[Intro] [WORKERS – HUMAN CHORUS – worried] The forklifts moved again last night! [SAFETY MANAGER – MALE – firm] Forklifts do not haunt themselves. --- [Verse 1] [WORKERS – HUMAN CHORUS] Dock door slammed at half past two Engines humming aisle blue Pallet stacks appeared by dawn Though every worker had gone home We swear we heard the engines start And pallets sliding through the dark! --- [Chorus] [SAFETY MANAGER – MALE] This warehouse is not haunted There are rules for everything Forklifts need an operator Keys and training and a ring Machines do not drive themselves Ghosts do not move freight So kindly stop reporting Supernatural pallet freight! --- [Verse 2 – morning crew complaint] [WORKERS – HUMAN CHORUS] Morning shift keeps finding lifts With batteries dead and drained Every charger sitting empty Nothing properly maintained If ghosts are driving forklifts Then maybe ghosts should learn To plug the batteries in at night Before the morning turn! --- [Whisper Aside] [HIGH – FEMALE – BIANCA] …Do forklifts plug themselves in? [LOW – FEMALE – CLAUDIA] We don’t have thumbs. --- [Chorus] [SAFETY MANAGER – MALE] This warehouse is not haunted Forklifts do not roam at night There must be a logical cause For every moving sight Perhaps a draft Or faulty brakes Or workers working late But ghosts are not responsible For organized freight! --- [Bridge] [WORKERS – HUMAN CHORUS] But sir we saw a forklift turn! [SAFETY MANAGER – MALE] Machines cannot learn! [WORKERS – HUMAN CHORUS] And pallets stacked themselves again! [SAFETY MANAGER – MALE] Then check the cameras… once again! --- [Whisper Aside] [HIGH – FEMALE – BIANCA] Camera loop ready? [LOW – FEMALE – CLAUDIA] Always. --- [Final Chorus] [SAFETY MANAGER – MALE] This warehouse is not haunted I will prove it one fine day Machines obey the laws of work They do not drift away There’s no such thing as forklift ghosts No spirits in these bays! --- [Outro] [CREW – CATS – quiet chant] Third shift… third shift… third shift… [HIGH – FEMALE – BIANCA – whisper] Battery’s dying. [LOW – FEMALE – CLAUDIA – whisper] Park it neatly. [HIGH – FEMALE – BIANCA] Morning shift problem. [LOW – FEMALE – CLAUDIA] Professional courtesy.
