Dreamland" is a club filled with American Marines, civilians and south Vietnamese

officers. The girls parade around and get the crowd to buy raffle tickets: the winner of the

"beauty contest" will be the prize.)



AMERICANS

the heat is on in Saigon

the girls are hotter 'n' hell

one of these slits here will be Miss Saigon

God, the tension is high, not to mention the smell



the heat is on in Saigon



ESTEVEZ (A MARINE)

is there a war going on?



AMERICANS

don't ask, I ain't gonna tell



(two friends, CHRIS and JOHN, are among the Marines. JOHN is with one of the girls)



CHRIS

how are you doing there, John?



JOHN

I got the hots for Yvonne

we should get drunk and get laid

since the end is so near



CHRIS

I tell you, buddy, I've had it

I don't want to hear



JOHN

the heat is on in Saigon

but till they tell me I'm gone

I'm gonna buy you a girl



CHRIS

you can buy me a beer



(the girls leave the men and move onto the stage)



MIMI

see my bikini, it's just the right size



YVETTE

don't you enjoy how it rides up my thighs?

look from behind, it'll knock out your eyes



YVONNE

I'll show you: my special trophy of war



MIMI

for a Marine, I'll show more



AMERICANS

you won't get up off the floor



the heat is on in Saigon

don't tell me I'm reassigned, all that chickenshit sucks

tonight I'm out of my mind, not to mention ten bucks



GIGI

if I'm your pin-up, I'll melt all your brass

stuck on your wall, with a pin in my ass

if you get me, you will travel first class

I'll show you, we will make magic, cheri



ENGINEER

you buy more tickets from me

the winner gets her for free



CHRIS

the meat is cheap in Saigon

why can't I just play the game, we lost the war long ago

what is this bug up my ass? You tell me, I don't know



(the ENGINEER pushes KIM forward)



KIM

I'm seventeen, and I'm new here today

the village I come from seems so far away

all of the girls know much more what to say

but I know

I have a heart like the sea

a million dreams are in me



CHRIS

Good Jesus, John, who is she?



AMERICANS (AND CROWD)

the Cong is tight'ning the noose

is it a week or a day or an hour that we got?

tonight could be our last shot got to put it to use



(the GIRLS come off the stage and mingle with the men.)



ALL, INCLUDING GIRLS

tonight I bet that you and I will get along

forget about the threat, forget the Vi-et Cong



ALL MEN

Mimi, Gigi, Yvette or Yvonne

gonna buy me a beer, and elect Miss Saigon



(the ENGINEER holds the election by holding his hand over each girl's head for applause.

When KIM is judged, CHRIS claps loudly, which makes her notice him.)



ENGINEER

Yvonne, Yvette, Mimi, Kim, Gigi

(GIGI wins)



ENGINEER

attention, s'il vous plait!

by popular demand

Miss Gigi Van Tranh

is elected Miss Saigon!



(the ENGINEER puts a cheap tiara on GIGI and a ribbon which says "Miss Saigon".)



AMERICANS

the heat is on in Saigon

and things are not going well

but still at midnight, the party goes on

a good-bye party in hell



ENGINEER

and now who wins her?



(the ENGINEER holds a bowl; GIGI picks up a ticket.)



GIGI

number 66!



(it is one of the Marines. He cheers with his friends. The scene freezes