Let Me See His Western Nose lyrics

(KIM bursts into the ENGINEER`S shack, carrying TAM)

KIM
Engineer!
Thuy is dead!
he was going to kill my baby and I shot

ENGINEER
you did what?
who is that?
you`ll be followed! Get him out of here! Good-bye!

KIM
we must leave!
Tam and I!
we must set off for America tonight

ENGINEER
oh right!
just like that!
tell me how, and while you`re at it, tell me why

KIM
I hear the voice of my soldier
telling me to bring... his son

ENGINEER
you`re telling me this half-breed brat
is born the son of a marine?

let me see his western nose
this bastard is... the most beautiful sight I`ve ever seen!
a passport in my hand
my new life can begin
your brat`s American
so they must let us in!
in!
the playground of mankind!
the movie in my mind!

I`m your dear brother from now on
and all our family is gone
boy, kiss your brand-new uncle Tran
this kid is okay
he is our entree
to the U.S.A.

with these two little diamonds to bait my hooks
I`ll book us on a cruise `boat-people` deluxe
don`t worry `bout the sharks out in the Mekong bay
the pirates taking us are more scary any day

you just stay here and hide
don`t show your face outside
take care of our little dear
I will go `engineer`

(He runs out.)

(In the street)

ENGINEER
if you want to die in bed
don`t care too much for country
hit the open sea instead
and float there like a cork
uncle ho, ho ho ho ho!
I`ll have to call you from New York
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