MTC
Lyrics by Cory Smith, music by Dire Straits (Money For Nothin')
Huh!
Huh!
Now look at them young kids, they know how to do it
Now look at them young kids, they know how to do it
Start their missions at the MTC
Start their missions at the MTC
They start workin', early in the morning
They start workin', early in the morning
ending at evening on a bended knee
ending at evening on a bended knee
Now I ain't kiddin', that's the way they do it
Now I ain't kiddin', that's the way they do it
Lemme tell ya, them kids ain't dumb
Lemme tell ya, them kids ain't dumb
Learn a language faster than a speeding bullet
Learn a language faster than a speeding bullet
Study till their noggins all go numb
Study till their noggins all go numb
Three thousand plus, geared up adolescents
Three thousand plus, geared up adolescents
Totin’ scriptures in backpacks
Totin’ scriptures in backpacks
They’re wearing shoes that, might last forever
They’re wearing shoes that, might last forever
They’re wearing suits from Mr. Mac’s
They’re wearing suits from Mr. Mac’s
There’s also sisters wearing earrings and make-up
There’s also sisters wearing earrings and make-up
Yeah buddy, that’s right, they can
Yeah buddy, that’s right, they can
That’s good and fine but let me tell you something
That’s good and fine but let me tell you something
They dominate at teaching lesson plans
They dominate at teaching lesson plans
Three thousand plus, geared up adolescents
Three thousand plus, geared up adolescents
They can work up, an appetite
They can work up, an appetite
After six weeks of, straight BYU food
After six weeks of, straight BYU food
Sometimes pizza shows up at night
Sometimes pizza shows up at night
Move-a, move-a
Move-a, move-a
Huh!
Huh!
Lots of young, motivated adolescents
Lots of young, motivated adolescents
Doing laundry, on P-day
Doing laundry, on P-day
Then there’s the time spent, just writing letters
Then there’s the time spent, just writing letters
They tell their moms, they’re doin’ ok
They tell their moms, they’re doin’ ok
Look-a-here, look-a
Look-a-here, look-a
She speaks in French, “baptise s'il te plait”
She speaks in French, “baptise s'il te plait”
He says in Spanish, “bautizado”
He says in Spanish, “bautizado”
How ‘bout that, mama? Too bad they’ll, probably never use it much
How ‘bout that, mama? Too bad they’ll, probably never use it much
In Twin Falls, Idaho
In Twin Falls, Idaho
And that guy there, stop that! Don’t raise your voices
And that guy there, stop that! Don’t raise your voices
He and his companion always disagree
He and his companion always disagree
Oh, that ain't workin', that’s not how you do it
Oh, that ain't workin', that’s not how you do it
They’ve got issues to discuss at their next “inventory”
They’ve got issues to discuss at their next “inventory”
Three thousand plus, geared up adolescents
Three thousand plus, geared up adolescents
Obedience is the key
Obedience is the key
Good thing they’ve each got, a little handbook
Good thing they’ve each got, a little handbook
it states the rules explicitly
it states the rules explicitly
Listen here,
Listen here,
now,
now,
They start working’, early every morning
They start working’, early every morning
That’s how they do things at the MTC
That’s how they do things at the MTC
They can’t do it, not all by themselves
They can’t do it, not all by themselves
They have to get down on a bended knee
They have to get down on a bended knee
Study, two months long
Study, two months long
Bended knee
Bended knee
Study, two months long
Study, two months long
Bended knee
Bended knee
I survived, nine weeks at, the Provo MTC
I survived, nine weeks at, the Provo MTC
I survived, nine weeks at, the Provo MTC
I survived, nine weeks at, the Provo MTC