Working John, Working Joe Lyrics - A - Jethro Tull

When I was a young man (as all good tales begin) 

I was taught to hold out my hand 

And for my pay I worked an honest day 

And took what pittance I could win 

Now I'm a working john and I'm a working joe 

And I'm doing what I know 

For God and the economy 

Big brother watches over me 

And the state protects and feeds me 

And my conscience never leaves me 

And I'm loyal to the unions 

Who protect me at all levels 

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And as I grew, the winds of fortune blew 

And the bank smiled down upon me 

And mortgaged to the hilt I threw 

The breeze of caution behind me 

Now I'm a working john and I'm a working joe 

And I'm good at what I know 

And God and the economy 

Have blessed me with equality 

Now I'm equal to the best of you 

And better than the rest of you 

Who would criticise my success 

In times of national unrest 

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Now I own my horseless carriage 

In it's central-heated garage 

And I commute eighty miles a day --- 

Up at seven to make it pay 

I direct ten limited companies 

With seeming consummate expertise 

Two ulcers and a heart disease 

A trembling feeling in both knees --- 

I'm a working john and I'm a working joe