We both reached for the gun Songtext
WE BOTH REACHED FOR THE GUN
MAMA
Mr. Flynn, the reporters are here.
BILLY
Let 'em in, Butch. Okay, Roxie, act like a dummy; you sit
on my lap and do all the talking.
MAMA
Mr. Billy Flynn sings the "Press Conference Rag" - notice
how his mouth never moves - almost.
REPORTERS
Where'd you come from?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Mississippi
REPORTERS
And your parents?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Very wealthy.
REPORTERS
Where are they now?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Six feet under.
BILLY
But she was granted one more start
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
The convent of the sacred heart!
REPORTERS
When'd you get there?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
1920
REPORTERS
How old were you?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Don't remember
REPORTERS
Then what happened?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
I met Amos
And he stole my hear away
Convinced me to elope one day
MARY SUNSHINE
A convent girl! A run-away marriage!
Oh, it's too terrible.
You poor, poor dear.
REPORTERS
Who's Fred Casely?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
My ex-boy friend.
REPORTERS
Why'd you shoot him.
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
I was leavin'.
REPORTERS
Was he angry?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Like a madman!
Still I said, "Fred, move along."
BILLY
She knew that she was doin' wrong
REPORTERS
Then describe it
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
He came toward me.
REPORTERS
With a pistol?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
From my bureau
REPORTERS
Did you fight him?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Like a tiger
BILLY
He had strength and she had none
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
And yet we both reached for the gun
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes we both
Oh yes, we both
Oh yes, we both reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
Oh yes, we both reached for the gun
For the gun.
BILLY & REPORTERS
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
Oh yes, they both reached for the gun
For the gun.
BILLY
Understandable, understandable
Yes, it's perfectly understandable
Comprehensible, comprehensible
Not a bit reprehensible
It's so defensible!
REPORTERS
How you're feeling?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Very frightened
REPORTERS
Are you sorry?
ROXIE
Are you kidding?
REPORTERS
What's your statement?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
All I'd say is
Though my choo-choo jumped my track
I'd give my life to bring him back
REPORTERS
And?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Stay away from
REPORTERS
What?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Jazz and liquor
REPORTERS
And?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
And the man who
REPORTERS
What?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Play for fun
REPORTERS
And what?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
That's the thought that
REPORTERS
Yeah!
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Came upon me
REPORTERS
When?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
When we both reached for the gun!
MARY SUNSHINE
Understandable, understandable
BILLY & MARY SUNSHINE
Yes, it's perfectly understandable
Comprehensible, comprehensible
Not a bit reprehensible
It's so defensible!
BILLY
REPORTERS
Let me
Hear it!
A little louder!
Now you got it!
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun,
The gun
Oh yes, they both reached
For the gun
For the gun.
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both reached
For the gun, the gun,
The gun, the gun
Oh yes, they both reached
For the gun
For the gun.
BILLY & REPORTERS
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
Oh yes, they both reached for the gun.
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun,
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun,
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun,
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun.
BILLY
Both reached for the...gun
REPORTERS
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
Both reached for the gun.
FIRST REPORTER
"Stop The Presses!"
SECOND REPORTER
"'We Both Reached For The Gun,'
Says Roxie!"
THIRD REPORTER
"Dancing Feet Lead To Sorrow,
Says Beautiful Jazz Slayer!"
FOURTH REPORTER
"Jazz And Liquor, Roxie's Downfall!"
MAMA
Mr. Flynn, the reporters are here.
BILLY
Let 'em in, Butch. Okay, Roxie, act like a dummy; you sit
on my lap and do all the talking.
MAMA
Mr. Billy Flynn sings the "Press Conference Rag" - notice
how his mouth never moves - almost.
REPORTERS
Where'd you come from?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Mississippi
REPORTERS
And your parents?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Very wealthy.
REPORTERS
Where are they now?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Six feet under.
BILLY
But she was granted one more start
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
The convent of the sacred heart!
REPORTERS
When'd you get there?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
1920
REPORTERS
How old were you?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Don't remember
REPORTERS
Then what happened?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
I met Amos
And he stole my hear away
Convinced me to elope one day
MARY SUNSHINE
A convent girl! A run-away marriage!
Oh, it's too terrible.
You poor, poor dear.
REPORTERS
Who's Fred Casely?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
My ex-boy friend.
REPORTERS
Why'd you shoot him.
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
I was leavin'.
REPORTERS
Was he angry?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Like a madman!
Still I said, "Fred, move along."
BILLY
She knew that she was doin' wrong
REPORTERS
Then describe it
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
He came toward me.
REPORTERS
With a pistol?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
From my bureau
REPORTERS
Did you fight him?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Like a tiger
BILLY
He had strength and she had none
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
And yet we both reached for the gun
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes we both
Oh yes, we both
Oh yes, we both reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
Oh yes, we both reached for the gun
For the gun.
BILLY & REPORTERS
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
Oh yes, they both reached for the gun
For the gun.
BILLY
Understandable, understandable
Yes, it's perfectly understandable
Comprehensible, comprehensible
Not a bit reprehensible
It's so defensible!
REPORTERS
How you're feeling?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Very frightened
REPORTERS
Are you sorry?
ROXIE
Are you kidding?
REPORTERS
What's your statement?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
All I'd say is
Though my choo-choo jumped my track
I'd give my life to bring him back
REPORTERS
And?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Stay away from
REPORTERS
What?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Jazz and liquor
REPORTERS
And?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
And the man who
REPORTERS
What?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Play for fun
REPORTERS
And what?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
That's the thought that
REPORTERS
Yeah!
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
Came upon me
REPORTERS
When?
BILLY (AS ROXIE)
When we both reached for the gun!
MARY SUNSHINE
Understandable, understandable
BILLY & MARY SUNSHINE
Yes, it's perfectly understandable
Comprehensible, comprehensible
Not a bit reprehensible
It's so defensible!
BILLY
REPORTERS
Let me
Hear it!
A little louder!
Now you got it!
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun,
The gun
Oh yes, they both reached
For the gun
For the gun.
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both reached
For the gun, the gun,
The gun, the gun
Oh yes, they both reached
For the gun
For the gun.
BILLY & REPORTERS
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
Oh yes, they both reached for the gun.
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun,
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun,
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun,
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun.
BILLY
Both reached for the...gun
REPORTERS
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
Both reached for the gun.
FIRST REPORTER
"Stop The Presses!"
SECOND REPORTER
"'We Both Reached For The Gun,'
Says Roxie!"
THIRD REPORTER
"Dancing Feet Lead To Sorrow,
Says Beautiful Jazz Slayer!"
FOURTH REPORTER
"Jazz And Liquor, Roxie's Downfall!"
We both reached for the gun Video
