Commie Newspapers lyrics

[FLORENCE]

Well, we can't complain that

You've been ignored by the press

[FREDDIE]

What’d they say? What’d they say?

[FLORENCE]

They're not too polite

[FREDDIE]

They say I'm a shit?

[FLORENCE, spoken]

Well, yes. They pulled you to pieces--

(sung)

In five different languages

The Times: "You thrive on unpleasantness."

(spoken)

Le Monde: “Frederick Trumper, la honte des écheques.”

[FREDDIE]

I don't believe that they can't see my game

I'm like that tennis player

What's-his-name?

They love to hate me

And for us that's dollars!

[FLORENCE, spoken]

Die Welt: "Trumper: Der wilde Junge des Schachs."

[FREDDIE]

Hey, look, here's a piece that

Some idiot's written on you

(spoken)

"Florence Vassy, petite Hungarian-born personal assistant …”

(sung)

“ … his gentle companion--"

If they only knew!

[FLORENCE, spoken]

What do you mean? I've always been gentle with you, Freddie

[BOTH]

“She stands by her champion …”

[FREDDIE, spoken]

Oh, I like this

[Both]

“… whose demands

Are so infantile.”

[FREDDIE, spoken]

I don't like this

[FLORENCE]

If you don't like it, then it's up to you

They like the Russian, they could like you too

[FREDDIE]

Commie newspapers

Of course the bastards all support the Russian

[FLORENCE]

But Sergievsky seems a sweet opponent

So why do you abuse him all the time?

(spoken)

Freddie, I love you very much, but just for once don't go on about the Russians at the press conference, okay?

• Artist:Chess (musical)
• Album:Chess In Concert (2008 Live)