-And now here to perform
“I Cain’t Say No,” from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s
“Oklahoma!”, Ali Stroker. [ Cheering and applause ] -♪ It ain’t ♪ ♪ So much a question
of not knowin’ what to do ♪ ♪ I knowed what’s right
and wrong since I been ten ♪ ♪ I heared a lot of stories ♪ ♪ And I reckon they are true ♪ ♪ About how girls
are put upon by men ♪ ♪ I know I mustn’t
fall into the pit ♪ ♪ But when I’m with a feller ♪ [ Inhales sharply ] ♪ I fergit ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I’m just a girl
who cain’t say no ♪ ♪ I’m in a terrible fix ♪ ♪ I always say,
“Come on, let’s go” ♪ ♪ Just when I orta say nix ♪ ♪ When a person
tries to kiss a girl ♪ ♪ I know she orta
give his face a smack ♪ ♪ But as soon
as someone kisses me ♪ ♪ I somehow sorta
wanta kiss him back ♪ ♪ I’m just a fool
when lights are low ♪ ♪ I cain’t be prissy
and quaint ♪ ♪ I ain’t the type
that can faint ♪ ♪ How can I be what I ain’t? ♪ ♪ I cain’t say no ♪ ♪ What you gonna do
when a feller gits flirty ♪ ♪ And starts to talk purty ♪ ♪ What you gonna do? ♪ ♪ Supposin’ that he says that
yer lips are like cherries ♪ ♪ Or roses or berries ♪ ♪ What you gonna do? ♪ ♪ Supposin’ that he says
that you’re sweeter than cream ♪ ♪ And he’s gotta have cream
or die ♪ ♪ What you gonna do
when he talks that way? ♪ ♪ Spit in his eye? ♪ ♪ I’m just a girl
who cain’t say no ♪ ♪ Cain’t seem
to say it at all ♪ ♪ I hate
to disserpoint a beau ♪ ♪ When he is payin’ a call ♪ ♪ Fer a while,
I act refined and cool ♪ [ Laughter ] ♪ A-sittin’ on
a velveteen settee ♪ ♪ Then I think
of that old Golden Rule ♪ ♪ And do fer him
what he would do fer me ♪ ♪ I cain’t resist a Romeo ♪ ♪ In a sombrero and chaps ♪ ♪ Soon as I sit
on their laps ♪ ♪ Somethin’ inside of me snaps ♪ ♪ I cain’t say no ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I’m just a girl
who cain’t say no ♪ ♪ Kissin’s my favorite food ♪ ♪ With or without
the mistletoe ♪ ♪ I’m in a holiday mood ♪ ♪ Other girls are coy
and hard to catch ♪ ♪ But other girls
ain’t havin’ any fun ♪ ♪ Every time I lose
a wrestlin’ match ♪ ♪ I have a funny feelin’
that I won ♪ ♪ Though I can feel
the undertow ♪ ♪ I never make a complaint ♪ ♪ Till it’s too late
fer restraint ♪ ♪ Then when I want to,
I cain’t ♪ ♪ I cain’t say… ♪ ♪ N-o-o-o-o,
whoo-ooh! ♪ [ Cheering and applause ] -Come on! Oh! Oh! Oh, my goodness!
Come on! That is how you do it!
That is how you do it! Ali Stroker! [ Cheers and applause ] Go see “Oklahoma!” now, playing on Broadway at the
Circle in the Square Theatre. Fantastic.