Show Synopsis:
The Frake family is getting ready for the big state fair - Abe wants his calf to win a blue ribbon, his wife Melissa wants a blue ribbon for her mincemeat, his son Wayne hates leaving his girlfriend behind in their hometown, and his daughter Margy will not give Harry an answer to his longstanding marriage proposal. At the fair, Wayne falls in love with a Emily Arden, a journalist named Pat pursues Margy and kisses her right as Harry shows up unexpectedly, and Melissa and Abe win their blue ribbons. Wayne realizes that being in love with Emily is changing him, and Pat runs off from his first real date with Margy when he gets a big job interview in Chicago. Emily breaks up with Pat and he gets drunk and begins to think of his girlfriend back home. Harry begs Margy to accept his marriage proposal but Margy says no because she does not love him, and when the Frakes return home, they find that Pat has written an entire article about their family's triumphs at the fair. Pat visits them and says that he has been offered a job in Chicago and wants Margy to join him there, and she accepts.	

Character:
Margy, a young woman who cannot figure out what she wants out of love and life; will not answer Harry's marriage proposal because she is not sure how she feels about accepting or denying him.	

Song Context:
The Frake family is getting ready to the go the state fair, but Margy cannot get excited. She feels sad and melancholy and cannot figure out why, although she should be excited at the prospects of marrying Harry and having a fun time at the fair.	

Fun Facts:
1) This musical is based off of two Rodgers & Hammerstein film adaptations of Phil Stong's novel State Fair. 
2) Jeanne Crain, who originated the role of Margy in the 1945 film, could sing as well as act, which was rare during this era of movie musicals. 
3) This song establishes Margy's character and her desires, which was rare in this film, where most of the musical numbers were "performance" numbers on a stage or at a party.