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Released in 1991

Work - Working Women at the Top

Written by Paul McCartneyCarl Davis

Last updated on July 11, 2019


Album This song officially appears on the Liverpool Oratorio Official album.

Timeline This song was officially released in 1991

Master album

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Working Women at the Top” is the second track of the sixth movement – entitled “Work” – of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Oratorio, released in 1991.

V: WORK. Mary Dee’s office. She runs a hectic business staffed entirely by women. Mary Dee busies among the computers and fax machines, issuing orders as her girls lapse their concentration to fantasize of love. Meanwhile at Shanty’s office – where his rank does not match Mary Dee’s success – he is cajoled by colleagues to work less and play more. As one colleague, Mr. Dingle, tempts Shanty to slip off to the pub, at home Mary Dee indicates that she is pregnant.

“Liverpool Oratorio” liner notes

Lyrics

WOMEN'S CHORUS (office staff)

Working women at the top,

Will it ever stop?

Papers piling up and up.

Days go by like Monday, Tuesday:

Work until we drop!

All the time looking great,

Running late,

In a state, losing weight,

Running late again

And again.


MARY DEE

Let me have the letter that you typed up

yesterday.

Did Mr. Fisher send the fax to LA?

Make sure the flowers don't arrive too late

And cancel my appointment at the Squash

Club.


WOMEN'S CHORUS

What club?


MARY DEE

Squash Club.


WOMEN'S CHORUS

Working women on the go,

Will they ever know

What it takes to run the show?

Days go by like lightning,

Will it ever slow?

Half the time feeling dead,

Over-fed,

Aching head,

Miss my bed.

Over-fed again

And again.


MARY DEE

Did they ever pick up the accountant's

resume?

Make sure the car arrives in time for the

plane.

Get me the details of the takeover bid

And write another letter to the Minister.


WOMEN'S CHORUS

Minister?


MARY DEE

The Minister of love.


WOMEN'S CHORUS

Love.

(La)


MARY DEE

Where's the time for standing still?


WOMEN'S CHORUS

Holding hands and walking free.


MARY DEE

Where's the time for you...


MARY DEE and WOMEN'S CHORUS

And me?

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Work - Working Women at the Top” has been played in 2 concerts.

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