November 22, 1963 Songtext
von Stephen Sondheim

People will hate me

They′ll hate you with a passion
Imagine
People having passionate feelings about Lee Harvey Oswald
It's in your grasp, Lee
All you have to do is move your little finger
You can close the New York Stock Exchange

Shut down the schools in Indonesia

In Florence, Italy a woman will leap from the Duomo
Clutching a picture of your victim
And cursing your name

Your wife will weep

His wife will weep

The world will weep

Grief
Grief beyond imagining

Despair

The death of innocence and hope

The bitter burdens which you bear


The bitter truths you carry in your heart

You can share them with the world

You have the power of Pandora′s Box, Lee
Open it

I envy you

We're your family

I admire you (I respect you)

Make us proud of you (I envy you)

We're your family (I admire you)

We′re depending on you (you are the future)

We′re your family (we respect you)

Make them listen to us (I envy you)

We've been waiting for you (we admire-)

We respect you (make them listen to us)

We′re your family (you are the future)
Make us proud of you (proud)
All you have to do (you are-)
Is squeeze your little finger (the future)
Squeeze your little finger (we are-)
You can change the world (your family!)