BTO Randy Bachman, John Turner, Bob Overdrive & Doug Guesswho Takin' Care of Business Well, we wake up every morning from the alarm clock's warning Take the 8:15 into the city There's a whistle up above and people pushin' people shovin' And the girls who try to look pretty And if your train's on time you can get to work by 9 And start your slavin' job to get your pay If you ever get annoyed, look at me - I'm self-employed I love to work at nothing all day Taking care of business - every day Taking care of business - every way Taking care of business - it's all mine Taking care of business - workin' overtime It's as easy as fishin' you could be a musician If you can play sounds loud or mellow Get a second-hand guitar, chances are you'll go far If you get in with the right bunch of fellows People see you having fun, just a-lyin' in the sun You tell them that you like it this way It's the work that we avoid 'Cause we're all self-employed We love to work at nothing all day And we've been taking care of business - every day Taking care of business - every way We've been taking care of business - it's all mine Taking care of business - workin' overtime Take good care Of my business While I'm away Everyday We wake up every morning from the alarm clock's warning Take the 8:15 into the city There's a whistle up above and people pushin' people shovin' And the girls who try to look pretty And if your train's on time you can get to work by 9 And start your slavin' job to get your pay If you ever get annoyed, look at me - I'm self-employed I love to work at nothing all day And we've been taking care of business - every day Taking care of business - every way Taking care of business - it's all mine Taking care of business - workin' overtime