Cell Block Tango - Chita Rivera, Cheryl Clark, Michon Peacock, Candy Brown, Graciela Daniele & Pamela Sousa

And now, the six merry murderesses of the Cook County Jail In their rendition of the Cell Block Tango! Pop! Six! Squish! Uh Uh Cicero Lipschitz! Pop! Six! Squish! Uh Uh Cicero Lipschitz! Pop! Six! Squish! Uh Uh Cicero Lipschitz! Pop! Six! Squish! Uh Uh! Cicero! Lipschitz! He had it coming He had it coming He only had himself to blame If you'd have been there If you'd have seen it I betcha you would have done the same! Pop! Six! Squish! Uh Uh Cicero Lipschitz! You know how people Have these little habits That get you down. Like Bernie. Bernie like to chew gum. No, not chew. POP. So I came home this one day And I am really irritated, and Looking for a little sympathy And there's Bernie layin' On the couch, drinkin' a beer And chewin'. No, not chewin'. Poppin'. So, I said to him, I said, "Bernie, you pop that Gum one more time..." And he did. So I took the shotgun off the wall And I fired two warning shots... ...into his head. He had it coming He had it coming He only had himself to blame If you'd have been there If you'd have heard it I betcha you would Have done the same! I met Ezekiel Young from Salt Lake city about two years ago And he told me he was single And we hit it off right away. So, we started living together. He'd go to work, he'd come home, I'd Fix him a drink, We'd have dinner. It was like heaven in two and a half rooms And then I found out, "Single" he told me? Single, my ass. Not only Was he married ...oh, no, he had six wives. One of those Mormons, you know. So that Night, when he came home from work, I fixed him His drink as usual. You know, some guys just can't hold Their arsenic. Hah! He had it coming He had it coming He took a flower In its prime And then he used it And he abused it It was a murder But not a crime! Pop, six, squish, uh-uh Cicero, Lipschitz Now, I'm standing in the kitchen Carvin' up the chicken for dinner, Minding my own business, In storms my husband Wilbur, In a jealous rage. "You been screwin' the milkman," He says. He was crazy And he kept screamin', "You been screwin the milkman." And then he ran into my knife. He ran into my knife ten times." If you'd have been there If you'd have seen it I betcha you would have done the same! Mit keresek, én itt? Azt mondják, Hogy a híres lakem lefogta a férjemet én meg Lecsaptam a fejét. De nem igaz, én ártatlan Vagyok. Nem tudom miért mondja Uncle Sam, hogy én tettem. Probáltam A rendőrségen megmagyarázni de nem értették meg... Yeah, but did you do it? UH UH, not guilty! My sister, Veronica and I had this double act And my husband, Charlie, Traveled around with us. Now, for the last number in Our act, we did 20 acrobatic tricks in a row One two three four, five... splits, spread eagles, Back flips, flip flops, One right after the other. Well, this one night we were in Cicero, The three of us, sitting up in a hotel room Boozin' and Havin' a few laughs And we run out of ice. So I go out to get some. I come back, open the door And there's Veronica and Charlie 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 hands I even knew they were dead. They had it coming They had it coming They had it coming all along I didn't do it But if I'd done it How could you tell me that I was wrong? They had it coming They had it coming They had it coming They had it coming They had it coming They took a flower All along In its prime I didn't do it And then they used it But if I'd done it And they abused it How could you tell me It was a murder That I was wrong? But not a crime! I loved Alvin Lipschitz More than I can possibly say. He was a real artistic guy... Sensitive... a painter. But he was troubled He was always trying To find himself. He'd go out every night Looking for himself And along the way He found Ruth, Gladys, Rosemary and Irving. I guess you can say we broke Up because of artistic differences. He saw himself as alive And I saw him dead. The dirty bum, bum, bum, bum, bum The dirty bum, bum, bum, bum, bum They had it comin' They had it comin' They had it comin' They had it comin' They had it comin' They had it comin' All along All along 'Cause if they used us 'Cause if they used us And they abused us And they abused us How could you tell us How could you tell us That we were wrong? That we were wrong? He had it coming He had it coming He only had Himself To blame. If you'd have been there If you'd have seen it I betcha You would Have done The same! You pop that gum one more time! Single my ass. Ten times! Miert csukott Uncle Same bortonbe. Number seventeen-the spread eagle. Artistic differences. I betcha you would have done the same!

