The alarm clock crowed an hour ago

I'm already running behind

If this one-eyed Ford doesn't start

I'm never going to make it on time

Show up late just once more

The boss said he'd dock my pay

I head in through the side door

Grab my tools and I'm on my way

I'm going to work

I put my big boots on

I'm going to work

I will be working all day long

Passing the time 'til I get home

When my baby talks real soft

I take my big boots off

Welcome to my steady job

It's not what I would call a career

Pick it up and put it there

Pick it up and put it over here

They hold my raise up to keep costs down

And then they raise the price

The squeaky wheel is spinning around

I'm running like one of those mice

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Pay day comes once a week

A day that I never miss

Run to the bank, cash my check

Got my money clutched in my fist

One for you, one for me

One for my Uncle Sam

One for a ticket for the lottery

It's all part of my plan

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