Happy To Keep His Dinner Warm - Frank Loesser

What are you talking about?

New Rochelle

What about it?

That’s the place where the mansion will be

For me and the darling bright young man

I picked out for marrying me

He’ll do well

I can tell

So it isn’t a moment too soon

To plan on my life in New Rochelle

The wife of my darling tycoon

Honey, you’ll be in New Rochelle.

Your darling tycoon will be here in the

office.

The future Mrs. Finch is in for some lonely nights

I’m prepared for exactly that sort of thing…

(sung)

I’ll be so happy to keep his dinner warm

While he goes onward… and upward

Happy to keep his dinner warm

'Till he comes wearily home from downtown

I’ll be there

Waiting until his mind is clear

While he looks through me

Right through me

Waiting to say

«Good evening dear

I’m pregnant

What’s new with you

From down town?»

I ought to be loved

By a man I respect

To bask in the glow

Of his perfectly, understandable neglect

I ought to belong in the aura on his frown

Darling busy frown

Such heaven!

Wearing the wifely uniform

While he goes onward

And upward

Happy to keep his dinner warm

'Till he comes wearily home

From downtown