Avenue Q Tear It Up And Throw It Away Lyrics

Tear It Up And Throw It Away Lyrics

Kate: 

Oh Nicky, Nicky, bad news.



Nicky: 

What's the matter Kate?



Kate: 

I can't go with you to the Phish concert at the Aquarium.



Nicky: 

Oh no, I was looking forward to that!



Kate: 

Me too.



Nicky: 

Oh, why can't you come?



Kate: 

I got jury duty.



Nicky: 

Jury duty?



Kate: 

Mm Hm.



Nicky: 

Aw, Kate, you don't have to go to Jury duty.



Kate: 

Yes I do. I got this summons in the mail, it says I have to go.



Nicky: 

Oh, what summons?



Kate: 

This one.



Nicky: 

No. WHAT summons?



Kate: 

THIS one.



Nicky: 

No Kate you don't understand: Tear it up and throw it away.



Kate: 

What?



Nicky: 

Throw it away, Throw it away! Tear it up and throw it away. 

And go about your day!



Kate: 

Oh, I can't do that! This is an official summons.



Nicky: 

Oh! An official summons. Well, why didn't you say so? 

Tear it up and throw it away!



Kate: 

Just. Tear it up?



Nicky: 

Yeah! And throw it away! 

Tear it up and throw it away, so you and I can play.



Kate: 

But, isn't it my civic duty?



Nicky: 

Aw! Who gives a doody? The government employees already know, 

For many reasons many people just won't show. 

A piece of mail's an easy thing to overlook, so just like the airlines, they
overbook!



Kate: Oh! 



Both: 

Tear it up and throw it away! Throw it away! Throw it away! 

Tear it up and throw it away, 



Nicky: 

It's perfectly okay.



Kate: 

Ah! Oh but wait a minute, wait a minute. 

It says here the penalty is 30 days in jail.



Nicky: 

KATE! No one's ever gone to jail! Gone to jail! Gone to jail! 

Have you ever heard of anyone who's gone to jail,



Kate: 

Oh! 'Cause something got lost in the mail! OH!



Nicky: Exactly!



Both: 

Tear it up and throw it away! Throw it away! Throw it away! 

Tear it up and throw it away! (tear)



Nicky: 

Yeah, you got it!



Kate: Did not!



Nicky: 

Right!



Both: 

And go about your day!



Nicky: 

Only the little people do jury duty Kate!



Kate: 

Yeah!