When you work, sometimes it's wet And when you sweat you're gonna get wet You're gonna get wet (OW!)
Work it, oh come on now, work it, ow Now work, come on work it, ow (You're gonna get wet) Work it, once agin come on now, ow Oh, oh, oh, oh now
[Verse 1] I was the one to say I'd get the job done, I did it and got with it I must admit it was well fitted A piece of the pie would be fly Instead of a crumb for a bum, uh I gotta get some But I don't wanna be a second hand, middle man I wanna take a grand stand and Makin' the cash flow grow Pullin' myself outta the dirt And a job ain't nothin' but work
[Hook 1 with various ad-libs] WORK! A job ain't nothin' but work WORK! WORK! A job ain't nothin' but work WORK! WORK!
[Verse 2] Mo' money, mo' money, mo' money got get me To get paid in this trade And I believe that I can acheive To make ends meet like a hair weave Survivin' in this economy people in the wold wanna be Stayin' in the upper class so you're the path The rich gets the most and the porr gets so little And only money love can make it in the middle I can't let life get the best of me I gotta take, take control of my own destiny Control what I hold and of course be the boss of myself No one else will bring my wealth I gotta hit them streets to make ends meet So just bust the style of a hustler [ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/a-job-aint-nuthin-but-work-lyrics-big-daddy-kane.html ] Runnin' scam so damn many people will probably get hurt And a job ain't nothing but work
[Hook 2 with various ad-libs] Workin' everyday All the damn week A job ain't nothin' but work to me Workin' everyday On the subway A job ain't nothin' but work to me A job ain't nothin' but work
[Verse 3] No more workin' overtime You get your's and I'll get mine I won't stop at any cause I wont stop till I'm the boss
[Hook 2 with various ad-libs]
[Verse 4] Straight outta the ghetto None of the Beverly Hills or Flushing Meadows I made it this far had to gamble, scramble, ramble Ain't no shame in my game And I came through like a double bread But still there's more here I'm not the greedy I'm the needy, seekin' that financial status That where my pockets will be the fattest I'm not gonna be employed when times are hard I'm so against workin' I wouldn't even take a blowjob I'd rather do my own thing I gotta be the one in charge To make myself live large A J-O-B is not for me, I don't want no parts of it So take this obe and shove it
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