Good Morning, Good Day

Good morning! Good day! How are you this beautiful day? Isn't this a beautiful morning? Very! Hey, Sipos, how's this?... That's a very elegant pose, But is all that elegance necessary? ARPAD (speaking): And why not? I represent Maraczek, don't I? We're not a butchershop or a hardware store--we're a parfumerie! And that means we're... we're... SIPOS (singing): We're stylish. That's it! With a quiet dignity. Yes, and we get the tilt of our hats right. That's right! When I ride my bike, People see what Maraczek's like, So I think it's very important that I look my best. Good morning! SIPOS & ARPAD: Good day! How are you this glorious day? Have you seen a lovelier morning? SIPOS & ARPAD: Never! It's too nice a day to be inside shuffling soap; I have no more energy whatsoever. Good morning! SIPOS, ARPAD & ILONA Good day! How are you this radiant day? What a rare magnificent morning! SIPOS & ARPAD: Is it? KODALY (to ILONA): Good morning, my dear! How are you this ravishing day? Do you know, you've never looked more exquisite. Thank you, kind sir. KODALY (speaking): What a lovely dress! ARPAD: It's the same one she had on yesterday, Mr. Kodaly. GEORG (singing): Good morning! THE OTHERS: Good day! Isn't that a beautiful sky? What a perfect sample of summer weather! It's too nice a day to be indoors counting out change. What a waste of holiday weather! All together, Let's all run away. Wouldn't it be something if we all took off from work? Leaving Mr. Maraczek without a single clerk! Why not have a picnic? I could bring my wife's preserves. Champagne might be nice with hot hors d'oeuvres! It's too nice a day to be stuck inside of a store. We could all be getting our summer suntan! It's so nice a day to be dozing under a tree-- And we'll all be out of a job-- If it costs that much to get suntanned-- I'll stay untanned. Pale, but solvent. A picnic--a picnic-- Oh, well.