Lyrics Shrinkrap - Robert Wyatt

Shrinkrap

It takes a weekly packet
To keep the shrink in pocket
It costs a pretty penny
Just to stay afloat
It takes a lot of lolly
Trying to be jolly
When the interest keeps mounting
In the bank and in my person
It takes a bit of doing
Just feeling up to scratch
Work work work
From dawn to dusk
My id is raw
My ego breaking
From months of toil
To separate my real self
From its husk
Everybody loves me
Everyone but me
It’s costing cash to melt the ice
I’ve sweated blood to hear I’m nice
To hear I’m nice
It takes a weekly packet
To keep the shrink in pocket
It costs a pretty penny
Just to stay afloat
It takes a lot of lolly
Trying to be jolly
When the interest keeps mounting
In the bank and in my person
And it takes a bit of doing
Just feeling up to scratch
Work work work
And it’s work work work
It’s work work work
From dawn to dusk
My id is raw
My ego breaking
From months of toil
To separate my real self
From its husk
From its husk
It takes a bit of doing
Just feeling up to scratch
Work work work
From dawn to dusk
It’s work work work
Work work work
Work work work…