Perfect Attendance

1950s novelty pop with marching upright piano, toy piano, xylophone, glockenspiel, upright bass, tambourine, light snare, school bell accents, and synchronized handclaps; high, light, hushed close-mic male lead with doubled hooks and a small children’s choir in unison responses; jaunty 120 BPM bouncy 2/4 march with counting chants and spoken classroom cues; warm mid-century mono recording, subtle vinyl crackle, slightly mechanical repetition at the ending

[Intro – School Bell, Cheerful Piano]
Good morning, children!
Good morning, Miss!
Now everybody clap along!
We wouldn't want to miss!

[Verse 1 – Bright Female Teacher]
Johnny's here and Mary's here,
Billy's smiling ear to ear!
Every desk is nice and neat,
Every child is in their seat!

Pencils ready, shoulders straight,
Nobody is ever late!
Look how happy we can be,
Learning with our family!

[Pre-Chorus – Handclaps]
One, two, three!
Eyes on me!
Four, five, six!
No more tricks!

[Chorus – Teacher and Children's Choir]
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday too,
Teacher's always watching you!
Thursday, Friday, bright and gay,
Everybody's here to stay!

Clap your hands and sing along,
Nothing ever can go wrong!
Gold star, gold star, shining bright,
Perfect attendance, day and night!

[Instrumental – Marching Piano, Handclaps]

[Verse 2]
Johnny's been here sixty years,
Never missed a day, my dears!
Mary hasn't grown an inch,
Such a clever little pinch!

Billy asked about the gate,
Teacher said, "Now don't be late!"
Every morning, just like new,
Same old faces, same old shoes!

[Chorus – Teacher and Children's Choir]
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday too,
Teacher's always watching you!
Thursday, Friday, bright and gay,
Everybody's here to stay!

Clap your hands and sing along,
Nothing ever can go wrong!
Gold star, gold star, shining bright,
Perfect attendance, day and night!

[Bridge – Soft, Sweet Classroom Voices]
Somewhere there's a world outside,
With lovely roads and skies so wide.
But all our friends are gathered here,
And teacher keeps us very near.

[Spoken – Cheerfully]
Graduation?
Oh, goodness gracious!
Whatever would we do without you?

[Instrumental – Toy Piano, Whistling]

[Final Chorus – Exuberant]
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday too,
Teacher's always watching you!
Thursday, Friday, come what may,
Not a single child away!

Clap your hands and sing along,
Sixty years and going strong!
Gold star, gold star, shining bright,
Perfect attendance, day and night!

[Outro – Piano Slowing]
Goodbye, children!
Time for bed!
Rest your little sleepy heads.

[Spoken – Sweetly]
Now don't forget...

Tomorrow is Monday again!

[School Bell]

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[Intro – School Bell, Cheerful Piano] Good morning, children! Good morning, Miss! Now everybody clap along! We wouldn't want to miss! [Verse 1 – Bright Female Teacher] Johnny's here and Mary's here, Billy's smiling ear to ear! Every desk is nice and neat, Every child is in their seat! Pencils ready, shoulders straight, Nobody is ever late! Look how happy we can be, Learning with our family! [Pre-Chorus – Handclaps] One, two, three! Eyes on me! Four, five, six! No more tricks! [Chorus – Teacher and Children's Choir] Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday too, Teacher's always watching you! Thursday, Friday, bright and gay, Everybody's here to stay! Clap your hands and sing along, Nothing ever can go wrong! Gold star, gold star, shining bright, Perfect attendance, day and night! [Instrumental – Marching Piano, Handclaps] [Verse 2] Johnny's been here sixty years, Never missed a day, my dears! Mary hasn't grown an inch, Such a clever little pinch! Billy asked about the gate, Teacher said, "Now don't be late!" Every morning, just like new, Same old faces, same old shoes! [Chorus – Teacher and Children's Choir] Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday too, Teacher's always watching you! Thursday, Friday, bright and gay, Everybody's here to stay! Clap your hands and sing along, Nothing ever can go wrong! Gold star, gold star, shining bright, Perfect attendance, day and night! [Bridge – Soft, Sweet Classroom Voices] Somewhere there's a world outside, With lovely roads and skies so wide. But all our friends are gathered here, And teacher keeps us very near. [Spoken – Cheerfully] Graduation? Oh, goodness gracious! Whatever would we do without you? [Instrumental – Toy Piano, Whistling] [Final Chorus – Exuberant] Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday too, Teacher's always watching you! Thursday, Friday, come what may, Not a single child away! Clap your hands and sing along, Sixty years and going strong! Gold star, gold star, shining bright, Perfect attendance, day and night! [Outro – Piano Slowing] Goodbye, children! Time for bed! Rest your little sleepy heads. [Spoken – Sweetly] Now don't forget... Tomorrow is Monday again! [School Bell]

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