John Kander - Cell Block Tango lyrics

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John Kander - Cell Block Tango lyrics

(Liz) Pop! (Annie) Six! (June) Squish! (Hunyak) Uh-uh (Velma) Cicero (Mona) Lipschitz! And now The six merry murderesses of the Cook County Jail In their rendition of The cell block tango (Liz) Pop! (Annie) Six! (June) Squish! (Hunyak) Uh-uh (Velma) Cicero (Mona) Lipschitz! (Liz) Pop! (Annie) Six (June) Squish (Hunyak) Uh-uh (Velma) Cicero (Mona) Lipschitz! (Liz) Pop! (Annie) Six (June) Squish (Hunyak) Uh-uh (Velma) Cicero (Mona) Lipschitz! (Liz) Pop! (Annie) Six (June) Squish (Hunyak) Uh-uh (Velma) Cicero (Mona) Lipschitz! (Liz) Pop! (Annie) Six (June) Squish (Hunyak) Uh-uh (Velma) Cicero (Mona) Lipschitz! (all) He had it coming He had it coming He only had himself to blame If you'd have been there If you'd have seen it (Velma) I betcha you would have done the same! (Liz) Pop! (Annie) Six (June) Squish (Hunyak) Uh-uh (Velma) Cicero (Mona) Lipschitz! (Liz) You know how people have these little habits that get you down? Like Bernie. Bernie liked to chew gum No, not chew: pop! So I came home this one day and I am really irritated And I'm looking for a bit of sympathy And there's Bernie, lyin' on the couch Drinkin' a beer and chewin' No, not chewin': poppin'! So, I said to him I said, "You pop that gum one more time...." And he did So I took the shotgun off the wall And I fired two warning shots ...in-to his head (all) He had it coming He had it coming He only had himself to blame If you'd have been there If you'd have heard it I betcha you would have done the same (He had it coming) (He had it coming) (Annie) I met Ezekiel Young from Salt Lake City about two years ago And he told me he was single And we hit it off right away So, we started living together He'd go to work, he'd come home I'd fix him a drink, we'd have dinner And then I found out "Single" he told me? Single, my a** Not only was he married, oh no He had six wives; one of those Mormons, you know So that night, when he came home I fixed him his drink as usual You know, some guys just can't hold their arsenic (all) He had it coming (Pop, six, squish) He had it coming (uh-uh, Cicero, Lipschitz) He took a flower in its prime (Pop, six, squish) And then he used it, and he abused it (uh-uh, Cicero, Lipschitz) It was a murder but not a crime! (Pop, six, squish) (uh-uh, Cicero, Lipschitz) (June)) Now, I'm standing in the kitchen, carvin' up the chicken for dinner Minding my own business And in storms my husband Wilbur in a jealous rage "You been screwin' the milkman," he says He was crazy and he kept screamin' "You been screwin' the milkman." And then he ran into my knife He ran into my knife ten times (all) If you'd have been there If you'd have seen it I betcha you would have done the same! (Hunyak) Mit keresek, én itt? Azt mondják, hogy a híres lakem lefogta a férjemet én meg Lecsaptam a fejét De nem igaz, én ártatlan vagyok Nem tudom miért mondja Uncle Sam hogy én tettem Probáltam a rendõrségen megmagyarázni de nem értették meg (Roxie) Yeah, but did you do it? (Hunyak) Uh-uh, not guilty! (all) He had it coming... He had it coming... (Velma) My sister, Veronica and I had this double act And my husband, Charlie, traveled around with us Now, for the last number in our act We did 20 acrobatic tricks in a row One, two, three, four, five, splits, spread eagles Back flips, flip flops, one right after the other So this one night we were in the hotel Cicero The three of us, boozin', havin' a few laughs And we run out of ice, so I go out to get some I come back, open the door And there's Veronica and Charlie Doing Number 17: the spread eagle Well, I was in such a state of shock I completely blacked out, I can't remember a thing It wasn't until later When I was washing the blood off my hands I even knew they were dead (Veronica (echoed by all)) They had it coming (they had it coming) They had it coming (they had it coming) They had it coming all along (they had it coming all along) I didn't do it (she didn't do it) But if I'd done it (but if she'd done it) How could you tell me that I was wrong? They had it coming (they had it coming) They had it coming (they had it coming) They had it coming all along (they took a flower in its prime) I didn't do it (and then they used it) But if I'd done it (and they abused it) How could you tell me (it was a murder) That I was wrong? (but not a crime) (Mona) I loved Alvin Lipschitz more than I can possibly say He was a real artistic guy Sensitive, a painter But he was always trying to find himself He'd go out every night looking for himself And on the way he found Ruth Gladys Rosemary And Irving I guess you can say we broke up because of artistic differences He saw himself as alive And I saw him dead (all) The dirty bum (bum, bum, bum, bum) The dirty bum (bum, bum, bum, bum) (all) They had it comin' (They had it comin') They had it comin' (They had it comin') They had it comin' (They had it comin') All along (all along) 'Cause if they used us ('Cause if they used us) And they abused us (And they abused us) How could you tell us (How could you tell us) That we were wrong? (That we were wrong?) He had it coming He had it coming He only had himself to blame If you'd have been there If you'd have seen it I betcha you would have done the same! (Liz) You pop that gum one more time! (Annie) Single my a** (June) Ten times! (Hunyak) Miert csukott Uncle Sam bortonbe (Velma) Number 17: the spread eagle (Mona) Artistic differences (Liz) Pop! (Annie) Six (June) Squish (Hunyak) Uh-uh (Velma) Cicero (Mona) Lipschitz!