When the work begins to pile up
And your temper starts to rile up
That's the time a fella needs a song
Dr. Banker, Butcher, Baker
You can be a merry-maker
If you go on singing all day long
If you're hanging in suspense from eight till five
And you want to keep that sense of humor alive
Just whistle while you work
Put on that grin and start right in
And whistle wild and long
Just hum a merry tune
Just do your best and take a rest
And sing yourself a song
When there's too much to do
Don't let it bother you
Forget your troubles
Try to be just like a cheerful chickadee
And whistle while you work
Just do your best and take a rest
And sing yourself a song
If you get in trouble
And you don't know right from wrong
Give a little whistle
That's right, give a little whistle
If you make a mistake
Meet temptation
And the urge is very strong
Give a little whistle
Give a little whistle
Not just a little squeak
Pucker up and blow
And if your whistle's weak
Just yell Jiminy Cricket's right
Take the strain
And narrow bat
And if you start to slide
Give a little whistle
Give a bigger whistle
And always let your conscience
Be your guide
Not just a little squeak
Pucker up and blow
And if your whistle's weak
Just yell Jiminy Cricket's right
Take the strain
And narrow bat
And if you start to slide
Give a little whistle
Give a little whistle
And always let your conscience
Be your guide
Give a little whistle
There's too much to do
Don't let it bother you
Forget your troubles
Try to be just like a cheerful chickadee
Like a cheerful chickadee
And whistle while you work
Come on, get smart
Come on, get smart
Tune up and start
Tune up and start to whistle
Dr. Banker, Butcher Baker
You can be a merry maker
Whistle while you work
Do-do-ba-do-ba-do-ba-do-ba-do-ba-do-bow
Hi!
Hi!
Hello.
We're very...
We're very, very glad you're here.
So many of you, too.
I know.
It's so much more fun when you show up.
We've done it the other way.
We are thrilled to be here
at the Birdland Theater.
This is a song that we're going to do now
that we stole from Andy Williams.
We did.
Well, I mean, he didn't write it or anything.
I mean, this song was...
No, no.
Well, Billy and I were obsessed
with the variety shows of yore.
Yes, right.
And actually, this is...
This song and this arrangement
kind of kicked off the career
of one of my heroes, Donny Osmond.
Oh, okay.
That's right.
There you go.
He sang this as a child
on the Andy Williams special, so...
And you're going to sing it
as a full-grown adult on our show.
Well, we'll see.
Okay.
Well, that remains to be seen.
All right.