Kate: I can't go with you to the Phish concert at the Aquarium.
Nicky: Oh no, I was looking forward to that!
Kate: Me too.
Nicky: Oh, why can't you come?
Kate: I got jury duty.
Nicky: Jury duty?
Kate: Mm Hm.
Nicky: Aw, Kate, you don't have to go to Jury duty.
Kate: Yes I do. I got this summons in the mail, it says I have to go.
Nicky: Oh, what summons?
Kate: This one.
Nicky: No. WHAT summons?
Kate: THIS one.
Nicky: No Kate you don't understand: Tear it up and throw it away.
Kate: What?
Nicky: Throw it away, Throw it away! Tear it up and throw it away. And go about your day!
Kate: Oh, I can't do that! This is an official summons.
Nicky: Oh! An official summons. Well, why didn't you say so? Tear it up and throw it away!
Kate: Just. Tear it up?
Nicky: Yeah! And throw it away! Tear it up and throw it away, so you and I can play.
Kate: But, isn't it my civic duty?
Nicky: Aw! Who gives a doody? The government employees already know, For many reasons many people just won't show. A piece of mail's an easy thing to overlook, so just like the airlines, they overbook!
Kate: Oh!
Both: Tear it up and throw it away! Throw it away! Throw it away! Tear it up and throw it away,
Nicky: It's perfectly okay.
Kate: Ah! Oh but wait a minute, wait a minute. It says here the penalty is 30 days in jail.
Nicky: KATE! No one's ever gone to jail! Gone to jail! Gone to jail! Have you ever heard of anyone who's gone to jail,
Kate: Oh! 'Cause something got lost in the mail! OH!
Nicky: Exactly!
Both: Tear it up and throw it away! Throw it away! Throw it away! Tear it up and throw it away! (tear)