There Is Nothin' Like A Dame
The Rat Pack Lyrics

We got sunlight on the sand
We have the warmth of the sun shining onto the sand.

We got moonlight on the sea
We have the reflection of the moon shining on the sea.

We got mangos and bananas
We have delicious fruit growing on the trees.

You can pick right off the tree
We can pick the fruits right off the tree and eat it.

We got volleyball and ping-pong
We have sports equipment to play games with.

And a lot of dandy games
We have many entertaining games to play.

What ain't we got?
What do we lack?

We ain't got dames
We lack the presence of women.

We get packages from home
We receive parcels from our home countries.

We get movies we get shows
We are able to watch movies and shows.

We get speeches from our skipper
Our captain gives us speeches and instructions.

And advice from Tokyo Rose
We receive advice from Tokyo Rose, a Japanese radio station during the war.

We get letters doused with perfume
We get letters with a strong scent of perfume.

We get dizzy from the smell
The scent of the perfume makes us feel dizzy.

What don't we get?
What are we not receiving?

You know darn well
You are already aware of what we lack.

We got nothing to put on a clean white suit for,
We have no occasion to dress up for.

What we need is what there ain't no substitue for
What we truly need, cannot be replaced or substituted.

There is nothing like a dame, nothing in the world
Women are one of a kind, there is nothing similar to them in the world.

There is nothing you can name that is anything like a dame
No object or being can compare to a woman.

We feel restless we feel blue
We feel agitated and upset.

We feel lonely and in grief
We feel isolated and in sadness.

We feel every kind of feeling
We experience a variety of emotions.

But the feeling of relief
But we do not feel the comfort of relief.

We feel hungry as the wolf felt
We feel famished like the wolf from the story of Little Red Riding Hood.

when he met red riding hood
When the wolf encountered Little Red Riding Hood.

What don't we feel?
What do we not feel?

we don't feel good
We do not feel content or positive.

Lots of things in life are beautiful but brother,
Many things in life are breathtaking, but my friend,

There is one particular thing that is nothing whatsoever in any shape or form like any other
There is one specific thing that is completely unique and incomparable.

Nothing else is built the same,
No other creature is made like this.

Nothing in the world
Nothing else in existence.

Has the soft and wavy frame
Has the delicate and curvy body shape.

Like the silhouette of a dame
Like that of a woman's figure.

There's absolutely nothing
There is completely nothing.

like the frame of a dame
like the body of a woman.

So suppose a dame ain't bright
So let's say a woman isn't intelligent.

Or completly free from flaws
Or free from mistakes and imperfections.

Or as faithful as a bird dog
Or as loyal as a dog trained for hunting birds.

Or as kind as santa clause
Or as compassionate as Santa Claus.

It's a waste of time to worry
It's not worth the time and energy to worry.

Over things that they have not
Over things that they do not possess.

Be thankful for the things they've got
Be grateful for the things that they do have.

There is nothing you can name
There is nothing that can be identified.

That is anything like a dame
That can be remotely comparable to a woman.

There are no books like a dame
No book can substitute the knowledge of a woman.

And nothing looks like a dame
No other being looks or appears like a woman.

There are no drinks like a dame
No beverage can be compared to a woman.

And nothing thinks like a dame
No other being thinks or reasons like a woman.

Nothing acts like a dame
No one behaves similar to a woman.

Or attracts like a dame
No one draws attention similar to a woman.

There ain't a thing thats wrong with any man here
There is nothing fundamentally wrong with any man present.

That can't be cured by putting him near
That cannot be fixed by placing him near.

a girly, womanly, female, feminine dame
A woman who embodies all the traits of being girly, feminine, and female can cure any malady of a man.