Ruthie got a job 

And nothing went right 

She woke up in a nervous sweat 

In the middle of the night 

And every morning 

Of every day 

Ruthie she would end up crying, Lord 

And the boss would come and say 



Hey if you're gonna lose your mind 

Don't do it on company time 

Aw girl you're gonna lose some pay 

If you wanna behave that way 

On company time 

Ruthie's got a kid 

And he just turned two 

Late last year his daddy walked out 

Said "Now it's all up to you" 

The sitter called 

Has to leave pretty soon 

Ruthie asked her boss would it be alright 

To go home this afternoon 



Hey if you're always in a bind 

Don't do it on company time 

Aw girl you're gonna lose some pay 

If you wanna behave that way 

On company time 

Now Ruthie's upstairs 

On the seventh floor 

Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the Board 

And every morning on the speakerphone 

The Chairman says "Ruthie you're driving me crazy 

Can we be alone"



Hey if you wanna lose your mind 

Let's do it on company time 

Aw girl we're gonna raise your pay 

If you wanna behave that way 

On company time, on company time 

On company time, on company time