[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.