Gee, Officer Krupke
(专辑: West Side Story - 1961)
[Mouthpiece:] Oh, look at ya's, ya feckless frigging disappointments Now gimme one good reason I
shouldn't throw the
book atcha [Diesel:] Dear kindly Sergeant Krupke You gotta understand It's just our bringing up-ke That gets us out of hand ([Big Deal:] Our mothers all are junkies) ([A-Rab:] Our fathers all are drunks) Golly Moses, naturally we're punks! [Diesel:] Gee, Officer Krupke, we're very upset We never had the
love that every child oughta get We ain't no delinquents We're misunderstood Deep down inside us there is good! [A-Rab:] There is good! [Jets:] There is good, there is good There is untapped good! Like inside, the
worst of us is good! [Mouthpiece:] Aw, that's a
touching good story ([Diesel:] Lemme tell it to the
world!) Just tell it to the
judge [Diesel:] Dear 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 Leaping lizards! That's why I'm so bad! [Balkan:] Right! Officer Krupke, you're really a
square This boy don't need a
judge, he needs an analyst's care! It's just his neurosis that oughta be curbed He's psychologically disturbed! [Diesel:] I'm disturbed! [Jets:] We're disturbed, we're disturbed We're the
most disturbed Like we're psychologically disturbed [Balkan:] Hear ye, hear ye! In the
opinion of this court, the
boy is depraved on account he ain't had a
normal home [Diesel:] Hey, I'm depraved on account I'm deprived [Balkan:] So take this nut to a
headshrinker [Mouthpiece:] Oh, why not? [Diesel:] 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:] 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! [Diesel:] I
am sick! [Jets:] We are sick, we are sick We are sick, sick, sick Like we're sociologically sick! [A-Rab:] In my professional opinion, what we got here is a
run-of-the-mill juvenile delinquent And juvenile delinquency is a
social disease! [Balkan:] Ew, Diesel, you got a
social disease? [A-Rab:] Bring him to a
social worker! [Mouthpiece:] Wait, can I
catch it by touching him? [Diesel:] Dear... [Baby John:] Kindly social worker They say go earn a
buck Like be a
soda jerker Which means I'd be a
schmuck It's not I'm anti-social I'm only anti-work [Jets:] Gloriosky! That's why I'm a
jerk! [Big Deal:] 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! [Baby John:] I'm no good! [Jets:] We're no good, we're no good! We're no earthly good Like the
best of us is no damn good! [Mouthpiece:] The
trouble is he's crazy [Balkan:] The
trouble is he drinks [A-Rab:] The
trouble is he's lazy [Big Deal:] The
trouble is he stinks [Snowboy:] The
trouble is he's growing [Baby John:] The
trouble is he's grown [Jets:] Krupke, we got troubles of our own! Gee, Officer Krupke We're down on our knees ([Diesel:] 'Cause no one wants a
fellow with a
social disease) Gee, Officer Krupke What are we to do? Gee, Officer Krupke Krup you!