[00:00.00] 作词 : Marc Shaiman/Scott Wittman[00:01.00] 作曲 : Marc Shaiman/Scott Wittman[00:05.60]My folks were small-time grifters, yeah[00:08.19]And counter-fitters, too[00:10.64]They never did the kind of things[00:13.15]That most kids' parents do[00:15.71]Most fathers make a living[00:17.90]Keeping books or pushing broom[00:20.85]But Mom and Dad made homemade dough[00:23.60]Right in our living room![00:26.16]But when the heat got too intense[00:28.56]They took it on the lamb[00:30.99]My father left a note that said[00:33.58]''Be better than I am!''[00:36.21]Then Jerry's clan across the hall[00:38.83]Stepped in to save the day[00:41.36]They took me in and raised me right[00:43.84]And that is why I say[00:46.43]That he's the needle, I'm the thread[00:49.20]He's the butter, I'm the bread[00:51.76]He's the fruit, and I'm the peel[00:54.32]He's Achilles, I'm the heel[00:56.64]Yeah, he's my brother through-and-through[00:59.18]Like the Marks, the Wrights, the Grim![01:01.81]Yeah, you can't have tea without the two[01:04.11]And you can't have me if you don't have him![01:07.82]Alright, back to work![01:09.65]Don't you wanna hear Jerry's half of the story?[01:12.97]Gotta give the people what they want[01:17.07]My folks were in a business, too[01:19.84]The business we call show[01:22.16]The house was full of hoofers[01:24.36]We were strictly SRO[01:27.26]They taught me every time-step[01:29.50]Then I shuffled off to school[01:32.38]But on the south side of Chicago[01:34.62]No one loved this dancing fool![01:37.52]The gangster kids all knocked me down[01:40.21]And made off with my lunch[01:42.59]'Cause I was taught to buck and wing[01:45.10]But not to learn to punch![01:47.76]But then Joe here had a brainstorm[01:49.96]When he saw I couldn't fight[01:52.83]I played the odds against him[01:55.03]And we ate ice cream every night![01:57.95]Yeah, he's the bait, and I'm the hook[02:00.72]I'm the goose, and he's the cook[02:03.33]He's the beans — and he's the gas[02:05.95]I'm the bulls — and I'm the brass[02:08.19]You can't break up a winning team[02:10.73]Like that crutch and Tiny Tim![02:13.23]They say you can't have a ball without the shoe[02:15.90]And you can't have me if you don't have him![02:18.41]Oh, when we play, it's just a fact[02:21.02]Our music fills the air[02:23.63]It's true that opposites attract[02:26.01]And so we make a perfect pair![02:28.57]'Cause I'm the third, and he's the root[02:31.10]That's the place all chords begin[02:33.69]We're two of a kind, if you're color blind[02:36.33]Separate mothers but we're brothers[02:38.02]Under the skin[03:27.29]So what more can we tell ya', folks?[03:29.82]We're partners 'til the end[03:32.44]It's nice to know my brother here[03:34.94]Is also my best friend![03:37.69]And when this duet's over[03:39.86]And the music's growin' dim[03:42.60]As the undertaker starts his spiel[03:45.16]Please remind him we're a package deal[03:47.69]'Cause you can't have Verve without the Bim[03:50.23]And you can't have me[03:52.21]If you don't have him![04:00.47]Yeah, you can't have me if you don't have him!