[Nancy]
Small pleasures, small pleasures
Who would deny us these?
Gin toddies — large measures —
No skimpin’ if you please!
I rough it, I love it
Life is a game of chance.
I never tire of it —
Leading a merry dance.
Steppin’ Out With My Baby was written by Irving Berlin, performed by Fred Astaire in Easter Parade
Lyrics to As Long as He Needs Me, sung by Nancy in the musical Oliver! It’s sung by Nancy, to herself, justifying staying with her vicious, abusive boyfriend, Bill. It’s quite heartbreaking, as Nancy is one of the nicest people in the musical. And in a real sense, this foreshadows her death.
Be Back Soon is a song from the musical Oliver! Words and Music by Lionel Bart. It is sung by Fagin, the Artful Dodger, Oliver, and the boys as Fagin sends them out to work. As pickpockets.
Oom-Pah-Pah is a lively and somewhat risqué show tune with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart and appearing in the musical Oliver! when it is sung by Nancy and the crowd at the “Three Cripples” tavern. Nancy is creating a little commotion by starting this song so that she can steal and save Oliver from Bill Sikes, the fearsome robber. The word “oom-pah-pah” is seemingly used euphemistically to refer to both intoxication and fornication; however, as the song points out, the word’s meaning is only as dirty as the listener interprets it.
