George Gershwin
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
This song was written for the 1931 Broadway musical Of Thee I Sing. It opens Act II on a street in Washington, D.C. In keeping with the show’s political satire, the White House personnel are communicating in cheerful, upbeat pleasantries and not accomplishing anything.
(whistling intro)
[MALE SECRETARIES]
Hello, good morning!
[FEMALE SECRETARIES]
Good morning, hello!
[ALL]
How are you this very lovely day?
[FEMALE SECRETARIES]
I feel very well, sir
[MALE SECRETARIES]
And I'm feeling swell
[ALL]
It's great to be alive
And work from nine to five
[EMILY]
Hello, good morning!
[SAM]
Good morning, hello!
[SAM AND EMILY]
Isn't this a morning that's divine?
[SAM]
I see it's almost nine!
[ALL]
And we only have one minute more to say
Hello, good morning
Isn't this a lovely day?
Isn't this a lovely day?
(dance break)
[FEMALE SECRETARIES]
It's great to be
A secret'ry
In the White House, D.C
You get inside information on Nigeria
You know every move they're making in Liberia
You know what's what
And what is not
In the land of the free
Every corner there is always someone notable
With a statement that is eminently quotable
Oh, it's great to be
A secret'ry
In the White House, D.C
(dance break)
[ALL]
So long, good morning
Wasn't this a lovely day?
Wasn't this a lovely day?
(whistling outro)
Hello, Good Morning was written by Ira Gershwin & George Gershwin.
George Gershwin released Hello, Good Morning on Sat Dec 26 1931.