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Song Parodies -> "We Want to be Working"
Original Song Title:
"I Want to be Happy"
Original Performer:
Doris Day
Parody Song Title:
"We Want to be Working"
Parody Written by:
Ralph E. Shaffer
The Lyrics
In light of the dismal job hiring report for May, 2012, here is the mournful song of the unemployed
We want to be working
They can't say we're shirking
For there is no work to do.
Work's needed for living
Idling's unforgiving
Why are the hirings so few?
When government and bus'ness won't help us
We'll raise a Washington fuss.
We want to be working
And we could be working
If congress starts working too.
They can't say we're shirking
For there is no work to do.
Work's needed for living
Idling's unforgiving
Why are the hirings so few?
When government and bus'ness won't help us
We'll raise a Washington fuss.
We want to be working
And we could be working
If congress starts working too.
reshaffer@csupomona.edu
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