You Have To Do What You Do Do

Lyrics

[CELLINI] In Naples one night a wandering gypsy After three or four bottles too many grew tipsy On the Secret of Secrets she let down the bars And told me what really is written in the stars [DUKE] I don't know where this is going to go But a tipsy Gypsy told him so [ALL] A Gypsy let down the bars And told him what's really in the stars [CELLINI] You will offer your apology When you hear the New Astrology [CROWD, spoken] The New Astrology! [CELLINI] No matter under what sign you're born If Leo, Virgo, or Capricorn Whatever you do from morn to morn You have to do what you do do! No matter under what sign you're starred It doesn't help you to be on guard You're always hoist on your own petard And have to do what you do do! [CROWD] What does he mean With this routine That comes like bolts from the blue do? [CELLINI] You have to do what you do do! 'Tisn't up to you at all We all live under a hoodoo 'Til you hear the trumpet call In this life, what else can you do? In this life we're pawns in a game! If you have to do what you do do Whatever you do, you're not to blame In this life, what else can you do? In this life we're pawns in a game! [CROWD] What does he mean With this routine? [CELLINI & CROWD] If you have to do what you do do Whatever you do, you're not to blame [CELLINI] Was Plato to blame for being Platonic? Or Babylon for being Babylonic? Was Caesar to blame for being Caesarean? Or the people for being proletarian? Was Nero to blame for being destructive? Or the Queen of Sheba for being seductive? Was Helen of Troy to blame for the Trojan Horse? No, no! My friends, 'twas a greater force! And so by the shades of Pluto Am I to blame for acting like Benvenuto? [CELLINI & CROWD] You have to do what you do do! 'Tisn't up to you at all We all live under a do do 'Til you hear the trumpet call [CELLINI] In this life, what else can you do? In this life we're pawns in a game! [CELLINI & CROWD] If you have to do what you do do Whatever you do Whatever you do Whatever you do Whatever you do Whatever you do You're not to blame! [DUKE, spoken] I like it! Nobody is to blame for anything! (sung) I am not to blame Thou art not to blame He is not to blame We are not to blame You are not to blame They are not to blame [DUKE] Nobody [CROWD] Nobody [DUKE, spoken] Nobody [CROWD] Nobody [DUKE & CROWD] Nobody is to blame [DUKE] You have to do what you do do 'Tisn't up to you at all [CROWD] We all live under a hoodoo 'Til you hear the trumpet call [CELLINI] Whatever your station, whatever your name Whatever you do do, you're never to blame [CELLINI & CROWD] You have to do what you do do Is the fact that I/we proclaim [DUKE] You may think that you do Whatever you do do But there is a hoodoo Who's running the game [CELLINI] No matter whatever You do do endeavor I'm here to assever That— [ALL] Nobody, nobody, nobody, nobody Nobody is to blame!