Meredith Willson
Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little/Goodnight Ladies
[ALMA]
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more

[ALMA & ETHEL]
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more

[ALL THE LADIES]
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep

[MAUD]
Professor, her kind of woman doesn't belong in any venue
Of course I shouldn't tell you this but she advocates dirty books

[HAROLD]
Dirty books?

[ALMA]
Chaucer!

[MAUD]
Rabelais!
[EULALIE]
Balzac!

[MAUD]
And the worst thing, of course I shouldn't tell you this but-

[ALMA]
I'll tell!

[ETHEL]
The man lived on my street, let me tеll !

[EULALIE]
No! I'll tell
She made brazеn overtures to a man who didn't have a friend in this town 'til she came here

[ALMA]
Oh yes
That woman made brazen overtures with a gilt-edged guarantee
She had a golden glint in her eye
And a silver voice with a counterfeit ring
Just melt her down and you'll reveal a lump of lead as cold as steel
Here, where a woman's heart should be

[EULALIE, ETHEL, MAUD, ALMA, MRS. SQUIRES]
He left River City the library building
But he left all the books to her
[ALMA]
Chaucer!

[MAUD]
Rabelais!

[EULALIE]
Balzac!

[LADIES]
Cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep

[QUARTET]
Goodnight ladies, goodnight ladies, goodnight ladies
We're going to leave you now

[LADIES]
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep
[QUARTET]
Farewell ladies, farewell ladies, farewell ladies
We're going to leave you now

[LADIES]
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep
Cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep
Cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep
Pick a little, talk a little, cheep