(A Little More) Mascara Jerry Herman (Ft. George Hearn)

[ALBIN]
Once again I'm a little depressed by the tired old face that I see
Once again it is time to be someone who's anyone other than me
With the rare combination of girlish excitement and manly restraint
I position my precious assortment of pencils and powders and paint
So whenever I feel that my place in the world is beginning to crash
I apply one great stroke of mascara to my rather limp upper lash

And I can cope again!
Good God! There's hope again!
When life is a real bitch again
And my old sense of humor has up and gone
It's time for the big switch again
I put a little more mascara on
When I count my crow's feet again
And tire of this perpetual marathon
I put down the john-seat again
And put a little more mascara on

And ev'rything's sparkle dust, bugle beads, ostrich plumes
When it's a beaded lash that you look through
'Cause when I feel glamorous, elegant, beautiful
The world that I'm looking at's beautiful too!

When my little road has a few bumps again
And I need something level to lean upon
I put on my sling pumps again
And wham! This ugly duckling is a swan!
So when my spirit starts to sag
I hustle out my highest drag
And put a little more mascara on