Reply #1: 'Workin' on an MBA'

[Oeditpus Rex]

The Foremen
Words and music by Roy Zimmerman © 1993 Watunes (BMI)
(From the original "Folk Heroes" on Metaphor Records)



Workin'!
Workin'!
Workin', workin', workin', workin', workin', workin', workin', workin'
Workin'!

The sun comes up, another day in the mine
You're up at 7:30 and in class by 9
You're pushin' them papers, you're draggin' that pen
You study or you party 'til God only knows when
You go to bed, get up and do it over again
Workin' on an MBA

Work all day, work all night
Work all the next day and that night, too
Work, work, work, work, work, work, work, work
Graduate with honors and start makin' the big money

Well, the econ professor is a pompous old ass
And you better be good at puckerin' if you're hopin' to pass
You're takin' them hard knocks, you're payin' them dues
Don't get no Christmas bonus, you don't share no revenues
Oh Lord, here comes another arrogant asshole to schmooze
Workin' on an MBA

Work all day, work all night
Work all the next day and that night, too
Work, work, work, work, work, work, work, work
Plunge into an orgy of material acquisition

Oh Lordy, it's a long, hard journey
You're getting' shin splints, tennis elbow and a herniated disc
You may be wheeled to graduation on a gurney
But you'll be proud to say,
"Hey, world... I'm not an attorney!
I'm an MBA! I'm an MBA! I'm an MB-"

Well, you hang around with a lot of supercilious folks
And you don't know which is staler — is it the donuts or the jokes?
Gotta finish that spreadsheet, gotta click in that clique
You're so uptight, you haven't taken a leak in a week
And the only part of you that gets any sleep is your left butt cheek
Workin' on an MBA

Work all day, work all night
Work all the next day and that night, too
Work, work, work, work, work, work, work, work
Graduate with honors and start makin' the big money
Plunge into an orgy of material acquisition
Ascend the corporate ladder unless you're Hispanic, black or a woman
Workin' on an MBA