Deadline

Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’,
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’,
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’,
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’,
Deadline!

Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’,
Keep them presses rollin',
Gotta meet my loomin’
Deadline
 
I’ll keep the wheel a’turnin’
The midnight oil a’burnin’
A hundred hours after my bedtime
 
Thank god for ghost editions
I'll minimise impressions
The rest can wait for some other time
 
Ink ‘em up, roll ‘em up
Print ‘em up, stack ‘em up
Clean ‘em up, sign ‘em up,
Deadline
 
Mount ‘em up, frame ‘em up,
Bump ‘em in, line ‘em up,
Hang ‘em up, open up,
Deadline
 
I’m done procrastinatin’
The gallery’s a’waitin’
Director like a thorn in my side
 
Enough with the curation
Approve the invitation
Gotta make the framer by five
 
Finalise the placement
Update my artist statement
Socials are good to go online
 
Ink ‘em up, roll ‘em up
Print ‘em up, stack ‘em up
Clean ‘em up, sign ‘em up,
Deadline
 
Mount ‘em up, frame ‘em up,
Line ‘em up, hang ‘em up,
Open up, bottoms up!
Deadline.

Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’,
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’,
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’,
Gotta meet my loomin'
Deadline

Deadline!
 
 Ned Washington (lyrics), Dimitri Tiomkin (music). Rawhide, 1958