[ORPHANS] It's the hard-knock life for us! It's the hard-knock life for us!
[ANNIE] 'Steada treated,
[ORPHANS] We get tricked!
[ANNIE] 'Steada kisses,
[ORPHANS] We get kicked!
[ALL] It's the hard-knock life! Got no folks to speak of, so, It's the hard-knock row we how!
[ANNIE] Cotton blankets,
[ORPHANS] 'Steada of wool!
[ANNIE] Empty Bellies
[ORPHANS] 'Steada of full!
[ALL] It's the hard-knock life!
[ANNIE] Don't if feel like the wind is always howl'n?
[KATE AND TESSIE] Don't it seem like there's never any light!
[DUFFY AND JULY] Once a day, don't you wanna throw the towel in?
[MOLLY AND PEPPER] It's easier than puttin' up a fight.
[ANNIE] No one's there when your dreams at night get creepy! No one cares if you grow...of if you shrink! No one dries when your eyes get wet an' weepy!
[ALL] From all the cryin' you would think this place's a sink! Ohhhh!!!!!!! Empty belly life! Rotten smelly life! Full of sorrow life! No tomorrow life!
[MOLLY] Santa Claus we never see
[ANNIE] Santa Claus, what's that? Who's he?
[ALL] No one cares for you a smidge When you're in an orphanage!
[MOLLY] (Making a whistling sound and imitating Miss. Hannigan) You'll stay up till this dump shines like the top of the Chrysler Building.
[ORPHANS] Yank the whiskers from her chin Jab her with a safety Pin Make her drink a mickey finn I love you, Miss Hannigan
[MOLLY] (whistle) Get to work! (whistle) Strip them beds! (whistle) I said get to work!
[ALL] It's the hard-knock life for us It's the hard-knock life for us No one cares for you a smidge When your in an orphanage It's the hard-knock life It's the hard-knock life It's the hard-knock life