Harry Chapin - Odd Job Man Lyrics
Chorus:I give part time helpI'm the odd job manI can't do what I wantSo I do what I canAnd I'll tell you nowSo that you will understandYou get just what you pay for from the odd job manOne day this dude drives in the stationAnd I slide out to the pumpAnd he says, " I need some odd jobs doneCan you get off from this dump? "Well I can always use some extra breadSo I nod and take the jobWhen he says " Clean up before you comeI do not hire slobs "Now you can see I'm not no fancy pantsBut everyone has prideAnd especially since this lovely lady'sSittin' by his sideStill something keeps my trap shutAnd I nod again " Alright "And he gooses his MercedesAnd he squeals off in the nightChorusWell I find his place next morningIt's more a palace than a padAnd it kind of makes my pick-up truckStart looking pretty badBut the same lady swings the door backAnd before one word is saidShe leads me to his trophy roomWhere he sits with his stuffed headsHe's got this list of jobs for me to doWhile he's out of townAnd he says "I'm too damn busy boyThe way I move around"Well I start to figure prices when he says"It's time you learned,When you're dealing with a gentlemanYou get just what you earn"ChorusI set to work that weekendAnd I'm fixin' up some stairsWhen I feel that someone's watching meAnd I see SHE'S standing thereAnd she says "I like to watch you workYou have such supple hands"She says "Can I help you?" and I say"Baby you CAN !! "Well she looks me in the eyes boysI admit I looked a little lower-a
