For those who haven't seen it, here's the clip.
See if you don't start hearing it next time they cover it. They're depraved on account they're deprived!
1957 BROADWAY LYRICSACTIONDear kindly Sergeant Krupke,You gotta understand:It's just our bringin' upkeThat gets us out of hand.Our mothers all are junkies,Our fathers all are drunks.ACTION AND JETSGolly Moses, natcherly 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!ACTIONThere is good!ALLThere is good, there is good,There is untapped good.Like inside, the worst of us is good.SNOWBOY(Spoken) That's a touchin' good story.ACTION(Spoken) Lemme tell it to the world!SNOWBOYJust tell it to the judge.ACTIONDear 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!DIESEL(As Judge) Right!Officer Krupke, you're really a square.This boy don't need a judge, he needs a [sic] analyst's care!It's just his neurosis that oughta be curbed.He's psychologically disturbed!ACTIONI'm disturbed!ALLWe're disturbed, we're disturbed,We're the most disturbed,Like we're psychologically disturbed.DIESEL(Spoken, as Judge) In the opinion on this court, this child is depraved on account he ain't had a normal home.ACTION(Spoken) Hey, I'm depraved on account I'm deprived.DIESELSo take him to a headshrinker.ACTION (Sings)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!A-RAB (As Psychiatrist)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!ACTIONI am sick!ALLWe are sick, we are sick,We are sick, sick, sick,Like we're sociologically sick!A-RABIn my opinion, this child don't need to have his head shrunk at all. Juvenile delinquency is purely a social disease.ACTION (spoken)Hey, I got a social disease!A-RAB (spoken)So take him to a social worker!ACTIONDear kindly social worker,They say go earn a buck.Like be a soda jerker,Which means like be a schmuck.It's not I'm anti-social,I'm only anti-work.Gloryosky, that's why I'm a jerk!BABY JOHN (As Social Worker)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 him, he's no good!ACTIONI'm no good!ALLWe're no good, we're no good!We're no earthly good,Like the best of us is no damn good!DIESEL (As Judge)The trouble is he's crazy.A-RAB (As Psychiatrist)The trouble is he drinks.BABY JOHN (As Social Worker)The trouble is he's lazy.DIESELThe trouble is he stinks.A-RABThe trouble is he's growing.BABY JOHNThe trouble is he's grown.ALLKrupke, we got troubles of our own!Gee, Officer Krupke,We're down on our knees,'Cause no one wants a fellow with a social disease.Gee, Officer Krupke,What are we to do?Gee, Officer Krupke,Krup you!
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