[REPORTERS]
Where'd you come from?

[BILLY (asRoxie)]
Mississippi

[REPORTERS]
And yourparents?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
Verywealthy.

[REPORTERS]
Where are they now?

[BILLY (asRoxie)]
Six feet under.

[BILLY]
But she was granted onemore start

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
The convent of The SacredHeart!

[REPORTERS]
When'd you get here?

[BILLY (asRoxie)]
1920

[REPORTERS]
How old wereyou?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
Don'tremember

[REPORTERS]
Then what happened?

[BILLY (asRoxie)]
I met Amos
And he stole my heart away
Convinced me to elopeone day

[MARY SUNSHINE (spoken)]
A convent girl! A run-awaymarriage!
oh, it's too terrible. You poor, poordear.

[REPORTERS]
Who's Fred Casely?

[BILLY (asRoxie)]
My ex-boyfriend.

[REPORTERS]
Why'd you shoothim?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
I wasleavin'.

[REPORTERS]
Was her angry?

[BILLY (asRoxie)]
Like a madman
Still I said, "Fred, movealong."

[BILLY]
She knew that she was doin'wrong.

[REPORTERS]
Then describe it.

[BILLY (asRoxie)]
He came toward me.

[REPORTERS]
With apistol?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
From mybureau.

[REPORTERS]
Did you fight him?

[BILLY (asRoxie)]
Like a tiger.

[BILLY]
He had strength and shehad none.

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
And yet we both reached for thegun
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes we both
Oh yes we both
Oh yes, we bothreached for
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
Oh yes, we both reached forthe gun
For the gun.

[BILLY AND REPORTERS]
Oh yes, oh yes,oh yes they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both reached for
Thegun, the gun, the gun, the gun,
Oh yes, they both reached for the gun
forthe gun.

[BILLY]
understandable. understandable
Yes, it'sperfectly understandable
Comprehensible. Comprehensible
Not a bitreprehensible
It's so defensible!

[REPORTERS]
How're youfeeling?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
Veryfrightened

[REPORTERS]
Are yousorry?

[ROXIE]
Are youkidding?

[REPORTERS]
What's you're statement?

[BILLY(as Roxie)]
All I'd say is
Though my choo-choo jumped thetrack
I'd give my life to bring himback

[REPORTERS]
And?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
Stayaway from

[REPORTERS]
What?

[BILLY (asRoxie)]
Jazz andliquor

[REPORTERS]
And?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
Andthe men who

[REPORTERS]
What?

[BILLY (asRoxie)]
Play for fun

[REPORTERS]
Andwhat?

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
That's the thougtthat

[REPORTERS]
Yeah

[BILLY (as Roxie)]
Cameupon me

[REPORTERS]
When?

[BILLY (asRoxie)]
When we both reached for the gun!

[MARYSUNSHINE]
Understandable, understandable

[BILLY AND MARYSUNSHINE]
Yes, it's perfectly understandable
Comprehensible,comprehensible
Not a bit reprehensible
It's sodefensible!

[BILLY (spoken)]
Let me
Hear it!

[REPORTERS]
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both
Oh yes, theyboth
Oh yes, they both reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun,
Thegun
Oh yes, they both reached
For the gun

[BILLY(spoken)]
A little louder!

[REPORTERS]
For theGun.
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, theyboth reached
For the gun, the gun,

[BILLY (spoken)]
Nowyou got it!

[REPORTERS]
The gun,the gun
Oh yes. They bothreached
For the gun
For the gun.

[BILLY AND REPORTERS]
Ohyes, oh yes, oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both reachedfor
The gun, the gun, the gun,the gun
Oh yes, they both reached for thegun.

Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes,reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun,the gun
The gun, the gun, thegun,the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun,the gun
The gun, the gun, thegun,the gun.

[BILLY]
Both reached forthe...gun

[REPORTERS]
The gun, the gun, the gun,the gun
Thegun, the gun, the gun,the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun,the gun
The gun,the gun, the gun,the gun
Both reached for the gun.