The offered me the office, offered me the shop   They said I'd better take anything they'd got   Do you wanna make tea at the BBC?   Do you wanna be, do you really wanna be a cop?      Career opportunities are the ones that never knock   Every job they offer you is to keep you out the dock   Career opportunity, the ones that never knock      I hate the army ana I hate the R.A.F.   I don't wanna go a-fighting in the tropical heat   I hate the civil service rules   And I won't open letter bombs for you      Career opportunities are the ones that never knock   Every job they offer you is to keep you out the dock   Career opportunity, the ones that never knock      Bus drive, ambulance man, ticket inspector      They're gonna have to introduce conscription   They're gonna have to take away my prescription   If they wanna get me making toys   If they wanna get me, well, I got no choice      Career opportunities are the ones that never knock   Every job they offer you is to keep you out the dock   Career opportunity, the ones that never knock      Careers, careers, careers ain't never gonna knock