Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kevin Csolak
Vocals
John Michael Fiumara
Vocals
Ben Cook
Vocals
Patrick Higgins
Vocals
Frank Huang
First Violin
Gustavo Dudamel
Conductor
New York Philharmonic
Orchestra
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics
Leonard Bernstein
Composer
David Newman
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jeanine Tesori
Producer
Shawn Murphy
Mixing Engineer
Lawrence Manchester
Recording Engineer
Angie Teo
Engineer
Aki Nishimura
Engineer
Joe E. Rand
Editing Engineer
Kevin Shaw
Engineer
Ben Miller
Engineer
David Channing
Editing Engineer
David Newman
Producer
Josh Coleman
Additional Engineer
M. Sullivan
Producer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Oh, look at yous, ya feckless friggin' disappointments
Now gimme one good reason I shouldn't throw the book atcha
[Verse 1]
Dear kindly Sergeant Krupke
You gotta understand
It's just our bringin' up-ke
That gets us out of hand
Our mothers all are junkies
Our fathers all are drunks
Golly Moses
Naturally we're punks
[Verse 2]
Gee, Officer Krupke, we're very upset
We never had the love that every child oughta get
We ain't no delinquents
We're misunderstood
Deep down inside us
There is good
[Chorus]
There is good
There is good, there is good
There is untapped good
Like inside, the worst of us is good
[Verse 3]
Aw, that's a touchin' good story
Let me tell it to the world
Just tell it to the judge
[Verse 4]
Dear kindly Judge, your Honor
My parents treat me rough
With all their marijuana
They won't give me a puff
They didn't wanna have me
But somehow I was had
Leapin' lizards
That's why I'm so bad
[Verse 5]
Right
Officer Krupke, you're really a square
This boy don't need a judge, he needs a analyst's care
It's just his neurosis that oughta be curbed
He's psychologically disturbed
[Chorus]
I'm disturbed
We're disturbed, we're disturbed
We're the most disturbed
Like we're psychologically disturbed
[Verse 6]
Hear ye, hear ye, in the opinion of this court
The boy's depraved on account of he ain't had a normal home
Hey, I'm depraved on account of I'm deprived
Take this nut to a headshrinker
Oh, why not? Come on
[Verse 7]
My father is a bastard
My ma's an SOB
My grandpa's always plastered
My grandma pushes tea
My sister wears a mustache
My brother wears a dress
Goodness gracious, that's why I'm a mess
[Verse 8]
Yes, Officer Krupke, you're really a slob
This boy don't need a doctor
Just a good honest job
Society's played him a terrible trick
And sociologically, he's sick
[Chorus]
I am sick
We are sick, we are sick
We are sick, sick, sick
Like we're sociologically sick
[Verse 9]
In my professional opinion, what we got here is a run-of-the-mill juvenile delinquent
And juvenile delinquency is a social disease
Diesel, you got a social disease?
Bring him to a social worker
Wait, can I catch it by touching him?
[Verse 10]
Dear
Kindly social worker
They say go earn a buck
Like be a soda jerker
Which means I'd be a schmuck
It's not I'm anti-social
I'm only anti-work
Glory-osky, that's why I'm a jerk
[Verse 11]
Officer Krupke, you've done it again
This boy don't need a job, he needs a year in the pen
It ain't just a question of misunderstood
Deep down inside him, he's no good
[Chorus]
I'm no good
We're no good, we're no good
We're no earthly good
Like the best of us is no damn good
[Verse 12]
The trouble is he's crazy
The trouble is he drinks
The trouble is he's lazy
The trouble is he stinks
The trouble is he's growing
The trouble is he's grown
Krupke, we got troubles of our own
[Outro]
Gee, Officer Krupke
We're down on our knees
'Cause no one wants a fella with a social disease
Gee, Officer Krupke
What are we to do?
Gee, Officer Krupke
Krup you
Written by: Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim