“I Feel Filthy”

“I Feel Filthy”
Adapted from “I Feel Pretty” in West Side Story
New lyrics by Russ Dale

I feel filthy
Oh, so filthy
I feel filthy and homely and stray
And I pity any one
Who is me today

I feel mangy
Oh, so mangy
It’s alarming how mangy I feel

And so filthy
That I hardly can believe I’m real
See the wretched guy in that mirror there
Who can that dirty guy be?

Such a shiny face
Such a grimy smock
Such a tarnished smile
Such a smelly me!

I feel poopie
And entrancing
Feeling skulky
And dancing for joy

For I’m loathed
By a cleanly wonderful world

I feel filthy
Oh, so filthy

That the city should write me a ditty

A committee should be organized to honor me

I feel smutzig
I feel naughty

I feel homely and filthy and fine

And so filthy
Pig Pen can just resign
LA LA LA LA LA LA LA
See the wretched guy in that mirror there
What mirror where?
Who can that dirty guy be?
Which, what, where, who?
Such a filthy face
Such a grimy smock
Such a tarnished smile
Such a filthy me

I feel poopie
And entrancing

Feeling skulky
And dancing for joy

For I’m loathed
By a cleanly wonderful world!

Das Ende

Posted by RAD at September 20, 2007 9:19 PM