Work

I will work, I will work, I will work like a banshee
I will work, I will work, I will work like a banshee
I will work, I will work, I will work like a banshee
I will work, I will work, I will work

I said hey man, get off my back
The devil never made me work like that
I get no sleep, I’m going to get the sack
And my girlfriend thinks that I am mad
I say oh, you’re going to get me in so
Much trouble with my fellow man

In the sickly glow of the lantern light, God sits nearby
In a hurried voice of deep rich tones he dictates long into the night
I dare not turn to face him less I catch him with my naked eye
He does not keep normal office hours, operates on his own time

I will work, I will work, I will work like a banshee
I will work, I will work, I will work like a banshee
I will work, I will work, I will work like a banshee
I will work, I will work, I will work

I said hey man, get off my back
The devil never made me work like that
I get no sleep, I’m going to get the sack
And my girlfriend thinks that I am mad
I say oh, you’re going to get me in so
Much trouble with my fellow man

The captain came a-callin’ with items on his list
A single tooth from every man he’d ever killed jangled at his wrist
He called his accountant to calculate the score
You all know him as the taxman and you know he always wants more

I will work, I will work, I will work like a banshee
I will work, I will work, I will work like a banshee
I will work, I will work, I will work like a banshee
I will work, I will work, I will work

Whether day or night, whether rain or shine
I will work, I will work, I will work like a banshee
Whether dead or alive, take my youth have my prime
I will work, I will work, I will work like a banshee
Whether flat on the floor or braced for a climb
I will work, I will work, I will work like a banshee
Whether sick all the time with a troubled mind
I will work, I will work, I will work
I say oh, you’re going to get me in so
Much trouble with my fellow man