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ACT I - Broadway and Madison Square, New York. Today (i.e. 1900)
No. 8 - Act I Opening Chorus - "We always work the public."
| Chorus: | We believe in honest labor, when indulged in by a neighbor, And we hold it wrong for other folks to rob. You can hardly call us shirkers, we're a band of willing workers, But we always work the public, not the job. See! We always work the public, not the job. |
| Foreman: | We never miss a chance to plunder, |
| Chorus: | To plunder, like thunder. |
| Foreman: | Though others do the squealing, For a wonder No rat is ever hungry at the crib. |
| Chorus: | We never miss a chance to plunder, To plunder, like thunder. Though others do the squealing, for a wonder No rat is ever hungry at the crib. So work, work, work. We will work with a right good will, But the work we do and it's hard work, too, Is running up a great big bill. Oh, a public job is a private snap. In spite of all reform clap trap. We've never found a treasury we couldn't tap, For we always work the public, not the job. Work, work, work. We will work with a right good will, But the work we do and it's hard work, too, Is running up a great big bill. Oh, a public job is a private snap. In spite of all reform clap trap. We've never found a treasury we couldn't tap, For we always work the public, not the job. |
| Chorus: | Since we're working for the city we'd consider it a pity To complete our job, for that would end our pay. So, we always do our best to cash in a lot of rest, For we always fleece the public by the day. See! We always fleece the public by the day. |
| Foreman: | We always plan a steal discreetly, |
| Chorus: | So sweetly, and neatly; |
| Foreman: | We gobble up your taxes So completely, We wipe the whole caboodle off the slate. |
| Chorus: | We always plan a steal discreetly, So sweetly, and neatly; We gobble up your taxes so completely, We wipe the whole caboodle off the slate. So work, work, work. We will work with a right good will, But the work we do and it's hard work, too, Is running up a great big bill. Oh, a public job is a private snap. In spite of all reform clap trap. We've never found a treasury we couldn't tap, For we always fleece the public by the day. Work, work, work. We will work with a right good will, But the work we do and it's hard work, too, Is running up a great big bill. Oh, a public job is a private snap. In spite of all reform clap trap. We've never found a treasury we couldn't tap, For we always fleece the public by the day. |
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American Musical Theatre | The Burgomaster
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