The Word Is No

sung by Gina (Alison Bartlett O'Reilly) and Maria (Sonia Manzano)
Written by Christopher Cerf

No parking
No biking
No swimming
No hiking
No driving too fast or slow

And the word is no (no, no, no, no, no, no, no)
And the word is no (no, no, no, no, no, no, no)
And the word is....

No camping
No cooking
No laughing
No looking
No stopping
No place to go

And the word is no (no, no, no, no, no, no, no)
And the word is no (no, no, no, no, no, no, no)
No!

How can just one word, just two letters
Keep so much from getting done?
We'd be worse off without it
No doubt about it
Stand up and shout it
"No" 's no fun!

No talking
No teasing
No rhyming
No reason
No hiding from "n" and "o"

And the word is no (no, no, no, no, no, no, no)
And the word is no (no, no, no, no, no, no, no)
And the word is no (no, no, no, no, no, no, no)
And the word is no (no, no, no, no, no, no, no)
And the word is no (no, no, no, no, no, no, no)

Transcribed by Lori S. Ahrenhoerster


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