I Can Do Without You from Calamity Jane (1953)

The courting dance of the Wild West, starring the defiant Calamity Jane (Doris Day), the exasperated Wild Bill Hickok (Howard Keel), and the on-looking Henry Miller (Paul Harvey).

After Miller, owner of the theatre hall the Golden Garter, tried to pass off a male actor as a female singer (oh, the hilarity!), Calamity tried to save him from his very angry patrons by promising the visit of Adelaide Adams, star of the Chicago stage and the fantasy of all the men in Deadwood. Driven by the need to help out her dear friend, she had blurted out the only name she knew, not realizing the improbability of her statement. This scene starts with Miller, Calamity, and Wild Bill trying to decide what to do, and ends with a most entertaining display of anger and passion, performed through Kerr and Day's graceful slap-stick comedy.


Lyrics:

[Calamity:]
In the Summer... you're the Winter
In the finger... you're the splinter
In the banquet, you're the stew.
Say! I could do without you!

[Wild Bill:]
In the garden, you're the gopher,
In the Levi's you're the loafer,
Like an overturned canoe...
Well, I could do without you!

[Calamity:]
You can go to... Philadelphia
Take a hack to Hackensack.
Hey!! I'll never RING a BELL fer ya!
Or yell fer yer to come back!!

[Wild Bill:]
In the question, you're the why
In the ointment, you're the FLY!!

[Calamity:]
Though I know some things are indispensable...
Like a buck or two,
If there's one thing I can do without,
I can do without you!

[Wild Bill:]
In the barrel, you're a pickle
In the goldmine, you're a nickel
You're the tack inside my shoe.
Yes!! I can do without you!

[Calamity:]
In my bosom, you're a dagger
You're a mangy carpet-bagger!
In the theatre you're the 'boo'!
I can do without you.

[Wild Bill:] You got charms, they ain't bewitchin' me!!
You've a face no one would paint!
[Calamity:] I got the darndest itch in me!!
To be wherever you ain't!

[Wild Bill:] In the bullfrog, you're the croak.
[Calamity:] In the forest, poison oak!

[Wild Bill:]
Though I know some things are necessary
My half-pint buckaroo,
If there's one thing I can do without,
I can do without.....

[Calamity:]
You're a knothead!
[Wild Bill:]
You're a faker!
[Calamity:]
You're a bonehead!
[Wild Bill:]
Troublemaker!

[Both:] I can do without you!


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[JaneAustenGirl2]

i miss when movies were able to have a guy throw a girl on a counter, nowadays it would be considered abuse. I miss the old musicals!! :)

[kfeve11]

Why can't people argue in song nowadays? Sigh!

[Avatar230594]

I want a girl to yank on my gun belt at my ass.

[distractionxx]

Very enjoyable thank you

[DanceTilWerHigh]

Mmm man I love Howard keel. He's soooo hot. Great movie. :D

[JohnandEdwardareSexy]

I'd like me some Howard Keel please!! :D

[MSILOVEDOCTORWHO]

I have loved this since I was 2 I use to try and sig the song but most of the words I sang had lisps on the ends.Why dont they make good old fashioned musicals nowadays?

[dogsrus1234]

My schools doing Calamity Jane for the musical this year and we have to sing this for auditions. I'm trying out for Calamity. :D I'm so excited!

[mannette9]

Howard Keel has such a great voice, i fell in love with musicals because of hearing him. I wish there were more guys like that nowadays.

[MyMusicalSoul941]

I really wish they would make musicals like Calamity Jane again! And that people would actually work hard to get their name known, not just go on a reality TV show like the X Factor.

Thumbs up for old musicals! =D

[guacamole963]

doris day: classy woman. howard keel: sexy beast <3 old movies kick butt compared to some of todays crap

[17katym]

I love this film! Good old musical, Howard and Doris have amazing voices and the stroryline is funny and sweet!