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 longAll 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 aTemporary secretary, temporary secretary
Temporary secretary, temporary secretaryMister Marks could you send her quick
'Cause my regular has been getting sick?
I need aTemporary secretary, temporary secretaryMister 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 aShe can be a belly dancer
I don't need a need true romancer
She can be a diplomat
But I don't need a girl like thatShe can be a neurosurgeon
If she's doin' nothing' urgent
What I need's a temporary, temporary secretary
I need a, I need aTemporary secretary, temporary secretary
Temporary secretary, temporary secretary
Temporary secretary, temporary secretaryNow Mister Marks when I send her back
Will you please make sure she stays on the right trackWell, I know how hard it is for young girls
These days in the face of everything
To stay on the right trackShe can be a belly dancer
I don't need a need true romancer
She can be a diplomat
But I don't need a girl like thatShe can be a neurosurgeon
If she's doin' nothing' urgent
What I need's a temporary, temporary secretaryTemporary secretary, temporary secretary
(I need a)
Temporary secretary, temporary secretary
(I need a)
Temporary secretary, temporary secretary
(Ohh)
Temporary secretary, temporary secretary