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Artist: Avenue Q
Canonical path: /avenue-q/tear-it-up-and-throw-it-away
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Tear It Up and Throw It Away
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Tear It Up and Throw It Away
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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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