Fun Songs
Ed and Madeleine EckertFugue for Committee Members
Scene: Three people, standing around, studying clipboard.A: Who are we going to get to take charge of this thing? It’s a lot of
responsibility.
B: I don’t know. Not just anybody could handle it.
C: (Pointing to name on clipboard) Hey, guys, no problem. Here’s the perfect person!
C: (Pointing to name on clipboard) Hey, guys, no problem. Here’s the perfect person!
A: You’re right. She’s always willing to help.
B: And she does everything right the first time.
C: Well, what are we waiting for?
A: We got the doll right here, the perfect volunteer
When you need a job completed, she will see it clear
Can do, can do, if she says that she can do
We all know that she can do, can do, can do.
If you are in a jam, she’ll say, "Well, here I am!"
And the only thing you gotta add is, "Thank you, ma’am."
She’s good, she’s good, we all know that she is good
If we say that she is good, she’s good, she’s good.
So, when it must get done, I tell ya, she’s the one
Who is always sure to finish what she’s begun
Real fast, real fast, if you need the job done fast
She’ll get it to you real fast, real fast, real fast.
Can do, can do, if she says that she can do
We all know that she can do, can do, can do.
If you are in a jam, she’ll say, "Well, here I am!"
And the only thing you gotta add is, "Thank you, ma’am."
She’s good, she’s good, we all know that she is good
If we say that she is good, she’s good, she’s good.
So, when it must get done, I tell ya, she’s the one
Who is always sure to finish what she’s begun
Real fast, real fast, if you need the job done fast
She’ll get it to you real fast, real fast, real fast.
(Fill in name) __________, dear
We’ve got your name right here!
B: (Comes in on A’s 3rd line)
If you are in a jam, she’ll say, "Well, here I am!"
And the only thing you gotta add is, "Thank you, ma’am."
She’s good, she’s good, we all know that she is good
If we say that she is good, she’s good, she’s good.
So, when it must get done, I tell ya, she’s the one
Who is always sure to finish what she’s begun
Real fast, real fast, if you need the job done fast
She’ll get it to you real fast, real fast, real fast.
Who is always sure to finish what she’s begun
Real fast, real fast, if you need the job done fast
She’ll get it to you real fast, real fast, real fast.
We got the doll right here, the perfect volunteer
When you need a job completed, she will see it clear
Can do, can do, if she says that she can do
When you need a job completed, she will see it clear
Can do, can do, if she says that she can do
(Fill in name) __________, dear
We’ve got your name right here!
C: (Comes in on B’s 3rd line)
So, when it must get done, I tell ya, she’s the one
Who is always sure to finish what she’s begun
Real fast, real fast, if you need the job done fast
She’ll get it to you real fast, real fast, real fast.
We got the doll right here, the perfect volunteer
When you need a job completed, she will see it clear
Can do, can do, if she says that she can do
We all know that she can do, can do, can do.
If you are in a jam, she’ll say, "Well, here I am!"
And the only thing you gotta add is, "Thank you, ma’am."
(Fill in name) __________, dear
We’ve got your name right here!
Tune: "Fugue for Tinhorns" from Guys and Dolls
Words: © 1999 by Edward Simon Eckert and Madeleine Devereaux
Eckert
Source: The Eckert Song Collection
Copyright: The author has given Unitarian Universalist Association member congregations permission to reprint this piece for use in public worship. Any reprints must acknowledge the name of the author.
Last updated on Tuesday, August 28, 2007.
