Finian's Rainbow movie - The Begat lyrics

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The Lord made Adam.<br>

The Lord made Eve.<br>

He made them both,<br>

A little bit naïf.<br>

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They lived as free<br>

As the summer breeze,<br>

Without pajamas and without chemise.<br>

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Until they stumbled<br>

on the apple trees.<br>

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Then she looked at him,<br>

(hum, hum)<br>

And he looked at her,<br>

(hum, hum)<br>

And they knew immediately<br>

What the world was for...<br>

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- He said give me my cane<br>

- He sais give me my hat.<br>

- The time has gone,<br>

to begin the begat.<br>

- The begat!<br>

- The begat!<br>

- That's it!<br>

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So they begat Caine.<br>

And they begat Abel,<br>

Who begat the rablle<br>

At the Tow'r of Babel.<br>

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They begat the Cohens,<br>

And they begat O'Rourkes.<br>

And they begat the people<br>

Who believed in stars.<br>

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- Holly Lordy, how they did begat!<br>

-How they did begat!<br>

- ??? morning that<br>

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When the begat got<br>

to gettin' under par<br>

They begat the daughters<br>

of the big A. R.<br>

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They begat the babes<br>

of the bourgeoisie,<br>

Who begat the missbegat in G.O.P.<br>

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You was a pleased new Jezebel<br>

a pleased new Ruth.<br>

And pleased the League of Women Shoppers<br>

in Deluth.<br>

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Thou the movie censors<br>

tried the facts a hide<br>

the movie goers open up multiplied.<br>

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- Holly Lordy, how they multiplied!<br>

- How they multiplied!<br>

- How they multiplied!<br>

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Soon it swept the world<br>

Ev'ry land and lingo.<br>

It becanme the rage.<br>

It was bigger than bingo.<br>

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The white begat, the red begat,<br>

The folks who should stood in bed begat.<br>

The Greeks begat, the Sweeds begat<br>

Why, even Britishers in tweeds, begat.<br>

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And Lord in love<br>

What the seas begat.<br>

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The Lats and Lithuanians, begat.<br>

The sweeten Pennsylvanians, begat .<br>

Strictly vegetarians, begat.<br>

And honorarium Aryans, begat.<br>

Startin' the Genesis, may begat.<br>

Heroes and nemesis, begat<br>

Fat Phila-busterers, begat.<br>

To vetuler unnatelor to begat.<br>

And sometimes a bachelor, he begats!<br>

And didn't matter in witch ways they begats,<br>

Son of a beach ways, begat. <br>

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Oh! Bless them Lord!<br>

Who know do that,<br>

And He the first<br>

of no begat!<br>

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(Alternative: last verse according to the movie)<br>

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Oh! Bless Them all!<br>

Who go to bed.<br>

And its the cause<br>

Of the begat!<br>

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