And...

"And..." is the third musical number in A Chorus Line, and performed by Bobby, Richie, Val, and Judy with backing from the company.

Lyrics
BOBBY. He lived' cause luckily I didn't paint the soles of his feet and ... RICHIE. And .. . What if I'm next? What if I'm next? What am I gonna do? I haven't got a clue. I gotta think of something. What does he want? What does he want? Stories from the past? I better find one fast! GROUP I: MAGGIE, GREG, BEBE, RICHIE, VAL & PAUL. What should I say? What can I tell him? BOBBY. (over music) As I got older I kept getting stranger and stranger. I used to go down to this busy intersection near my house at rush hour and direct traffic. I just wanted to see if anybody'd notice me. That's when I started breaking into people's houses - Oh, I didn't steal anything - I'd just rearrange their furniture. And ... VAL. And ... Orphan at three. Orphan at three. Mother and Dad both gone. Raised by a sweet ex-con. Tied up and raped at seven. Seriously! Seriously! Nothing too obscene! I'd better keep it clean. GROUP II: DON, CONNIE, SHEILA, RICHIE, VAL, DIANA. What should I say? What can I tell him? BOBBY. School? You wanna hear about school? I went to P. S. Shit ... See, I was the kind of kid that was always getting slammed into lockers and stuff like that. Not only by the students - by the teachers too. Oh, and I hated sports, hated sports. And sports were very big. I mean, it was jock city, but I didn't make one team. See, I couldn't catch a ball if it had Elmer's Glue on it. And wouldn't my father have to be this big ex-football hero? He was so humiliated, he didn't know what to tell his friends, so he told them all I had polio. On Father's Day I used to limp for him. And ... JUDY. And ... God, I'm a wreck. God, I'm a wreck. I don't know where to start. I'm gonna fall apart. Where are my childhood mem'ries? Who were the boys? What were my toys? How will I begin? And why am I so thin?!!! What should I say? GROUP III: VAL, RICHIE, MAGGIE, CONNIE, JUDY, DIANA & MIKE. What can I tell him? JUDY. And ... CONNIE & MAGGIE. And .. , RICHIE. And ... VAL & DIANA. And ... BOBBY. And my mother kept saying: "If you don't stop setting your brother on fire, we're going to have to send you away." And I was always thinking up these spectacular ways how to kill myself. But then I realized - to commit suicide in Buffalo is redundant.

Alternate Lyrics
In case the actress playing Judy is neither tall or thin, alternate lyrics for her verse are provided.

VERSION 1:

And ... God, I'm a wreck. God, I'm a wreck. I don't know where to start. I'm gonna fall apart. Where are my childhood mem'ries? Who were the boys? What were my toys? Gone beyond recall. And why am I so tall?!!!

VERSION 2:

And...

Try to be calm,

Try to be calm,

You're getting overwrought,

Follow a train of thought,

That way you won't be nervous.

Try to relax,

Try to relax,

It only lasts a while,

Just close your eyes and smile.