No Shortcuts in this shop

A western-swing shop anthem makes a case that the record you write down matters as much as the repair you make.

The stories behind No Shortcuts in this shop

"No Shortcuts in This Shop" Turns Paperwork Into a Punchline — A western-swing shop anthem makes a case that the record you write down matters as much as the repair you make.

The morning crew was hollering, we can have it fixed by nine

But I had my checklist ready and a pencil and a line I looked it over piece by piece, no mystery

left to hide A quick fix may look handsome till the morning lights decide

So check it, test it, write it down

Before that car rolls through the town

No shortcuts in the shop, no siree

Safety gets the long way home with me

Calibrate the meter, check the match

Document the work and verify the batch

If somebody says to slap it on and see I say that ain't how we keep folks

worry -free No shortcuts in the shop, y 'all agree

The fastest, safe repair is the one done carefully

The pump looks fine from ten feet back

The casing clean and bright

But appearances don't certify what happens overnight I checked the service history, confirmed

the proper part Then ran the calibration twice before I gave a start

Compatibility's not a guess and probably isn't evidence

No shortcuts in the shop, no siree

Safety gets the long way home with me

Calibrate the meter, check the match

Document the work and verify the batch

If somebody says just slap it on and see I say that ain't how we keep folks

worry -free No shortcuts in the shop, y 'all agree

The fastest, safe repair is the one done carefully

I'd rather lose a minute than lose a vital clue

A neat little record tells the next hand what to do

When the final check says ready, then the green light can't appear

We do it right for every patient, every shift and every year

No shortcuts in the shop, no siree

Safety gets the long way home with me

Inspect it, test it, log the catch

Check the fit and verify the match

If somebody says we're late, just let it be I say careful is the quickest route to

quality No shortcuts in the shop, sing it proudly

We keep the medicine moving safe and sound

Piano keeps rolling

Fiddle takes a bow

The paperwork is finished

Now we're ready now