Will Bloom:

You see this man?

This tired man?

He's a liar and scoundrel to the core!

Edward Bloom:

You see this boy?

Ungrateful boy?

Knockin' on some long forgotten door

Will:

Now I know

I know

Something he's been hidin'

Something that his pride will not reveal

Edward:

He wastes his time

Accusing me

What exactly does this fellow feel?

Will:

I feel like there's gonna be a hangin' tonight!

There's gonna be a hangin' tonight!

There's gonna be

We're soon to see

A hell of a fight

There's gonna be a hangin' tonight!

[Dance/Instrumental Break]

Will:

There's gonna be a hangin' tonight!

ALl:

That's right!

Yes, there's gonna be a hangin'

Tonight!

Will:

You see this folder

In my hand

You know exactly what it is

Edward:

Do I?

Will:

Who'll be the first to tell us?

Edward:

Tell all you want but you will never understand

Will:

So what comes next?

All [Overlapping]:

What comes next?

Comes next?

Abide the law

Abide the law

You get a trial

A trial

A trial

Edward [Spoken]:

Friends!

Life is a trial!

Will [Spoken]:

No! You-

Edward [Spoken]:

Son!

[Sung]

You can't go back to what you were

Your life won't re-run

And you can't undo the things

That you prefer be undone

You can never change the past

Though it may haunt every breath

You can drown but be reborn

If you're not frightened of death!

You're so sure that I'm a rotten father

Absent and lame

Never interested in staying home

Or homecoming game

But maybe you're the one

Imperfect son

Who overreacts

Better check with all your sources

Before twisting the facts!

Will:

So by no means did you visit Ashton?

Edward:

Back in my youth

All:

Can you please explain precisely

Why you're hiding the truth?

Edward:

I'm not hiding the truth!

Will [spoken]: Your Honor!

[sung]

I would like to submit

One more major piece of evidence

All:

And then you'll acquit!

Will:

Would you kindly tell the jury

What you hold in the air?

Edward:

It says right here that it's a deed

All:

To what?

Edward:

A house

Will:

Tell me where

Edward:

Really son

I don't know what you think

You're tryin' to prove

All:

Where's the house?

Edward [Overlapping]:

It says in Ashton

Give me that!

Will [Overlapping]:

And that's somewhere that you've

Never been to since your boyhood

But this deed spells it out!

There is someone living in this house

Edward:

Now what's this about?

Will:

You insist you've never been there!

Edward:

Well, that might be the case!

Will:

Ahh! You're lyin'!

Edward [yelling]:

That's enough!

Will:

You're lyin' right to my face!

Judge [Spoken]:

Who is Jenny Hill?

Edward:

Oh, come on Doc

How long have you and me been friends, huh?

Judge [spoken]:

Take him away!

Edward [spoken]:

Oh come on! No!

All:

Now there's gonna be a hangin' tonight!

There's gonna be a hangin' tonight!

There's gotta be a sturdy scene

At the end of the line

'Cause there's gonna be a hangin'

Gonna be a hangin'

There's gonna be a hangin'

Gonna be a hangin'

A hangin'!

A hangin'!

A hangin'!

A hangin'!