THE PAJAMA GAME - Act 1 : Page 09
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too. Go tell the nurse to check your arm ... then send
me a report
1 HELPER Can’t shove me around. It was broke once already.
SID Thanks for your cooperation. Miss Williams.
BABE It’s all in the rule book.
HINES ENTER SR SID I must read that rule book sometime.
MAE ENTER SL BABE You certainly should.
SID All I have to say is that you’re the cutest Grievance
SID EXIT SR Committee I ever had to deal with
HINES All right, girls. Hurry up. I’ve got my stop watch on you
WHEN YOU’RE RACING WITH THE CLOCK, WHEN
YOU’RE RACING WITH THE CLOCK. AND THE
SECOND HAND DOESN’T UNDERSTAND, THAT
YOUR BACK MAY BREAK AND YOUR FINGERS
ACHE, AND YOUR CONSTITUTION ISN’T MADE OF
ROCK. IT’S A LOSING RACE WHEN YOU’RE
RACING WITH THE, RACING WITH THE, RACING
WITH,IT’S A LOSING RACE WHEN YOU’RE RACING WITH
THE RACING WITH THE, RACING WITH, IT’S A LOSING
RACE WHEN YOU’RE RACING WITH THE RACING WITH
THE, RACING WITH, IT’S A LOSING RACE WHEN
YOU’RE RACING WITH THE RACING WITH THE, RACING
WITH THE CLOCK
JOE & PRES ENTER PREZ You elected me president, you’ve got to have
SL confidence in me.
JOE But I only said ...
PREZ Look, this is no time to be talking about no ultimatums
and no strikes.
JOE Yes, but that seven-and-a-half cents ...
PREZ Wait a minute ... there ain’t no question but we’re
going to get that seven-and-a-half cents raise, other
companies are paying it and we’re entitled to it, but
we got to be smart. Wait till old Hasler’s got so many
orders in, he can’t afford to shut the factory down.