Jump Through The Hoops - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

wake up and shake myself out of bed again

shaking the day down in my head and then

it’s up and out, rise and shine, on the double

no time to slack, attack, and tackle the trouble

shake myself out of bed again

no time to stop and assess, can’t let it grind to a halt

can’t stop and look at the mess and then find out it’s my fault

I can’t stop for a single minute

I know hell, well, I’m living in it no time to stop at all, I’ve got to jump through the hoops

my job, well, it’s a nine to five nightmare

I’m serving whiskey, stale wit, and beer

come on in, how’ve you been?

Have I met ya?

what’ll it be now, what can I get ya?

my job, well it’s a nightmare

and every day from nine to five I’m there

no time to stop and assess, can’t let it grind to a halt

can’t stop and look at the mess and then find out it’s my fault

I can’t stop for a single minute

I know hell, well, I’m living in it no time to stop at all, I’ve got to jump through the hoops

roll over, sit up and beg

well I’d much rather lie down and play dead

here comes another hoop

holidays have got to be the worst

I’ve seen so many I’ve got it well rehearsed

joy to the world, hark the hey, let me hear it deck the halls, trim the tree, that’s the spirit

holidays are not for me, chop down the tree

they’ve got to be the worst

I’m old and set in my ways, no stopping now, it’s a shame

but in my much younger days I’d stop and I’d take the blame

I’m alright if I don’t know and can’t see

I’ll live in hell, till the day, that they plant me no time to stop at all, I’ve got to jump through the hoops

roll over, sit up and beg

well I’d much rather (3x)…lie down and play dead

all over so long my friend

so long all over the end