Aileen Quinn — It’s a Hard-Knock Life

[ORPHANS] It's a hard-knock life for us! It's a hard-knock life for us! [ANNIE] 'Stead of treated [ORPHANS] We get tricked! [ANNIE] 'Stead of kisses [ORPHANS] We get kicked! [ALL] It's a hard-knock life! Got no folks to speak of, so It's a hard-knock row we ho [ANNIE] Cotton blanket [ORPHANS] 'stead a wool [ANNIE] Empty Bellies [ORPHANS] 'Stead a full! [ALL] It's a hard-knock life! [ANNIE] Don't it feel like the wind is always howlin? [KATE & TESSA] Don't it seem like there's never any light! [ANNIE & MOLLY] Once a day, don't you wanna throw the towel in? [PEPPER & JULY] It's easier than putting up a fight [ANNIE] No one's there when your dreams at night are creepy! No one cares if you grow or if you shrink! No one dries when your eyes get wet and weepy [ALL] From the crying you would think this place's would 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 a orphanage It's a hard knock life [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 (Except Molly)] Yank the whiskers from her chin Jab her with a safety Pin Make her drink a Mickey Finn I love you Miss Hannigan [Molly] Get to work! Strip them beds! Scrub that floor! Polish my shoes! And I mean Start NOW! [ALL] It's a hard-knock life for us It's a hard-knock life for us No one cares for you a smidge When your in a orphanage It's a hard-knock life! It's a hard-knock life! It's a hard-knock life!!!