]
What happened? Why is she here?

[TONY, spoken]
I send for her. I give her job pastin' labels on my grape boxes. 

[CLEO, spoken]
No walking. It's in my contract. 

[TONY, spoken]
At's-a right. Sit down all day. 

[CLEO, spoken]
All day. 

[ROSABELLA, spoken]
Oh, gosh, am I glad to see you!

[CLEO, spoken]
And me, you. 

[ROSABELLA, spoken]
Hey, that's a new outfit. Turn around. 

[CLEO, spoken]
Like it?

[ROSABELLA, spoken]
What did you do to your hair?

[CLEO, spoken]
I rinsed it in the Friday Special. 

[TONY, spoken]
Hey, hey, you got old friend to keep you company now. Eh, eh, do like you say—"intrafaduce" me. 

[ROSABELLA, spoken]
Oh, I'm sorry. This is Tony. 

[CLEO, spoken]
How are ya?

[TONY, spoken]
How I am?

(sung)
'Appy to make you acquaintance

[CLEO, spoken]
Feeling better after the accident?

[TONY]
Thank you so much. I'm-a feel fine

[CLEO, spoken]
It's certainly nice to meet you. 

[TON]
Happy to make you acquaintance

[CLEO, spoken]
It's a pleasure. 

[TONY]
And let me say the pleasure, she's-a mine

[CLEO, spoken]
He's cute. 

[TONY]
'Ow do you do? Pleased to know you

[CLEO, spoken]
And so polite, too. 

[TONY]
And though my English is poor

[CLEO, spoken]
Your English suits me fine. 

[CLEO & TONY]
Happy to make your acquaintance

[ROSABELLA]
Now won't you please say "Likewise"

[TONY]
"Look-a-wise"

[ROSABELLA]
No, "Likewise"

[TONY]
"Like-a-ways"

[ROSABELLA]
No, "Likewise"

[TONY]
Oh, "Likewise"

[ROSABELLA, CLEO & TONY]
I'm sure

[TONY, spoken]
Oh, Marie. That's-a my sister, Marie. 

[CLEO, spoken]
Oh, I'm happy to make your acquaintance. 

[TONY, spoken]
She catch on quick, too, eh?

[MARIE, spoken]
I'll take you into the house. 

[CLEO, spoken]
Thanks. I'll get cleaned up. See you later!

[ROSABELLA, spoken]
Tell me something. Why did you send for Cleo?

[TONY, spoken]
Ma, I was thinkin' maybe you lonesome. 

[ROSABELLA, spoken]
Oh?

[TONY, spoken]
So I send for your friend you was tellin' me about. 

[ROSABELLA, spoken]
You know something? I'm not so lonesome. I guess I like it here. 

[TONY, spoken]
Ah, that's-a nice. 

[ROSABELLA, spoken]
You know something else? You're a nice, kind man. 

[ROSABELLA & TONY]
How do you do? Pleased to know you
And though my English is poor
Happy to make your acquaintance

[ROSABELLA]
Now won't you please say "Likewise"

[TONY]
"Look-a-wise"

[ROSABELLA]
No, "Likewise"

[TONY]
Oh, "Like-a-ways"

[ROSABELLA]
No, "Likewise"

[TONY]
Oh, "Like-a-wise"

[ROSABELLA & TONY]
I'm sure