written by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II,[1] initially performed by Celeste Holm.
[2] In the song Ado Annie Carnes describes her sexual awakening (albeit in highly euphemistic terms) and the conflicts that it brings.
One of two female leads, Ado Annie has a pair of principal suitors, a Persian traveling salesman Ali Hakim and the cowboy Will Parker, recently returned from an excursion to Kansas City.
She describes to her friend Laurey the attention she is now receiving from men "since she filled out" and her inability to say "no" to their advances.
Sample lyrics: In the British comedy Fawlty Towers, the character Polly sings the songs to entertain the guests in the episode "Gourmet Night".