Nothing Much To Do

Written for: Shangri-La (1956)
Lyric: Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1956
Original publisher: Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc.

Chorus 1:

I think the scenery is fine,
But there's nothing much to do;
I never tasted better wine,
But there's nothing much to do.
We can have a nice chat here,
And get fat here,
In a cozy rut.
We can live it up rich here,
But the hitch here,
Is what the devil do you
Do for amusement in a place
Where there's nothing much to do?
Oh, for a little change of pace
When there's nothing much to do.
Nothing to complain about,
And still I'm asking you;
So, will this kid here
Flip his lid here?
What the French call "fou,"
When there's nothing much to do!

Chorus 2:

I think the folks are very nice,
But there's nothing much to do;
Can't raise the roof about the price,
But there's nothing much to do.
You can get a good rest here,
And the best here
Is what you get.
Yes, the service is fine here,
It's divine here,
And yet, I'm going crazy;
The hospitality is swell,
But there's nothing much to do;
Like at the bottom of a well,
There is nothing much to do.
Ev'ry day's a Sunday,
With the same old lovely view;
So, who can win here?
Live in sin here?
Sins are very few,
When there's almost nothing,
Practically nothing,
Nothing much to do.