Chicago: Lyrics for “All That Jazz”

That opening song on Chicago must have fascinated you despite several things happening at the same time. Velma Kelly was at her diva-best. Roxie Hart is bonking away with her lover. Still, the catchy jazzy allure of that opening theme is irresistible.

Whether it’s the film version that you’re watching or any of the live theater versions, there’s no denying that you remember the tune since it fitted the scene. What better way to enjoy watching Chicago over and over again is by learning the lyrics. Here are the lyrics to that catchy ditty “All That Jazz”

[Velma Kelly]
Come on babe why don’t we paint the town
And all that jazz
I’m gonna rouge my knees
And roll my stockings down
And all that jazz
Start the car I know a whoopee spot
Where the gin is cold
But the piano’s hot!
It’s just a noisy hall
Where there’s a nightly brawl
And all that jazz

And all that jazz
And all that jazz
Slick your hair
And wear your buckle shoes
And all that Jazz
I hear that Father Dip
Is gonna blow the blues
And all that Jazz
Hold on, hon
We’re gonna bunny hug
I bought some aspirin
Down at United Drug
I case you shake apart
And want a brand new start
To do that

[Roxie Hart] (imagine)
Jazz

[Velma Kelly]
Find a flask
We’re playing fast and loose
And all that jazz
Right up here
Is where I store the juice
And all that jazz
Come on, babe
We’re gonna brush the sky
I bet you luck Lindy
Never flew so high
‘Cause in the stratosphere
How could he lend an ear
To all that jazz?
Oh, you’re gonna see your sheba shimmy shake

[Company]
And all that jazz

[Velma Kelly]
Oh, she’s gonna shimmy ’till her garters break

[Company]
And all that jazz

[Velma Kelly]
Show her where to park her girdle
Oh, her mother’s blood’d curdle

[Company]
If she’d hear her baby’s queer

[Velma Kelly]
For all that jazz

All that jazz
Come on, babe
Why Don’t we paint
The town?
And all that jazz
And all that jazz
I’m gonna rouge my knees
And roll my stockings down
And all that jazz
And all that jazz
Start the car
I know a whoopee spot
Where the gin is cold
But the piano’s hot
It’s just a noisy hall
Where there’s a nightly brawl
And all that jazz

No, I’m no one’s wife
But, Oh, I love my life
And all
That
Jazz!
That Jazz!

I must say that this song is filled with thinly-veiled sexual innuendo. It’s as if you haven’t realized that until you analyzed the lyrics. Oh well.

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