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Song «Get A Job» von Silhouettes.

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Veröffentlichungsdaten: 1958 01 (Single)
Label: Ember (US) 1029
Songwriter Earl Beal & Ray Edwards & Billy Horton & Richard Lewis
Produktion: Kae Williams
Genre: Afroamericana - Rhythm'n'Blues - Doo-Wop

Annotationen

Brian Eno nennt den Song als einen seiner ersten Erinnerungen und Einflüsse.

Personen und Querverweise

Silhouettes
Earl Beal
Ray Edwards
Billy Horton
Richard Lewis
Kae Williams

Lyrics

Sha na na na, sha na na na na Sha na na na, sha na na na na Sha na na na, sha na na na na Yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip Mum mum mum mum mum mum Get a job, sha na na na, sha na na na na Ev'ry morning about this time She get me out of my bed A-crying, get a job After breakfast ev'ry nay She throws the want ads right my way And never fails to say Get a job, sha na na na, sha na na na na Sha na na na, sha na na na na Sha na na na, sha na na na na Sha na na na, sha na na na na Yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip Mum mum mum mum mum mum Get a job, sha na na na, sha na na na na And when I get the paper I read it through and through And my girl never fails to say If there is any work for me And when I go back to the house I hear the woman's mouth Preaching and a-crying Tell me that I'm lying 'Bout a job that I never could find Sha na na na, sha na na na na Sha na na na, sha na na na na Sha na na na, sha na na na na Yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip Mum mum mum mum mum mum Get a job, sha na na na, sha na na na na Sha na na na, sha na na na na Sha na na na, sha na na na na Sha na na na, sha na na na na