Cut Every Corner

Cut Every Corner is a song from the episode Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious sung by Sharry Bobbins and several members of the cast. It is a parody of the song "A Spoonful of Sugar" from the movie Mary Poppins. The music was written by Alf Clausen and the lyrics by Al Jean and Mike Reiss. It is the sixth track on the album Go Simpsonic with the Simpsons.

Lyrics

Sharry Bobbins:

All right, children. Let's clean up this room.

Bart:

Aw, man.

Lisa:

Do we have to?

Sharry Bobbins:

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.

Bart:

It's the American way.

Sharry Bobbins:

The policeman on the beat

Needs some time to rest his feet.

Chief Wiggum:

Fighting crime is not my cup of tea.

Sharry Bobbins:

And the clerk who runs the store

Can charge a little more

For meat...

Apu:

For meat...

Sharry Bobbins:

And milk...

Apu:

And milk...

Sharry Bobbins & Apu:

From nineteen eighty-four.

Sharry Bobbins:

If you cut every corner,

You'll have more time for play.

Sharry Bobbins and the Simpsons:

It's the American way!!