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The Ballad of Walter White (Take Two) Lyrics by Rob Gathercole

2019

[Walter White]
Come hear the tale of a man named Walter White
As a younger man, his future was bright
But he gave it all away for what?
He sold it off for not a lot
Tragic is the tale of Walter White
A tale that blurs the lines ‘tween wrong and right
Said he did it all for his family
So watch our show and see if you agree
[Ensemble]
Is he good, or is he bad?
That dead-beat loser dad?
If he’s good, would he turn bad
If it got him what he shoulda’ had?
[Male Ensemble & Female Ensemble]
He taught kids by day, washed cars by night
His situation was particularly tight
[Walter Jr. & Skyler White, Walter White]
A handicapped son and a pregnant wife
He already had a difficult life
[Ensemble & Doctor Belknap]
Then a coughing fit and a nasty fall
Took poor old Walter to the hospital
Where to add to Walt’s considerablе blues
The doctor gave him somе crushing news
[Doctor Belknap & Walter White, spoken]
Mr. White, did you hear what I just said?
Yes, I… I heard you but I… I can’t see you.
(Laughing) Mr. White, nobody can. It’s a cast recording. But I need to know you understand the diagnosis
I understand, Doctor.
[Ensemble & Walter White]
It was bad, really bad
For that dead-beat loser dad
It was cancer, that is bad
24 months is all he had
[Ensemble & Female Ensemble, Walter White]
Meanwhile, Walter’s family was gathered here
To mark the passing of his 50th year
But Walt’s well wishes had to wait
‘Cause Walter got there very late
[Ensemble & Skyler White]
Happy Birthday, Walter
[Skyler White & Walter White, Hank Schrader & Marie Schrader, spoken]
Walt, you’re so very late
I’m sorry, honey, but… we’ll still have time later, won’t we? For… you know…
Well, if you’re lucky, somebody might get a dispassionate handjob tonight. Now go, mingle! Enjoy yourself!
(Laughing) Hey Walt! I gotta say, for an old man, you scrub up pretty well.
Hank, stop it!
You’re not looking too bad yourself, Hank. Tell me, how do you get that smooth sheen up there?
Ahh, you know, polishing. Which I guess you know a lot about, huh? Huh? Huh?
Hank, really!
Well, I do pride myself on a clean laboratory.
And you wash cars! (Laughing) Seriously though, if you ever, you know, want some real excitement in your life, you could always come do a ride-along with me on a drugs bust. See some action.
Hank, I… I don’t think Walt’s interested in all that…
No, actually, I… I think I’d like that, Hank. Alright, let’s do it.
[Walter White & Ensemble]
Walt was sitting in Hank’s 4X4
While the DEA knocked down some guy’s front door
Walter saw this kid make a bold escape
He was almost certain that he knew his face
[Walter White, spoken]
Jesse! Jesse Pinkman! Why, I taught him chemistry years ago!
[Walter White & Jesse Pinkman, Ensemble & Walter White]
And in that moment, Walter knew
Exactly what he had to do
And Jesse was glad to be in the song
But he thought it was getting pretty long
And the cast agreed, the song was dense
The exposition’s quite intense
We’re worried that you lost the sense
So we’ll come dance it
[Ensemble]
Chemistry teacher, not much money
His dependants need that money
He gets cancer, needs more money
What’s he gonna do?
Jesse Pinkman, he cooks crystal
All the addicts want some crystal
Walter, teacher, could cook crystal
Will he do it too?
[Male Ensemble & Female Ensemble, Both]
What comes next? (What will he do?)
Will he choose wrong or right?
Is he good? Or is he bad?
What will become of Walter White?
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Rob Gathercole

Rob Gathercole

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