BUSY DOING NOTHING
(Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke)

CHORUS: We're busy doing nothing, working the whole day through,
Trying 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.

I have to watch the river, to see that it doesn't stop,
Then stick around the rosebuds, so they'll know when to pop.
Better keep the crickets cheerful. They're really a solemn bunch.
Hustle, bustle, and only an hour for lunch. CHORUS

I have to wake the sun up—he's liable to sleep all day—
And then inspect the rainbows, so they'll be bright and gay.
You must rehearse the songbirds, to see that they sing in key.
Hustle, bustle, and never a moment free. CHORUS

I have to meet a turtle. I'm teaching him how to swim.
Then I have to shine the dewdrops. You know, they're looking rather dim.
I told my friend the robin I'd buy him a brand new vest.
Hustle, bustle, I wish I could take a rest.

LAST CHORUS: ... Trying to find lots of things not to do.
... Isn't it just a crime?
We'd better make it snappy. There's another hill to climb.
We'd like to be unhappy but we never do have, we never do have,
We never do, never do, never do, never do,
Never do have the time,
Never do have the time.

(Please note that the chorus, and each repetition of it, is preceded by a long string of la, la, las.)

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