Brittany Portman, Casey Wayland, Lindsay Ryan, Marissa O'Donnell, Molly Ryan, Stevanie Weaver & Taylor Bright -
Annie - The Broadway Musical (30th Anniversary Production Cast Recording)
It's the Hard-Knock Life (Annie & the Orphans)
Now, for this one's shenanigans
You'll get down on your knobby, little knees
And you'll clean this dump
'Til it shines like the top of the Chrysler Building!
Yes, Miss Hannigan!
Get to work!
Why any kid would wanna be an orphan, I'll never know
It's the hard-knock life, for us!
It's the hard-knock life, for us!
'Steada treated
We get tricked!
'Steada kisses
We get kicked!
It's the hard-knock life!
Got no folks to speak of, so...
It's the hard-knock row we hoe
Cotton blankets
'Steada wool!
Empty Bellies
'Steada full!
It's the hard-knock life!
Don't it feel like the wind is always howlin'?
Don't it seem like there's never any light?
Once a day, don't you wanna throw the towel in?
It's easier than puttin' up a fight
No one's there when your dreams at night get creepy!
No one cares if you grow...
Or if you shrink!
No one dries when your eyes get wet and weepy
From the crying you would think this place would sink!
Ohhhh!
Empty belly life!
Rotten, smelly life!
Full of sorrow life!
No tomorrow life!
Santa Claus we never see
Santa Claus?
What's that?
Who's he?
No one cares for you a smidge
When you're in an orphanage
It's the hard-knock life!
You'll stay up, 'til this dump shines like the top of the Chrysler Building!
Yank the whiskers from her chin!
Jab her with a safety pin!
Make her drink a Mickey Finn!
I love you Miss Hannigan
Get to work!
Now!
Strip them beds!
I said...
Get to work!
It's the hard-knock life, for us (Merry Christmas!)
It's the hard-knock life, for us (It's medicine!)
No one cares for you a smidge (It's lots of medicine!)
When you're in an orphanage
It's the hard-knock life
It's the hard-knock life
It's
The
Hard-knock
Life!
You'll get down on your knobby, little knees
And you'll clean this dump
'Til it shines like the top of the Chrysler Building!
Yes, Miss Hannigan!
Get to work!
Why any kid would wanna be an orphan, I'll never know
It's the hard-knock life, for us!
It's the hard-knock life, for us!
'Steada treated
We get tricked!
'Steada kisses
We get kicked!
It's the hard-knock life!
Got no folks to speak of, so...
It's the hard-knock row we hoe
Cotton blankets
'Steada wool!
Empty Bellies
'Steada full!
It's the hard-knock life!
Don't it feel like the wind is always howlin'?
Don't it seem like there's never any light?
Once a day, don't you wanna throw the towel in?
It's easier than puttin' up a fight
No one's there when your dreams at night get creepy!
No one cares if you grow...
Or if you shrink!
No one dries when your eyes get wet and weepy
From the crying you would think this place would sink!
Ohhhh!
Empty belly life!
Rotten, smelly life!
Full of sorrow life!
No tomorrow life!
Santa Claus we never see
Santa Claus?
What's that?
Who's he?
No one cares for you a smidge
When you're in an orphanage
It's the hard-knock life!
You'll stay up, 'til this dump shines like the top of the Chrysler Building!
Yank the whiskers from her chin!
Jab her with a safety pin!
Make her drink a Mickey Finn!
I love you Miss Hannigan
Get to work!
Now!
Strip them beds!
I said...
Get to work!
It's the hard-knock life, for us (Merry Christmas!)
It's the hard-knock life, for us (It's medicine!)
No one cares for you a smidge (It's lots of medicine!)
When you're in an orphanage
It's the hard-knock life
It's the hard-knock life
It's
The
Hard-knock
Life!
Credits
Writer(s): Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin
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Other Album Tracks
- Overture (Orchestra)
- Maybe (Annie)
- It's the Hard-Knock Life (Annie & the Orphans)
- It's the Hard-Knock Life (Reprise) [The Orphans]
- Tomorrow (Annie)
- We'd Like to Thank You, Herbert Hoover (The Hooverville-ites)
- Little Girls (Miss Hannigan)
- Little Girls (Reprise) [Miss Hannigan]
- I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here
- N.Y.C. (Annie, Grace, Oliver Warbucks, Star to Be & The New Yorkers)
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