Act Two: Pearl's a Singer

Pearl's a singer She stands up when she plays the piano In a nightclub Pearl's a singer She sings songs for the lost and lonely Her job is entertaining folks Singing songs and telling jokes In a nightclub Pearl's a singer And they say that she once was a winner in a contest Pearl's a singer And they say that she once cut a record They played it for a week or so On the local radio It never made it She wanted to be Betty Grable But now she sits there at that beer stained table Dreaming of the things she never got to do All those dreams that never came true Pearl's a singer She stands up when she plays the piano In a nightclub Pearl's a singer She sings songs for the lost and the lonely Her job is entertaining folks Singing songs and telling jokes In a nightclub