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Thread #2582   Message #11207
Posted By: Jack
25-Aug-97 - 04:39 PM
Thread Name: Parody Folk Circle I
Subject: RE: Parody Folk Circle I
Here's one of my own

PRESSURE IS DOUBLE
(sung to DARK AS A DUNGEON by Merle Travis)

Lyrics Copyrighted - John A. Jesberger

Come all you young women, so fair and so fine
And seek not your fortune in the clerical line
It will darken your soul, it will soften your mind
It's a lifetime of boredom in the clerical line

(Chorus)
Where the pressure is double, the raises are few
And whenever there's trouble, the blame falls on you
Where the flourescents hum, and the laserjets whine
It's a lifetime of boredom in the clerical line.

There is no greater headache for any to find
Than to work for a boss that can't make up their mind
You will pound out the redrafts and reset the forms
And wish that the moron would leave you alone

(Chorus)

You will stand all the pressure as long as you're able
But eventually you will become unstable
It's a mind-numbing hell, full of sorrow and strife
Where the fumes of the White-Out can blind you for life

Alternate last two lines
You'll get asked to get coffee one too many times
Then you'll strangle your boss with the packaging twine

(chorus)

Best Regards

Jack