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Off-Broadway Musical (2010) The Scottsboro Boys - Zat So? Lyrics
SAMUEL LEIBOWITZ (MR. BONES) (To HAYWOOD.) The Governor of Alabama will see you now in his chambers. Well, don’t make the Governor wait.
GOVERNOR (INTERLOCUTOR) MR. PATTERSON, I UNDERSTAND YOU WISH TO CONFESS TO THIS TERRIBLE CRIME ZAT SO?
SAMUEL LEIBOWITZ (MR. BONES) SAY YES.
HAYWOOD NO!
GOVERNOR (INTERLOCUTOR) Mr. Patterson. I don’t think you heard me correctly. You people sometimes don’t understand what you’ve been asked. It’s because you don’t listen. So let’s try this again. YOU NOW ADMIT YOU COMMITTED THIS RAPE WHICH YOU’VE BEEN DENYING ALL ALONG ZAT RIGHT?
SAMUEL LEIBOWITZ (MR. BONES) THAT’S RIGHT
HAYWOOD WRONG
SAMUEL LEIBOWITZ (MR. BONES) Haywood, what are you doing?!
GOVERNOR (INTERLOCUTOR) NOW BOY IT’S INCREASINGLY CLEAR YOU DON’T COMPREHEND EXACTLY WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE
SAMUEL LEIBOWITZ (MR. BONES) What’s happening is you’re gonna rot in jail!
GOVERNOR (INTERLOCUTOR) THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE THIS IS THE VERY LAST TIME I ASK IF YOU’RE GUILTY OF COMMITTING THIS HORRIBLE CRIME
SAMUEL LEIBOWITZ (MR. BONES) Say yes! Say yes!
GOVERNOR (INTERLOCUTOR) Say yes!
HAYWOOD NO! NO! NO!
GOVERNOR (INTERLOCUTOR) YOU LEAVE ME BOY NO OTHER COURSE YOU’RE BELLIGERENT, WITHOUT REMORSE YOU’RE TELLING ME YOU NEVER WILL CONFESS? ZAT SO?
SAMUEL LEIBOWITZ (MR. BONES) SAY NO! SAY NO!
HAYWOOD YES!
GOVERNOR (INTERLOCUTOR) There goes your freedom, son! There goes your freedom!
HAYWOOD IT AIN’T FOR YOU TO SAY I’M FREE IN MY MIND IN MY MIND IN MY OWN MIND I’M FREE! I’M FREE! I’M FREE!
GOVERNOR (INTERLOCUTOR) You’re not free! The truth is, Haywood, You’re going back to jail for a very long time. Any final words?
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SYNOPSIS Minstrel March/Hey, Hey, Hey! Our Story Begins Commencing In Chattanooga Alabama Ladies Nothin' Electric Chair Go Back Home Shout! Make Friends With The Truth That's Not The Way We Do Things Never Too Late Financial Advice Southern Days It's Gonna Take Time Zat So? You Can't Do Me The Scottsboro Boys Go Back Home
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