This piece is from the score of the original stage musical The Right Circles. It is performed by the character Josey, and part of The Audition suite of selections:
- The Audition (Part 1)
- The Audition (Part 2)
- Filet of Soul
- The Ice Cream Song
- Ready and Willing
- The Audition (Part 3)
Listen to .mp3 sample of Ready and Willing from the Demo Recording.
See the The Right Circles post for Demo Recording performance credits.
Lyrics & Book Excerpt
JOSEY: I’ll be singing “Ready and Willing” from Larry Gold’s
“The Better Mousetrap.” Music starts: “Ready and Willing.”
I know you’re a man who’s very tough to please
Had enough of girls who only aim to tease
But in me you’ll find a fantasy come true
Because I’m more than ready and I’m willing too
Tell me what you want no matter how absurd
I’ll bend over backwards if you say the word
Brush me off, play hard to get, but this I vow
I’m ready more than ever and I’m willing now
You must forgive me if I’m coming on strong
It’s just I’m not the kind to string you along
How I crave your gentle caress
If to love is a crime then I have to confess
The sparks will fly ’cause we’re a perfect match
I will set your heart afire, no strings attached
This torch I carry makes me yours ’til I die
Ready and willing am I
Ready and willing am I
© & 
2007, 1994 Mark S. Meritt and Richard Hack