Dead Battery Blues

[Intro] [MORNING CREW – HUMAN CHORUS – tired] Morning shift again… And every forklift’s dead. --- [Verse 1] [MORNING CREW – HUMAN CHORUS] Clocked in right at six a.m. Coffee in my hand Walked the floor to grab a lift And nothing’s going as planned Forks are down Key turns slow Battery gauge reads zero Who drove these things all night long? Nobody seems to know --- [Chorus] [MORNING CREW – HUMAN CHORUS] Got the dead battery blues Every forklift drained again Parked so neat in every aisle Like a ghostly midnight friend If somebody’s driving forklifts When the night shift crew all leaves They could at least plug in the charger Before the morning team! --- [Verse 2] [MORNING CREW – HUMAN CHORUS] Pallet stacks are perfect rows Cleaner than last night Dock doors closed and freight all staged Everything looks right Aisles swept clean Racks aligned Work that took us half the time But every lift we try to start Just groans and flatlines --- [Chorus] [MORNING CREW – HUMAN CHORUS] Got the dead battery blues Forks won’t rise an inch today Someone worked this warehouse hard Then rolled the lifts away If the forklifts drive themselves Or ghosts run aisle two They could at least plug in the chargers When the midnight shift is through! --- [Whisper Aside] [HIGH – FEMALE – BIANCA] They’re upset again. [LOW – FEMALE – CLAUDIA] Understandable. --- [Bridge] [MORNING CREW – HUMAN CHORUS] Who stacked freight in aisle thirteen? Who closed dock door four? Who parked every forklift straight Like soldiers on the floor? If ghosts are running night shift They’re doing quite a job But somebody tell those spirits To plug the lifts before they stop! --- [Final Chorus] [MORNING CREW – HUMAN CHORUS] Got the dead battery blues Morning shift can’t get a start Perfect stacks and empty charge Are breaking all our hearts Whoever runs this midnight crew Works faster than we do But please plug in the forklifts Before the morning crew! --- [Outro] [CREW – CATS – quiet chant] Third shift… third shift… third shift… [HIGH – FEMALE – BIANCA – whisper] Battery’s gone. [LOW – FEMALE – CLAUDIA – whisper] Park it straight. [HIGH – FEMALE – BIANCA] Looks professional. [LOW – FEMALE – CLAUDIA] Morning shift problem.