[JOE]
Tumble outta bed
And I stumble to the kitchen
[DAPHNE]
Pour myself a cup of ambition
[ENSEMBLE]
Yawn and stretch and try to come to life
Jump in the shower
And the blood starts pumpin'
Out on the streets the traffic starts jumpin'
For folks like me on the job
From nine to five
Workin' nine to five, what a way to make a living!
Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind and they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it
Hoo hoo hoo ooo woo
[VIOLET]
My two lives have got me hoppin'
Dawn till midnight, there's no stoppin'
Don't know which I'm mothering the most
Pack his lunch and kiss my son and
Grab my purse and I keep runnin'
Got so much on my plate I could choke
[VIOLET & ENSEMBLE]
Workin' nine to five
[VIOLET]
For service and devotion
[VIOLET & ENSEMBLE]
You would think that I
[VIOLET]
Would deserve a fat promotion
[VIOLET & ENSEMBLE]
Want to move ahead
[VIOLET]
But the boss won't seem to let me
I-
[VIOLET & ALL WOMEN]
Swear sometimes that man is out to get me!
[MEN & WOMEN]
Nine to five
Nine to five
[DORALEE]
They let you dream just to watch 'em shatter
You're just a step on the boss man's ladder;
But you got dreams he'll never take away!
[DWAYNE]
You're in the same boat with a lot of your friends
Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in
[DORALEE & DWAYNE]
And the tide's gonna turn
And it's all gonna roll your way
[DORALEE & DWAYNE, ENSEMBLE]
Nine to five! Nine to five
[DWAYNE]
As long as we're together
[DORALEE & DWAYNE, ENSEMBLE]
You know you and I You and I
[DWAYNE]
Will make it through whatever
[DORALEE, ENSEMBLE]
They can't keep us down Ain't no way
We'll just rise above it
[DORALEE & DWANYE]
You hold onto me, we'll tell them where to shove it!
[ENSEMBLE, KATHY]
Nine to five, you can lose your mind
Get up and work, get up and work
Nine to five, you can lose your mind Nine to five!
Workin' nine to five
Nine to five, you can lose your mind
Nine to five
It's enough to drive you crazy
[WOMEN, MEN]
It's enough to drive
You crazy It's enough to drive
It's enough to drive you crazy You crazy, it's enough
It's enough
It's enough
It's enough
[ENSEMBLE]
It's enough to drive you
Get up and work
Get up and work
Nine to five
Nive to five
[JUDY]
Dreams and plans are in the making
Success is out there for the taking
Wish it was as simple as it sounds
[ENSEMBLE]
Simple as it sounds
[JUDY]
I swear to you I'm gonna do it
Grit my teeth and I'll get through it!
It's hard to see the upside when you're down
[JUDY, ENSEMBLE]
Workin' nine to five Nine to five
It became necessary
When my husband, Dick Dick!
Left me for his secretary
Never worked before Never worked before
But somehow I've got to make it
'Til I learn the ropes Learn the ropes
I guess I'll just have to fake it!
[ENSEMBLE]
Get up and work
Get up and work
Workin'
[THREE WOMEN & ENSEMBLE]
Nine to five!
[VIOLET, JUDY, DORALEE]
So many of us do it
[THREE WOMEN, ENSEMBLE]
But we know inside But we know inside
We're gonna make it through it
There's a brighter day Oh, there's a brighter day
And we'll keep lookin' t'ward it Lookin' t'ward it
[ALL]
And we'll buy that dream
Soon as we can just afford it
[3 WOMEN & 2 FEMALE ENSEMBLE, ENSEMBLE, BARITONES]
Nine to five Nine to five you can Woah oh oh
Lose your mind
Workin' nine to five Get up and work
Get up and work
Nine to five Nine to five you can Woah oh oh oh
Lose your mind
Workin' nine to five Workin' nine to five
Nine to five Nine to five you can
Lose your mind
Workin' nine to five Nine to five Nine to five
[ALL]
It's enough! - It's enough! - It's enough!
[VIOLET]
I deserve a fat promotion...
[ALL]
For folks like me
[DORALEE & JUDY]
The tide's gonna turn...
[ALL]
Workin' nine to five!
Nine to five!
