Correction Lyrics We Both Reached for the Gun by John Kander

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Mr. Billy Flynn in the press conference rag
Notice how his mouth never moves, almost

Where'd 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!

When'd you get here?

1920

How old were you?

Don't remember

Then what happened?

I met Amos
And he stole my heart away
Convinced me to elope one day

A convent girl! A run-away marriage!
Oh it's too terrible, you poor, poor dear

Who's Fred Casely?

My ex-boyfriend

Why'd you shoot him?

I was leavin'

Was he angry?

Like a madman
Still I said, "Fred, move along."

She knew that she was doin' wrong

Then describe it

He came toward me

With a 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

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

Understandable. Understandable
Yes, it's perfectly understandable
Comprehensible. Comprehensible
Not a bit reprehensible
It's so defensible!

How're you feeling?

Very frightened

Are you sorry?

Are you kidding?

What's your statement?

All I'd say is
Though my choo-choo jumped the track
I'd give my life to bring him back

And?

Stay away from

What?

Jazz and liquor

And?

And the men who

What?

Play for fun

And what?

That's the thought that

Yeah

Came upon me

When?

When we both reached for the gun!

Understandable, understandable

Yes, it's perfectly understandable
Comprehensible, comprehensible
Not a bit reprehensible
It's so defensible!

Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both

Let me
Hear it!

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

A little louder!

Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both reached
For the gun, the gun

Now you got it!

The gun, the gun
Oh yes, they both reached for the gun
For the gun

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

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
The gun, the gun, the gun,the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun,the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun,the gun

Both reached for the... gun

The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
Both reached for the gun!

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