Takin' Care Of Business

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Takin' Care Of Business by Bachman-Turner Overdrive

About Takin' Care Of Business

"Takin' Care of Business" was written by Randy Bachman and first recorded in 1973 for the album Bachman–Turner Overdrive II. The lead vocal is sung by Randy, who had developed what would later become the song while still a member of The Guess Who. His original idea was to write about a recording technician who worked on The Guess Who's recordings. This particular technician would take the 8:15 train to get to work, inspiring the lyrics "take the 8:15 into the city". .

Takin' Care Of Business Lyrics

[00:31.70] You get up every morning
[00:35.22] From the alarm clock's warning
[00:36.59] Take the eight-fifteen into the city
[00:38.96] There's a whistle up above
[00:41.22] And people pushing, people shoving
[00:43.13] And the girls who try to look pretty
[00:46.25] And if your train's on time
[00:48.60] You can get to work by nine
[00:50.51] And start your slaving job to get your pay
[00:53.74] If you ever get annoyed
[00:56.20] Look at me, I'm self-employed
[00:58.24] I love to work at nothing all day
[01:01.22] And I've been takin' care of business
[01:04.17] Every day
[01:05.41] Takin' care of business
[01:07.83] Every way
[01:08.92] I've been takin' care of business
[01:11.23] It's all mine
[01:12.72] Takin' care of business
[01:14.64] And working overtime
[01:16.58] Work out
[01:19.42]
[01:31.50] If it were easy as fishin'
[01:32.78] You could be a musician
[01:34.88] If you could make sounds loud or mellow
[01:38.45] Get a second-hand guitar
[01:40.44] Chances are you'll go far
[01:42.69] If you get in with the right bunch of fellows
[01:45.54] People see you having fun
[01:47.81] Just a-lying in the sun
[01:49.79] Tell them that you like it this way
[01:52.85] It's the work that we avoid
[01:55.22] And we're all self-employed
[01:57.02] We love to work at nothing all day
[02:00.14] And we've been takin' care of business
[02:02.98] Every day
[02:04.34] Takin' care of business
[02:06.58] Every way
[02:07.94] We've been takin' care of business
[02:10.34] It's all mine
[02:11.79] Takin' care of business
[02:13.69] And working overtime
[02:15.45] Funky
[02:18.25]
[02:32.54] Woo, all right, oww!
[02:36.41] I love it
[02:39.83]
[02:44.83] Take good care of my business
[02:48.06] When I'm away, every day
[02:51.45] Woo
[02:52.75] (Ha ha, whoo hoo, oh yeah)
[02:56.60]
[03:06.90] You get up every morning
[03:08.36] From alarm clock's warning
[03:09.90] Take the eight-fifteen into the city
[03:13.39] There's a whistle up above
[03:15.66] And people pushing, people shoving
[03:17.58] And the girls who try to look pretty
[03:20.87] And if your train's on time
[03:22.82] You can get to work by nine
[03:24.72] And start your slaving job to get your pay
[03:28.37] If you ever get annoyed
[03:30.26] Look at me, I'm self-employed
[03:32.24] I love to work at nothing all day
[03:35.46] And I've been taking care of business
[03:38.11] Every day
[03:39.36] Takin' care of business
[03:41.48] Every way
[03:42.96] I've been takin' care of business
[03:45.05] It's all mine
[03:46.63] Takin' care of business
[03:48.64] And working overtime, take care
[03:52.07]
[03:57.90] Takin' care of business, woo
[04:03.88] Takin' care of business
[04:04.94] Takin' care of business, yo
[04:08.69] Takin' care of business
[04:11.93] Takin' care of business
[04:14.78] Every day
[04:15.91] Takin' care of business
[04:18.36] Every way
[04:20.55] Takin' care of business
[04:22.27] It's all mine
[04:23.62] Takin' care of business
[04:25.65] Working overtime, woo
[04:27.74] Takin' care of business
[04:29.12] Takin' care of business
[04:33.25] We've been takin' care of business
[04:37.00] We've been takin' care of business, woo
[04:41.70] Takin' care of business
[04:44.82] Takin' care of business
[04:48.82] Takin' care of business
[04:50.10]

From the album: Best Of Bachman-Turner Overdrive