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rodgers & hart - i had twins lyrics

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[crowd]
hurrah! hurroo!
there’ll be an execution
it serves him right
the law makes retribution
there’s going to be a k!lling
hurrah! hurroo!

[citizen]
it serves him right
hurrah! hurroo!
what did he do?

[policeman]
he came from syracuse

[crowd]
give him the ax, the ax, the ax+
give him the ax, the ax+

[duke]
unless he can pay a thousand marks

[policeman]
or borrow it from the local shark

[duke]
why did you come here?

[aegean]
i had twins

[duke]
is that why you came here?

[aegean]
i had twins who looked alike
[crowd]
(he had twins who looked alike)

[aegean]
couldn’t tell one from the other
[crowd]
(couldn’t tell one from the other)

[aegean]
they had two slaves who looked alike
[crowd]
(they had two slaves who looked alike)

[aegean]
couldn’t tell one from his brother
[crowd]
(couldn’t tell one from his brother)

[aegean]
but on one unhappy day
[crowd]
(but on one unhappy day)

[aegean]
we went sailing on the sea
[crowd]
(they went sailing on the sea)

[aegean]
this was an unlucky blunder
[crowd]
(this was an unlucky blunder)

[aegean]
for our ship was torn asunder
[crowd]
for his ship was torn asunder

[aegean]
just like that!
[crowd]
(just like that!)

[aegean]
just like that!
[crowd]
(just like that!)

[aegean]
just
[crowd]
(just)

[aegean]
like
[crowd]
(like)

[aegean]
that!
[crowd]
(that!)

[aegean]
see?
[crowd]
(see?)

[aegean]
one young twin went down with me
[crowd]
(one young twin went down with he)

[aegean]
one went swimming with his mother
[crowd]
(one went swimming with his mother)

[aegean]
we were parted by the sea
[crowd]
(they were parted by the sea)

[aegean]
man and wife and slave and brother
[crowd]
(man and wife and slave and brother)

[aegean]
now my one remaining brave boy
[crowd]
now his one remaining brave boy

[aegean]
went a+searching with his slave boy
[crowd]
(went a+searching with his slave boy)

[aegean]
having lost my sons and wife too
[crowd]
(having lost his sons wife too)

[aegean]
i would gladly lose my life too
[crowd]
(he would gladly lose his life too)

[aegean]
just like that!
just like that!
just
like
that!
[crowd]
see!

[aegean]
i have searched the isles of greece
[crowd]
(he has searched the isles of greece)

[aegean]
from my home to far+off samos
[crowd]
(from his home to far+off samos)

[aegean]
didn’t know your local laws!
[crowd]
(didn’t know our local laws!)

[aegean]
i am just an ignoramus!
[crowd]
he is just an ignoramus!

[aegean]
i am sinless!
[crowd]
(sinless)

[aegean]
i am twinless!
[crowd]
(twinless)

[aegean]
i am wifeless!
[crowd]
(wifeless)

[aegean]
i am lifeless!
[crowd]
(lifeless)

[aegean]
i
am
glad
to
die!

[crowd]
hurrah! hurroo!
there’ll be an execution
it serves him right
the law makes retribution
there’s going to be a k!lling
hurrah! hurroo!
what did he do?
he came from syracuse
yes! yes! yes!
yes! yes! yes!
yes!
yes!
yes!

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