Pick‐a‐Little, Talk‐a‐Little / Goodnight Ladies Songtext
von Meredith Willson

Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little, Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little
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Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little, Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little
Cheep Cheep Cheep, Talk-a-Lot, Pick-a-Little more
Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little, Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little
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Professor, her kind of woman doesn′t belong on any comittee
Of course I shouldn't tell you this but she advocates dirty books
Dirty Books?
Chaucer!
Raballaise!
Bal-zac!
And the worst thing -- of course I shouldn′t tell you this but
I'll tell
The man lived on my street. Let me tell
Stop! I'll tell
Oh yes, that woman made brazen
Overtures with a gilt-edge guarantee


She had a golden glint in her eye and
A silver voice with a counterfeit ring
Just melt her down and you′ll
Reveal a lump of lead as cold as steel
Here! Where a woman′s heart should be
He left River City, the library building
But he left all the books to her!
Chaucer!
Raballaise!
BAL-ZAC!
Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little, Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little
Cheep Cheep Cheep, Talk-a-Lot, Pick-a-Little more
Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little, Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little
Cheep Cheep Cheep, Talk-a-Lot, Pick-a-Little more
Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little, Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little
Cheep Cheep Cheep, Talk-a-Lot, Pick-a-Little more
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Goodnight Ladies!
(Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little, Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little
Cheep Cheep Cheep, Talk-a-Lot, Pick-a-Little more)
Goodnight Ladies!
(Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little, Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little
Cheep Cheep Cheep, Talk-a-Lot, Pick-a-Little more)
Goodnight Ladies!
Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little, Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little
Cheep Cheep Cheep, Talk-a-Lot, Pick-a-Little more)
We're going to leave you now
Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little, Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little
Cheep Cheep Cheep Cheep Cheep Cheep Cheep Cheep
Farewell Ladies!
Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little, Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little
Cheep Cheep Cheep, Talk-a-Lot, Pick-a-Little more
Farewell Ladies!
Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little, Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little
Cheep Cheep Cheep, Talk-a-Lot, Pick-a-Little more
Farewell Ladies!
Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little, Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little
Cheep Cheep Cheep, Talk-a-Lot, Pick-a-Little more
We′re going to leave you now
Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little, Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little
Cheep Cheep Cheep Cheep Cheep Cheep Cheep Cheep
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Pick-a-little talk-a-little cheep!