Rodgers & Hart — I Had Twins

[CROWD] Hurrah! Hurroo! There'll be an execution It serves him right The law makes retribution There's going to be a killing Hurrah! Hurroo! [Citizen] It serves him right Hurrah! Hurroo! What did he do? [POLICEMAN] He came from Syracuse [CROWD] Give him the ax, the ax, the ax- Give him the ax, the ax- [DUKE] Unless he can pay a thousand marks [POLICEMAN] Or borrow it from the local shark [DUKE] Why did you come here? [AEGEAN] I had twins [DUKE] Is that why you came here? [AEGEAN] I had twins who looked alike [CROWD] (He had twins who looked alike) [AEGEAN] Couldn't tell one from the other [CROWD] (Couldn't tell one from the other) [AEGEAN] They had two slaves who looked alike [CROWD] (They had two slaves who looked alike) [AEGEAN] Couldn't tell one from his brother [CROWD] (Couldn't tell one from his brother) [AEGEAN] But on one unhappy day [CROWD] (But on one unhappy day) [AEGEAN] We went sailing on the sea [CROWD] (They went sailing on the sea) [AEGEAN] This was an unlucky blunder [CROWD] (This was an unlucky blunder) [AEGEAN] For our ship was torn asunder [CROWD] For his ship was torn asunder [AEGEAN] Just like that! [CROWD] (Just like that!) [AEGEAN] Just like that! [CROWD] (Just like that!) [AEGEAN] Just [CROWD] (Just) [AEGEAN] Like [CROWD] (Like) [AEGEAN] That! [CROWD] (That!) [AEGEAN] See? [CROWD] (See?) [AEGEAN] One young twin went down with me [CROWD] (One young twin went down with he) [AEGEAN] One went swimming with his mother [CROWD] (One went swimming with his mother) [AEGEAN] We were parted by the sea [CROWD] (They were parted by the sea) [AEGEAN] Man and wife and slave and brother [CROWD] (Man and wife and slave and brother) [AEGEAN] Now my one remaining brave boy [CROWD] Now his one remaining brave boy [AEGEAN] Went a-searching with his slave boy [CROWD] (Went a-searching with his slave boy) [AEGEAN] Having lost my sons and wife too [CROWD] (Having lost his sons wife too) [AEGEAN] I would gladly lose my life too [CROWD] (He would gladly lose his life too) [AEGEAN] Just like that! Just like that! Just Like That! [CROWD] See! [AEGEAN] I have searched the isles of Greece [CROWD] (He has searched the isles of Greece) [AEGEAN] From my home to far-off Samos [CROWD] (From his home to far-off Samos) [AEGEAN] Didn't know your local laws! [CROWD] (Didn't know our local laws!) [AEGEAN] I am just an Ignoramus! [CROWD] He is just an Ignoramus! [AEGEAN] I am sinless! [CROWD] (sinless) [AEGEAN] I am twinless! [CROWD] (twinless) [AEGEAN] I am wifeless! [CROWD] (wifeless) [AEGEAN] I am lifeless! [CROWD] (lifeless) [AEGEAN] I Am Glad To Die! [CROWD] Hurrah! Hurroo! There'll be an execution It serves him right The law makes retribution There's going to be a killing Hurrah! Hurroo! What did he do? He came from Syracuse Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!