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This song introduces the movie "9 to 5" but was also a popular song itself. It was written and sung by Dolly Parton, one of the main actresses in the movie. There are slight variations in the choruses, so the chorus is repeated here. If you want to look at the whole transcript, click here

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Tumble outta bed
And stumble to the
Pour myself a cup of
Yawnin', stretchin', try to come to life
Jump in the
And the starts pumpin'
Out on the
The starts jumpin'
And like me on the job from 9 to 5
Chorus:

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Workin' 9 to 5
What a way to make a livin'
Barely
It's all takin'
And no givin'
They'll just use your
And they never give you
It's enough to you
Crazy if you let it

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9 to 5, for service and
You would think that I
Would deserve a fair
Want to move ahead
But the boss won't seem to let me
I swear sometimes that man is out to
Mmmmm...

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They let you
Just to watch 'em
You're just a step
On the boss man's a'
But you got dreams he'll never take

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On the same
With a lot of your friends
Waitin' for the day
Your 'll come in
And the tide's gonna
An' it's all gonna roll your way

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2nd Chorus:
Workin' 9 to 5
What a way to make a livin'
Barely
It's all takin'
And no givin'
They just use your
And you never get the
It's enough to you
Crazy if you let it

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9 to 5, yeah, they got you where they
There's a better
And you think that I would daunt you
It's a rich man's
No matter what they call it
And you spend your
Going funny if you want it.

Chorus

Recalling the principles of a modern workplace (family friendly; career developing; gender neutral; supportive of minorities), what elements are included in this song? For more information, look at Cornell's Career Development page.

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