[CZOLGOSZ]
It takes a lot of men to make a gun
Hundreds
Many men to make a gun

Men in the mines
To dig the iron
Men in the mills
To forge the steel
Men at machines
To turn the barrel
Mold the trigger
Shape the wheel
It takes a lot of men to make a gun...
One gun...

[BOOTH]
And all you have to do
Is move your little finger
Move your little finger and—
You can change the world

Why should you be blue
When you've your little finger?
Prove how just a little finger
Can—
Change the world
[CZOLGOSZ]
I hate this gun

[GUITEAU]
What a wonder is a gun!
What a versatile invention!
First of all, when you've a gun—
Everybody pays attention!

When you think what must be done
Think of all that it can do:
Remove a scoundrel
Unite a party
Preserve the union
Promote the sales of my book!
Ensure my future
My niche in history
And then the world will see
That I am not a man to overlook!
Ha-ha!

[GUITEAU, BOOTH & CZOLGOSZ]
And all you have to do
Is squeeze your little finger
Ease your little finger back—
You can change the world
Whatever else is true
You trust your little finger
Just a single little finger
Can—
Change the world

[MOORE]
I got this really great gun—
Shit, where is it?
No, it's really great—
Wait—!
Shit, where is it?
Anyway—
It's just a .38—
But—
It's a gun
You can make a state—
Ment—

Wrong—!
With a gun
Even if you fail
It tells 'em who you are
Where you stand
This one was on sale
It—
No, not the shoe—
Well, actually the shoe was, too
No, that's not it—
Shit, I had it here—
Got it!
Yeah! There it is
And—
[GUITEAU, BOOTH, CZOLGOSZ & MOORE]
All you have to do
Is crook your little finger
Hook your little finger 'round—

[MOORE]
Shit, I shot it...

[GUITEAU, BOOTH & CZOLGOSZ]
—You can change the world
Change the world...

[GUITEAU, BOOTH, CZOLGOSZ & MOORE, variously]
Simply follow through
And look, your little finger
Can slow them down
To a crawl
Show them all
Big and small
It took a little finger
No time
To change the world

[CZOLGOSZ]
A gun kills many men before it's done
Hundreds
Long before you shoot the gun

Men in the mines
And in the steel mills
Men at machines
Who died for what?
Something to buy
A watch, a shoe, a gun
A "thing" to make the bosses richer
But
A gun claims many men before it's done

Just one...
More...

[BALLADEER]
Czolgosz
Working man
Born in the middle of Michigan
Woke with a thought and away he ran
To the Pan-American Exposition
In Buffalo
In Buffalo

Saw of a sudden how things were run
Said, "Time's a-wasting, it's Nineteen-One
Some men have everything and some have none
So rise and shine
In the U.S.A. 
You can work your way
To the head of the line!"

[ATTENDANT, spoken]
Single line, ladies and gentlemen
Line forms here to meet the President of the United States
Single line to shake hands with President William McKinley—

[BALLADEER]
Czolgosz
Quiet man
Worked out a quiet and simple plan
Strolled of a morning, all spick and span
To the Temple of Music
By the Tower of Light
At the Pan-American Exposition
In Buffalo
In Buffalo

Saw Bill McKinley there in the sun
Heard Bill McKinley say, "Folks, have fun!
Some men have everything and some have none
But that's just fine
In the U.S.A. 
You can work your way
To the head of the line!"

[FAIRGOERS]
Big Bill—

[BALLADEER]
—Gave 'em a thrill

[FAIRGOERS]
Big Bill—

[BALLADEER]
—Sold 'em a bill

[FAIRGOERS]
Big Bill—

[BALLADEER]
—Who'd want to kill
A man of good will
Like—

[FAIRGOERS]
Big Bill!

[FAIRGOER #1, spoken]
Doesn't the President look marvelous?
So round and prosperous!

[FAIRGOER #2, spoken]
Do you know what his favorite dish is?
It was in the paper. Beef!

[FAIRGOER #3, spoken]
I'm told that in his spare time, he enjoys collecting coins!

[BALLADEER]
Czolgosz
Angry man
Said, "I will do what a poor man can
Yes, and there's nowhere more fitting than
In the Temple of Music
By the Tower of Light
Between the Fountain of Abundance
And the Court of Lilies
At the great Pan-American Exposition
In Buffalo
In Buffalo"

Wrapped him a handkerchief 'round his gun
Said, "Nothin' wrong about what I done
Some men have everything and some have none
That's by design
The idea wasn't mine alone, but mine—
And that's the sign"

In the U.S.A. 
You can have your say
You can set your goals
And seize the day
You've been given the freedom
To work your way
To the head of the line—
To the head of the line!