Victor Herbert
Workshop Song
The Children: Painting eyes on funny faces, putting on a smile or a frown

Mr. Toymaker: Come now, there’s lots of orders coming in

The Children: Bolting wheels on axel braces so they never will break down

Mr. Toymaker: Children, we need 600 more of these you know

The Children: Cutting, sewing, pressing dresses, every little doll gets one. Putting curls in all their tresses, isn’t it a lot of fun?

Mr. Toymaker: Christmas coming

The Children: Things are humming

Mr. Toymaker: Busy, busy

The Children: In a tizzy

Tom and Mary: Hurry, hurry, hurry, till we’re done

Tom, Mary, Mr. Toymaker and the children: Hurry, hurry, hurry, till we’re done

The Children: Gluing legs on chairs and tables, never any less than four

Mr. Toymaker: Say, you! Please pay attention to your job!
The Children: Cows and goats for tiny stables, put a dozen in or more

Mr. Toymaker: Willie! This is no time for foolishness!

The Children: Tacking, pounding, fitting, nailing, every little thing must run. Some for flying, some for sailing, isn't it a lot of fun?

Mr. Toymaker: Christmas coming

The Children: Things are humming

Mr. Toymaker: Busy, busy

The Children: In a tizzy

Tom and Mary: Hurry, hurry, hurry, till we’re done

Mr. Toymaker: We must not waste an instant

Tom, Mary, Mr. Toymaker and the children: Hurry, hurry, hurry, till we’re done

The Children: Quack, quack, quack, quack, chick, chick, chick, chick, teedle-iddle lum tum tum

Mr. Toymaker: Oh, that’s good, we should be happy when we work

The Children: Boom, boom, boom, boom, tick, tick, tick, tick, teedle-iddle lum tum tum
Mr. Toymaker: Careful! You're gonna shoot him in the head!

The Children: Oink, oink, oink, oink, ding, ding, ding, ding, teedle-iddle lum tum tum
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bing, bing, bing
Bing, teedle-iddle lum tum tum
Quack, quack, chick, chick
Boom, boom, tick, tick, oink, oink, ding, ding, bang, bang, bing, bing
Mr. Toymaker: Tum-tum-tum-tum-tum
Teedle lum tum
La la la la la la
Tum tum tum tum tum
Teedle lum tum
La la la la la la la la
Tum tum tum tum tum
Teedle lum tum
La la la la la la la la
Tum-tum-tum-tum-tum,…