♪ John worked for Joe in a corner
grocery store ♪
♪ Business was really, really fine,
fine, fine ♪
♪ John was a slick girl liked to play around with dough ♪
♪ One day he came up short on the line ♪
♪ Hey John,
put your glasses on ♪
♪ Now you must count better than this you know ♪
♪ When you work for dead-eyed Joe ♪
♪ Come on,
come on, come on, come on, come on, come on ♪
♪ Hey John,
put your glasses on ♪
♪ Now you know that stuff like this won't go ♪
♪ Two from eight leaves more than four,
oh John ♪
♪ Your salary is ten,
your bonus is fifteen dollars to boot ♪
♪ Yet every week you're stepping out in a brand new $50 suit ♪
♪ Hey John,
keep your glasses on ♪
♪ Now you must take a little, I do agree ♪
♪ But you must leave some for me, oh John,
come on, come on ♪
♪ The business is fine and everything's moving right off the shelf ♪
♪ But still I know I was making more
dough when I was working for myself ♪
♪ Hey John,
keep your glasses on ♪
♪ Say you're my friend and I love you so ♪
♪ Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on ♪
♪ Now the business got better but John got worse ♪
♪ Joe sold the store and put it in reverse ♪
♪ Now Joe is working for John ♪