Tear It Up And Throw It Away

[Kate:]
Oh Nicky, Nicky, bad news

[Nicky:]
What's the matter Kate?

[Kate:]
I can't go with you to the Phish concert at the Aquarium

[Nicky:]
Oh no, I was looking forward to that!

[Kate:]
Me too

[Nicky:]
Oh, why can't you come?

[Kate:]
I got jury duty

[Nicky:]
Jury duty?

[Kate:]
Mm Hm

[Nicky:]
Aw, Kate, you don't have to go to Jury duty

[Kate:]
Yes I do. I got this summons in the mail, it says I have to go

[Nicky:]
Oh, what summons?

[Kate:]
This one

[Nicky:]
No. WHAT summons?

[Kate:]
THIS one

[Nicky:]
No Kate you don't understand: Tear it up and throw it away

[Kate:]
What?

[Nicky:]
Throw it away, Throw it away! Tear it up and throw it away
And go about your day!

[Kate:]
Oh, I can't do that! This is an official summons

[Nicky:]
Oh! An official summons. Well, why didn't you say so?
Tear it up and throw it away!

[Kate:]
Just. Tear it up?

[Nicky:]
Yeah! And throw it away!
Tear it up and throw it away, so you and I can play

[Kate:]
But, isn't it my civic duty?

[Nicky:]
Aw! Who gives a doody? The government employees already know
For many reasons many people just won't show
A piece of mail's an easy thing to overlook, so just like the airlines, they overbook!

[Kate:]
Oh!

[Both][Chorus:]
Tear it up and throw it away! Throw it away! Throw it away!
Tear it up and throw it away

[Nicky:]
It's perfectly okay

[Kate:]
Ah! Oh but wait a minute, wait a minute
It says here the penalty is 30 days in jail

[Nicky:]
KATE! No one's ever gone to jail! Gone to jail! Gone to jail!
Have you ever heard of anyone who's gone to jail

[Kate:]
Oh! 'Cause something got lost in the mail! OH!

[Nicky:]
Exactly!

[Both][Chorus]

[Nicky:]
Yeah, you got it!

[Kate:]
Did not!

[Nicky:]
Right!

[Both:]
And go about your day!

[Nicky:]
Only the little people do jury duty Kate!

[Kate:]
Yeah!