[Lyric] Nine to Five (Bobbie McGee)

Let me tell you the story of a woman named Suzie
Who applied to a job one day
They tested her for typing
For shorthand and speed-writing
And they gave her the lowest pay

Chorus:
We type and file Nine to Five
We barely stay alive
Working from day to day
Well we've done a day's work in the offices of Boston
And it's time we got a day's pay

Well Suzie did the filing and she kept the correspondence
She answered the telephone
Though the boss may be a doubter
Still he couldn't do without her
Why, he couldn't call a taxi on his own!

Suzie asked for a promotion and she sure caused a commotion
He just looked at her in disbelief
But the raises he's been giving just don't match that cost of living
Though the boss is still eating beef!
Chorus:
We type and file Nine to Five
We barely stay alive
Working from day to day
Well we've done a day's work in the offices of Boston
And it's time we got a day's pay

Well Suzie got together all the women in the office
And they started to organise
If you thought women wouldn't fight
For a basic worker's right
Then you're in for a big surprise

And you women of Boston, don't you think it's a scandal
That we suffer while employers thrive
Women's work is never done
And fighting back has just begun
For a better life from Nine to Five

Chorus:
We type and file Nine to Five
We barely stay alive
Working from day to day
Well we've done a day's work in the offices of Boston
And it's time we got a day's pay
Yes, it's time we got a day's pay