THE PAJAMA GAME - Page 23
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don’t want to, so do me a favour. Sit down and talk to
SWING FLAT me.
UP CURTAIN
WORKERS ENTER BRENDA Sure, Hasler was in Sorokin’s office when we
SL AND SR WITH marched by the factory. Now he’ll know we mean
PLACARDS business.
1st GIRL Here comes Prez.
ENTER PREZ SR
BRENDA Why ain’t you in the parade, Prez?
PREZ I don’t want to get out of breath before making my
speech.
1st BOY This will wake them up.
PREZ Is my ribbon straight?
MAE I don’t know, ask your wife.
BRENDA We’re sure to win ain’t we, Prez?
PREZ What kind of question is that? Sure we are. Babe will
tell you.
BABE The answer is yes — that’s the answer to everything
today. What is it?
BRENDA I just asked are we going to win the strike.
BABE Sure we’re going to win and that ain’t all.
PREZ Babe and me was up half the night figuring things out.
I got it all written down on paper.
BRENDA What do you mean., Prez?
(Prez)
I figured it out
I figured it out
With a pencil and a pad I figured it out!
Seven and a half cents doesn’t buy a hell of a lot,
Seven and a half cents doesn’t mean a thing!
But give it to me every hour,
Forty hours every week,
And that’s enough for me to be living like a king!
I figured it out