When you work, sometimes it's wetAnd when you sweat you're gonna get wetYou're gonna get wet (OW!)Work it, oh come on now, work it, owNow work, come on work it, ow(You're gonna get wet)Work it, once agin come on now, owOh, oh, oh, oh now[Verse 1]I was the one to say I'd get the job done, I did it and got with itI must admit it was well fittedA piece of the pie would be flyInstead of a crumb for a bum, uh I gotta get someBut I don't wanna be a second hand, middle manI wanna take a grand stand andMakin' the cash flow growPullin' myself outta the dirtAnd a job ain't nothin' but work[Hook 1 with various ad-libs]WORK!A job ain't nothin' but workWORK! WORK!A job ain't nothin' but workWORK! WORK![Verse 2]Mo' money, mo' money, mo' money got get meTo get paid in this tradeAnd I believe that I can acheiveTo make ends meet like a hair weaveSurvivin' in this economy people in the wold wanna beStayin' in the upper class so you're the pathThe rich gets the most and the porr gets so littleAnd only money love can make it in the middleI can't let life get the best of meI gotta take, take control of my own destinyControl what I hold and of course be the boss of myselfNo one else will bring my wealthI gotta hit them streets to make ends meetSo just bust the style of a hustlerRunnin' scam so damn many people will probably get hurtAnd a job ain't nothing but work[Hook 2 with various ad-libs]Workin' everydayAll the damn weekA job ain't nothin' but work to meWorkin' everydayOn the subwayA job ain't nothin' but work to meA job ain't nothin' but work[Verse 3]No more workin' overtimeYou get your's and I'll get mineI won't stop at any causeI wont stop till I'm the boss[Hook 2 with various ad-libs][Verse 4]Straight outta the ghettoNone of the Beverly Hills or Flushing MeadowsI made it this far had to gamble, scramble, rambleAin't no shame in my gameAnd I came through like a double breadBut still there's more hereI'm not the greedy I'm the needy, seekin' that financial statusThat where my pockets will be the fattestI'm not gonna be employed when times are hardI'm so against workin' I wouldn't even take a blowjobI'd rather do my own thingI gotta be the one in chargeTo make myself live largeA J-O-B is not for me, I don't want no parts of itSo take this obe and shove it[Hook 1 with various ad-libs][Hook 2 with various ad-libs]Big Daddy Kane A Job Ain't Nuthin' But Work
Lyrics by Big Daddy Kane
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