Musicals - Chess - Press Conference Lyrics
Reporter #1:Does your opponentDeserve such abuse?Frederick: [Spoken]All Soviets deserve abuse.Reporter #2:But even you mustConcede he can play.Frederick: [Spoken]Sure, he's the best red on the circuit. I'llGive him that.Reporter #3:He hasn't lostFor a long timeHe could be aTough nut to crack.Frederick: [Spoken]Listen, if he gets one game off me, it'sBecause I want to keep press interest going.Reporters:Why do you persistWith vicious attacks,Ungracious remarks re:Opponents?It smacks of aLack of convictionAdmit you're under duressAnd that your only skill leftIs for money, not chess.If Soviet life's as grimAs you claim,Then how come their boysAre so good at the game?Though you swearThe American dreamIs clearly the best,You're no advertisementFor life and timesIn the West.Reporter #4:Why did you risk the whole matchBreaking down?Frederick: [Spoken]I don't know what you're saying. What areYou implying?Reporter #5:All your outrageous demands,Your conceit.Frederick: [Spoken]I don't see anything outrageous about demandingWhat I'm worth.Reporter #6:They pay all that you ask for,And then you demand even more.Frederick: [Spoken]I am the reason you're all here. Who had heard of Sergievsky?Reporters:It's hard to believeWhat we're reporting.Why so disparaging? Frederick: [Spoken]Not very sporting. Are the Communist sporting? My God!Tell all this to theUnited Nations,Are you an asset toEast-West relations?Frederick: [Spoken]What is this? What have the Russians ever doneFor East-West relations? Have you people any seriousQuestions?Reporter #7:Will you be quitting for goodIf you lose?Reporter #8:How come your second's a girl,Lover boy?Frederick: [Spoken]What did you say?Reporter #8:How come your second's a girl,Lover boy?[Freddie storms out pushing Reporter #8 out of his way]Reporters:Well, what did I say?He's out of his treeHe's finally flipped,And between you and me--He's no hope of retainingHis crown in his frame of mind.In fact,He shouldn't have come here, Florence:He should have resigned. Smile, you got your firstWell, what did I say? Exclusive story.He's out of his treeHe's finally flipped,And between you and me-- Now you can bask in hisHe's no hope of retainingHis crown in his frame of mind.In fact, Reflected glory.He shouldn't have come here,He should have resigned.If he is in this frame of mind "***** and provokedHe should be dumped,He should be resigned.If he is in this frame of mind Yankee aggression!"He should be dumped,He should be resigned.If he is in this frame of mind Oh, what a credit toHe should be dumped,He should be resigned.Your great profession!Well, what did I say?He's out of his mindHe's finally flipped,He should have resigned.
