A Little Brains, A Little Talent (From "Damn Yankees") - The New Musical Cast

I took the zing

Out of the king

Of Siam

I took the starch

Out of the sails

Of the prince of wales

It's no great art

Gettin' the heart of a man

On a silver platter

A little brains

A little talent

With the emphasis on the latter

I made mince meat

Out of a sweet

Young farmer

I knocked the fight

Out of a knight

When I pierced his armor

And I'll bet

I can upset every male

In a yale regatta

A little brains

A little talent

With the emphasis on the latter

You gotta know just what to say

And how to say it

You gotta know what game to play

And how to play it

You gotta stack those decks

With a couple of extra aces

And this queen has her aces

In all the right places

I've done much more

Than that old bore

Delilah

I took the curl

Out of the hair

Of the millionaire

There is no trick

Gettin' some hick who is cool

Just a little warmer

A little talent

A little brains

With the emphasis on the former

Split up a home

Way up in nome

Alaska

And wrecked the life

Of every wife

Down in Madagascar

Ask me why

Weak men'll die for me

Strong men simply shatter

A little brains

A little talent

With the emphasis on the latter

You gotta know just what to do

And how to do it

You gotta know what tea to brew

And how to brew it

You've seen the sign that says

George Washington once

Slept here

Well tho' nobody spied him

Guess who was beside him

Bring on that boy

He'll be a toy

For lola

Just one more case

She can erase

With that old boffola

What's my plan

Same as with any man

I'll use the standard platter

Plus a little this a

And a little that a

With the emphasis

On the

On the latter

By now