Up at eight, you can't be late   For Matthew & Son, he won't wait   Watch them run down to platform one   And the eight thirty train to Matthew & Son      Matthew & Son, the work's never done   There's always something new   The files in your head, you take them to bed   You're never, ever, through   And they've been workin' all day, all day, all day      There's a five minute break and that's all you take   For a cup of cold coffee and a piece of cake      Matthew & Son, the work's never done   There's always something new   The files in your head, you take them to bed   You're never, ever, through   And they've been workin' all day, all day, all day      He's got people who've been workin' for fifty years   No one asks for more money 'cause nobody dares   Even though they're pretty low and their rent's in arrears      Matthew & Son, Matthew & Son   Matthew & Son, Matthew & Son   And they've been workin' all day, all day, all day      Matthew & Son   Matthew & Son   Matthew & Son   Matthew & Son