Lyrics: Alan Menken/Glenn Slater
Music: Alan Menken/Glenn Slater
Time is of the essence
So I need your acquiescence
If we're going to save this fellow from the grave
Let me finish
Time is of the essence we have minutes
Maybe less, sense as you see
There's not much left of him to save
Yes, indeed
He hasn't got an awful lot of life left in his eyes
But if, in fact
we quickly act we might stop his demise
So, guys, time is of the essence or he dies
Moving on, then
Time is of the essence
See his natural effervescence
is succumbing to the shadow of disease
What I mean is time is of the essence
Take a whiff of that putrescence
I'm detecting notes of dill, and is that cheese?
Either way, I give them half an hour
That's my educated guess
Well, 20 minutes tops
Let's call it 10, the man's a mess
So, yes, time is of the essence
Wait, unless
No, it's of the essence, but
Perhaps we ought to pause right here
to say silent mass
Go ahead and savor it
We might as well, alas
Wait, I have some gas
Shh, let me finish
Time is of the essence
If you've got antidepressants, take 'em now
Your friend is on the verge of death
Let's rephrase it, time is of the essence
And there's not much point in rhyming now
Because frankly he's about to bite the
Crescents!
Excellent
We did all that we could for him
But look how much he bled
We still might do some good for him
if we don't let it spread
I said time is of the essence, keep your head
Time is of the essence
or he's dead... dead... dead
Not dead?
Is he?
Shh! Time is of the essence or he's
Sorry, if only you'd gotten here sooner