This looks like a very difficult number to arrange plus coordinate all those dancers while moving furniture and handling multiple props on very exacting cues....all at the same time.
Debbie Reynolds was so cute. And though I know they rehearse a lot, I'm always amazed at how perfectly these long song and dance scenes go in these old movies.
Hugh Martin and Ralph Blaine's tune and lyrics are as FRESH and CLEVER as any from the great era of popular music; this song is Fabulous! It must have taken 2 weeks to rehearse this...notice that it's filmed in mostly L-O-N-G takes, which means that the incredibly complex choreography had to be timed PERFECTLY. But THIS is what life was like in the 1950's! LR
DEBBIE: When I try makin' money, I never have much luck I never earn a dime, much less a buck Are my finances in a mess, yes But I never felt better, so I couldn't care less I don't puy Polo ponies or fly a private plane I never order beer, much less Champagne But do I need a lot o' dough, no 'Cause I never felt better, so I couldn't feel low Not low No! No! I'm high Hi, here's why I never have a worry, I never have a care About what I should buy or what to wear And do I find my future bright, right 'Cause I never felt better and I'm doin' all right When Summer's at its hottest, the rain must keep me cool 'Cause I don't own a creek, much less a pool What do I do when warm as toast, boast That I never felt better, so I simply won't roast When Winter's at its coldest, I shiver and I shriek I haven't got a coat, much less a mink But does that mean I'm losin' hope, nope 'Cause I never felt better, tell me why should I mope Why mope Hoh, huh-huh-huh No soap Won't cry, not I Days I go out shoppin', I buy each thing I see I charge 'em, then I feel I got 'em free So where will I receive my mail, jail But I never felt better, so I'm cruisin' full sail JANE: The thing most people love to do is worry They dearly love to worry and complain So let me check my list and see if I have missed A possible source of misery and pain (A possible source of misery and pain) JANE: How's your appetite DEBBIE: Tremendous JANE: How's your energy DEBBIE: Stupendous JANE: Are you strong DEBBIE: So strong I have to watch my step DEBBIE: How're your eyes JANE: Bright as a penny DEBBIE: And your sleep JANE: 'Cause I'm always on the ball and full of pep (How's your heart) JANE: It must be tickin' 'cause I feel alive and kickin' (How's your brain) JANE: Well, it's insane DEBBIE: But kind of quick (How's your lovelife) JANE: I got plenty, how's your vision DEBBIE: Twenty-twenty, must confess that I'm depressingly unsick DEBBIE: If I'm to cross the ocean, I'd better learn to float I can't afford a raft, much less a boat But would I love to see Paree, weeeh Still I never felt better, so Pomona suits me And Heidelberg would thrill me I'd buy a dress of chintz and go right out and land a student prince But will I ever cross the Rhine, nein Still I never felt better, so the beach will do fine I no rhyme, that's fine Won't see Paree I haven't got a worry, I haven't got a care About what I should buy or what to wear Got no diamond solitaire, so what, you know what I consider diamonds kind o' square Besides I never felt better, I never felt better No, I never felt better and I'm walkin' on air