Song Description

From the Musical "SHOW TIME"

Lyrics

WHEN THAT BELLS RINGS

Words & Music by: Frank McNulty

From "SHOW TIME" (A Musical Journey) Composer sings demo.
Girl would be featured singer)

VERSE 1: Bright Tempo! (Spoken ? in tempo with music)

I work! I slave! I sit here all alone,
I work my fingers right down to the bone:
I Sort! I file! I stack it by the mile,
It gets a little boring after while.

Do this! Do that! Go make this Photostat!
That?/s not my job, I do it for grat!

Below Sung:

I work and slave with the mail all day!
What?s the rush, I say, can?t it wait? OK!
And my hands get sore and there?s even more,
And it hurts me to the core! But!

REFRAIN:

WHEN THAT BELL RINGS, time to close up!
Powder my nose up; brush my clothes up:
And I walk out, see the city,
What a city; bright and pretty!

And I?ll see him, date at seven,
And it?s heavenly!

We?ll go strollin? through the great stores,
Big and small stores, stroll the lakeshores:
It?s my city; it?s the place to be, for me!
My life is here; to me it?s clear,

Chicago?s (The cities- or another city!)) something special, you see!

VERSE 2: (Spoken ? in tempo with music)

I?m tired! I?m beat! From my head down to my feet,
Oh how I?d like to chuck this wooden seat:

( Below is off-stage voice spoken to music)

This work is late! We cannot let them wait!
So stop that job and let?s get to the freight!

(Girl ? spoken in rhythm with music)

I lift! I weigh! There?s things that I could say!
But being such a lady, I?ll just weigh:

(Girl ? sung)

I work and slave at my job all day!
Gotta raise my pay; I?ll be boss someday:
But my nerves are shot and the hives I?ve got!
So you see this is my lot! But!

CHORUS 2:

WHEN THAT BELL RINGS, time to spread out,
Time to head out; time to get out:
Feel like dancin? and romancin?,
See the night-lights, and the bright lights!

Ride the skyways, super highways,
All the sights to see!

I?m so happy, feel like singin?,
Birds are wingin?, bells are ringin?;
It?s my city, it?s the place for me, you see!
My life is here; to me it?s clear!

Chicago?s (or The cities ? or some other city) something very special,
It?s so very, very special,
It?s for me!

(Repeat above Chorus 2 starting slow gradually building
to regular tempo to end)

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