[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

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

[HAROLD, spoken]
Dirty books?

[ALMA]
Chaucer!

[MAUD]
Rabelais!
[EULALIE]
Balzac!

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

[ALMA, spoken]
I'll tell!

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

[EULALIE]
No! I'll tell
She made brazen overtures to a man who never had a friend
In this town 'till 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]
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

[MAN]
Just a minute here professor, we need your credentials

[HAROLD, spoken]
Why certainly gentlemen
I have just what you want over at the hotel
Please come with me
Goodnight ladies
(Sung)
Goodnight ladies

[QUARTET]
Goodnight ladies, goodnight ladies
We're going to leave you now
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 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, pick a little, talk a little
Pick a little, talk a little, cheep!