Kids, come on down for dinner
Your dinner's getting cold
Come on now it's time to eat
Do as you're told.
Kids, hurry up, shake a leg, step on it, look alive.
Kids come on I mean it,
I'm gonna count to five.
1... 2... 3... 4...
In the nick, nick, nick
In the nick of time
That's when kids arrive
Not one, not two, not three, not four,
But in the nick of time on five.
Kids, come on down there's company
Aunt Bess and Uncle Hugh.
On their way to Delaware,
And they're just passing through.
Kids, they're in a hurry,
They do not have all day,
Kids come on I mean it
You want me to count... okay.
1... I know they'll be thrilled to see you.
2... You won't believe how they've grown.
3... Maybe their door is shut.
4...
In the nick, nick, nick
In the nick of time
That's when kids arrive
Not one, not two, not three, not four,
But in the nick of time on five.
Kids, who's been using crayons
And writing on the wall?
In the kitchen, in the bathroom,
In the basement, in the hall.
Kids! I want whoever did it to get down here on the double,
And if I have to count
You're in twice as much trouble...
1... Go on down, you know you did it.
2... Yeah, but it was your idea.
3... Was not. Get down there.
4... Let's... let's say a robber did it.
4½... Robbers don't use crayons, stupid! Let's go.
In the nick, nick, nick
In the nick of time
That's when kids arrive
Not one, not two, not three, not four,
But in the nick of time on five.
Kids come on down for ice cream
I've got chocolate chip for you.
And if you're here by the count of five
You can have a cookie too...
1...
Except when it comes to ice cream and other kinds of fun,
Then nick, nick, nick
In the nick of time
The nick of time becomes... one!