[Roxie]
(spoken)
Once it said in the paper:
'gangland's Al Capelli seen at Chez Vito with cute blonde chorine'
That was me.
I clipped it and I saved it.
Y'know, all my life I wanted to was have my own act
But no. No, no, no
Always no
One big world full of 'no'
Then? Amos came along
Safe, sweet Amos
Who never says 'no'
Lookit.
I've never done this before
But this is such a special night
And you are such a great audience!
And..And I just.. really feel like I can talk to you, y'know?
So, Forget what you've read in the papers!
And forget what you've heard on the radio!
because, because... I'm gonna tell you the truth
-not that the truth really matters-
But, I'm gonna tell ya anyways..
In the bed department?
Amos was... ZERO
i mean, when he made love to me, it was, like, he was fixing a carbouretter or sommink
'i love ya honey, I love ya'
Anywaays... I started fooling around
Then I started screwing around
-which is fooling around without dinner-
Then, I met Fred Casely
Wo said he could get me into Vaudeville
but, That didn't really work out as I planned
and I guess it didn't work out too great for fred either
So, I gave up on the Vaudeville idea
Because you figure after all those years
Opportunity's just passed you by
(singing)
But it ain't
Oh, no, no, no, no
But it ain't
(spoken)
And now?
well, if this Flynn guy gets me off
With all this publicity
I'm in a whole word of
YES!
[roxie]
The name on everybodys lips
Is gonna be roxie
The lady rakin in the chips
Is gonna be roxie
Im gonna be a celebrity
That means somebody eveyone knows
Theyre gonna recognize my eyes
My hair, my teeth, my boobs, my nose
From just some dumb mechanics wife
Im gonna be roxie
Who says that murders not an art?
And who in case she doesnt hang
Can say she started with a bang?
Foxy roxie hart!
[roxie (spoken)]
You wanna know something? I always wanted to be in
Vaudeville. and now that Im a celebrity, im
Gonna have me a swell act, too. yeah, Ill get a boy
To work with- someone who can lift me up, show me off-
Oh hell, Ill get two boys. itll frame me better.
Think big, roxie, think big.
Im gonna get a whole bunch of boys.
The name on everybodys lips
Is gonna be
[boys]
Roxie
[roxie]
The lady rakin in the chips is gonna be
[boys]
Roxie. shes gonna be a celebrity
[roxie]
That means somebody everyone knows
[boys]
Theyre gonna recognize her eyes
Her hair. her teeth...
[roxie]
...my boobs, my nose
From just some dumb mechanics wife
Im gonna be
Sing it!
[boys]
Roxie
[roxie]
Who says that murders not an art?
[boys]
And who in case she doesnt hang
[roxie]
Can say she started
With a bang?
[roxie and boys]
Foxy roxie hart
[boys]
Theyre gonna wait outside in line
To get to see roxie
[roxie]
Think of those autographs Ill sign
Good luck to you, roxie
And Ill appear in lavaliere
That goes all the way down to my waist
[boys]
Here a ring, there a ring
Everywhere a ring a ling
[roxie]
But always in the best of taste
Oooh Im a star.
[boys]
And the audience loves her.
[roxie (spoken)]
And I love the audience. and the audience loves me
For loving them. and I love them for lving me. and
We jus tlove each other. thats because none of us
Got any love in our childhood.
[boys (spoken)]
Thats right.
[roxie (spoken)]
And thats show biz, kid.
[boys]
Oh yeah.
Shes giving up here humdrum life
[roxie]
Im gonna be
[boys]
Roxie.
She made a scandal and a start.
[roxie]
And sophie tucker will shit, I know
To see her name get billed below
[all]
Foxy roxie hart!
[boys]
Chuh, chuh, chuh, etc...
[roxie (spoken)]
Those are my boys.
