Cut Every Corner

Alright, children, let's clean up this room

Aw, man

Do we have to?

Now, now, I know a little secret that will make the job go twice as fast

If there's a task that must be done

Don't turn your tail and run

Don't pout, don't sob

Just do a half-assed job!

If you cut every corner, it is really not so bad

Everybody does it

Even Mom and Dad

If nobody sees it

Then nobody gets mad

It's the American way!

The policeman on the beat

Needs some time to rest his feet

(Fighting crime is not my cup of tea!)

And the clerk who runs the store

Can charge a little more

For meat!

(For meat!)

And milk

(And milk!)

From 1984!

If you cut every corner

You'll have more time for play!

It's the American way!