Annie the musical - It's The Hard Knock Life Lyrics

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Annie the Musical - It's The Hard Knock Life Lyrics

(Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin)

ORPHANS
It's the hard-knock life for us!
It's the hard-knock life for us!

ANNIE
'Steada treated,

ORPHANS
We get tricked!

ANNIE
'Steada kisses,

ORPHANS
We get kicked!

ALL
It's the hard-knock life!
Got no folks to speak of, so,
It's the hard-knock row we hoe!

ANNIE
Cotton blankets,

ORPHANS
'Steada of wool!

ANNIE
Empty Bellies

ORPHANS
'Steada of full!

ALL
It's the hard-knock life!

ANNIE
Don't it feel like the wind is always howl'n?

KATE AND TESSIE
Don't it seem like there's never any light!

DUFFY AND JULY
Once a day, don't you wanna throw the towel in?

MOLLY AND PEPPER
It's easier than puttin' up a fight.

ANNIE
No one's there when your dreams at night get creepy!
No one cares if you grow...of if you shrink!
No one dries when your eyes get wet an' weepy!

ALL
From all the cryin' you would think this place's a sink!
Ohhhh!!!!!!!
Empty belly life!
Rotten smelly life!
Full of sorrow life!
No tomorrow life!

MOLLY
Santa Claus we never see

ANNIE
Santa Claus, what's that?
Who's he?

ALL
No one cares for you a smidge
When you're in an orphanage!

MOLLY
(Making a whistling sound and imitating Miss. Hannigan)
You'll stay up till this dump shines
like the top of the Chrysler Building.

ORPHANS
Yank the whiskers from her chin
Jab her with a safety Pin
Make her drink a mickey finn
I love you, Miss Hannigan

MOLLY
(whistle) Get to work!
(whistle) Strip them beds!
(whistle) I said get to work!

ALL
It's the hard-knock life for us
It's the hard-knock life for us
No one cares for you a smidge
When your in an orphanage
It's the hard-knock life
It's the hard-knock life
It's the hard-knock life!


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SYNOPSIS
Maybe
It's The Hard Knock Life
Tomorrow
We'd Like to Thank You Herbert Hoover
Little Girls
I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here
N.Y.C
Easy Street
You Won't Be an Orphan for Long
You're Never Fully Dressed without a Smile
Tomorrow (reprise)
Something Was Missing
I Don't Need Anything but You
Annie
New Deal for Christmas