When I was young, my mother said Someday, son, you're gonna wind up deadFirst five to nine, then why you still alive?You wind up working nine till five Nine till five is eight till sixGet emphatic, get rich They make you wait in line just to get your fixWorking for the company Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahWorking for the company Until the day I dieYou'll break my back and you'll whine So open Jack and me a stackAnd sit right back and drink his wineAh-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Working for the companyWell, the bill's rolling and there ain't no doubtYou dug a hole and you can't get out And that's enough to make you wanna scream and shoutWorking for the companyTill the day I die, yeah, I'll break my back and move onSo Oopman Jack can make a stack And sit right back and drink his wineAh-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Working for the companyAh-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Working for the companyTill the day I die, yeah, I'll break my back and move onSo Oopman Jack can make a stack And sit right back and drink his wineAh-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Working for the companyAh-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Working for the company