(bandmaster speaking)

mr. billy flynn and the press conference rag

notice how his mouth never moves......almost



whered you come from

mississippi

and your parents

very wealthy

where are they now

six feet under

but she was granted one more start

the convent of the sacred heart



whend ya get here

1920

how old were you

dont remember

then what happened

I met amis, then he stole my heart away

convinced me to elope one day



(mary sunshine)

oh you poor dear I cant believe what youve been through

a convent girl

a runaway marriage, now tell us roxie

whos fred casely

my ex-boyfriend

(reporters)whyd you shoot him

I was leaving

was he angry

like a madman

still I said fred move along

she knew that she was doing wrong



then describe it

he came toward me

with the pistol

from my bureau

did you fight him

like a tiger

he had strength and she had none

and yet we both reached for the gun



Oh yes

oh yes

oh yes we both

oh yes we both

oh yes we both

reached for

the gun

the gun

the gun

the gun

oh yes we both

reached for the gun

for the gun



(reporters)

Oh yes

oh yes

oh yes they both

oh yes they both

oh yes they both

reached for

the gun

the gun

the gun

the gun

oh yes they both

reached for the gun

for the gun



(billy flynn)

under-stand-able, under-stand-able

yes it perfectly under-stand-able

compre-hen-sible, compre-hen-sible

not a bit reprehensible, its sooo de-fen-si-ble



(reporters)

how ya feelin

very frightened

(mary sunshine)

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