[VIOLET]
You gotta know what to do, you gotta do it in a hurry;
Gotta hustle, gotta bustle, gotta scoot, you gotta scurry
'Cause we
[ALL]
Got no time
[VIOLET]
To fool around, around here
[VIOLET & ENSEMBLE]
Around here
[VIOLET]
You gotta
[ENSEMBLE]
Get it right
[VIOLET]
On the first try, honey
'Cause each mistake means they're losin' lots of money and
[VIOLET & ENSEMBLE]
We got no time
[VIOLET]
To waste a dime
[VIOLET & ENSEMBLE]
Around here
[VIOLET]
Here's your mimeograph and the carbon paper
There's your intercom, there's the phone
And there's the stapler
Got your shredder, got your letters
Gonna type, you gotta write
Is that clear?
[VIOLET & ENSEMBLE]
Is that clear?
[VIOLET]
Got your three-hole punch and at noon take lunch
Keep it runnin', keep it comin'
Gotta pump, you gotta hump
[ENSEMBLE]
'Cause we
Got no time
[VIOLET]
To fool around, around here
(spoken)
Follow me!
[VIOLET & ENSEMBLE]
You gotta know what to do, you gotta do it in a hurry
Gotta hustle, gotta bustle, gotta scoot, you gotta scury
'Cause we got no time to fool around, around here
Around here
[ALL WOMEN]
Punch in when you enter
[ALL MEN]
Punch out when you leave
[ALL WOMEN]
Do exactly as you're told
[ALL MEN]
No excuses please
[VIOLET & ENSEMBLE]
No, we don't play or make mistakes around -
[ROZ, spoken]
Violet, oh Violet
[VIOLET, spoken]
Judy, this is Roz Keith, Mr. Hart's administrative assistant
[ROZ, spoken]
Violet, I've been meaning to talk to you about Mr. Hart's rules regarding office decor. No personal items on the desk. We mustn't look cluttered and sloppy. "An office that looks efficient -"
[ROZ & VIOLET, spoken]
Is efficient."
[ROZ, spoken]
I've typed up this memo. You can post it on the bulletin board
[VIOLET, spoken]
Thanks Roz. I know just where to stick it
Dear old Roz is Mr. Hart's administrative eye, ears, nose, and throat. If you ever want to gossip in the ladies' room, check under the stall for feet first
(sung)
You gotta know who to trust
Better know it in a hurry
No time for such a thing as your personal worries
Gotta grow, you gotta show
Gotta keep it in tow around here
(spoken)
Let's recap
[ENSEMBLE]
Around here!
[JUDY]
Know who to trust and know it in a hurry
[ENSEMBLE]
Around here!
[JUDY]
No time for any personal worries
[ENSEMBLE]
Around here!
[VIOLET]
No laughing, no jokes, and mind the dress code
[ALL]
Is that clear?
Around here!
[KATHY & 2 MALE ENSEMBLE]
No chats
[2 MALE ENSEMBLE]
No snacks
[3 MALE ENSEMBLE]
No clutter on the desk
[ALL]
Around here!
[2 MALE ENSEMBLE]
No breaks
[ALL]
No personal effects
[VIOLET]
It's all about the job
And getting it done
Around here
[ALL/ENSEMBLE]
All about the job
And getting it done
[ALL]
You gotta know what to do
You gotta do it in a hurry
Gotta hustle, gotta bustle
Gotta scoot, you gotta scurry
'Cause we got no time to fool
Around 'round here
Around here
Do what you gotta do
No time to dilly-dally
No time to bend the rules
'Cause they're the ones who keep the tally
And we got no time to fool
Around, around here
Not around here -
[WOMEN]
Got no time at all
[MEN]
No time at all
[WOMEN]
No time at all
[ALL]
To fool around, around here
Around here
[VIOLET]
Get it?
[JUDY]
Got it
[VIOLET]
Good
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