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The Chess Game

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The Chess Game

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[Marvin]

That's the king. Treat him nice

Use some brains; now protect him

[Whizzer]

Yes, I know

Here I go

[Marvin]

Play the game

[Whizzer]

Please, don't watch me

I can do it!

[Marvin]

Have a little scotch

[Whizzer]

Shit, I blew it

Maybe you could show me where

I fear I've lost my head

[Marvin]

Do you want my help?

[Whizzer]

No, I don't

I can think it through myself

[Marvin]

Start again. We've seen the worst

[Whizzer]

I'll go first

[Marvin]

Move a pawn

[Whizzer]

No, sir

[Marvin]

Move

[Whizzer]

Where?

[Marvin]

There

[Whizzer]

Here?

[Marvin]

Move a pawn

[Whizzer]

Who?

[Marvin]

Not the queen

[Whizzer]

Who?

[Marvin]

Jesus

[Marvin & whizzer]

Life's a sham and

Every move is wrong

We've examined

Every move as we move along

[Marvin]

Winning is everything to me

[Whizzer]

Nothing is everything to me

[Marvin]

Winning is everything to me

[Whizzer]

Nothing is everything to me

Except sex

[Marvin]

Move a pawn

[Whizzer]

And money

[Marvin]

Good first move

[Whizzer]

Quite alright

Take a turn

[Marvin]

Thank you kindly

[Whizzer]

Move the pawn

Move the pawn

Take my hand

Play the game

[Marvin]

God you're pretty

[Whizzer]

More's the pity

Since you need a man

[Marvin]

What?

[Whizzer]

Who's brainy

[Marvin]

Or

[Marvin & whizzer]

Witty

[Marvin]

Move

[Whizzer]

What should I do now?

[Marvin]

Move

[Whizzer]

Where?

[Marvin]

There

[Whizzer]

How should I behave myself?

Maybe we should call it quits

[Marvin]

This game shits

[Whizzer]

Let me win

[Marvin]

Yes, sir

[Whizzer]

Please

[Marvin]

Yes

[Whizzer]

Thanks

[Marvin]

Wait!

[Whizzer]

Whizzer wins!

[Marvin]

Wait!

[Whizzer]

Whizzer wins!

[Marvin]

Wait!

[Whizzer]

Checkmate!

[Marvin & whizzer]

Life's a sham and every move is wrong

We've examined every move as we move along

[Whizzer]

Marvin...!

Whizzer's supposed to make the dinner

Be a patsy, lose at chess

Always bravely acquiesce

Clip the coupons, make the dinner

And love him

This has got to come to a stop, marvin

[Marvin]

This had got to come to a stop, whizzer

[Whizzer]

This has been a lousy but

[Whizzer & marvin]

Fabulous flop

[Marvin]

Anyone understand?

All I want's a kiss

Anyone understand?

[Whizzer]

Don't start explaining

I'm sick of explaining

(Marvin) and [whizzer]

And this had better come to a stop

(Whizzer) [marvin]

Now, (whizzer) [marvin]

Ciao, (whizzer) [marvin]

Bend

This had better come

This had better come to a

This, this, this, this

[Whizzer]

This had better come to an end

[Marvin]

This had better come to an end

[Marvin & whizzer]

This had better come to an end

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