"Nine to Five" — from Muswell Hillbillies (1971). The working week as an endurance event.
The Star is in Norman's office. His day
Of sweat and toil has begun.
Nine To Five
Answering phones and dictating letters
Making decisions that affect no one.
Stuck in the office from nine until five
Life is so incredibly dull,
Working from nine to five.
Oh nine to five, nine to five,
Working from nine to five.
And time goes by
The hours tick away.
First seconds,
Then minutes,
Then hours into days.
Each day,
Each week,
Seems just like any other.
All work,
No play,
It's just another day.
He's caught in a mass of computerised trivia,
Deciphering data for mechanical minds.
He's lost in the paperwork and up to his eyes,
He's checking a list that's been checked out before
And he's starting to lose his mind.
Oh nine to five, nine to five,
Working from nine to five.
[Repeat].
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- From Muswell Hillbillies (1971). Nine to five — the standard working hours, the life reduced to their rhythm — is the framework within which the Muswell Hillbilly exists and against which he occasionally rebels.