As long as you give me my pay You'll get your moneys worth

I'll be there 8 hours a day I won't hide and I won't shirk

I got a way with a hammer and a nail A dovetail and a tongue and groove

Put up a wall in half a day Guarantee it'll never move



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Shouda li li li dum dum a day Honest work



I'm gonna build a strong foundation Marble walls like Grand Central Station

Not gonna feel any more frustration Do enough work for an entire nation

Gonna get a chisel and an awl and a saw Carve my name out on your door

A block and tackle and a spirit level Take your heart of glass and put on a bevel



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Got to build a strong foundation Strong enough to hold up a nation

Strong enough to put your faith in The roof won't leak and the floor won't cave in

Gonna get a lathe and a capstan press Take an old claw hammer to this mess

Gonna knock down the walls of denial Wear 'em down with a pick and a file



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