Bachman-Turner Overdrive Takin' Care of Business with Lyrics in Description

Track 8 from their self-titled second album released in 1973 copyright Mercury Records. It received average reviews but on the strength of the singles "Let It Ride" and "Takin' Care of Business" it reached No. 6 in Canada and No. 4 in the U.S. and achieved Gold status the following year. Written and produced by Randy Bachman. RIP Robbie Bachman & Tim Bachman. Featuring: Randy Bachman – Lead vocals, lead & rhythm guitars & background vocals Fred Turner – Lead vocals, bass & background vocals Tim Bachman – Rhythm & lead guitars & background vocals, lead vocals on "Blown" & "I Don't Have to Hide" Robbie Bachman – Drums & percussion Special Guest: Norman Durkee – Piano on "Takin' Care of Business" They get up every mornin' from the alarm clock's warnin' 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 nine 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 nothin' all day and I been (Takin' care of business) every day (Takin' care of business) every way I been (takin' care of business) it's all mine (Takin' care of business) and workin' overtime, work out If it were easy as fishin' you could be a musician If you could make 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 havin' fun just lyin' in the sun Tell them that you like it this way It's the work that we avoid and we're all self-employed We love to work at nothin' all day and we been (Takin' care of business) every day (Takin' care of business) every way We been (takin' care of business) it's all mine (Takin' care of business) and workin' overtime Woo, alright, ow, yeah, yeah, yeah Take good care of my business when I'm away, every day, woo They get up every mornin' from the alarm clock's warnin' Take the 8:15 into the city There's a whistle up above and people pushin', people shovin' And the girls who're tryin' to look pretty And if your train's on time you can get to work by nine 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 nothin' all day and I been (Takin' care of business) every day (Takin' care of business) every way I been (takin' care of business) it's all mine (Takin' care of business) and workin' overtime, take care (Takin' care of business) woo (Takin' care of business) (Takin' care of business) yep (Takin' care of business) (Takin' care of business) every day (Takin' care of business) every way Takin' care of business, it's all mine (Takin' care of business) workin' overtime, woo (Takin' care of business) (Takin' care of business) We been (takin' care of business) We been (takin' care of business) woo (Takin' care of business) (Takin' care of business)