Working movie - It's An Art lyrics
rate me<br>
There's some as don't care<br>
When they put down a plate<br>
There's a sound<br>
Not with me<br>
When they move a chair<br>
It'll scrape with a grate<br>
On the ground<br>
Not with me<br>
I will have my hand right<br>
When I place a glass<br>
Notice how I stand right <br>
As customers pass<br>
Serve a demitass<br>
With a gesture so gentile<br>
Or do it again 'til<br>
It's near oriental<br>
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Da da da da dum dum<br>
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It's an art<br>
It's an art<br>
To be a fine waitress<br>
To see that you pleasure each guest<br>
There's a twist<br>
To my wrist<br>
If I let a fork drop<br>
Or cut up a porkchop<br>
Or serve a New York chop<br>
It all needs be stylish and smart<br>
That's what makes it an art<br>
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I remember one day <br>
As I do now and then I had shakes<br>
And down I went<br>
There with my tray<br>
Full of seven prime tenderloin steaks<br>
And down I went<br>
But I kept my poise<br>
Not one guest heard me fall<br>
Never made a noise<br>
Not one noise food and all<br>
If you have to crawl<br>
You give 'em what they like<br>
You carry your tray like<br>
It's almost ballet-like<br>
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La la la la la la la la la la la la la la<br>
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It's an art<br>
It's an art<br>
To be a fine waitress<br>
Each evening I treasure the test<br>
Though my chef<br>
May be deaf<br>
I stay diplomatic<br>
If I give him static<br>
He might burn the haddock<br>
Or put too much salt in a tart<br>
Even that is an art<br>
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Tips? HA!<br>
Tips are important <br>
For people like captains and barmen<br>
For them it's a tips, see?<br>
For me, I'm a gypsy<br>
Just toss me a coin <br>
And I suddenly feel like I'm Carmen<br>
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So on through the ulcer<br>
The backache<br>
The hot, sweaty feet<br>
On you go<br>
Through, "Is your knife dull, sir?"<br>
And, "Madam wants WHAT whith her meat?"<br>
On you go<br>
Two AM approches<br>
The curtains decsend<br>
There among the roaches<br>
My act's at an end<br>
Every night I tend<br>
To find myself crying<br>
There's no work so trying<br>
Or so satisfying<br>
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I tell everybody that I'm a waitress and I'm proud. <br>
Somebody comes up to me and says, "Hey you're terrific. <br>
How come you're just a waitress?" Ya know what I say to them? <br>
I say, "Why? Don't you think you deserve to be dserved by me?"<br>
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It's an art<br>
GUESTS<br>
Miss!<br>
WAITRESS<br>
It's an art<br>
GUESTS<br>
Miss!<br>
WAITRESS<br>
To be a great waitress<br>
GUESTS<br>
Please take care of this<br>
WAITRESS<br>
To do without leisure or rest<br>
GUESTS<br>
Could we have our check please?<br>
WAITRESS<br>
So I zoom<br>
GUESTS<br>
Miss!<br>
WAITRESS<br>
Through the room<br>
GUESTS<br>
Miss!<br>
WAITRESS<br>
With a flair no one else has<br>
GUESTS<br>
Bring some more of these<br>
Waitress<br>
An air no one else has<br>
I swear no one else has<br>
My lilt<br>
GUESTS<br>
Miss!<br>
WAITRESS<br>
When I say<br>
GUESTS<br>
Miss!<br>
WAITRESS<br>
"A la carte"<br>
GUESTS<br>
And another order to go<br>
WAITRESS<br>
You can see it gives me a glow<br>
GUESTS<br>
My plate, miss!<br>
My cup, miss!<br>
WAITRESS<br>
Ev'rytime I prove I'm a pro<br>
GUESTS<br>
I'm late, miss!<br>
Hurry up, miss!<br>
WAITRESS<br>
Maybe I'm not quite<br>
GUESTS<br>
Miss!<br>
WAITRESS<br>
Michealangelo<br>
GUESTS<br>
And a bag for my dog<br>
WAITRESS<br>
But I'm not just a waitress<br>
GUESTS<br>
You were great<br>
WAITRESS<br>
I'm a one<br>
GUESTS<br>
But I'm late<br>
WAITRESS<br>
Woman<br>
GUESTS<br>
My check please<br>
My change please<br>
WAITRESS<br>
Show<br>
GUESTS<br>
C'mon please<br>
Lady, let's go<br>
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