And now the six merry murderesses of the Crookem County Jail In their rendition of 'The Cell Block Tango' Pop! Six! Squish! Uh uh, Cicero, Lipschitz! Pop! Six! Squish! Uh uh, Cicero, Lipschitz! Pop! Six! Squish! Uh uh, Cicero, Lipschitz! He had it coming, he had it coming He only had himself to blame If you'd have been there, if you'd have seen it I betcha you would have done the same Pop! Six! Squish! Uh Uh, Cicero, Lipschitz! You know how people have these little habits That get you down like Ernie Ernie like to chew gum, no, not chew, Pop Like, I come home this one day and there's Ernie Layin' on the couch chewin', no, not chewin', poppin' So, I said to him, I said "Ernie, you pop that gum one more time" and he did So I took the shotgun off the wall And I fired two warning shots into his head He had it coming, he had it coming He only had himself to blame I met Ezekiel Young from Salt Lake city about two years ago And he told me he was single and we hit it off right away So, we started living together He'd go to work, he'd come home, I'd fix him a drink, we'd have dinner. Then I found out, single, my ass Not only was he married, well, he had six wives One of those Mormons, you know So that night, when he came home I fixed him his drink as usual You know, some guys just can't hold their arsenic He had it coming, he had it coming He took a flower in its prime And then he used it and he abused it It was a murder but not a crime Now, I'm standing in the kitchen Carvin' up the chicken for dinner And in storms my husband Wilbrin in a jealous rage "You been screwin' the milkman" He says and he kept sayin' "You been screwin the milkman" Then he ran into my knife He ran into my knife ten times If you'd have been there, if you'd have seen it I betcha you would have done the same Mit kersek, en itt? Azt mondjok, hogy a hires Lakem lefogta a ferjemet en meg lecsaptam a fejet De nem igaz, en artatlan vagyok Nem tudom mert mondja Uncle Sam hogy en tettem Probaltam a rendorsegen megmayarazni de nem ertettek meg But did you do it? Uh uh, not guilty My sister, Veronica and I had this double act And my husband, Charlie traveled around with us With the last number in our act We did 20 acrobatic tricks in our world One two three four five, splits, spread eagles Flip flops, back flips, one right after the other Well, this one night we were in Cicero The three of us, we were in this hotel room Boozin' and havin' a few laughs and we ran out of ice So I went out to get some I come back, open the door There's Veronica and Charlie 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 hands I even knew they were dead They had it coming, they had it coming They had it coming all along I didn't do it, inspite if I'd done it How could you tell me that I was wrong? I loved Alvin Lipschitz, he was a real artistic guy, sensitive, a painter But he was always trying to find himself He go out every night looking for himself And on the way, he found Ruth, Gladys, Rosemary and Irving I guess you can say we broke up because of artistic differences He saw himself as alive and I saw him dead The dirty bum, bum, bum, bum, bum The dirty bum, bum, bum, bum, bum They had it comin', they had it comin' They had it comin' all along 'Cause if they used us and they abused us How could they tell us that we were wrong? He had it coming, he had it coming He only had himself to blame If you'd have been there, if you'd have seen it I betcha you would have done the same You pop that gum one more time Single my ass Ten times Miert csukott Uncle Sam bortonbe Number seventeen, the spread eagle Artistic differences I betcha you would have done the same

It was December the sixth 1983 I was doin' time for armed robbery At four in the morning, I was sitting in my cell I heard a whistle blow, and I heard somebody yell There's a riot going on There's a riot going on There's a riot going on Up in cell block number nine Our warden said Come out with your hands up in the air If you don't stop this riot you're all gonna get the chair And Scarface Jones said It's too late to quit Pass the dynamite, don't you give me any shit There's a riot going on There's a riot going on There's a riot going on Up in cell block number nine On the 47th hour the nerve gas got our men We're all back in our cells but every now and then There's a riot going on There's a riot going on There's a riot going on Up in cellblock number nine Up in cellblock number nine Up in cellblock number nine