Title:  hooray for hate

Composer:  Joe Raposo ?

Lead vocals:  Rita Moreno

Backing vocals:  none

Scene:  Rita as a little girl on a stage.

[RM]  Two, four, six, eight.

What do I appreciate?

H – A – T – E, hate!

Hooray for hate.  It’s really great.

When things are not so hot, hate really hits the spot.

I hate my cousin Doris.  I hate to go to bed.

I hate those little squishy things they stick in date nut bread.

I hate to kiss my uncle.  I hate these stupid shoes!

I hate to play a game when there’s a chance that I might lose.

I hate to eat my vegetables.  I hate to sit and wait!

But mostly I hate grown-ups saying, “It’s not nice to hate!”

I hate my cousin Doris.  I hate to go to bed.

I hate those little squishy things they stick in date nut bread.

I hate to kiss my uncle.  I hate these stupid shoes!

I hate to play a game when there’s a chance that I might lose.

I hate to eat my vegetables.  I hate to sit and wait!

But mostly I hate grown-ups saying, “It’s not nice to hate!”

So phooey on those songs about love.

What we really need to have a lot more of

Is H, A, T, E, hate!

(spoken)  Oh, I just love that song.

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