Nine to Five

Lyrics

[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!