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Tear It Up And Throw It Away Lyrics by John Tartaglia, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, Rick Lyon

Avenue Q (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

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[Kate:]
Oh Nicky, Nicky, bad news
[Nicky:]
What's the matter Kate?
[Kate:]
I can't go with you to the Phish concert at the Aquarium
[Nicky:]
Oh no, I was looking forward to that!
[Kate:]
Me too
[Nicky:]
Oh, why can't you come?
[Kate:]
I got jury duty
[Nicky:]
Jury duty?
[Kate:]
Mm Hm
[Nicky:]
Aw, Kate, you don't have to go to Jury duty
[Kate:]
Yes I do. I got this summons in the mail, it says I have to go
[Nicky:]
Oh, what summons?
[Kate:]
This one
[Nicky:]
No. WHAT summons?
[Kate:]
THIS one
[Nicky:]
No Kate you don't understand: Tear it up and throw it away
[Kate:]
What?
[Nicky:]
Throw it away, Throw it away! Tear it up and throw it away
And go about your day!
[Kate:]
Oh, I can't do that! This is an official summons
[Nicky:]
Oh! An official summons. Well, why didn't you say so?
Tear it up and throw it away!
[Kate:]
Just. Tear it up?
[Nicky:]
Yeah! And throw it away!
Tear it up and throw it away, so you and I can play
[Kate:]
But, isn't it my civic duty?
[Nicky:]
Aw! Who gives a doody? The government employees already know
For many reasons many people just won't show
A piece of mail's an easy thing to overlook, so just like the airlines, they overbook!
[Kate:]
Oh!
[Both][Chorus:]
Tear it up and throw it away! Throw it away! Throw it away!
Tear it up and throw it away
[Nicky:]
It's perfectly okay
[Kate:]
Ah! Oh but wait a minute, wait a minute
It says here the penalty is 30 days in jail
[Nicky:]
KATE! No one's ever gone to jail! Gone to jail! Gone to jail!
Have you ever heard of anyone who's gone to jail
[Kate:]
Oh! 'Cause something got lost in the mail! OH!
[Nicky:]
Exactly!
[Both][Chorus]
[Nicky:]
Yeah, you got it!
[Kate:]
Did not!
[Nicky:]
Right!
[Both:]
And go about your day!
[Nicky:]
Only the little people do jury duty Kate!
[Kate:]
Yeah!
Credits
John Tartaglia

John Tartaglia

Stephanie D’Abruzzo

Stephanie D’Abruzzo

Rick Lyon

Rick Lyon

About “Tear It Up And Throw It Away” by John Tartaglia

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