We Both Reached For The Gun Lyrics by Jerry Orbach

Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville (Original Broadway Cast)

[EMCEE, spoken]
Mr. Billy Flynn in the press conference rag
Notice how his mouth never moves, almost

[REPORTERS]
Where'd you come from?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
Mississippi

[REPORTERS]
And your parents?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
Very wealthy

[REPORTERS]
Where are they now?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
Six feet under

[BILLY]
But she was granted one more start

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
The Convent of The Sacred Heart!

[REPORTERS]
When'd you get here?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
1920

[REPORTERS]
How old were you?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
Don't remember

[REPORTERS]
Then what happened?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
I met Amos
And he stole my heart away
Convinced me to elope one day

[MARY SUNSHINE (spoken)]
A convent girl! A run-away marriage!
Oh it's too terrible, you poor, poor dear

[REPORTERS]
Who's Fred Casely?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
My ex-boyfriend

[REPORTERS]
Why'd you shoot him?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
I was leavin'

[REPORTERS]
Was he angry?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
Like a madman
Still I said, "Fred, move along."

[BILLY]
She knew that she was doin' wrong

[REPORTERS]
Then describe it

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
He came toward me

[REPORTERS]
With a pistol?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
From my bureau

[REPORTERS]
Did you fight him?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
Like a tiger

[BILLY]
He had strength and she had none

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
And yet we both reached for the gun
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes we both
Oh yes we both
Oh yes, we both reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
Oh yes, we both reached for the gun
For the gun

[BILLY AND REPORTERS]
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
Oh yes, they both reached for the gun
For the gun

[BILLY]
Understandable. Understandable
Yes, it's perfectly understandable
Comprehensible. Comprehensible
Not a bit reprehensible
It's so defensible!

[REPORTERS]
How're you feeling?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
Very frightened

[REPORTERS]
Are you sorry?

[ROXIE]
Are you kidding?

[REPORTERS]
What's your statement?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
All I'd say is
Though my choo-choo jumped the track
I'd give my life to bring him back

[REPORTERS]
And?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
Stay away from

[REPORTERS]
What?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
Jazz and liquor

[REPORTERS]
And?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
And the men who

[REPORTERS]
What?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
Play for fun

[REPORTERS]
And what?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
That's the thought that

[REPORTERS]
Yeah

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
Came upon me

[REPORTERS]
When?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
When we both reached for the gun!

[MARY SUNSHINE]
Understandable, understandable

[BILLY AND MARY SUNSHINE]
Yes, it's perfectly understandable
Comprehensible, comprehensible
Not a bit reprehensible
It's so defensible!

[REPORTERS]
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both

[BILLY (spoken)]
Let me
Hear it!

[REPORTERS]
Oh yes, they both reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
Oh yes, they both reached
For the gun
For the gun

[BILLY (spoken)]
A little louder!

[REPORTERS]
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both reached
For the gun, the gun

[BILLY (spoken)]
Now you got it!

[REPORTERS]
The gun, the gun
Oh yes, they both reached for the gun
For the gun

[BILLY AND REPORTERS]
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun,the gun
Oh yes, they both reached for the gun
For the gun

Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun,the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun,the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun,the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun,the gun

[BILLY]
Both reached for the... gun

[REPORTERS]
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
Both reached for the gun!

Credits

Jerry Orbach

About “We Both Reached For The Gun” by Jerry Orbach

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We Both Reached For The Gun Lyrics by Jerry Orbach

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We Both Reached For The Gun Lyrics by Jerry Orbach

Credits

About “We Both Reached For The Gun” by Jerry Orbach

Frequently asked questions

Who wrote "We Both Reached For The Gun"?

Who wrote "We Both Reached For The Gun"?

What album is "We Both Reached For The Gun" on?

What album is "We Both Reached For The Gun" on?

Where can I find more lyrics by Jerry Orbach?

Where can I find more lyrics by Jerry Orbach?

More lyrics by Jerry Orbach

I Can See It

Be Our Guest

A Young Pretty Girl Like You

Are You In or Out?

Half As Big As Life

A Fact Can Be a Beautiful Thing

All I Care About

Human Again

Lyrks

© 2026 Lyrks. All rights reserved.