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Cut Every Corner

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"Cut Every Corner"
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Song Information
Singers: Maggie Roswell
Nancy Cartwright
Yeardley Smith
Hank Azaria
Dan Castellaneta
Julie Kavner
Characters: Shary Bobbins
Bart Simpson
Lisa Simpson
Clancy Wiggum
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
Homer Simpson
Marge Simpson
Length: Episode: 1:34
Reprise: 0:14
Album: 1:46
Writer(s): Music: Alf Clausen
Lyrics: Al Jean and Mike Reiss
Album: Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons
Appearance(s): "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious"

"Cut Every Corner" is a song sung by Shary Bobbins, Bart, Lisa, Chief Wiggum and Apu.

Lyrics[edit]

Episode version[edit]

Shary Bobbins:
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.
Shary Bobbins:
The policeman on the beat
Needs some time to rest his feet.
Chief Wiggum:
Fighting crime is not my cup of tea.
Shary Bobbins:
And the clerk who runs the store
Can charge a little more
For meat...
Apu:
For meat...
Shary Bobbins:
And milk...
Apu:
And milk...
Shary Bobbins & Apu:
From nineteen eighty-four.
Shary Bobbins:
If you cut every corner,
You'll have more time for play.
Shary Bobbins and the Simpsons:
It's the American way!!

Reprise[edit]

Shary Bobbins:
If there's a job that must be done,
You'll find it's much more fun.
Homer:
You'll find it's even more fun if you get it for me.
Shary Bobbins:
But the beer will taste more sweet,
If you get up off your seat-

Album version[edit]

Shary Bobbins:
All right, children. Let's clean up this room.
Bart:
Aw, man.
Lisa:
Do we have to?
Shary 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.
Shary Bobbins:
The policeman on the beat
Needs some time to rest his feet.
Chief Wiggum:
Fighting crime is not my cup of tea.
Shary Bobbins:
And the clerk who runs the store
Can charge a little more
For meat...
Apu:
For meat...
Shary Bobbins:
And milk...
Apu:
And milk...
Shary Bobbins & Apu:
From nineteen eighty-four.
Shary Bobbins:
If you cut every corner,
You'll have more time for play.
Shary Bobbins and the Simpsons:
It's the American way!!

Behind the Laughter[edit]

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.

Appearances[edit]