A Long Time Ago
So ambitious was he
He even took a picture of me
Then one day
He opened up a studio
I tried to make it pay
Making hit records and all
And he asked me along
Write him a little song
I got the studio free
To sign this paper by me
You got to take
Good care
Of business, my friend
Take good care of yourself
You got to take
Good care
Of business, my friend
Otherwise you'll end up on the shelf
Later on
After I wrote that song
Even had it played
A ball
One, radio one
Money's the same
Money all gone away
You spent as you see
Up and down the country
You got to take
Good care of business, friend
Take good care of your little self
You got to take
Good care of business, my friend
You got to take
Otherwise you'll end up on the shelf
Well I started to say
I mean we've got to play
What else can we do
We're not clever like you
Then said he
You know how I'm fair
You can sign for the company
For another ten years
You've got to take
Take good care of business, my boy
Take good care of yourself
You've got to take
Take good care of business, my boy
Otherwise you're gonna end up on the shelf
Well I started to say



























You've got to take