Graham Parker
Graham Parker
Graham Parker
Graham Parker
Graham Parker
Graham Parker
Graham Parker
Graham Parker
Graham Parker
Graham Parker
Graham Parker
Graham Parker
As long as you give me my pay
You'll get your moneys worth
I'll be there 8 hours a day
I won't hide and I won't shirk
I got a way with a hammer and a nail
A dovetail and a tongue and groove
Put up a wall in half a day
Guarantee it'll never move
[Chorus]
Shouda li li li dum dum a day
Honest work
I'm gonna build a strong foundation
Marble walls like Grand Central Station
Not gonna feel any more frustration
Do enough work for an entire nation
Gonna get a chisel and an awl and a saw
Carve my name out on your door
A block and tackle and a spirit level
Take your heart of glass and put on a bevel
[Chorus]
Got to build a strong foundation
Strong enough to hold up a nation
Strong enough to put your faith in
The roof won't leak and the floor won't cave in
Gonna get a lathe and a capstan press
Take an old claw hammer to this mess
Gonna knock down the walls of denial
Wear 'em down with a pick and a file
[Chorus]
Honest Work was written by Graham Parker.
Honest Work was produced by Graham Parker.
Graham Parker released Honest Work on Tue Mar 14 1995.