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Squeaky Wheel Lyrics by Sara Gettelfinger, Joe De Paul, Stan Brown (Actor), Grant Gustin

Water for Elephants (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

2024

[BARBARA]
You got to look, yeah, it's clear as could be
Young fellas always wear their parts on their sleeve
Take what you're feelin', take it from me
[WALTER]
And stuff it where the sun don't shine
[BARBARA]
You really put yourself out on a limb
Right smack-dab in the center of attention
You're a balloon in a room full of pins
And your altitude's on the decline
You've got feelings, that's bad news
Printed in bold all over you
Stop the presses, shut it down
Before the story's circulating all over town, oh
Don't be the squeaky wheel
Steer clear of banana peels
Don't makе a spectacle, be a rеspectable employee
You see, it's because we're both over the stage
Folks like you ought to act their age
Squeaky wheels don't get the grease, they get fired!
[WALTER]
Two hundred people stuffed into a train procession
Slinging tickets in the midst of a depression
Some days we eat, some days we don't, it begs the question
What would it take to blow the whole thing up?
Maybe some idiot from humpty-dump Connecticut
Who gets it in his head to take a swing 'fore the fence is hit
Doesn't take a doctorate in physics or arithmetic
To see how you could get the rest of us screwed
[BARBARA, WALTER & CAMEL]
Don't be the squeaky wheel
Don't spoil a steady meal
[BARBARA]
Think of the rest of us
[BARBARA, WALTER, CAMEL]
Don't make a mess of this
Whole damn thing
Be grateful!
[BARBARA]
You're well-employed in a well-oiled machine
[CAMEL]
Bite the hand that feeds you and it's bound to get mean
[BARBARA, WALTER & CAMEL]
Squeaky wheels don't get the grease
They drive the whole train off of the tracks
Squeaky wheels don't get the grease
[WALTER, spoken]
They get sacked!
[BARBARA]
Marlena has a way of taming what could explode
But there's powder leaking out of a keg, it's ready to blow!
And you're playin' with fire, kiddo
But you ain't the only one who will burn
So, if not for us, then for Marlena's sake, Jake
[BARBARA, spoken]
Give her some space, okay?
[JACOB]
I won't be the squeaky wheel
I'll keep an even keel
[BARBARA]
Just be professional
[JACOB]
Only discretion'll
Guide my steps
[BARBARA, WALTER & CAMEL]
We mean it!
[JACOB]
I didn't mean to be the cause of concern
[BARBARA]
Just don't play with fire and you won't get burned
[BARBARA, WALTER, CAMEL & JACOB]
Squeaky wheels ain't worth the toil, they get—
Squeaky wheels don't get the goil, they get—
[JACOB]
Squeaky wheels don't get the oil, they get gone
Credits
Sara Gettelfinger

Sara Gettelfinger

Joe De Paul

Joe De Paul

Stan Brown (Actor)

Stan Brown (Actor)

Grant Gustin

Grant Gustin

About “Squeaky Wheel” by Sara Gettelfinger

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"Squeaky Wheel" appears on "Water for Elephants (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" in 2024.

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