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Repent Lyrics by Cy Coleman & On the Twentieth Century Original Broadway Cast

On the Twentieth Century -- Original Broadway Recording

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[LETITIA PRIMROSE]
On the Twentieth Century
On the Twentieth Century
As in flight across the night
America the beautiful rolls by
All those windows
All those people
All those lives
Across the land, in every home
In humble hut or pleasure dome
I know there’s dirty doings going on
The man who seeks the fancy whore
The boy who locks the bathroom door
Ah yes. I know. There’s dirty doings going on
And I must spread the word
And save you from your fate
You must mend your ways
Before it is too late!
Repent, repent, repent!
Stop those dirty little doings
Every man and boy and wife
Repent, repent, repent!
Stop those wicked little wooings
That are screwing up your life
Walk the narrow path, my friends
And keep your thinking pure
Try to lift your mind, my friends
A notch above the sewer
Repent, repent, repent!
Reform, reform, reform!
Take a nice, icy shower when you’re feeling warm
In every town we’re passing through
Beneath a bush, inside the zoo
I know there’s dirty doings going on
The devil tempts us every day
The backseat of a Chevrolet
Could be the place with
Dirty doings going on
So heed this simple rule
To save you from your doom
Do only what you’d do
With mother in the room
Repent! Repent! Repent!
In the fiery pits of Hades
It’s too late for your laments
Repent! Repent! Repent!
There’s a fiery pit for ladies
And a fiery pit for Gents
Now’s the time to choose my friends
The afterlife you’ll fit
Waltzing on a cloud, my friends
Or turning on a spit
Repent! Repent! Repent!
And join the angel band!
Repent! Repent! Repent! Repent!
Repent for the time is at hand!
Like you I once was wild
Men shouted, “Oh you kid!”
A life of shame I led
And dirty doings did
Until one night I saw the light
And heard salvation’s call
Da da da da da da da da da da…
I’m so glad I didn’t hear it
Until I’d done it all
Repent!
Though sinning may seem swell
Repent! Recant! Return! Renounce!
Repent or go to hell!
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Cy Coleman & On the Twentieth Century Original Broadway Cast

Cy Coleman & On the Twentieth Century Original Broadway Cast

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