Mister Marks, can you find for me
Someone strong and sweet, fitting on my knee?
She can keep her job if she gets it wrong
Ah, but mister Marks, I won't need her long

All I need is help for a little while
We can take dictation and learn to smile
And a temporary secretary is what I need for to do the job

I need a
Temporary secretary, temporary secretary
Temporary secretary, temporary secretary

Mister Marks, could you send her quick
'Cause my regular has been getting sick

I need a
Temporary secretary, temporary secretary

Mister Marks, I can pay her well
If she comes along and can stay a spell
I will promise now that I'll treat her right
And will rarely keep her 'til late at night

I need a

She can be a belly dancer, I don't need a true romancer
She can be a diplomat but I don't need a girl like that
She can be a neurosurgeon if she's doing nothing urgent
What I need's a temporary, temporary secretary

I need a, I need a
Temporary secretary, temporary secretary
Temporary secretary, temporary secretary
Temporary secretary, temporary secretary

Now, mister Marks, when I send her back
Will you please make sure she stays on the right track?

"Well I know how hard it is for young girls these days
In the face of ev'rything to stay on the right track"

She can be a belly dancer, I don't need a true romancer
She can be a diplomat but I don't need a girl like that
She can be a neurosurgeon if she's doing nothing urgent
What I need is a temporary, temporary secretary

Temporary secretary...