It's the Hard-Knock Life

It's a hard knock life for us It's a hard knock life for us Instead of treated, we get tricked Instead of kisses, we get kicked It's a hard knock life Got no folks to speak of, so It's a hard knock row we how Cotton blankets, instead of wool Empty bellies, instead of full It's a hard knock life Don't it feel like the wind is always howlin'? Don't it seem like there's never any light One today, don't you wanna throw the towel in? It's easier than puttin' up a fight No one's there when your dreams at night get creepy No one cares if you grow or if you shrink No one dries when your eyes get wet an' weepy From all the cryin' you would think this place's a sink, oh, oh Empty belly life, rotten smelly life Full of sorrow life, no tomorrow life Santa Claus we never see Santa Claus, what's that, who's he? No one cares for you, a smidge When you're in an orphanage It's a hard knock life It's a hard knock life for us Instead of treated, we get tricked Instead of kisses, we get kicked It's a hard knock life You'll stay up till this dump shines Like the top of the Chrysler building, kill, kill Yank the whiskers from her chin Jab her with a safety pin Make her drink a Mickey Finn I love you, Miss Hannigan Get to work, strip them beds Scrub that floor Polish my shoes And I mean start now It's a hard knock life for us It's a hard knock life for us No one cares for you, a smidge When you're in an orphanage It's a hard knock life It's a hard knock life It's a hard knock life It's a hard knock life