The stories behind Pretzels on the Workbench

• Swingy Polka and Gypsy Jazz Flair on Pretzels on the Workbench — Take B blends swingy polka rhythms, buoyant accordion riffs, and theatrical cabaret vocals into a joyful tribute to hospital camaraderie.
• Hospital Camaraderie and Midnight Fuel on the Workbench — A heartwarming polka tribute captures the vital bond between nursing units and night-shift biomedical engineers over warm baked treats.

Lyrics

It's what the nurses brought down to the shop, giant salted

pretzels, piping hot, gather round the workbench, tea!

Midnight on the graveyard shift, stomach running low

Soldering a power plug and moving kinda slow

Then the basement door swung wide, in walked

Nurse Marie Carrying a wicker basket,

smiling full of glee

You saved our ventilators when the pressure took a dive

So here's a feast of pretzels to keep your squad alive

Golden brown crust with the butter baked sweet

Prettiest surprise that a bio -med could meet

Pour a mug of cider, take a giant bite

We've got the fuel to power through the night

Pretzels on the workbench, soda on the wire, warm spiced

cider by the autumn healing fire.

Roll the cables up with a belly full of joy, happy little

service for every girl and boy.

Hola, here I oh, the

Biomed sings,

listen to the happiness the

Bavarian baking brings.

Guten Appetit!

Keep the tools neat!

With salt on our fingers

We strip the copper clean

Tighten up the strain relief upon the power beam.

Plugged it in the test rig, green indicator glowed, ready for delivery

back up the clinic road.

Kindness and carbohydrates make the wrenches spin.

That's how every night shift turns into a win.

A hospital is built on more than medicine and charts.

It's built on simple gratitude and friendly helping hearts.

When nurses feed the biomed and biomed keeps them running

Every floor upstairs is looking mighty stunning

Reptiles on the workbench

Soda on the wire

Warm spiced cider By the autumn healing fire

Roll the cables up

With a belly full of joy

Happy little service For every girl and boy

Oh, la -dee -ri -oh

The biomed sings Listen to the happiness

The Bavarian bacon brings

Pretzel basket

Empty All equipment Repair

Don Kisher Nurses