In the liner notes for the CD compiling Mystical Shit and Fluting on the Hump, King Missile’s frontman, John S. Hall, states that the song is about, well, taking stuff from work. “I did, in fact, write this at work… I went to my desk [and] just looked around the room to think of things to take. The...
Take stuff from work
It's the best way to feel better about your job
Never buy pens or pencils or paper
Take 'em from work
Rubber bands, paper clips, memo pads, folders
Take 'em from work
It's the best way to feel better
About your low pay and appalling working conditions
Take an ashtray - they got plenty
Take coat hangers
Take a, take a trash can
Why buy a file cabinet?
Why buy a phone?
Why buy a personal computer or word processor?
Take 'em from work
I took a whole desk from the last place I worked
They never noticed and it looks great in my apartment
Take an electric pencil sharpener
Take a case of white-out; you might need it one day
Take stuff from work
It's your duty as an oppressed worker to steal from your exploiters
It's gonna be an outstanding day
Take stuff from work
And goof off on the company time
I wrote this at work
They're paying me to write about stuff I steal from them
Life is good
Take Stuff From Work was written by John S. Hall.
Take Stuff From Work was produced by Kramer.