How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying movie - The Company Way lyrics
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Mr. Twimble, head of the mail room, has worked for the company for 25 years; all of them in the mail room. Finch's book advises him the mailroom is a place from which to escape as soon as possible. When he is offered a mail room promotion, Finch turns it down, recommending Frump, the boss' unscrupulous nephew. Twimble: When I joined this firm<br>
As a brash young man,<br>
Well, I said to myself,<br>
"Now, brash young man,<br>
Don't get any ideas."<br>
Well, I stuck to that,<br>
And I haven't had one in years. <br>
Finch: You play it safe. <br>
Twimble: I play it the company way;<br>
Wherever the company puts me<br>
There I stay. <br>
Finch: But what is your point of view? <br>
Twimble: I have no point of view. <br>
Finch: Supposing the company thinks . . . <br>
Twimble: I think so too. <br>
Finch: Now, what would you say . . .? <br>
Twimble: I wouldn't say. <br>
Finch: Your face is a company face. <br>
Twimble: It smiles at executives<br>
Then goes back in place. <br>
Finch: The company furniture? <br>
Twimble: Oh, it suits me fine. <br>
Finch: The company letterhead? <br>
Twimble: A valentine. <br>
Finch: Anything you're against? <br>
Twimble: Unemployment. <br>
Finch: When they want brilliant thinking<br>
From employees <br>
Twimble: That is no concern of mine. <br>
Finch: Suppose a man of genius<br>
Makes suggestions? <br>
Twimble: Watch that genius get suggested to resign. <br>
Finch: So you play it the company way? <br>
Twimble: All company policy is by me OK. <br>
Finch: You'll never rise up to the top. <br>
Twimble: But there's one thing clear:<br>
Whoever the company fires,<br>
I will still be here. <br>
Finch: Oh, you certainly found a home! <br>
Twimble: It's cozy. <br>
Finch: Your brain is a company brain. <br>
Twimble: The company washed it,<br>
Now I can't complain. <br>
Finch: Hey, the company magazine! <br>
Twimble: Oh, what style, what punch! <br>
Finch: The company restaurant! <br>
Twimble: Ev'ry day same lunch:<br>
Their haddock sandwich; it's delicious! <br>
Finch: I must try it. <br>
Twimble: (Early in the week.) <br>
Finch: Do you have any hobbies? <br>
Twimble: I've a hobby; I play gin with Mr. Bratt. <br>
Finch: Mr. Bratt! And do you play it nicely? <br>
Twimble: Play it nicely . . . still, he blitzes me<br>
In every game, like that! <br>
Finch: Why? <br>
Twimble: 'Cause I play it the company way.<br>
Executive policy is by me OK. <br>
Finch: Oh, how can you get anywhere? <br>
Twimble: Junior, have no fear;<br>
Whoever the company fires, <br>
I will still be here. <br>
Finch: You will still be here. <br>
Both: Year after year after fiscal,<br>
Never take a risk-al year! <br>
Frump: Oh, me too, me too, Mr. Twimble!<br>
I know exactly what you mean.<br>
From now on . . .<br>
I'll play it the company way,<br>
Wherever the company puts me<br>
There'll I'll stay.<br>
Whatever the company tells him<br>
That he'll do.<br>
Whatever my uncle may think,<br>
I think so too. <br>
He's beaming with company pride.<br>
I've conquered that overambitious rat inside.<br>
Old Bud is no longer the Frump he used to be.<br>
I pledge to the company sweet conformity. <br>
<br>
I will someday earn my medal:<br>
Twenty-five year employee.<br>
I'll see to it that the medal<br>
Is the only thing they'll ever pin on me. <br>
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The Frump way is the company way.<br>
Executive policy is by him OK.<br>
I'll never be president,<br>
But there's one thing clear,<br>
As long as my uncle can stand me,<br>
I will still be here. <br>
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We know the company may like or lump any man,<br>
And if they choose to the company may dump any man;<br>
But they will never dump Frump, the company man.<br>
Frump will play it the company,<br>
Frump will play it the company,<br>
Frump will play it the company way!<br>
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