Down and Out - Original London Cast of Bugsy Malone, Paul Williams

Down, down, down, down, down, down, down and out

Down, down, down, down, down, down, down and out

Down, down, down, down, down, down, down and out

Down, down, down, down, down, down, down and out

You don’t have to sit around

Complaining 'bout the way your life has wound up

Think of all the time you waste

And time’s a precious thing to let go by

Sure you’ve hit the bottom

But remember you’ll be building from the ground up

Ev’ry day’s another step

That takes you even closer to the sky, so give a try

Down, down, down, down, down, down, down and out

Down, down, down, down, down, down, down and out

You don’t have to sit around

Depressed about the way that luck deceived you

Fortune sailed away, you missed that boat

And found that you’d been left behind

Fight and fight some more

Until you know the world is ready to receive you

Lady luck is fickle

But a lady is allowed to change her mind

You don’t have to sit around

Complaining 'bout the way your life has wound up

So be a man you know you can’t be certain

That you’ll lose until you try

You don’t have to sit around

Complaining 'bout the way your life has wound up

So be a man you know you can’t be certain

That you’ll lose until you try, so give it a try

We as one shout

Up, up, up and out