"Been A Long Day" lyrics - FRANK LOESSER

["How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" soundtrack]

[Smitty:] Well, here it is five pm,
The finish of a long day's work;
And there they are, both of them,
The secretary and the clerk.
Not very well acquainted;
Not very much to say;
But I can hear those two little minds
Tickin' away.

Now she's thinking:

[Rosemary:] I wonder if we take the same bus?
[Smitty:] And he's thinking:
[Finch:] There could be quite a thing between us.
[Smitty:] Now she's thinking:
[Rosemary:] He really is a dear.
[Smitty:] And he's thinking:
[Finch:] But what of my career?
[Smitty:] And she says:
[Rosemary:] Hmm.
[Smitty:] And he says:
[Finch:] A hum heh.
Well, it's been a long day.
[All:] Well, it's been a long,
Been a long, been a long,
Been a long day.
[Smitty:] Now, she's thinking:
[Rosemary:] I wish that he were more of a flirt.
[Smitty:] And he's thinking:
[Finch:] I guess a little flirting won't hurt.
[Smitty:] Now she's thinking:
[Rosemary:] For dinner we could meet.
[Smitty:] And he's thinking:
[Finch:] We both have got to eat.
[Smitty:] And she says:
[Rosemary:] Achoo!
[Smitty:] And he says:
[Finch:] Gesundheit.
Well, it's been a long day.
[All:] Well, it's been a long,
Been a long, been a long,
Been a long day.
[Smitty:] Hey, there's a yummy Friday special at Stouffer's;
It's a dollar ninety vegetable plate
And on the bottom of the ad-not bad-
Service for two, three-fifty-eight.
(To make a bargain, make a date.)
[Rosemary:] Wonderful.
[Finch:] It's fate.
[Smitty:] Now she's thinking:
[Rosemary:] What female kind of trap could I spring?
[Smitty:] And he's thinking:
[Finch:] I might as well forget the whole thing.
[Smitty:] Now, she's thinking:
[Rosemary:] Suppose I take his arm.
[Smitty:] And he's thinking:
[Finch:] Well, really what's the harm?
[Smitty:] And she says:
[Rosemary:] Hungry?
[Smitty:] And he says:
[Finch:] Yeah!
[Rosemary:] Yeah!
[Smitty:] Yeah.
[All:] Well, it's been a long day.
Well, it's been a long,
Been a long, been a long,
Been a long day.
Well, it's been a long,
Been a long, been a long,
Been a long day.