A Little Gossip (Man Of La Mancha/1965 Original Broadway Cast/Remastered 2000)

A little gossip

A little chat

A little idle talk of this and that

I'll tell him all the troubles I have had

And since he won't hear at least he won't feel bad

When I first got home my wife Teresa beat me

But the blows fell very lightly on my back

She kept missing every other stroke and crying from the heart

That while I was gone, she'd gone and lost the knack

Of course, I hit her back, your Grace

but she's a lot harder than I am and you know what they say

"Whether the stone hits the pitcher or the pitcher hits the stone

It's going to be bad for the pitcher"

So I've got bruises from here to

A little gossip, a little chat

A little idle talk of this and that

If no one listens then it's just as well

At least I won't get caught in any lies I tell

Oh, I haven't fought a windmill in a fortnight

And the humble joys get duller every day

Why, when I'm asleep a dragon with his fiery tongue a-waggin'

Whispers, "Sancho, won't you please come out and play?"