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Whatever Happened to the Eight Hour Day?
Anne Feeney

Anne Feeney

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Whatever Happened to the Eight Hour Day?

Whatever Happened to the Eight Hour Day? © Anne Feeney (1994) BMI


I was a welder – pulling down 40 thou

For all I know that job’s in Pakistan now

And I’m out workin for that minimum wage & wondering

Whatever happened to the eight hour day?


Whatever happened to the 8 hour day

Who feeds a family now on one person's pay?

I can't take much more, I just got one thing to say

Whatever happened to the eight hour day?


We got no time for the house, no time for the kids

This eighty hour week has put our lives on the skids

I can't take much more I just got one thing to say

Whatever happened to the eight hour day?


Oh, the companies keep saying that we want too much

Well all the guys on top sure have that Midas touch

The profits are rising – yeah, that’s what they say

It’s cause I work twice as hard to take home half of the pay


The kids need attention, the house is a mess

Our marriage is buckling from all of this stress

There's only one thing gonna take it away

Tell me--what ever happened to that eight hour day?


(break)


Remember when one job would pay all the bills?

Remember good jobs that demanded some skills?

If this globalization is great like they say, tell me

Whatever happened to the 8 hour day?


Oh, Whatever happened to the eight hour day?

Can't feed a family on one person's pay

I can't take much more, I just got one thing to say

Whatever happened to the eight hour day?


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