we're busy doing nothing working the whole day through
Trying to find lots of things not to do
We're busy going nowhere
Isn't it just a crime
We'd like to be unhappy but we never do have the time
I have to watch the river to see that it doesn't stop
Then stick around the rosebuds so they'll know when to pop
Better keep the crickets cheerful
They're really a solemn bunch
Hustle bustle and only an hour for lunch
I have to wake the sun up he's liable to sleep all day
And then inspect the rainbows so they'll be bright and gay
You must rehearse the songbirds to see that they sing in key
Hustle bustle and never a moment free
I have to meet a turtle
I'm teaching him how to swim
Then I have to shine the dewdrops
You know they're looking rather dim
I told my friend the robin I'd buy him a brand new vest
Hustle bustle I wish I could take a rest
Last trying to find lots of things not to do
Isn't it just a crime
We'd better make it snappy
There's another hill to climb
We'd like to be unhappy but we never do have we never do have
We never do never do never do never do
Never do have the time
Never do have the time
