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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. Songtexte 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!" Aus Songtexte Mania