They get up every morning from the alarm clock's warning  Take the eight-fifteen into the city  There's a whistle up above and people push and people shove  And all the girls, who try to look pretty  And if your train's on time you can get to work by nine  And start your slaving job to get your pay  If you ever get annoyed look at me I'm self-employed  I love to work at nothing all day    And I've been takin' care of business everyday  Takin' care of business every way  I've been takin' care of business it's all mine  Takin' care of business and working overtime   Workout    If things were easy as fishing you could be a musician  If you could make sounds loud or mellow  Get a second hand guitar  Chances are you'll go far   If you get in with the right bunch of fellows  People see you having fun just a lying in the sun  And tell them that you like it this way  It's the work that we avoid and we're all self employed  We love to work at nothing all day    And we've been takin' care of business everyday  Takin' care of business every way  We've been takin' care of business it's all right  Takin' care of business and working overtime     Take good care of my business   When I'm away  Everyday    They get up every morning from the alarm clock's warning  Take the eight-fifteen into the city  There's a whistle up above and people push and people shove  And the girls, who try to look pretty  And if your train's on time you can get to work by nine  And start your slaving job to get your pay  If you ever get annoyed look at me I'm self-employed  I love to work at nothing all day    And I've been takin' care of business everyday  Takin' care of business every way  I've been takin' care of business It's all mine  Takin' care of business and working overtime     Takin' care of business   Takin' care of business   Takin' care of business   Takin' care of business   Takin' care of business   Everyday  Takin' care of business   Every way  Takin' care of business   It's all mine  Takin' care of business   And working overtime  Takin' care of business