Chicago Soundtrack
"I Can't Do It Alone"


Ladies and gentlement,
Ms. Velma Kelly in an act of desperation

[VELMA (to Roxie)]
My sister and I had an act that couldn't flop
My sister and I were headed straight for the top
My sister and I earned a thou a week at least
Oh, yeah!
But my sistr is now, unfortunately, deceased

I know it's sad, of course
But a fact is still a fact
And now all that remains
Is the remains
Of a perfect double act!

[spoken]
Watch this.
They have to imagine
this with two people. 
It's swell with two people.

First I'd...
Then she'd...
Then we'd...
But I can't do it alone!
Then she'd...
Then I'd...
Then we'd...
But I can't do it alone!

She'd say,"What's your sister like?"
I'd say, "Men,"
She'd say, "you're the cat's meow"
Then we'd wow the crowd again
When she'd go...
I'd go...
We'd go...

Then those ding-dong daddies started to roar
Whistled, stomped and stamped on the floor
Yelling, sreaming, begging for more.

[spoken]
And we'd say, "O.K. fellas, keep your socks up.
Cause you ain't seen nothin' yet!"

But I simply cannot do it alone!

So what do you think? Come on, you can say.

I know you're right. The first part is shit.
But the second part, the second part is really nifty.
OK

She go...(See, get it, right?)
I go...(Then I'd kick really high...)
We go...
And then those two-bit Johnnies did it up brown
To cheer the best attraction in town
They nearly tore the balcony down

[spoken]
And we'd say. "O.K. boys, 
we're goin' home, but here's a few more partin' shots!"
And this... this we did in perfect unison.

Now, you've seen me goin' through it
You may see there's nothin' to it
But I simply cannot do it
Alone!