[VELMA (to Roxie)]
  My sister and I had an act that couldn't flop
  My sister and I were headed straight fo the top
  My sister and I earned a thou a week at least
  Oh, sure!
  But my sistr is now, unfortunately, deceased
  
  Oh, I know it's sad, of course
  But a fact is still a fact
  And now all that remains
  Is the remains
  Of a perfect double act!
  
  [spoken]
  Roxie, do you know you are exactly the same
  size as my sister? Oh, you would fit in her wardrobe
  perfectly. Look, why don't I just show you some of
  the act, huh? Watch this.
  
  [VELMA dances]
  
  Now you have to imagine
  this with two people.
  It's swell with two people.
  
  First I'd...(drums!)
  Then she'd...(saxophone!)
  Then we'd...(together!)
  But I can't do it alone!
  Then she'd...
  Then I'd...
  Then we'...
  But I can't do it alone!
  
  She'd say,"What's your sister like?"
  I'd say, "Men,"
  Yuk, Yuk, yuk
  She'd say, "you're the cat's meow"
  Then we'd wow the crowd again
  When she'd go...
  I'd go...
  We'd go...
  
  And then those ding-dong daddies started to roar
  Whistled, stomped and stamped on the floor
  Yelling, sreaming, begging for more.
  
  [spoken]
  And we'd say, "O.K. fellas, keep your socks up.
  you ain't seen nothin' yet!"
  
  [VELMA dances]
  
  But I simply cannot do it alone!
  
  Well? What did ya' think? Come on, you can say.
  
  [ROXIE gives her a raspberry]
  
  O.K., O.K. The first part can always be rewritten.
  But the second part was really nifty. Watch this.
  
  Then she'd...(See, get it, right?)
  Then I'd...(Then I'd kick really high...)
  Then we'd...
  But I can't do it alone!
  She'd say, "What state's Chicago in?"
  I'd say, "ILL!"
  Did ya' get that?
  She'd say, "Turn your motor off"
  I can hear 'em cheerin' still
  When she'd go...
  I'd go...
  We'd go...(Sideways!)
  And then those two-bit Johnnies did it up brown
  To cheer the best attraction in town
  They nearly tore the balcony down
  
  [spoken]
  And we'd say. "O.K. fellas, O.K.,
  we're goin' home, but here's a few more partin' shots!"
  And this... this we did in perfect unison.
  
  [VELMA dances]
  
  Now, you've seen me goin' through it
  It may seem there's nothin' to it
  But I simply cannot do it
  Alone!
  
  [ROXIE turns her down]
  
  Like the deserted bride on her wedding night
  All alone and shaking with fright
  With her brand new hubby nowhere in sight
  I simply cannot do it alone...