Listen to I Think I Got You Beat by Sutton Foster & Brian d'Arcy James

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Sutton Foster & Brian d'Arcy James

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Sutton Foster

Vocals

Brian d'Arcy James

Brian d'Arcy James

Vocals

Adam Krauthamer

Adam Krauthamer

French Horn

Anders Bostrom

Flute

Anja Wood

Cello

Antoine Silverman

Antoine Silverman

First Violin

Bill Ellison

Acoustic Bass Guitar

Bobby Baxmeyer

Guitar

Bruce Eidem

Trombone

Bud Burridge

Trumpet

Cameron Adams

Vocals

Charles Pillow

Reeds

Christopher Cardona

Christopher Cardona

Violin

Christopher Sieber

Christopher Sieber

Vocals

Daniel Breaker

Vocals

Entcho Todorov

Violin

Greg Reuter

Vocals

Haven Burton

Vocals

Hiroko Taguchi

Violin

Jack Bashkow

Reeds

Jacob Ming-Trent

Jacob Ming-Trent

Vocals

Jason DeBord

Associate Conductor

Jeanne LeBlanc

Cello

Jennifer Cody

Vocals

Jon Deley

Keyboards

Jonathan Dinklage

Jonathan Dinklage

Violin

Ken Berescia

Guitar

Leah Greenhaus

Vocals

Lisa Ho

Vocals

Lisa Matricardi

Lisa Matricardi

Violin

Luico Hopper

Electric Bass Guitar

Marissa O'Donnell

Marissa O'Donnell

Vocals

Marty Lawson

Vocals

Morris Kainuma

Tuba

Rachel Resheff

Vocals

Rachel Stern

Vocals

Ron Jannelli

Reeds

Sarah Jane Everman

Sarah Jane Everman

Vocals

Sean Carney

Violin

Shane Shanahan

Percussion

Shrek: The Musical Pit Orchestra

Shrek: The Musical Pit Orchestra

Orchestra

Susan Perelman

Violin

T.O. Sterrett

Keyboards

Tim Weil

Music Director

Tony Kadleck

Trumpet

Warren Odes

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Jeanine Tesori

Composer

David Lindsay-Abaire

David Lindsay-Abaire

Lyrics

Anne Kaye

Copyist

Daniel Troob

Orchestrator

Doug Houston

Copyist

John Clancy

Orchestrator

Tim Weil

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Jeanine Tesori

Producer

Peter Hylenski

Co-Producer

Lawrence Manchester

Lawrence Manchester

Mixing Engineer

Alex Venguer

Recording Engineer

Andrew Eccles

Photography

Angie Teo

Recording Engineer

Bryan Kelly

Assistant Engineer

Chris Jennings

Mixing Engineer

Chris Roberts

Executive Producer

Derik Lee

Assistant Engineer

Don Goodrick

Assistant Engineer

Frank Famularo

Graphic Design

Greg Calbi

Mastering Engineer

Joan Marcus

Photography

Missy Webb

Assistant Engineer

Pat Barry

Creative Director

Tyler Van Dalen

Tyler Van Dalen

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

There are things you don't know

You know? About me, about how rough I had it

What, in that cushy tower of yours?

Cushy? Are you kidding?

[Verse 2]

I had nothing in that tower

Fighting boredom by the hour

Princess lonely, walking circles, I had only

[Verse 3]

Bare essentials, army cot

A hot plate and a chamber pot

And every morning I would boil it

No choice, I had no toilet

Just a view of devastation

Out one window ,isolation

In my bedroom and very little headroom

[Verse 4]

Twenty years, I sat and waited

I'm very dedicated

On the walls the days were added

Luckily those walls were padded

[Verse 5]

So, I think I got you beat

I think I got you beat

Yeah, yeah, yeah

I think I got you beat

I think I got you beat

[Verse 6]

Oh, you think so?

That was a sad story, but

[Verse 7]

I've heard better, I'm just saying

A for effort, thanks for playing

Sad to see a princess suffer

But I had it rougher

Like that time a mob with torches

Burned my britches, see the scorches?

You're just whiney, I had a flaming hiney

[Verse 8]

As I fled I had to wonder

If I were torn asunder

Would an ogre go to Heaven?

Did I mention I was seven?

[Verse 9]

So, I think I got you beat

I think I got you beat

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I think I got you beat

I think I got you beat

[Verse 10]

No warm regards

No Christmas cards

And everyday was Hell on Earth day (Okay, top this)

I missed my prom

My dad and mom sent me away

It was my birthday

I was sent away on Christmas Eve, ha, ha

[Verse 11]

Bare essentials, army cot (No warm regards)

A hot plate and chamber pot

And every morning I would boil it (No Christmas cards)

No choice, I had no toilet

Just a view of devastation (And every day)

Out one window, isolation (Was Hell on Earth day)

In my bedroom and very little headroom

Twenty years, I sat and waited (I missed my prom)

I'm very dedicated (My dad and mom sent me away)

On the walls the days were added

Luckily those walls were padded (It was my birthday)

Twenty years (I missed my prom)

My dad and mom sent me away

[Verse 12]

So, so I think I got you beat, I think I got you beat

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I think I got you beat, I think I got you beat

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I think I got you beat, I think I got you beat

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Oopsie, oh well, better out than in, I always say

[Verse 13]

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Written by: David Lindsay-Abaire, Jeanine Tesori

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