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TIGER, IMITATING KRUPKE
Hey you!
RIFF
Who me, Officer Krupke?
TIGER, IMITATING KRUPKE
Yeah you, gimme one good reason for not draggin' ya down the station house, ya punk!
RIFF
Dear kindly Sergeant Krupke
You gotta understand
It's just our bringin' upke
That gets us out of hand
Our mothers all are junkies
Our fathers all are drunks
Golly Moses, natcherly we're punks
JETS
Gee, Officer Krupke
We're very upset
We never had the love
That every child oughta get
We ain't no deliquents
We're misunderstood
Deep down inside us there is good
RIFF
There is good!
JETS
There is good, there is good
There is untapped good
Like inside, the worst of us is good
TIGER, IMITATING KRUPKE
That's a touching good story
RIFF
Lemme tell it to the world!
TIGER, IMITATING KRUPKE
Just tell it to the judge
RIFF
Dear kindly Judge, your Honour
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
SNOWBOY IMITATING JUDGE
Right! 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 curbed
He's psychologically disturbed
RIFF
I'm disturbed
JETS
We're disturbed, we're disturbed
We're the most disturbed
Like we're psychologically disturbed
SNOWBOY IMITATING JUDGE
Hear ye, hear ye. In the opinion of this court, this child is depraved on account he ain't had a normal home.
RIFF
Hey, I'm depraved on account I'm deprived!
SNOWBOY IMITATING JUDGE
So take him to a headshrinker. You!
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Who me?
RIFF
My daddy beats my mommy
My mommy clubbers me
My grand'pa is a commie
My grand'ma pushes tea
My sisters wears a moustache
My brother wears a dress
Goodness gracious, that's why I'm a mess
ACTION IMITATING HEADSHRINKER
Yes, Officer Krupke
He shouldn't be here
This boy don't need a couch
He needs a usefully career
Society's played him a terrible trick
And sociologically he's sick
RIFF
I am sick!
JETS
We are sick, we are sick
We are sick sick sick
Like we're sociologically sick
ACTION IMITATING HEADSHRINKER
In my opinion, this child does not need to have his head shrunk at all. Juvenile delinquency is purely a social disease.
RIFF
Hey, I got a social disease!
ACTION IMITATING HEADSHRINKER
So take him to a social worker
RIFF
Dear kindly social worker
They tell me get a job
Like be a soda jerker
Which means I'd be a slob
It's not I'm antisocial
I'm only anti-work
Glory Osky, that's why I'm a jerk
A-RAB
Eek, 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 he's no good
RIFF
I'm no good
JETS
We're no good, we're no good
We're no earthly good
Like the best 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
Officer Krupke
We're down on our knees
RIFF
'Cause no one wants a fella
With a social disease
JETS
Dear Officer Krupke
What are we to do?
Gee, Officer Krupke
Krup you!
TIGER, IMITATING KRUPKE Hey you! RIFF Who me, Officer Krupke? TIGER, IMITATING KRUPKE Yeah you, gimme one good reason for not draggin' ya down the station house, ya punk! RIFF Dear kindly Sergeant Krupke You gotta understand It's just our bringin' upke That gets us out of hand Our mothers all are junkies Our fathers all are drunks Golly Moses, natcherly we're punks JETS Gee, Officer Krupke We're very upset We never had the love That every child oughta get We ain't no deliquents We're misunderstood Deep down inside us there is good RIFF There is good! JETS There is good, there is good There is untapped good Like inside, the worst of us is good TIGER, IMITATING KRUPKE That's a touching good story RIFF Lemme tell it to the world! TIGER, IMITATING KRUPKE Just tell it to the judge RIFF Dear kindly Judge, your Honour 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 SNOWBOY IMITATING JUDGE Right! 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 curbed He's psychologically disturbed RIFF I'm disturbed JETS We're disturbed, we're disturbed We're the most disturbed Like we're psychologically disturbed SNOWBOY IMITATING JUDGE Hear ye, hear ye. In the opinion of this court, this child is depraved on account he ain't had a normal home. RIFF Hey, I'm depraved on account I'm deprived! SNOWBOY IMITATING JUDGE So take him to a headshrinker. You! ACTION Who me? RIFF My daddy beats my mommy My mommy clubbers me My grand'pa is a commie My grand'ma pushes tea My sisters wears a moustache My brother wears a dress Goodness gracious, that's why I'm a mess ACTION IMITATING HEADSHRINKER Yes, Officer Krupke He shouldn't be here This boy don't need a couch He needs a usefully career Society's played him a terrible trick And sociologically he's sick RIFF I am sick! JETS We are sick, we are sick We are sick sick sick Like we're sociologically sick ACTION IMITATING HEADSHRINKER In my opinion, this child does not need to have his head shrunk at all. Juvenile delinquency is purely a social disease. RIFF Hey, I got a social disease! ACTION IMITATING HEADSHRINKER So take him to a social worker RIFF Dear kindly social worker They tell me get a job Like be a soda jerker Which means I'd be a slob It's not I'm antisocial I'm only anti-work Glory Osky, that's why I'm a jerk A-RAB Eek, 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 he's no good RIFF I'm no good JETS We're no good, we're no good We're no earthly good Like the best 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 Officer Krupke We're down on our knees RIFF 'Cause no one wants a fella With a social disease JETS Dear Officer Krupke What are we to do? Gee, Officer Krupke Krup you!