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I was born on an island the island of manhattan dreamt all my life of a career on the great white way producer norman paperman director norman paperman [proudly] and i made it! in a sort of off-the-wall way, i found my calling � listen [sings] up every morning, out every evening hustling for headlines, that's what i do table at sardi's, grappling for gossip working the press for a mention or two / paperman [cont.] i never acted like some nervous rookie right from the start i was hot as a cookie i was the numero uno what a debut / chorus public relations, public relations boozing and schmoozing, that's what i do pr's my vocation and i'm a sensation public relations such hullabaloo / but i went full throttle never could slow down then out of nowhere a mild heart attack middle age crisis face the big questions had to get off of this foolish fast track / it all started out as an ad in the paper now it's turned into a tropical caper but it's only public relations and that's what i do / chorus public relations, public relations ego inflation, that's what i do isn't it wonderful, isn't it fabulous public relations, such hullabaloo / give this some thought norman things can get sticky here in the tropics wine turns to glue / norman i've never seen such a beautiful ocean / iris holy sweet jesus, he's got no clue / norman i'll buy this place i am expatriating / iris you as a landlord sounds intoxicating it's only public relations who's screwing who / no, not that old pr of yacking and quacking making folks happy that's what i'll do / sunshine and sea air palm trees, martinis that's what i yearn for -- like you, you, and you / just give me some time / and i'll make it come true!