Verse
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I went up for my interview on the fourth day of July
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Personnel man he questioned me until I nearly cried
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He made me fill in forms until I shook with fear
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About the colour of my toilet roll and if my cousin is queer
[Chorus]
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Here's your goldwatch and the shackles for your chain
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And your piece of paper to say you left here sane
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And if you've a son who wants a good career
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Just get him to sign on the dotted line and work for fifty years
[Verse 2]
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He asked me how many jobs I'd had before
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He nearly had a heart attack when I answered, four
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Four jobs in twenty years, oh, this can never be
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We only take on men who work until they die
[Chorus]
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Here's your goldwatch and the shackles for your chain
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And your piece of paper to say you left here sane
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And if you've a son who wants a good career
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Just get him to sign on the dotted line and work for fifty years
[Verse 3]
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He took me outside to where the gravestones stand in line
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This is where we bury them in quick-stone and in lime
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And if you come to work for us on this you must agree
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That if you're going to die please do it during tea-break
[Chorus]
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Here's your goldwatch and the shackles for your chain
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And your piece of paper to say you left here sane
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And if you've a son who wants a good career
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Just get him to sign on the dotted line and work for fifty years
[Verse 4]
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This story that you heard you may think rather queer
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But it is the truth you'll be surprised to hear
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I did not want no job upon the board
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I just wanted to take a broom and sweep the bloody floor
[Chorus]
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Here's your goldwatch and the shackles for your chain
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And your piece of paper to say you left here sane
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And if you've a son who wants a good career
Am* E Emaj9/D# C#m
Just get him to sign on the dotted line and work for fifty years
[Outro]
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