I Understand chords by Leonard Bernstein

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Verse 1
Hello, darling.
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Pitkin, darling!
I'm glad you're here.
We're going to Coney Island.
Are you?
Yes, uh, look,
uh, you just stay here and,
take care of the check and take
care of Miss Miller, you understand?
Goodbye! Hey,
sir! Gesundheit.
That's the nicest thing
anyone's ever said to me.
Do you understand? I always have.
When I was five, my brother stole
my lollipop.
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My lollipop stole he.
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But I didn't mutter   , damn your hide.
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He needed candy more
than I'd.
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So instead of biting off his hand,
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I  just said, goo. I        understand.
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When I was ten,
my mother trounced me
with a mop.
Oh, that's awful.
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With a mop trounced she me.
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But I didn't mutter, damn your eyes.
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I knew she needed exercise.
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So instead of    joining a gypsy band,
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I  just said, Mo  m, I understand.
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At 30, a man in a car
ruthlessly ran me down,
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he ruthlessly down ran me.
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But I didn't mutter,
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damn your spleen,
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for a man's a man, but a car's a machine.
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So instead  of stripping him of his land,
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I just said, Jack,
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I   understand.
Now I'm 51, and I've met Claire,
we're engaged to wed,
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en gaged to wed, are we?
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But tonight  I tell you,     damn you, Claire,
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you played me evil,
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and that's not fair.
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So instead of    remaining calm and  bland,
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I hereby do not un  derstand!
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