Mein Bitte Lyrics - Jane Siberry

I want a good deal, better if it's free 

But I charge a lot, want more money 

Don't want to work, just want more pay 

Cut corners here, make more that way 

Meanwhile, I work in a large room 

I work in a room that's large and bare 

I'm at this work bench every day 

I never miss a day, I keep my tools very organized 

I have a special place for all my tools 

This tinny radio is all I play, I love music 

I'm working on this new invention 

And I'm really, really excited about it 

I think, it needs something extra here 

In the evenings, I read tool catalogues 

I'm studying the grain of my work bench 

I can fix anything you like I'm humming a tune 

While I wait for the answer to appear 

When I get stuck, I go fishing 

Put in the clutch so to speak and glide 

I coast among the rabble and the right words 

In my work, I take great pride 

Meanwhile, I need more things, I need more money 

Don't want to work, want things for free 

Cut corners here, make more that way 

I have no pride, the world is unfair 

My shop is a long meadow in a winding landscape 

In a series of elevations with a few cows and a babbling brook 

I love to do what I love to do 

This excludes anything I don't like to do 

The pleasure is in the peace of mind 

The pleasure is mine, mein bitte