From the CD The Bottom Line.

This song is very much a child of our times - it celebrates the end of job security as we once knew it and the extension of short term employment contracts throughout the workplacem, especially in computer-related industries. New technology, old exploitation. Surely there must be more to life....

Take This Job

by Peter Hicks and Geoff Francis

Take this job and stuff it up your RAM,
I've taken more than anybody can,
Working hard don't bother me,
But this is more like slavery,
So take this job and stuff it your RAM,
Yes, take this job and stuff it your RAM.

Take this job and RAM it up your ROM,
I've been working here too bloody long,
I'm sick of, "Need this yesterday",
I'm sick of, "Work back Saturday",
So take this job and RAM it up your ROM,
Yes, take this job and RAM it up your ROM.

Take this job and ROM it up your drive,
This contract says I work from nine to five.
'Most every day it's eight to seven,
And there ain't no LANs or WANs in heaven,
So take this job and ROM it up your drive,
Yes, take this job and ROM it up your drive.

Take this job and drive it up your socket, 
I won't keep growing ulcers for your back pocket.
I don't expect you've ever heard
But there's more to life than work, you turd,
So take this job and drive it up your socket, 
Yes, take this job and drive it up your socket.

Take this job and socket up your NIC, 
You pathetic self-important male appendage,
I offer work but you want blood,
And more and more is never enough,
So take this job and socket up your NIC,
Yes, take this job and socket up your NIC.

Take this job and NIC it up your arse,
I'm out of here today, I'm free at last,
I'm slowly starting to feel right,
I'm even beginning to sleep at night,
So take this job and NIC it up your arse,
Yes, take this job and NIC it up your arse.

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