Chicago - Cell Block Tango Lyrics
And now the 6 marry murderesses of the cook countyjail in their rendition of the cell block tango[LIZ]Pop![ANNIE]Six![JUNE]Squish![HUNYAK]Uh Uh (squeezing necklace)[VELMA]Cicero (Smoke puffs)[MONA]Lipschitz![LIZ]Pop![ANNIE]Six![JUNE]Squish![HUNYAK]Uh Uh (squeezing necklace)[VELMA]Cicero (smoke puffs)[MONA]Lipschitz![LIZ]Pop![ANNIE]Six![JUNE]Squish![HUNYAK]Uh Uh (squeezing necklace)[VELMA]Cicero (smoke puffs)[MONA]Lipschitz![LIZ]Pop![ANNIE]Six![JUNE]Squish![HUNYAK]Uh Uh (squeezing necklace)[VELMA]Cicero (smoke puffs)[MONA]Lipschitz![LIZ]Pop![ANNIE]Six![JUNE]Squish![HUNYAK]Uh Uh (squeezing necklace)[VELMA]Cicero (smoke puffs)[MONA]Lipschitz![ALL]He had it comingHe had it comingHe only had himself to blameIf you'd have been thereIf you'd have seen it[VELMA]I betcha you would have done the same![LIZ]Pop![ANNIE]Six![JUNE]Squish![HUNYAK]Uh Uh (squeezing necklace[VELMA]Cicero (smoke puffs)[MONA]Lipschitz![LIZ (Spoken)]You know how peoplehave these little habitsThat get you down. Like Bernie.Bernie like to chew gum.No, not chew. POP.So I came home this one dayAnd I am really irritated, and I'mlooking for a bit of sympathyand there's Bernie layin'on the couch, drinkin' a beerand chewin'. No, not chewin'.Poppin'. So, I said to him,I said, "you pop thatgum one more time..."and he did.So I took the shotgun off the walland I fired two warning shots......into his head.[GIRLS]He had it comingHe had it comingHe only had himself to blameIf you'd have been thereIf you'd have heard itI betcha you wouldHave done the same![ANNIE (Spoken)]I met Ezekiel Young fromSalt Lake city about two years agoand he told me he was singleand we hit it off right away.So, we started living together.He'd go to work, he'd come home, I'dfix him a drink, We'd have dinner.And then I found out,"Single" he told me?Single, my ass. Not onlywas he married...oh, no, he had six wives.One of those Mormons, you know. So thatnight, when he came home, I fixed himhis drink as usual.You know, some guys just can't holdtheir arsenic.[LIZ,ANNIE,JUNE,MONA]Hah! He had it comingHe had it comingHe took a flowerIn its primeAnd then he used itAnd he abused itIt was a murderBut not a crime![VELMA AND HUNYAK]Pop, six, squish, uh-uhCicero, Lipschitz[JUNE (Spoken)]Now, I'm standing in the kitchencarvin' 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 crazyand 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 thereIf you'd have seen itI betcha you would have done the same![HUNYAK (Spoken)]Mit keresek, йn itt? Azt mondjбk,hogy a hнres lakem lefogta a fйrjemet йn meglecsaptam a fejйt. De nem igaz, йn бrtatlanvagyok. Nem tudom miйrt mondjaUncle Sam, hogy йn tettem. Probбltama rendхrsйgen megmagyarбzni de nem йrtettйk meg...[JUNE (Spoken)]Yeah, but did you do it?[HUNYAK]UH UH, not guilty![VELMA]My sister, Veronica andI had this double actand my husband, Charlie,traveled around with us.Now, for the last number inour act, we did 20 acrobatic tricksone two three four,five...splits, spread eagles,back flips,flip flops,one right after the other.Well, this one night we were in the hotel Cicero,the three of us,boozin' andhavin' a few laughswhen we run out of ice.So I went out to get some.I come back, open the doorand there's Veronica andCharlie doing Number Seventeen-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 handsI even knew they were dead.They had it comingThey had it comingThey had it coming all alongI didn't do itBut if I'd done itHow could you tell me that I was wrong?[VELMA]They had it coming[GIRLS]They had it coming[VELMA]They had it coming[GIRLS]They had it coming[VELMA]They had it coming[GIRLS]They took a flower[VELMA]All along[GIRLS]In its prime[VELMA]I didn't do it[GIRLS]And then they used it[VELMA]But if I'd done it[GIRLS]And they abused it[VELMA]How could you tell me[GIRLS]It was a murder[VELMA]That I was wrong?[GIRLS]But not a crime![MONA]I loved Alvin Lipschitzmore than I can possibly say.He was a real artistic guy...sensitive... a painter.ButHe was always tryingto find himself.He'd go out every nightlooking for himselfand on the wayhe found Ruth,Gladys,Rosemary and Irving.I guess you can say we brokeup because of artistic differences.He saw himself as aliveand I saw him dead.[ALL]The dirty bum, bum, bum, bum, bumThe dirty bum, bum, bum, bum, bum[LIZ,ANNIE,MONA]They had it comin'[VELMA,JUNE,HUNYAK]They had it comin'[LIZ,ANNIE,MONA]They had it comin'[VELMA,JUNE,HUNYAK]They had it comin'[LIZ,ANNIE,MONA]They had it comin'[VELMA,JUNE,HUNYAK]They had it comin'[LIZ,ANNIE,MONA]All along[VELMA,JUNE,HUNYAK]All along'Cause if they used us'Cause if they used us And they abused usAnd they abused us[LIZ,ANNIE,MONA]How could you tell us[VELMA,JUNE,HUNYAK]How could you tell us That we were wrong?That we were wrong?He had it comingHe had it comingHe only hadHimselfTo blame.If you'd have been thereIf you'd have seen itI betchaYou wouldHave doneThe same![LIZ (Spoken)]You pop that gum one more time![ANNIE (spoken)]Single my ass.[JUNE (Spoken)]Ten times![HUNYAK (Spoken)]Miert csukott Uncle Same bortonbe.[VELMA (Spoken)]Number seventeen-the spread eagle.[MONA (Spoken)]Artistic differences.[LIZ]Pop![ANNIE]Six![JUNE]Squish![HUNYAK]Uh Uh (squeezing necklace)[VELMA]Cicero (smoke puffs)[MONA]Lipschitz!
