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1930 Broadway
Strike Up the Band the Musical - Fletcher's American Chocolate Choral Society Lyrics
The song is written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin.
La, la, singing every morning,
When the clock is striking eight.
That's a duty that we never shirk.
We love singing every morning,
So we're never, never late,
When we start our daily work.
We are Fletcher's American Chocolate Choral Society,
Fletcher's American Chocolate Choral Society.
Happy, happy workers, we,
Singing, singing merrily.
We love our vocal exercising.
Since efficiency's the thing,
They encourage us to sing
And start the day by vocalizing.
Tra la la la la la -- if we're happy.
Oh, tra la la la la la -- work is snappy.
So if we seem rather gay,
As we're working through the day,
You needn't find it too surprising.
Tra la la la, good morning, Mr. Foreman!
Good morning!
The office boy, the doorman,
Those who really know,
Say I'm the finest foreman
Working for Fletcher and Co.
Our product, as represented
Sets my heart aglow.
We've cows that are contented
Working for Fletcher and Co.
We're glad to know the cows are so contented
Tra la la la, good morning, Mr. Manager!
Good morning!
Work, work, work,
That's all that I'm asking of you.
Never shirk, shirk, shirk,
But show me just what you can do.
On Saturday we pay off
The help in our employ.
On Sunday there's a day off
For ev'ry girl and boy.
Unless I am away off,
This job should be a joy.
I am telling you
There's little to do
But work, work, work
With Sunday free we all should be contented.
And now our favorite boss you see
An American Institution.
The finest type of man is he.
Three cheers for Evolution!
Fletcher! Fletcher! Fletcher!
Tra la la la, good morning, Mr. Fletcher!
Good morning!
My product is so nourishing -
The factory is flourishing.
When Fletcher first began it, he
Was working for humanity.
His product is so nourishing -
The factory is flourishing.
When Fletcher first began it, he
Was working for humanity.
Like Listerine and Woolworth,
Lux and B.V.D.
The public gets its full worth,
When it'll buy from me.
We sing his praises loudly
Everywhere we go.
We tell the world we're proudly
Working for Fletcher and Co.
Let's start the day
In the usual way
With a program that's habitual.
Before we part,
Suppose we start
To do the daily ritual --
I firmly believe
I firmly believe
That Fletcher's American Chocolate
That Fletcher's American Chocolate
Makes bigger and better citizens
Makes bigger and better citizens
For the U.S.A.
For the U.S.A.
Tra la la la, we're off to work.
Tra la la la, we're off to work.
Review: Strike Up the Band the Musical Songs Lyrics
Strike Up the Band the Musical Lyrics
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