Question about the lyric for "Love's a Bond" from Sondheim's SATURDAY NIGHT

[GroupAGroup1]

Posted: 8/6/19 at 12:30am

A question: I've been going through the lyric for "Love's a Bond," from Sondheim's 1954 musical SATURDAY NIGHT, and I can't quite make out a line in the last section. 

"And darling, have you heard
A rise in stocks has just occurred!
If CANNOT TELL dark, it
Will soon flood the market..."

I'm asking if someone knows here because, bizarrely, the section is not printed in Sondheim's Finishing the Hat, and is not included as an Oversight in Look, I Made a Hat. Thanks in advance for your attention!

Updated On: 8/6/19 at 12:30 AM

[copskid949]

Posted: 8/6/19 at 12:36am

I believe the words you’re looking for are “sold in.”

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 8/6/19 at 12:39am

According to genius.com, the lyrics are as follows:

“And darling, have you heard
A rise in stocks has just occurred
If sold in the dark, it
Will soon flood the market
Though love is common
Still and all, it’s preferred”

[GroupAGroup1]

Posted: 8/6/19 at 12:54am

Thank you!