Rodgers And Hammerstein - It's A Scandal! It's An Outrage! Lyrics
[Peddler]Oh!Trapped!...Tricked! ...Hoodwinked! ...Ambushed! ...[Men]Friend,Whut's on yer mind?Why do you walkAround and around,With yer handsFolded behind,And yer chin scrapin' the ground?[Peddler][Speaking]O fellars I don't believe it![Singing]Twenty minutes ago I am free like the breeze,Free like a bird in the woodland wild,Free like a gypsy, free like a child,I'm a happy man![Additional Verse]I'm unattached!Twenty minutes ago I can do what I please,Flick my cigar ashes on a rug,Dunk with a donut, drink from a jug-[Peddler]I'm minding my own business like I oughterAin't meanin' no harm to anyone.I'm talking to a certain farmer's daughter-Then I'm looking into the muzzle of a gun![Men]It's getting so you cain't have any fun!Every daughter has a father with a gun!It's a scandal, it's an outrage!How a gal gits a husband today![Peddler]If you make one mistake when the moon is bright,Then they tie you to a contract,So you'll make it ev'ry night![Men]It's a scandal, it's an outrage!When her fambly surround you and say:"You gotta make an honest womern outta Nell!"[Peddler]To make you make her honest, she will lie like hell![Men]It's a scandal, it's an outrage!On our manhood, it's a blot!Where is the leader who will save us?And be the first man to be shot?[Peddler]Me?[Men]It's a scandal, it's an outrage!Jist a wink and a kiss and you're through![Peddler]You're in a mess, and in less than a year, by heck!There's a baby on your shoulder making bubbles on your neck![Men]It's a scandal, it's an outrage!Any farmer will tell you it's true.[Peddler]A rooster in a chickencoop is better off'n men.He ain't the special property of just one hen![Men]It's a scandal, it's an outrage!When it's gonna be the dayWe're gonna lead the liberationAnd we will lead the way?[Alternative Verse][Men]It's a problem we must solveWe gotta start a revolution![Girls]All right, boys! Revolve