Graham Parker
Honest Work
As long as you give me my pay 
You'll get your moneys worth
I'll be there 8 hours a day 
I won't hide and I won't shirk
I got a way with a hammer and a nail 
A dovetail and a tongue and groove
Put up a wall in half a day 
Guarantee it'll never move
CHORUS
Shouda li li li dum dum a day 
Honest work
I'm gonna build a strong foundation 
Marble walls like Grand Central Station
Not gonna feel any more frustration 
Do enough work for an entire nation
Gonna get a chisel and an awl and a saw 
Carve my name out on your door
A block and tackle and a spirit level 
Take your heart of glass and put on a bevel
CHORUS repeat
Got to build a strong foundation 
Strong enough to hold up a nation
Strong enough to put your faith in 
The roof won't leak and the floor won't cave in
Gonna get a lathe and a capstan press 
Take an old claw hammer to this mess
Gonna knock down the walls of denial 
Wear 'em down with a pick and a file
CHORUS repeat
From Paroles Mania