Lyr Req: The Rumor (from 'Fiddler on the Roof')

Subject: Fiddler on the Roof's 'The Rumor'
From: GUEST,Lizie
Date: 05 Jun 01 - 07:09 PM

I've looked everywhere I can think to find the lyrics to this song: it's from the musical Fiddler on the Roof. I don't think the song is in the movie version, just the stage version. It's the song that the Matchmaker and the villagers sing, I think. Any input would be great!

Subject: Lyr Add: THE RUMOR (from 'Fiddler on the Roof')
From: Justa Picker
Date: 05 Jun 01 - 08:11 PM

The Rumor

Yente:
Remember perchick?
That crazy student.
Remember at the wedding
when tzeitel married motel
and perchick started dancing
with tevye's daughter hodel?
Well I just heard that perchick's been arrested in kiev!?

village woman #1:
Remember perchick
that crazy student
remember at the wedding
he danced with tevye's hodel
well I just heard that hodel's been arrested in kiev!

Villagers:
NO! Terrible, terrible!

Village woman #2:
Do you remember perchick
that student from kiev
remember how he acted
when tzeitel married motel
well I just heard that motel's been arrested!
in kiev!!

Mendel:
remember perchick and all his strange Ideas
remember tzeitel's wedding?
Where tevye danced with Golde?
Well I just heard that tevye's been arrested
and golde's gone to kiev!
V: NO!
M: God forbid!
V: She didn't!
M: She did!

Avrahm:
remember perchick (yes)
who started all the trouble (so?)
well I just heard from someone who should know (WHAT?)
that tzeitel's been arrested
and
Motel studies dancing
And Tevye's acting srange
Shprintze's got the measles
and Bielke's got the mumps!

Yente:
And that's what comes from men and women dancing!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fiddler on the Roof's 'The Rumor'
From: Justa Picker
Date: 05 Jun 01 - 08:14 PM

The rest of the lyrics can be found here.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fiddler on the Roof's 'The Rumor'
From: GUEST,Lizie
Date: 07 Jun 01 - 07:28 PM

Thanks so much!