Kettle starts talkin' in a two-beat rhyme
Spoon hits the saucer right on time
Left shoe, right shoe, grin half awake
Today's got sugar if you give it a shake

Toast pops high like a cymbal crash
Slide through the kitchen with a zip and a dash
Tie that knot, tip that brim
Tell the sleepy little blues they can't come in

Up and at 'em
Feet on the floor
Up and at 'em
Open that door
One little step and the band kicks in
Up and at 'em again

Up and at 'em
Step to the sound
Up and at 'em
Turn it around
If bad news knocks with a long sad chin
Up and at 'em again

Sun on the table, butter-bright
Cat by the window doin' all right
Bills in a stack, but the beat don't care
Brush off the frown, put some swing in the air

Ain't no trumpet till you make one blow
Ain't no chorus till you tell it to go
Count it off on your coffee cup rim
One, two, baby, let the day jump in

Up and at 'em
Feet on the floor
Up and at 'em
Open that door
One little step and the band kicks in
Up and at 'em again

Up and at 'em
Step to the sound
Up and at 'em
Turn it around
If bad news knocks with a long sad chin
Up and at 'em again

If your back feels old
And your head feels late
Let the bass walk in
With a crooked little gait

If the world says no
With its hat pulled low
Give it one big grin
And let the brass horns go

Wake up
Wake up
What's the word
Up and at 'em
Haven't you heard
Up and at 'em

Up and at 'em
Feet on the floor
Up and at 'em
Open that door
One little step and the band kicks in
Up and at 'em again

Up and at 'em
Step to the sound
Up and at 'em
Turn it around
If bad news knocks with a long sad chin
Up and at 'em again