Work to Do
The Aggrolites Lyrics

One, two, three (Andy said)
Andy counted up to three

Four, five, six (Johnny said)
Johnny counted up to six

Seven, eight, nine
Counting continues with the numbers seven, eight and nine

Ten, eleven, twelve
Counting ends with the numbers ten, eleven and twelve

Twe-e-elve swingin on a tree
Twelve children are swinging on a tree

Twelve children
There are twelve children swinging on a tree

Swingin on a tree
The children are having fun swinging on the tree

Mommmy says come down
The mother tells the children to come down from the tree

Before you break your knee (Mommy said)
The mother is concerned that the children might injure themselves

Mom says what to do
The mother asks for suggestions on what to do

Before it gets too late
The mother is worried that time is running out

Four come climbin down
Four children climb down from the tree

It leaves us only eight (and I say)
Only eight children are left on the tree, and the singer comments on this

Ei-ei-eight swingin on the tree
Eight children are still swinging on the tree

Mommy said come down
The mother tells the children to come down from the tree again

Ya have a well to fix
The mother gives a reason for why the children have to come down from the tree

Two, a pair'll listen
Two children obey their mother and come down from the tree

It brings us down to six
There are now only six children left on the tree

Si-i-ix swingin on the tree
Six children are still swinging on the tree

Listen up, listen up
The artist wants the other children to pay attention

If you want to stay alive
The artist warns that not following their mother's orders could be dangerous

One of them feared his life
One child is scared of the consequences of not obeying their mother

Playtime only five
There are now only five children left on the tree, as one came down

Fi-i-ive swingin on the tree
Five children are still swinging on the tree

(INTRO RIFF)
The instrumental introduction plays

Five little children
There are only five children left on the tree

All of them are fun
The children are all having a good time

Mommy went and shook the branch
The mother shakes the tree branch with the hope that the children will come down

All fell down but one (and she say)
All of the children fell off the tree except for one, and the mother speaks to this one

Come on now, Johnny boy
The mother speaks to Johnny, telling him to come down from the tree

Listen to what I say
The mother emphasises that the children should listen to her

There's a lot of work to do
The mother tells the children that they have work to do

No more time to play (because we got)
There is no more time to play because there is work to be done

Work to do, work to do
The mother repeats that there is work to be done

(INTRO RIFF)
The instrumental introduction plays again

Work to do, work to do
The mother repeats that there is work to be done

(END ON F#)
The song ends on a F# note