06x08 - The Check's in the Mail

[bunniefuu]

[man] The check...
The check's in the mail.

♪ The check's in the mail ♪

♪ The check is in the mail ♪

♪ And it ought to be there
Tuesday without fail ♪

♪ If you have got a bill to pay
Or something you need to buy ♪

♪ Just write the check
And send it off in the mail ♪

♪ Millions of Americans go out every day ♪

♪ With a checkbook in their purse ♪

♪ They might have a little cash
To pay for their lunch ♪

♪ And a little to get home on the bus ♪

♪ But if they suddenly decide
To make a purchase or shop ♪

♪ They whip it out and write out
The exact amount ♪

♪ With some I.D.
Then they sign it ♪

♪ And they walk out with the stuff ♪

♪ That they paid for
With their checking account ♪

♪ The check's in the mail ♪

♪ The check is in the mail ♪

♪ And it ought to be there
Wednesday without fail ♪

♪ When you need to send some money
Do what business folk do ♪

♪ Just write a check
And send it off in the mail ♪

♪ Every month you've got
A little bundle to pay ♪

♪ Like the rent, the lights
The phone, and the car ♪

♪ Write them out for each amount
And send them away ♪

♪ With an envelope
And stamp they'll go far ♪

♪ It really is a safer way for you to
Pay all your bills ♪

♪ And so you ought to open up
Your own account ♪

♪ Your check is just a written order
Only you can write ♪

♪ That tells your bank
To pay someone a certain amount ♪

[dings]

♪ The check's in the mail ♪

♪ The check is in the mail ♪

♪ And it ought to be there
Thursday without fail ♪

♪ You can keep your money moving
With a flick of the wrist ♪

♪ And you're happy that
The check's in the mail ♪

[banker] Now you may wonder what happens
when you send a check to someone,

and how it gets back to your bank.

Well, that someone deposits your check
into their account and then,

through an electronic flow
of digital information,

your check is cleared by a central bank
and comes back to your bank where,

at that point, the amount is deducted
from your account

and paid over to theirs.

So it's obvious that
you've got to keep enough money

in your checking account
to stay in the black.

Otherwise, you'll write a "hot check"
and that sucker's going to bounce--

and that's ill*gal!

♪ Once a month your bank will send
A statement to you ♪

♪ So you'll know just where you stand ♪

♪ Listing all your checks and charges
And deposits too ♪

♪ To help you stay ahead
And keep things in hand ♪

♪ And you should learn to be real careful
With your checkbook and your checks ♪

♪ And keep track of every little amount ♪

♪ Now you compare your figures
With the bank's ♪

♪ And if it all adds up ♪

♪ Then you can say that you have
Balanced your account ♪

♪ The check's in the mail
The check is in the mail ♪

♪ And it's got to be there
Friday without fail ♪

♪ But just remember that
You've got to have some income coming in ♪

♪ Before you send out all those
Checks in the mail ♪

I'm sure it'll be there next week,
sometime!