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A Job Ain’t Nuthin’ But Work Lyrics by Big Daddy Kane

Mo’ Money (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

1992

[Intro]
When you work, sometimes you sweat
And when you sweat you're gonna get wet
You're gonna get wet (Ow)
Work that sucker to death, come on now (Ow)
Nothin' but work (Woah), you're gonna get wet (Ow)
Work that sucker to death, come on now (Ow)
Check it out
[Verse 1]
I was the one to say I get the job done
I did it and got with it, I must admit it was well-fitted
A piece of the pie would be fly
Instead of a crumb for a bum, uh, I gotta get some
But I don't wanna be a secondhand, middle man
I wanna take a grandstand and
Makin' the cash flow grow, pullin' myself outta the dirt
And a job ain't nothin' but work
[Chorus]
Work (Yeah), nothin' but work (You know?)
A job ain't nothin' but work
Work
Work (Yeah)
Work (Yeah), nothin' but work (What you know about it?)
A job ain't nothin' but work (Yeah)
Work (Nothin' but work), woah
[Verse 2]
Mo' money, mo' money, mo' money
Gotta get made to get paid in this trade
And I believe that I can achieve
To make ends meet like a hair weave
Survivin' in this economy, people in the world they gotta be
Stayin' in the upper class, so you're the path
The rich gets the most and the poor gets a little
And only Monie Love can make it in the middle
I can't let life get the best of me
I gotta take, take control of my own destiny
Control what I hold and of course be the boss of myself
No one else will bring me wealth
I gotta hit them streets to make ends meet
So just bust the style of a hustler
Run a scam, 'cause damn, many people pockets get hurt
And a job ain't nothin' but work
[Pre-Chorus]
Workin' everyday
All the damn week
A job ain't nothin' but work
Workin' everyday
On the subway
A job ain't nothin' but work (That's what I said)
[Chorus]
Nothin' but work (Work)
A job ain't nothin' but work (Give it to me now)
Uh, check it out, check it out
Work (Nothin' but work), c'mon, c'mon
A job ain't nothin' but work (I need a break)
I need a break (I need a break)
A check it, check it, check it out
[Bridge]
No more workin' overtime
You get yours and I'll get mine
I won't stop at any cost
I won't stop 'til I'm the boss (Show 'em the way)
Workin' (Alright, uh)
Workin' (Come on, come on, come on, come on, yeah)
Workin' everyday
All the damn week
A job ain't nothin' but work (Check it out)
Workin' everyday (Every day)
On the subway (Subway)
A job ain't nothin' but work (A job ain't nothin' but work)
Juggling numbers
You get an hour
A job ain't nothin' but work (Said a job ain't nothin' but work)
You're not respected
Your boss is trippin'
A job ain't nothin' but work (Said a job ain't nothin' but work)
[Chorus]
A job ain't nothin' but work (C'mon, c'mon)
Work (Yeah)
Work
A job ain't nothin' but work
You got to work (Come on)
Come on, come on, come on, come on
A job ain't nothin' but work
You got to work (Give it to me now), I need a break
I need a break
When you work, sometimes you sweat
And when you sweat you're gonna get wet
I need a break, I need a break (Check it, check it out)
[Verse 3]
Straight outta the ghetto
Not out of Beverly Hills or Flushing Meadows
Yet through, I made it this far and had to gamble, scramble, peddle
Ain't no shame in my game and I came through like a thoroughbred
But still there's more ahead
I'm not the greedy, I'm the needy seekin' a financial status
That put my pockets to be the fattest
I don't wanna be employed when times are hard
I'm so against workin' I wouldn't even take a blowjob
I'd rather do my own thing
I gotta be the one in charge to make myself live large
A J-O-B is not for me, I don't want no parts of it
So take this job and shove it
[Outro]
When you work, sometimes you sweat
And when you sweat you're gonna get wet
When you're wet, when, when you're wet (Don't give up)
Keep on rockin', hey-hey
When you work, sometimes you sweat
And when you sweat you're gonna get wet
When you work, sometimes you sweat
And when you sweat you're gonna get wet
Credits
Big Daddy Kane

Big Daddy Kane

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