When I was small with a bottle and dummy

Laying in my box it struck me funny

That someday soon I'm gonna be a working man

I went to school in a little green jacket

A plastic bag for my tennis racket

Someday soon I'm gonna be a working man

If it wasn't for the boots and trousers they supplied

I'd resign and hang my problems out to dry

Maybe Monday will be my lucky day

My business accountant makes me laugh

He lets me wallow in my overdraft

'Cause someday soon I'm gonna be a working man

My time's running out and I'm getting depressed

The world outside's in a terrible mess

I better get going if I'm gonna be a working man

If it wasn't for the boots and trousers they supplied

I'd resign and hang my problems out to dry

Maybe Monday will be my lucky day

If it wasn't for the boots and trousers they supplied

I'd resign and hang my problems out to dry

Maybe Monday will be my lucky day

Now I've got a chosen career

The trouble is I'm in my 24th year

And surprise, surprise, I've never been a working man

Never been a working man