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"Hard Knock Life" is one of the songs sung in Annie by all of the orphans. They are doing work during the song.
Contents
- 1 Lyrics (1982 Version)
- 2 External links
- 2.1 lines acts and roles in the 1982 film
- 3 lines acts and roles in the 1999 disney adaptation
- 4 Changes in 2014 movie
- 5 Changes in Disney adaptation
- 6 Trivia
- 7 Videos
Lyrics (1982 Version)[]
[ANNIE]
It's the hard knock life for us!
[ALL]
It's the hard knock life for us!
[ANNIE]
'Steada treated,
[ORPHANS]
We get tricked!
[ANNIE]
'Steada kisses,
[ORPHANS]
We get kicked!
[ALL]
It's the hard knock life!
Got no folks to speak of, so,
It's the hard knock row we hoe!
[ANNIE]
Cotton blankets,
[ORPHANS]
'Steada of wool!
[ANNIE]
Empty Bellies
[ORPHANS]
'Steada of full!
[ALL]
It's the hard knock life!
[ANNIE]
Don't if feel like the wind is always howl'n?
[ANNIE AND JULY]
Don't it seem like there's never any light!
[MOLLY]
Once a day, don't you wanna throw the towel in?
[MOLLY AND ANNIE]
It's easier than puttin' up a fight.
[KATE]
No one's there when your dreams at night get creepy!
[PEPPER]
No one cares if you grow...of if you shrink!
[ORPHANS]
No one dries when your eyes get wet an' weepy!
[ALL]
From all the cryin' you would think this place is a sink!
Ohhhh!!!!!!!
Empty belly life!
Rotten smelly life!
Full of sorrow life!
No tomorrow life!
[MOLLY]
Santa Claus we never see
[ANNIE]
Santa Claus, what's that?
Who's he?
[ALL]
No one cares for you a smidge
When you're in an orphanage!
[MOLLY]
(Making a whistling sound and imitating Miss. Hannigan)
You'll stay up til this dump shines
like the top of the Chrysler Building.
[ORPHANS]
(MOLLY) KILL KILL
ORPHANS
Yank the whiskers from her chin
(MOLLY) little pig droppings
ORPHANS
Jab her with a safety Pin
(MOLLY) rotten orphans
ORPHANS
Make her drink a mickey finn
(MOLLY) nobody loves you
ORPHANS
I love you, Miss Hannigan
[MOLLY]
Get to work!
Strip that bed
scrub that floor
[ALL]
It's the hard-knock life for us
(molly) mud in your eye
(all)
It's the hard-knock life for us
No one cares for you a smidge
When your in an orphanage
It's the hard-knock life
It's the hard-knock life
It's the hard-knock life!
(2014 Version)
(Pepper) its the hard knock life
(isabella) its the hard knock life
(tessie) its the hard knock life
(annie) its the hard knock life
(Mia) wait what does hard knock life mean?
(pepper) it means our life sucks
(Mia) oh the yeah
(all) its the hard knock life for us
its the hard knock life for us
steda treated
we get tricked
steda kisses
we get kicked
its the hard knock life
(ms.hannigan) less singing and more cleaning and make sure my bathroom shines but dont touch my medicine cabinet
(all) its the hard knock life for us it’s the hard knock life for us steda treated we get tricked steda kisses we get kicked dont it feel like the wind is always howling dont it seem like theres never any light once a day dont you wanna throw the towel in its easier than putting up a fight no ones there when ya dreams at night get creepy no one cares if you grow or if ya shrink empty belly life rotten smelly life full of sorrow life no tomorrow life
(mia) santa clause we never see
(annie pepper isabella) santa clause whats that whos he?
(annie) no one cares for you a bit when your a foster kid its the hard knock life
(mia) make my bathroom shine but dont touch my medicine cabinet
(pepper tessie Isabella) good one mia
(all) its the hard knock life for us yank the whiskers from her chin its the hard knock life jab her with a safty pink steda treated we get tricked send her to the looney bin steda kisses we get kicked
(Isabella) oh im so sorry toss me the broom
(tessie) incoming
(mia) plastic paper tin
(all) its the hard knock life yank the whiskers from her chin its the hard knock life jab her with a safty pin no one cares for you a bit send her to the looney bin when your a foster kid its the hard knock life
(ms.hannigan) i said no singing and dancing
(all) its the hard knock life
see
External links[]
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/play/itsthehardknocklife.html- hard knock life Annie 2014
lines acts and roles in the 1982 film[]
after annie steps on miss hannigans foot tessie walks down the stairs holding a bucket a girl scrubs the wall then kicks it Annie sitting on the steps throws a cloth in her bucket and sings it’s the hard knock life for us the orphans repeat when she looks up 2 girls slide on the banister and duffy catches them then they walk down a girl washes the window and gets distracted by some orphans playing another girl claps at her and she continues to wash the window in the sewing room they are messing around and get to work and then mess around and get back to work again in the kitchen the orphans pass and wash plates Annie throws a stack of (clean) plates in the sink a girl in the sink falls and another slips threatening to punch Annie Annie walks away embarrassed kate peels potatoes while Annie throws some bad ones away a group of girls cutting onions sing no one dries when you eyes get wet and weepy pepper throws water on a girl and expose the fire escape some girls scrub floors while roller then they walk upstairs kate is seen sleeping so molly wakes her up then the pretend molly is miss hannigan yanking the whiskers from her chin and jabbing her with a safety pin molly walks into a room and orders the orphans to strip their beds and scrub the floor they then have a pillow fight molly leads them into the last room and they throw the dirty blankets into the hamper
lines acts and roles in the 1999 disney adaptation[]
after Annie tries to run away miss hannigan makes them clean their room all night they grumble and get to work they scrub the floors with a scrub brush push it and grab another one and throw it into the bucket they move their buckets and pull of some mop strings and scrub the floor with them and thrown them in the bucket and walk over to the windows and wash the windows and throw water on the floor and scrub the floor while crawling on it Molly stops cleaning and says santa clause we never see Annie ask santa clause whats the whos he and forces her to clean again the other orphans scream at Molly no one cares for you a smidge when your in an orphanage Annie pushes July and Kate Molly sticks a pillow up her shirt and says your gonna clean this dump until it shines like the top of the chrysler building they chase Molly Molly tells them to strip their bed they do so and at the end they fold their mattresses and put their pillow on them and throw Molly into the laundry hamper and cover her with the pillows and spin the laundry hamper
Changes in 2014 movie[]
Some lines were changed in the movie and a portion was combined. Here are the lines that got changes
- Molly's line was changed from You stay up til this dump shines like the of the Chrysler building to Make my bathroom shine, but don't touch my medicine cabinet.
- From the cryin you think this place is sink (removed)
- Miss Hanigan caughts them singing and dancing.
- No one cares for you a bit when your a foster kid.
- They all speak before they sang.
- Miss Hanigan comes in and interupts orphans.
- Instead of Make her drink a Mickey Finn. It's send her to the looney bin.
Changes in Disney adaptation[]
- Molly got into the laundry basket
- The only room they cleaned was the bedroom.
- after Annie sings “santa clause whats that whos he” the other orphans chase Molly angering Annie and causes her to push July and Kate
Trivia[]
- In the 1976 pre-broadway tryout, it's a hard knock life (with a different arrangement) was the first song and Maybe was the second.
Videos[]
I'ts the hard knock life (1977 broadway version)
"It's a hard knock life" ORIGINAL Annie 1982
Annie (1999) - "It's the Hard-Knock Life"
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