Suffs Original Broadway Cast - Fire and Tea [Official Audio]

The Suffs original Broadway cast recording of "Fire and Tea"
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Lyrics:

MRS. HERNDON
Look alive, inmates - you’re gettin released.

DOCTOR WHITE
Alice Paul is relentless, but she’s surely not insane. I see no cause to commit her.

CARRIE
“Alice Paul Tortured in Prison”

MAJOR SYLVESTER
Prison letters have leaked to the press.

DORIS
I leaked the letters to the press!

WILSON
This is the first I’m hearing of this.

DOCTOR WHITE & MAJOR SYLVESTER
Sir?!

WILSON
You’re both fired.

ALICE
I’m sorry.

RUZA
Shut up, Paul. It’s time. We burn him down.

CARRIE
Mollie, you came.

MOLLIE
I’m only here for the cause.

WILSON
Ladies.

ALICE & NWP SUFFS
LET THE FIRE, LET THE FIRE, LET THE FIRE RAGE ON
LET THE FIRE, LET THE FIRE, LET THE FIRE RAGE ON

CARRIE
THANK YOU FOR FINALLY SHARING A CUP OF TEA WITH ME

WILSON
THAT - MISSUS CATT - IS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT YOU - SO POLITE

CARRIE
Right

WASHWOMAN
OH GOD ARE YOU ABOUT TO SET THAT THING ON FIRE?

ALICE & RUZA
DON’T YOU WANT TO BURN HIM TOO?

NWP SUFFS
WANT TO BURN HIM TOO?

ALL
LET THE FIRE, LET THE FIRE, LET THE FIRE RAGE ON
LET THE FIRE, LET THE FIRE, LET THE FIRE RAGE ON

WILSON
DEAR, YOU MUST UNDERSTAND, MY HANDS ARE FULL
WITH MAKING PEACE IN FOREIGN LANDS
SO LET US DISCUSS THIS WHEN THERE’S LESS ON MY PLATE IT’LL HAVE TO WAIT TIL NEXT TIME

ALICE & NWP SUFFS
AH!!

CARRIE
Now is the next time

WILSON
Pardon?

MOLLIE
HERE SHE GOES

CARRIE
LOOK OUTSIDE YOUR WINDOW ALICE & NWP SUFFS RAGE!

CARRIE
THEY BURN YOU IN THE STREET ALICE & NWP SUFFS ON!

CARRIE
YOU CAN’T KEEP LOCKING THEM UP, YOU KNOW THEY’LL JUST REFUSE TO EAT

WILSON
CALM DOWN, CARRIE, THERE’S NO NEED TO BE ANGRY
ANGRY GIRLS WITH MATCHES WON’T FORCE MY HAND

CARRIE
SO SHAKE MY HAND INSTEAD

WILSON
That’s quite enough, good day

CARRIE
FOR I HAVE ALWAYS LED AN ORGANIZATION OF LADIES ALICE & NWP SUFFS HA

CARRIE
OF PROPER LADIES ALICE & NWP SUFFS HA

CARRIE
WHO HAVE MADE THE PROPER PLEA

ALICE & NWP SUFFS
HA

CARRIE
SO USE ME

CARRIE ALICE & NWP SUFFS
GIVE US THE VOTE GIVE US THE VOTE GIVE US THE VOTE AND YOU CAN CREDIT MY COOPERATION
GIVE US THE VOTE GIVE US THE VOTE GIVE US THE VOTE AND ALL THOSE ANGRY GIRLS WILL GO AWAY LET THE FIRE, LET THE FIRE, LET THE FIRE
RAGE ON
SO, WOODROW LET THE FIRE, LET THE FIRE, LET THE FIRE
RAGE ON
WHAT DO YOU SAY?

ALICE, CARRIE, MOLLIE & NWP SUFFS
LET THE FIRE, LET THE FIRE, LET THE FIRE RAGE ON
LET THE FIRE, LET THE FIRE, LET THE FIRE RAGE ON
RAGE ON, RAGE ON, RAGE ON AND ON AND ON, LET THE FIRE RAGE RAGE ON AND ON AND ON, LET THE FIRE RAGE
RAGE ON AND ON AND ON, LET THE FIRE RAGE! RAGE! RAGE! LET THE FIRE RAGE!