Work Song Lyrics by Nellie McKay

Work Song Lyrics

    Deliver the paper deliver the porn
    deliver the baker deliver the morn
    A quiverin' jibberin' shiverin' mass
    of sunshine and good times that I have to pass
    on the way to my job on the way to my work
    on the way to that slobberin' hoverin' jerk
    who's my boss today
    who's my boss to stay
    who's my supervisor when I'm in my grave
    a slave on the run still under the gun
    of Attila the Hun with a cinnamon bun
    I don't know son, was there somethin' I missed
    I don't think Fritz Lang was a fantasist
    Metropolis exists is this
    if you listen close you can hear the piss

    (chorus)
    Every day's another loss
    need the pay so please the boss
    through the sludge they mingle by the mile
    every worker looks ahead
    ah the kiddies must be fed
    so they trudge along in single file

    joo ming boohaaooo

    and you turn and you toil
    and you burn and you boil
    in the tourniquet coil
    of the white folks' soil
    spoilin' with a malaise worse than disses or dope
    wakin' up in a haze
    with your wishes and hopes
    and your poor little dreams
    all wrapped up in burlap
    that you carry around
    for a sniff or a snack
    or a taste in your haste
    to get right back on track
    outta whack with the pack
    but acquiring the knack
    of ignoring the rustle
    that quietly seethes
    the hustle, the buy-it
    the air that you breathe

    (chorus)

    joo ming boohaaooo


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