ALL: We're busy doin' nothin' Workin' the whole day through Tryin' to find lots of things not to do We're busy goin' nowhere Isn't it just a crime We'd like to be unhappy, but We never do have the time
CEDRIC HARDWICKE: I have to watch the river To see that it doesn't stop And stick around the rosebuds So they'll know when to pop BING CROSBY: Better keep the crickets cheerful They're really a solemn bunch ALL: Hustle, bustle WILLIAM BENDIX: And only an hour for lunch
ALL: We're busy doin' nothin' Workin' the whole day through Tryin' to find lots of things not to do We're busy going nowhere Isn't it just a crime We'd like to be unhappy, but We never do have the time
BENDIX: I have to wake the Sun up He's liable to sleep all day (CROSBY: Taroo) And then inspect the rainbows So they'll be bright and gay CROSBY & HARDWICKE: You must rehearse the songbirds To see that they sing in key (BENDIX: If you insist) (CROSBY: I dust, I dust) ALL: Hustle, bustle And never a moment free
ALL: We're busy doin' nothin' Workin' the whole day through Tryin' to find lots of things not to do We're busy going nowhere Isn't it just a crime We'd like to be unhappy, but We never do have the time
(CROSBY: Going to the game?)
CROSBY: I have to meet a turtle I'm teachin' him how to swim Then I have to shine the dewdrops You know they're looking rather dim (BENDIX: No!) I told my friend, the robin I'd buy him a brand new vest ALL: Hustle, bustle CROSBY: I wish I could take a rest
BENDIX: Tryin' to find lots of things not to do HARDWICKE: Isn't it just a crime CROSBY: We'd better make it snappy There's another hill to climb ALL: We'd like to be unhappy, but CROSBY: We never do have HARDWICKE: We never do have BENDIX: We never do, never do ALL: Never do, never do, never do have the time Never do have the time