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Gordo’s Law of Genetics Lyrics by William Finn

A New Brain (2015 New York Cast Recording)

2016

[MINISTER]
The bad trait will always predominate
Bad trait is certain to win
The bad trait will always predominate
[ENSEMBLE]
That is the law of genetics
[GORDON]
According to Schwinn!
[WOMEN]
Smart or dumb
[MEN]
The dumb will predominate
[WOMEN]
Fat or thin
[MEN]
The fat will predominate
[WOMEN]
Lazy or not
[MEN]
The lazy will predominate
[ENSEMBLE]
We have (we have) lousy aesthetics
[THE MINISTER]
The bad trait
[ENSEMBLE]
Will always predominate
[THE MINISTER]
The bad trait
[ENSEMBLE]
Is certain to win
[THE MINISTER]
The bad trait
[ENSEMBLE]
Will always predominate
[ENSEMBLE]
That is the law of genetics according to Schwinn
[MIMI]
Why is the smart son always the gay son?
[GORDON/ENSEMBLE]
Schwinn's second law!
[WOMEN]
Smart or dumb
[MEN]
The dumb will predominate
[WOMEN]
Fat or thin
[MEN]
The fat will predominate
[WOMEN]
Lazy or not
[MEN]
The lazy will predominate
[ENSEMBLE]
We have (we have) lousy aesthetics
[LISA]
Say your father has a stomach
You are sure to get that stomach
[WOMEN]
It's a simple fact of science
[LISA/ENSEMBLE]
Don't rely on self reliance
You are sure to get that stomach
So eat, eat, eat!
[MINISTER]
Because the bad trait
[ENSEMBLE]
Will always predominate
[MINISTER]
Bad trait
[ENSEMBLE]
Is certain to win
The bad trait
[MEN]
Will always predominate
[ENSEMBLE]
That Is the law of genetics
That is the law of genetics according to
That is the law of genetics according to
[MINISTER]
Anything that's wrong is his father's
[WOMEN]
Anything that's wrong is his father's
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William Finn

William Finn

About “Gordo’s Law of Genetics” by William Finn

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"Gordo’s Law of Genetics" appears on "A New Brain (2015 New York Cast Recording)" in 2016.

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