Part 1: Nowadays

[MC, spoken]
Ladies and gentlemen, The Chicago Theater is proud to announce a first
The first time anywhere there's been an act of this nature
Not only one little lady, but two
You've read about them in the papers
And now here they are
Chicago's own killer-dillers
Those scintillating sinners
Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly

[VELMA & ROXIE]
You can like the life you're living, you can live the life you like
You can even marry Harry, but mess around with Ike

And that's good, isn't it?
Grand, isn't it?
Great, isn't it?
Swell, isn't it?
Fine, isn't it?
But nothing stays
In fifty years or so
It's gonna change, you know
But oh, it's heaven nowadays
[MC, spoken]
Okay, you babes of jazz
Let's pick up the pace
Let's make the parties longer
Let's make the skirts shorter
Let's all go to hell in a fast car
And keep it hot

Part 2: Hot Honey Rag

[VELMA & ROXIE]
And all that jazz