Racing with the Clock

[HINES, spoken]
Hurry up, girls. Seconds are ticking. Seconds are ticking. Hurry up.

[WOMEN, MEN]
Hurry up, hurry up
Hurry up (Can't waste time)
Hurry up (Can't waste time)

When you're racing with the clock (Hurry up)
When you're racing with the clock (Hurry up)
And the second hand doesn't understand (Hurry up)
That your back may break and your fingers ache (Hurry up)
And your constitution isn't made of rock (Hurry up)

It's a losing race when you're racing with the (Hurry up)
Racing, racing, racing with the clock (Hurry up)
It's a losing race when you're racing with the
Racing, racing, racing with the clock

[HASLER, spoken]
Waste, waste, waste. Turn off those damn lights. Gladys!

[GLADYS, spoken]
Yes, Mr. Hasler.

[HASLER, spoken]
Take a letter. "Board of Directors. Employee's demand for seven-and-a-half cent raise absolutely unnecessary." Hines!

[HINES, spoken]
Yes, sir?

[HASLER, spoken]
Keep things going.

[HINES, spoken]
Okay, chief. You heard him, ladies. I got my stopwatch on you.

[WOMEN, MEN]
Hurry up, hurry up
Hurry up (Can't waste time)
Hurry up (Can't waste time)

When you're racing with the clock (Can't waste time)
When you're racing with the clock (Can't waste time)
And the second hand doesn't understand (Can't waste time)
That your back may break and your fingers ache (Can't waste time)
And your constitution isn't made of rock

It's a losing race when you're racing with the (Can't waste time)
Racing, racing, racing with the clock (Can't waste time)

[MAN 1]
When will old man Hasler break down
And come up with that seven-and-a-half cent raise?

[MAN 2]
How in hell can I buy me a swell new second-hand car
On that salary he pays?

[WOMAN 1]
What do you think of the new superintendent?

[WOMAN 2, spoken]
He's cute.

[WOMAN 3, spoken]
He'll never last.

[WOMAN 4]
He's kind of fresh for a new superintendent

[WOMAN 5, spoken]
I like a man with spunk.

[WOMAN 6, spoken]
You like a man, period.

[HINES, spoken]
All right, girls. Cut out the laughing, cut out the laughing. Tempus fugit. Tempus fugit.

[WOMEN, spoken, imitating HASLER]
Waste, waste, waste.

[HINES, spoken]
Hurry up.

[WOMEN]
Hurry up (Can't waste time)
Hurry up (Can't waste time)

[MEN, WOMEN]
When you're racing with the clock
Hurry up (Can't waste time)
When you're racing with the clock
Hurry up (Can't waste time)
And the second hand doesn't understand
Hurry up (Can't waste time)
That your back may break and your fingers ache
Hurry up (Can't waste time)

[MEN & WOMEN]
And your constitution isn't made of rock

[MEN, WOMEN]
It's a losing race when you're racing with the
Hurry up (Can't waste time)
Racing, racing, racing with the clock
Hurry up (Can't waste time)

[MEN & WOMEN]
Can't waste time
Racing, racing, racing, racing
Racing, racing, racing, racing
Racing, racing, racing, racing
Racing, racing, racing, racing
Racing with the clock