A forty -week and a two -hour day
Maybe it's because I'm inclined
But I never did like be ing idle
I left the school with an honest name
I went to the labour exchange for work
Here is what I said to the
A forty -week and a two -hour day
Maybe it's because I'm inclined
But I never did like be ing idle
Well, that, he said, is a rare wee song
To come for your lads, he
Through the door and take
You can sing it to the gaffer
A forty -week and a two -hour day
Maybe it's because I'm inclined
But I never did like be ing idle
Well, I sang it to the gaffer
I've never heard such a horse's
He gathered around him all his men,
And his one big choir they sang then
I'm looking for a job with the sky I pave,
A forty -week and a two -hour day
Maybe it's because I'm inclined that way,
But I never did like be ing idle
The words were heard the whole
And it was known as the Clydeside
A forty -week and a two -hour day
Maybe it's because I'm inclined
But I never did like be ing idle
Well, I found that job with a sky -high pay
A forty -week an d a two -hour day
I've never had it so good
Now I'm a politician down in Ho lyrood
I'm looking for a job with a sky -high pay
A forty -week and a two -hour day
But I never did like being idle
I'm looking for a job with a sky -high pay
A forty -week and a two -hour day
But I never did like being idle