"Stepsisters' Lament" lyrics - CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT

[Chorus:]
Why should a fellow want a girl like her
A frail and fluffy beauty?
Why can't a fellow ever once prefer
A solid girl like me?
She's a frothy little bubble
With a flimsy kind of air
And with very little trouble
I could pull out all her hair
Oh, oh, why would a fellow want a girl like her
A girl who's so unusual?
Why can't a fellow ever once prefer
A usual girl like me?

Her cheeks are a pretty shade of pink
But not any pinker than a rose is
Her skin may be delicate and soft
But not any softer than a doe's is
Her neck is no longer than a swan's
She's only as dainty as a daisy
She's only as graceful as a bird
So why is the fellow going crazy?

[Chorus:]
Oh, why would a fellow want a girl like her
A girl who's merely lovely?
Why can't a fellow ever once prefer
A girl who's merely me?
She's a frothy little bubble
With a frilly kind of charm
And with very little trouble
I could break her little arm
Oh, oh, why would a fellow want a girl like her
A girl who's merely lovely?
Why can't a fellow ever once prefer
A girl who's merely me?

[Outro:]
What's the matter with the man?
What's the matter with the man?
What's the matter with the man?