It's the hard-knock life for us It's the hard-knock life for us 'Stead of treated, we get tricked 'Stead of treated, we get tricked It's the hard-knock life Got no folks to speak of, so It's the hard-knock row we ho Cotton blankets 'stead a wool Empty bellies, 'stead a full It's the hard-knock life Don't it feel like the wind is always howlin'? Don't it seem like there's never any light? Once a day, don't you wanna throw the towel in? It's easier than putting up a fight No one's there when your dreams at night are creepy No one cares if you grow or if you shrink No one dries when your eyes get wet and weepy From the crying you would think this place would sink Oh-oh-oh Empty belly life Rotten smelly life Full of sorrow life No tomorrow life Santa Claus we never see Santa Claus, what's that? Who's he? No one cares for you a smidge When you're in an orphanage It's the hard-knock life You'll stay up 'Til this dump shines like the top of the Chrysler Building Kill! Kill! Yank the whiskers from her chin (little pig droppings) Jab her with a safety pin (rotten orphans) Make her drink a Mickey Finn (nobody loves you) I love you, Miss Hannigan Get to work Strip them beds Scrub that floor Polish my shoes And I mean Start now It's the hard-knock life for us It's the hard-knock life for us No one cares for you a smidge When your in an orphanage It's the hard-knock life It's the hard-knock life (It's the hard-knock life) It's the hard-knock life