Composers: Mick
Jagger & Dave Stewart Recording date:
January-May 1987 Recording locations:
Blue Wave Studios, Barbados & Right Track Studios, New York City, USA Producers:
Mick Jagger & Dave Stewart Chief
engineers: Ed Stasium, Manu Guiot &
Jon
Bavin
Probable line-up:
Drum programming:
Olle Rommo Bass: Dean
Garcia
&Doug Wimbish Rhythm electric guitars:
Mick Jagger, Dave Stewart & G. E. Smith Lead electric guitar: Jeff
Beck Lead vocals:
Mick Jagger Backing vocals:
Harrison College Choir Keyboards/synthesizers:
Patrick Seymour, Phil Ashley, Greg Phillinganes& Richard Cottle Gamelans: Ernst
Hanes
No sitting down on your butt The world don't owe you No sitting down in a rut I want to show you
Don't waste your energy On making enemies Just take a deep breath And work your way up
Let's work Be proud Stand tall Touch the clouds
Man and woman Be free Let's work Kill poverty (La-la-la-la-la-la) Uh-huh (La-la-la-la-la) Mm-mm (La-la-la-la-la-la)
(La-la-la-la-la) La-la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la (La-la-la-la-la-la) And work your way up
(la-la-la)
Let's work Be proud Stand tall Touch the clouds
Man and woman Be free Let's work Kill poverty You're sitting down on your butt
(la-la-la-la-la-la) And you get greedy
(la-la-la-la-la) You start to lose your nuts
(la-la-la-la-la-la) Don't you look seedy
(la-la-la-la-la) Can generosity
(la-la-la-la-la-la) Bring you humility?
(la-la-la-la-la) So take a deep breath
(la-la-la-la-la-la) (La-la-la)
Ain't gonna sweat for you Ain't gonna sigh for you Ain't gonna cry for you If you're lazy Ain't gonna slave for you Ain't gonna hurt for you It just won't work for you If you're lazy Ah hey!
Come on, come on, come on
Mm-ah... Hey, hey, hey Let's work
(la-la-la-la-la-la) Be proud
(la-la-la-la-la) Stand tall
(la-la-la-la-la-la) Touch the clouds
(la-la-la-la-la) Let's work
(la-la-la-la-la-la) Let's eat
(la-la-la-la-la) Let's live
(la-la-la-la-la-la) In ecstasy
(la-la-la)
Man and woman Be free Let's work Kill poverty
Let's work Be proud Stand tall Touch the clouds
Man and woman Be free, free, free, free, free
Let's work (la-la-la-la-la-la) Uh (la-la-la-la-la) Let's work (la-la-la-la-la-la) Uh (la-la-la-la-la) Ah, get down (la-la-la-la-la-la) Get down (la-la-la-la-la) (La-la-la-la-la-la) Get down, get down in the dirt
(la-la-la)
And let's work (la-la-la-la-la-la) (La-la-la-la-la) Get down in the dirt (la-la-la-la-la-la) And let's work (la-la-la-la-la) Ah, get up (la-la-la-la-la-la) Be free (la-la-la-la-la) Uh-huh (la-la-la-la-la-la) Kill poverty
(la-la-la)
Let's work (la-la-la-la-la-la) Get down in the dirt (la-la-la-la-la) Let's work (la-la-la-la-la-la) Get down in the dirt (la-la-la-la-la) Kill poverty (la-la-la-la-la-la) Get down in the dirt (la-la-la-la-la) Let's work, let's work (la-la-la-la-la-la) Let's work, let's work
(la-la-la)
Let's work (La-la-la-la-la-la) (La-la-la-la-la) Oh yeah (la-la-la-la-la-la) Oh yeah (la-la-la-la-la) And oh yeah (la-la-la-la-la-la) And oh yeah (la-la-la-la-la) Let's work (la-la-la-la-la-la)...
