Let's Be Bad
SMASH Cast and Megan Hilty Lyrics

When we're feeling down and low,
When we're feeling sad and unhappy,

Then our favorite word is no
Then our favorite response is negative

'Cause it points the way to go.
Because it shows a direction to follow

Let's be bad.
Let's do something unusual or forbidden

Who knows what will come tomorrow?
Nobody knows what the future holds for us

Neighbor, lose the sauce and sorrow.
Friend, let go of your problems and sadness.

Here's some sugar you can borrow.
Here's something sweet you can have.

Let's be bad.
Let's do something unusual or forbidden

Don't want to be boring
Don't want to be dull

Our twenties are roaring
Our age is full of energy and noise

Let's punish the flooring
Let's dance passionately

Yeah drummer man, do what you can
Yeah, drummer man, play as much as you want.

Tonight the (whoo!) will hit the fan!
Tonight, things will get crazy and exciting!

If you need some more enticing,
If you need more things to interest you,

Here's a girl with twice the spicing
Here's a girl who is more exciting.

We're the cake, but she's the icing!
We're lovely, but she's the best part.

Let's be bad.
Let's do something unusual or forbidden

If you say something is taboo,
If you say something is forbidden,

Well, that's the thing I want to do.
Well, that's exactly what I want to do.

Do it till we're black and blue,
Do it until we're bruised and hurt

Let's be bad.
Let's do something unusual or forbidden

Guns and gangsters suit me fine.
I like guns and gangsters.

Al Capone is a buddy of mine.
I like Al Capone.

He's my big-shot valentine.
He's my favorite gangster.

Let's be bad.
Let's do something unusual or forbidden

If spirits are sagging
If we are feeling depressed

If feet are 'a dragging
If we are feeling tired

Fall off of that wagon.
Let's abandon our responsibilities and party

The piano hums to the bass and drums,
The music is wonderful and vibrant,

And I'll be dancing when Hoover comes.
And I'll be partying even when the cops come.

Don't care if you've tied the knot,
I don't care if you're married.

Most folks want what they ain't got.
Most people desire what they don't have.

Melt the ice, some like it hot.
Let's be hot and passionate.

Let's be bad.
Let's do something unusual or forbidden

Here's my whistle, make it "wetter."
Here's my mouth, make it more moist.

Let me wear that scarlet letter.
Let me be marked with shame.

When I'm bad I'm even better.
When I'm doing things I shouldn't, I'm fantastic.

Let's be bad.
Let's do something unusual or forbidden

Say "bye-bye, propriety!"
Say goodbye to proper behavior.

No polite society
No proper or formal behavior.

Give me notoriety!
Give me fame for being bad.

Let's be bad.
Let's do something unusual or forbidden

Bring on the vices!
Let's have some bad habits!

Don't care what the price is!
I don't care how much it costs.

I'll add the right spices,
I'll add the right ingredients.

When the stand-up bass slaps you in the face,
When the music becomes intense,

Well, it ain't my husband I'll embrace.
Well, I'll embrace someone, but not my husband.

I can't see the use in waiting.
I don't think it's worth waiting.

Your lips are intoxicating
Your lips are hypnotizing

Do my hips need some translating?
Do I need to explain myself by moving my hips?

Let's be bad.
Let's do something unusual or forbidden

If I drown in bathtub gin,
If I drink too much gin and become drunk,

Notify my next of kin,
Tell my family that I died.

They might grieve, or might jump in!
They might cry or join me in the bathtub gin.

Let's be bad.
Let's do something unusual or forbidden

Who wants plays and O'Neill dramas?
Who wants serious and heavy plays?

Gershwin is the cat's pajamas!
Gershwin is amazing!

I'm the queen of the red-hot mamas!
I'm the hottest and wildest woman around!

Let's be bad.
Let's do something unusual or forbidden

Each crook and G-man
Each criminal and cop

Each cop and he-man
Each policeman and strong man

Just stick with me, man!
Just stay with me and see what happens!

Every joint's a juke with my red-hot uke,
Every place I go is a party thanks to my excellent ukulele playing,

And just like Judas once said to Luke,
And just like Judas said to Luke in the Bible,

Here's the key for my ignition,
Here's the key to get me started.

Hit the gas to my transmission!
Accomplish something challenging or difficult.

When you hear the things I'm wishing',
When you hear what I desire or dream about,

You won't offer opposition!
You won't argue or object.

Let's prohibit Prohibition!
Let's fight the regulations that prohibit us from having fun!

Let's be bad!
Let's do something unusual or forbidden

Some like it hot, and that ain't bad!
Some people like passionate and wild experiences and that's okay!