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The Heat Is on in Saigon ["Dreamland" is a club filled with American Marines,] [civilians and south Vietnamese officers. The girls parade] [around and get the crowd to buy raffle tickets:] [the winner of the "beauty contest" will be the prize.] [AMERICANS] The heat is on in Saigon The girls are hotter 'n' hell One of these slits here will be Miss Saigon God, the tension is high, not to mention the smell The heat is on in Saigon Is there a war going on? Don't ask, I ain't gonna tell [Two friends, CHRIS and JOHN, are among the Marines. JOHN is with one of the girls] [ENGINEER] Ah, Monsieur Chris! Monsieur John! You've come to win Miss Saigon [JOHN] I gotta get my friend laid as a last souvenir [CHRIS] Letras de cancionesI love you, pal, but your bullshit I've had up to here [ENGINEER, CHRIS AND JOHN] The heat is on in Saigon [JOHN] But 'til they tell us we're gone I'm gonna buy you a girl [CHRIS] You can buy me a beer [The girls leave the men and move onto the stage] [MIMI] See my bikini, it's just the right size [YVETTE] Don't you enjoy how it rides up my thighs? Look from behind, it'll knock out your eyes [YVONNE] I'll show you: my special trophy of war [MIMI] For a Marine, I'll show more [AMERICANS] You won't get up off the floor The heat is on in Saigon Don't tell me I'm reassigned, all that chickenshit sucks Tonight I'm out of my mind, not to mention ten bucks [GIGI] If I'm your pin-up, I'll melt all your brass Stuck on your wall, with a pin in my ass If you get me, you will travel first class I'll show you, we will make magic, chéri [ENGINEER] You buy more tickets from me The winner gets her for free [CHRIS] The meat is cheap in Saigon I used to love getting stoned, waking up with some whore I don't know why I went dead, it's not fun anymore [KIM] I'm seventeen, and I'm new here today The village I come from seems so far away All of the girls know much more what to say But I know I have a heart like the sea A million dreams are in me [CHRIS] Good Jesus, John, who is she? [AMERICANS (AND CROWD)] The Cong is tight'ning the noose Is it a week or a day or an hour that we got? Tonight could be our last shot got to put it to use [The GIRLS come off the stage and mingle with the men.] [ALL, INCLUDING GIRLS] Tonight I bet that you and I will get along Forget about the threat, forget the Viet-Cong [ALL MEN] Mimi, Gigi, Yvette or Yvonne Gonna buy me a beer, and elect Miss Saigon [The ENGINEER holds the election by holding his hand over] [each girl's head for applause. When KIM is judged, CHRIS] [claps loudly, which makes her notice him.] [ENGINEER] Yvonne, Yvette, Mimi, Kim, Gigi [GIGI wins] [ENGINEER] Attention, s'il vous plait! By popular demand Miss Gigi Van Tranh Is elected Miss Saigon! [The ENGINEER puts a cheap tiara on GIGI and a ribbon which says "Miss Saigon".] [AMERICANS] The heat is on in Saigon And things are not going well But still at midnight, the party goes on A good-bye party in hell [ENGINEER] And now who wins this pussycat? [The ENGINEER holds a bowl; GIGI picks up a ticket.] [GIGI] Number 66! [It is one of the Marines. He cheers with his friends. The scene freezes.] From Letras Mania