The Side-Kick's Life
(originally Hard Knock Life)
from the musical Annie
Gabrielle & Iolaus:
It's the side-kick's life for us!
It's the side-kick's life for us!
Gabrielle:
'Steada greeted,
Iolaus:
We get left!
Gabrielle:
'Steada kisses,
Iolaus:
We get licked.
Gabrielle & Iolaus:
It's the side-kick's life!
Got no powers to speak of, so,
It's the side-kick's place we hold!
Gabrielle:
Cotton tunics,
Iolaus:
'Steada armor!
Gabrielle:
Slimy eels
Iolaus:
'Steada steak!
Gabrielle & Iolaus:
It's the side-kick's life!
Gabrielle:
Don't it feel like she's always leavin?
Joxer and Meg:
Don't it seem like she'll never know?
Salmoneus and Argo:
Once a day, don't you wanna toss her down?
Ephiny and Solari:
It's easier than fighting Velaska.
Gabrielle:
She's not there when my dreams get creepy!
She's don't care that I've grown...look how my muscles show!
She can't dry my eyes when they get weepy!
All:
From all the tryin' you would think we'd need a drink!
Ohhhh!!!!
Slimy eel life!
Cotton tunic life!
Lack of kissin' life!
No lovin' life!
Ephiny:
Oh, Artemis we never see
Gabrielle:
Artemis? what's that, who's she?
All:
No one pays you any note
when you're a side-kick, that's all she wrote
Ephiny:
(making whooshing sounds to imitate Xena's chakram)
You'll be a side-kick till you learn how to fight.
Gabrielle & Iolaus:
Yank the swords from their scabbards
Bind up all their wounds
Make their breakfast quick and good
I love you...
Ephiny:
(whoosh)
Gabrielle...
(whoosh)
Gabrielle!
(whoosh)
Gabrielle!!!!
(whoosh)
I said stay back!
All:
It's the side-kick's life for us
It's the side-kick's life for us
No one pays you any note
when you're a side-kick, that's all she wrote
It's the side-kick's life
It's the side-kick's life
It's the side-kick's life!