West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast): Act II: Gee, Officer Krupke
Lyrics
Dear kindly Sergeant Krupke You gotta understand It's just our bringin' up-ke That gets us out of hand Our mothers all are junkies Our fathers all are drunks Golly Moses, naturally we're punks Gee, Officer Krupke, we're very upset We never had the love that ev'ry child oughta get We ain't no delinquents We're misunderstood Deep down inside us there is good! There is good! There is good, there is good There is untapped good! Like inside, the worst of us is good! (That's a touchin' good story Lemme tell it to the world! Just tell it to the judge) Dear kindly Judge, your Honor My parents treat me rough With all their marijuana They won't give me a puff They didn't wanna have me But somehow I was had Leapin' lizards! That's why I'm so bad! Officer Krupke, you're really a square This boy don't need a judge, he needs an analyst's care! It's just his neurosis that oughta be cured He's psychologic'ly disturbed! I'm disturbed! We're disturbed, we're disturbed We're the most disturbed Like we're psychologic'ly disturbed (Hear ye, Hear ye, in the opinion on this court This child is depraved on account of he ain't had a normal home Hey, I'm depraved on account I'm deprived! So take him to a headshrinker) My father is a bastard My ma's an S.O.B. My grandpa's always plastered My grandma pushes tea My sister wears a mustache My brother wears a dress! Goodness Gracious! That's why I'm a mess! Yes! Officer Krupke, you're really a slob This boy don't need a doctor Just a good honest job Society's played him a terrible trick And sociologically, he's sick! I am sick! We are sick, we are sick We are sick, sick, sick Like we're sociologically sick In my opinion, this child does not need to have his head shrunk at all Juvenile delinquency is purely a social disease Hey, I got a social disease! So take him to a social worker Dear kindly social worker They say gotta earn some dough Like be a soda jerker Which means like be a shmo! It's not I'm anti-social I'm only anti-work! Gloryoskee! That's why I'm a jerk! Officer Krupke, you've done it again This boy don't need a job He needs a year in the pen! It ain't just a question of misunderstood Deep down inside him He's no good! I'm no good! We're no good, we're no good, we're no earthly good Like the rest of us is no damn good The trouble is he's lazy The trouble is he drinks The trouble is he's crazy The trouble is he stinks The trouble is he's growing The trouble is he's grown Krupke, we've got troubles of our own Gee, Officer Krupke we're down on our knees 'Cause no one wants a fella with a social disease Gee Officer Krupke, what are we to do? Gee, Officer Krupke Krup you!
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- 04:05
- Tempo
- 141 BPM
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