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Hush Hush Lyrics by David Garrison, Brad Oscar, Brooks Ashmanskas, Steve Rosen, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Michael McCormick

Knickerbocker Holiday

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[ROOSEVELT]
When you first come to session
For making of the laws
You live on the salary only
But you don't make no impression
And you don't get no applause
And the guilders, they look so lonely
So you maybe ask a question of a fellow standing by
And he never gives an answer, and he never makes reply
But he slips a little silver and he looks you in the eye
And he says, "Hush hush," to you
[COUNCIL]
Hush hush, hush hush
Hush hush hush hush, hush hush
Hush hush, hush hush to you!
We wouldn't say it's lying and we wouldn't say it's true
But we said hush hush
Hush hush hush hush, hush hush
We said hush hush to you
[ROOSEVELT]
When you first make inquiry
Concerning of the laws
You really truly want some information
You look pretty fiery
And you make a little pause
And you wait for an explanation
Now it's no good expecting anybody makes reply
But it's anyway an income every time you're asking why
So you're asking, so they're giving, so you're living pretty high
So they're saying, "Hush hush," to you
[COUNCIL]
Hush hush, hush hush
Hush hush hush hush, hush hush
Hush hush, hush hush to you!
We wouldn't say it's lying and we wouldn't say it's true
But we said hush hush
Hush hush hush hush, hush hush
We said hush hush to you
[SCHERMERHORN, spoken]
Wait, wait!
I wish to speak private with the president of the council
[TIENHOVEN, spoken]
Speak it out loud
This is a holiday
[SCHERMERHORN, spoken]
Well then, there is nobody to hang
[COUNCIL, spoken]
Ooh!
[TIENHOVEN, spoken]
Why not?
[SCHERMERHORN, spoken]
There is nobody in the jail
[COUNCIL, spoken]
Ooh!
[TIENHOVEN, spoken]
Why not?
There was plenty yesterday
[SCHERMERHORN, spoken]
They went out through the hole
[COUNCIL, spoken]
Ooh
[TIENHOVEN, spoken]
What hole?
[SCHERMERHORN, spoken]
The hole in the jail!
Once I had a prisoner used to cut a notch every day
So when I want to know what day it was
I used to go over and look at his notches
Each day he cut the notch bigger and bigger and bi—
Until one day he cut right through and out he went through the hole
[DE VRIES, spoken]
There is nobody to hang?
[SCHERMERHORN, spoken]
Nobody!
[VAN CORTLANDT, spoken]
That's awful
[VAN RENNSELAER, spoken]
Terrible
[TIENHOVEN, spoken]
We got to find somebody to hang!
Because the Governor comes, and anyway we made a law!
[DE PEYSTER, spoken]
We got to find somebody!
[VANDERBILT, spoken]
Maybe the criminals didn't run far yet
Maybe we could catch one!
[COUNCIL, spoken]
Ja!
[TIENHOVEN]
Only look like you wasn't looking
Whistle!
[COUNCIL exits whistling.]
[IRVING, spoken]
And now I must have a hero, of course
Preferably from the lower classes—
Rather bedraggled, if possible, and fairly ordinary at first glance
But as you get to know him better you find that he's not ordinary at all
No, he has a definite peculiarity for getting into insoluble difficulties
In spite of the best of intentions
Credits
David Garrison

David Garrison

Brad Oscar

Brad Oscar

Brooks Ashmanskas

Brooks Ashmanskas

Steve Rosen

Steve Rosen

Jeff Blumenkrantz

Jeff Blumenkrantz

Michael McCormick

Michael McCormick

About “Hush Hush” by David Garrison

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"Hush Hush" appears on "Knickerbocker Holiday".

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