Chorus:

Hey here comes joe now running down the streethey joe!

He must have news the way he moves his feethey joe!

He's coming from the meeting with the bosshey joe!

I hope they didn't throw him for a losshey joe!

He must have news about the strikeI wonder what it's like.

Hey joe! hey joe! hey joedon't be so slow!

Tell usjoe! spill itjoe! joewhat do you know? 



Joe:

What do I know? 

I ain't heard as good news since lord knows when

For the strike is overboys

Back to work again!



Chorus:

Yeah!



Joe:

The fighting's through now

There's no more fuss

For the strike is overboys

Back to work for us!



Chorus:

Yeah!



Joe:

We gave a littleand we took a little.

It was quite a fight but things came out all right!

Shout to the rafterslet yourselves go.

For the striking all is donelet's have fun

The day is wonback to work we go!



Chorus:

Yeah!

Back to work again!

Back to work for us! joe:

We gave a littleand we took a little.	we gave and we took--

It was quite a fight it was quite a fight



Joe:

But things came out all right!

Shout to the rafterslet yourselves go.

For the striking all is done



Joe and chorus:

Let's have fun

The day is wonback to work we go!

Back to workjoe!

Back to workjoe!

Back to work we go!