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I'd fix him a drink.
We'd have dinner.
And then I found out.
SingIe, he toId me?
SingIe, my ass.
Not onIy was he married . . .
Oh , no. . .
He had six wives.
One of those Mormons.
So that night
when he came home from work. . .
I fixed him his drink,
as usuaI .
You know, some guys
just can't hoId their arsenic.
- He had it coming
- Pop, six, squish
- He had it coming
- Cicero, Lipschitz
He took a flower
in its prime
- And then he used it
- Pop
- And he abused it
- Six
lt was a murder,
but not a crime
Cicero, Lipschitz
Now, I'm standing
in the kitchen
carving up the chicken
for dinner,
minding my own business.
In storms my husband , WiIbur,
in a jeaIous rage.
''You been screwin' the miIkman ,''
he says.
He was crazy,
and he kept on screamin' ,
''You been screwin' the miIkman !''
And then he ran into my knife.
He ran into my knife 1 0 times.
lf you'd have been there
lf you'd have seen it
done the same
Yeah , but did you do it?
Not guiIty.
My sister, Veronica, and I
had this doubIe act.
And my husband , CharIie,
traveIed around with us.
Now, for the Iast number
in our act. . .
we did these
One, two, three, four, five. . .
spIits, spread eagIes,
backfIips, fIip-fIops.
we're down at the HoteI Cicero.
The three of us boozin'
and havin' a few Iaughs.
We run out of ice,
so I go out to get some.
I come back, open the door. . .
and there's Veronica and CharIie
doing number 1 7.
The spread eagIe.
WeII , I was in
such a state of shock. . .
I compIeteIy bIacked out.
It wasn't untiI Iater
when I was washing the bIood
off my hands
I even knew they were dead .
- They had it coming
- They had it coming
- They had it coming
- They had it coming
They had it coming all along
- l didn't do it
- She didn't do it
- But if l'd done it
- But if she'd done it
How could you tell me
that l was wrong?
- They had it coming
- They had it coming
- They had it coming
- They had it coming
They had it coming
all along
l didn't do it
But if l'd done it
How could you tell me
that l was wrong?
more than I couId possibIy say.
He was a reaI artistic guy.
Sensitive. A painter.
But he was aIways trying
to find himseIf.
He'd go out every night Iooking
for himseIf, and on the way. . .
he found Ruth , GIadys,
Rosemary, and Irving .
because of artistic differences.
He saw himseIf as aIive. . .
and I saw him dead .
The dirty bum,
bum, bum, bum, bum
The dirty bum,
bum, bum, bum, bum
- They had it coming
- They had it coming
- They had it coming
- They had it coming
They had it coming all along
- And if they used us
- And if they used us
- Then they abused us
- Then they abused us
Could you tell us
that we were wrong?
- He had it coming
- He had it coming
- He had it coming
- He had it coming
He only had himself to blame
- lf you'd have been there
- lf you'd have been there
- lf you'd have seen it
- lf you'd have seen it
done the same
-Pop that gum one more time. . .
-SingIe, my ass.
Number 1 7.
The spread eagIe.
Artistic differences.
Pop.
Six.
Squish .
Cicero.
Lipschitz.
Who beIongs to them?
What's it to you?
Nothing .
Heard they were VeIma's.
The Hunyak does her Iaundry
for a buck a week.
Fresh toweIs for the can .
Make it quick.
MAMA MORTON :
I'm gonna take care of you now.
I know a coupIe of things.
Hear me out.
BiIIy FIynn's set
March 7 th you'II be acquitted .
March 8th , Mama is gonna put you
on the vaudeviIIe circuit.
VELMA:
Now you're an agent, too?
instaIIs a Iine in your ceII . . .
aII the caIIs
What kind of dough
are we taIking about?
Babe Ruth is wearing rouge
and pIaying the PaIace
for $5,000 a week.
Yeah . What about someone
with reaI taIent?
I been taIking to the boys
over at WiIIiam Morris.
Due to your recent
sensationaI activities. . .
they think
they can get you $2 ,500.
$2 ,500?
Jeez, the most me
and Veronica made was $350.
That's what happens when you
have the right representation .
Big Jim CoIosimo's.
Do you think
you can get me that?
-Big Jim's?
-Yeah .
I don't know. That's gonna
How much is that gonna cost?
You know how I feeI about you .
You're Iike famiIy to me.
You're Iike one of my own .
-I'II do it for 50 bucks.
You must get a Iot
of wrong numbers, Mama.
Oh , Miss KeIIy,
got your personaIs.
FreshIy pressed
by yours truIy.
No, it's my pIeasure.
Hey, Iisten ,
can I ask you something?
You know that Harrison guy?
He said that what I done
is a hanging case
and that he's prepared to ask
for the maximum penaIty.
-Yeah , so?
-So I'm scared .
I sure wouId appreciate
some advice.
EspeciaIIy from someone
I admire as much as you .
Since I can remember, I have
wanted to be on the stage.
What's your taIent?
Washing and drying?
No. I danced in the chorus.
That was before
I met my husband , Amos.
Look, honey,
you want some advice?
Here it is.
Direct from me to you .
Keep your paws
off my underwear, okay?
Yeah , okay.
Thanks.
For nothin' .
She's something , ain't she?
No matter how big she gets,
she's stiII as common as ever.
I'd Iike to heIp you , dearie.
Take a Ioad off.
So, what do you figure
on using for grounds?
Grounds?
What are you gonna teII
the jury?
I just figured
I'd teII them the truth .
-The truth?
-Yeah .
That's a one-way ticket
to the death house.
HoIy Mother of God .
Oh , reIax.
In this town , murder's
a form of entertainment.
Besides, in 4 7 years,
a woman yet.
So the odds are 4 7 to one
that they won't hang you .
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph .
You're taIking
to the wrong peopIe.
What you need is BiIIy FIynn .
-Who?
-BiIIy FIynn .
He's onIy the best
criminaI Iawyer in IIIinois.
What he don't know
How do you get BiIIy FIynn?
WeII , not by praying , dearie.
First, you give me $ 1 00.
Then I make a phone caII .
$ 1 00?
WeII , you just. . .
I mean , it seems pretty steep
for a phone caII .
He's never Iost a case
Iike yours. . .
Iet's just say justice
ain't so bIind in Chicago.
He's never Iost a case?
Never.
Every girI in this pIace
wouId kiII to have
Billy
We want Billy
B-l-Double-L-Y
We're all his
He's our kind of a guy
And, ooh, what luck
'Cause here he is
BANDLEADER:
Ladies and gentIemen . . .
presenting the siIver-tongued
prince of the courtroom .
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