The Transaction Lyrics - Miss Saigon

[ENGINEER] 

Hey monsieur John, how'd you like to get rich 

Go home in style. . .? 

[JOHN] 

Yeah okay, what's the pitch? 

[ENGINEER] 

A U.S. visa to help me out 

Lend me a bit of your embassy clout 

[JOHN] 

There isn't a chance pal, you're too well known 

Look, what I want is that girl in the dress 

[ENGINEER] 

You have a good eye 

Her name is Kim, she's my new princess 

You give her a try? 

[JOHN] 

It's my friend Chris 

Who's the one feeling down 

[MARINE] 

I ordered a beer! 

[ENGINEER] 

She'll get him up, 

It's her first night in town 

But I have to warn you 

She don't come cheap 

It's got to be twenty for my princess 

[JOHN] 

Twenty dollars?? 

[ENGINEER] 

She's sort of a virgin, well more or less 

For twenty more you get a room and key 

For fifty bucks, she's got the whole night free 

[MARINES] 

No one gives us a buzz 

Like the Engineer does 

[JOHN approaches CHRIS with Kim] 

[JOHN] 

Stop drooling white boy 

You're losing your cool 

You like this jail bait 

[CHRIS] 

John, open your eyes 

This is the end of the line 

This whole rotten scene 

This little girl, we could be in the sack 

For what it costs me to buy a big mac 

John, it's time to go back - 

You know what I mean 

[JOHN] 

I'm starting to cry pal 

You're so out of touch 

The trouble with you is you think too much 

Oh 

Ol' Dr. John knows what you need alright 

I've bought you a present 

She yours all night 

[MARINES] 

No one gives you a hit like the Engineer's shit!! 

[Across the room, the ENGINEER speaks to KIM.] 

[ENGINEER] 

See little princess, I was right 

You got the biggest score tonight 

You caught that sergeant by the nose 

You stay with him until he goes 

Call him Chris 

He'll like that 

[KIM] 

That marine 

Wants his beer 

[ENGINEER] 

You said you needed a job 

You said you'd turn a trick 

You'd better prove it, and quick! 

[He leads KIM to CHRIS] 

[ENGINEER] 

Voila!