Thank Heaven for Little Girls

"Thank Heaven for Little Girls" is a song featured in the 1958 film Gigi with music composed by Frederick Loewe and lyrics written by Alan Jay Lerner. Associated with its original performer Maurice Chevalier, the song opened and closed the film. Alfred Drake performed the song in the 1973 Broadway stage production of Gigi while it was sung as a duet between Victoria Clark and Dee Hoty in the 2015 revival.

Lyrics[]

Each time I see a little girl
Or five or six or seven
I can't resist a joyous urge
To smile and say thank heaven

For little girls
For little girls get bigger every day
Thank heaven for little girls
They grow up in the most delightful way

That little smile
So helpless and appealing
One day she’ll flash and send you
Crashing through the ceiling

Thank heaven for little girls
Thank heaven for them all,
No matter where, no matter who
Without them, what would little boys do?

Thank heaven
Thank heaven
Thank heaven for little girls

That little smile
So helpless and appealing
One day she'll flash and send you
Crashing through the ceiling

Thank heaven for little girls
Thank heaven for them all,
No matter where, no matter who
Without them, what would little boys do?

Thank heaven
Thank heaven
Thank heaven for little girls

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Media
Gigi (soundtrack/video)

Characters
Gigi • Honoré Lachaille • Gaston Lachaille • Madame Alvarez • Liane d'Exelmans • Sandomir • Aunt Alicia • Manuel

Songs
Thank Heaven for Little Girls • It's A Bore • The Parisians • She Is Not Thinking of Me • The Night They Invented Champagne • I Remember It Well • Gigi • I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore • Say a Prayer for Me Tonight

See also
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer