Avenue Q

Avenue Q - Tear It Up and Throw It Away lyrics

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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:

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:

Tear it up and throw it away! Throw it away! Throw it away!

Tear it up and throw it away! (tear)

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!

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