Working Girl
The Members Lyrics


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Oww, oww, huh, huh
Oww, oww, yeah, yeah

See her laughing, talking
She's walking to the factory
She don't look that much but I tell you
She is the ticket to the easy life for me
If she works nine to five
Sure to keep my love alive
If she works nine to five
That's okay with me

Hey yeah, I'm in love with the working girl
Hey yeah, I'm in love with the working girl

Oww, oww, huh, huh
Oww, oww, yeah, yeah

I walk up to her
Tell her how we must have made, been made for each other
And I'd take her home
Why I'd even take her round for tea with my mother?

And she could go out to work
And I'd lie around the house in the dirt
And she could go out to work
Bring her money home for me

Hey yeah, I'm in love with the working girl
Hey yeah, I'm in love with the working girl

(Working girl)
We got a love so pure




(Working girl)
She pays the rent
(Working girl)

Once in a lifetime chance in her
Must be heaven sent

Hey yeah, I'm in love with the working girl
Hey yeah, I'm in love with the working girl

Oww, oww, huh, huh
Oww, oww, yeah, yeah

I go at night, she can buy all the drinks
With the money she's earned
I dazzle her with science and grace her
With all this truth and knowledge I've learned

Then we get a cab back to her place
I put on my hate to borrow money face
We get a cab to her place
She'd do alright by me

Hey yeah, I'm in love
(I'm in love)
With the working girl
Hey yeah, I'm in love
(I'm in love)
With the working girl

Hey yeah, I'm in love
(I'm in love)
With the working girl
Hey yeah, I'm in love
(I'm in love)
With the working girl

Hey yeah, I'm in love
(I'm in love)
With the working girl
Hey yeah, I'm in love
(I'm in love)
With the working girl

Overall Meaning

The Members' song "Working Girl" is an upbeat tune with a catchy melody that tells the story of the singer's infatuation with a woman who works in a factory. He professes his love for her and how he sees her as a means to an easy life for himself. The song's lyrics paint a picture of the working class in the 1980s and the idea of using someone's hard work and money to benefit oneself.


The singer sees the working girl as a way to keep his love alive, and he even goes as far as to say that he would lie around the house in the dirt while she goes to work and brings home money for him. He sees her as an opportunity for a better life and is willing to do anything to make her his.


The song's overall message is one of exploitation and taking advantage of someone's hard work for personal gain. The upbeat melody and catchy chorus may mask this message, but the lyrics are clear in their meaning.


Line by Line Meaning

See her laughing, talking
Observing the way she talks and laughs


She's walking to the factory
She's on her way to work


She don't look that much but I tell you
Despite her appearance


She is the ticket to the easy life for me
She is the key to an easy life for me


If she works nine to five
If she works a typical workday


Sure to keep my love alive
It will keep our love strong


Hey yeah, I'm in love with the working girl
I am deeply in love with a woman who works hard for a living


Tell her how we must have made, been made for each other
Expressing how they are meant to be together


And I'd take her home
Bring her to his place


Why I'd even take her round for tea with my mother?
Even take her to meet his mother


And she could go out to work
She can go work


And I'd lie around the house in the dirt
He would be lazy


Bring her money home for me
She would bring home the money she earned


We got a love so pure
Their love is pure


She pays the rent
She's paying bills


Once in a lifetime chance in her
She's a once in a lifetime chance to him


Hey yeah, I'm in love
I am in love


With the working girl
With a woman who works hard for a living


I go at night, she can buy all the drinks
He would go for drinks at night


With the money she's earned
With the money she's made


I dazzle her with science and grace her
Impress her with his knowledge


With all this truth and knowledge I've learned
With all the knowledge he's accumulated


Then we get a cab back to her place
Taking a taxi back to her home


She'd do alright by me
She would do well taking care of him




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: MATRACA MARIA BERG, RANDY SCRUGGS

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@Wellwyn

We all had a great time making this video

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We had great time watching it thanks!!!!!

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How were you involved? 😊

@bartarogers

It was impactful to a young teen!

@anthonybaroni3285

Listening to this great song in March 2024.

@RyanPeoples-j8r

THIS IS WHEN MTV WAS IN ITS PRIME!
IM GLAD I WAS AROUND THEM YEARS
THE GOLDEN ERA OF MUSIC VIDEOS

@Consonat

Thank you... I love you guys and this song and I'm starting to find other great songs by you guys.I'm an American who was a teenager when I first saw this video on MTV. I'm 53 and still loving the song today you guys are awesome❤❤❤❤❤❤

@BecImager

Same!

@GrtSatan

An anthem if ever there was one.

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RIP Nicky Tesco, what a wonderful performer he was.

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