Around Here

Lyrics

[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