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“Ladies and Gentlemen, a Toast!” Lyrics by Denis O’Hare, Jeffrey Kuhn, Michael Cerveris

Assassins (The 2004 Broadway Revival Cast Recording)

2004

[GUITEAU, spoken]
Ladies and gentlemen, a toast
To the presidency of the United States
An office, which by its mere existence
Reassures us that the possibilities of life are limitless
An office, the mere idea of which reproaches us
When we fall short of being all that we can be
A grand and glorious office to which at least one among us
May one day aspire
Ladies and gentlemen, what can I say?
Hail to the chief!
[ZANGARA groans.]
[BOOTH, spoken]
You know, you really ought to do something about that stomach
[ZANGARA, spoken]
I do everything about this stomach!
[BOOTH, spoken]
Oh, yes?
[ZANGARA, spoken]
I give up wine, no good
I give up smokes, no good
I quit my work, no good
I move Miami, no good
I take appendix out, no good
Nothing no good
Nothing, nothing, nothing!
[BOOTH, spoken]
Have you considered shooting Franklin Roosevelt?
[ZANGARA, spoken]
You think that help?
[BOOTH, spoken]
It couldn't hurt
Credits
Denis O’Hare

Denis O’Hare

Jeffrey Kuhn

Jeffrey Kuhn

Michael Cerveris

Michael Cerveris

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