The Rumor

[YENTE, spoken]
Rifka! Rifka, I have such news for you.

(sung)
Remember Perchik, that crazy student?
Remember at the wedding
When Tzeitel married Motel
And Perchik started dancing
With Tevye's daughter Hodel?
Well, I just learned
That Perchik's been arrested in Kiev

[OTHERS]
No!

[YENTE]
Yes!

[WOMAN 1, spoken]
Shaindel, Shaindel, wait 'til I tell you.

(sung)
Remember Perchik, that crazy student?
Remember at the wedding?
He danced with Tevye's Hodel
Well, I just heard
That Hodel's been arrested in Kiev

[OTHERS]
No!
Terrible, terrible

[WOMAN 2, spoken]
Mirala...

(sung)
Do you remember Perchik
That student from Kiev?
Remember how he acted
When Tzeitel married Motel?
Well, I just heard
That Motel's been arrested
For dancing at the wedding

[OTHERS]
No!

[WOMAN 2]
In Kiev!

[MENDEL, spoken]
Rabbi, Rabbi...

(sung)
Remember Perchik
With all his strange ideas?
Remember Tzeitel's wedding
Where Tevye danced with Golde?
Well, I just heard
That Tevye's been arrested
And Golde's gone to Kiev

[OTHERS]
No!

[MENDEL]
God forbid

[OTHERS]
She didn't

[MENDEL]
She did

[AVRAM, spoken]
Listen everybody, terrible news, terrible...

[AVRAM, OTHERS]
Remember Perchik (Yes)
Who started all the trouble? (So?)
Well, I've been told
By someone who should know (What?)
That Golde's been arrested (Oh)
And Hodel's gone to Kiev (Oh)
Motel studies dancing (Oh)
Tevye's acting strange (Oh)
Shprintze has the measles (Oh)
Bielke has the mumps (Oh)

[YENTE]
And that's what comes from men and women dancing!

[OTHERS]
Oh!