Jane Siberry Mein Bitte Lyrics

Mein Bitte Lyrics

I want a good deal 
better if it`s free 
but I charge a lot 
want more money 
don`t want to work 
just want more pay 
cut corners here 
make more that way  
 
(meanwhile...)  
 
I work in a large room  
(I work in a room that`s large and bare) 
I`m at this workbench every day 
(I never miss a day) 
I keep my tools very organized 
(I have a special place 
for all my tools) 
this tinny radio is all I play 
(I love music)  
 
I`m working on this new invention 
(and I`m really, really excited about it) 
I think it needs something extra here 
(in the evenings I read tool catalogues) 
I`m studying the grain of my workbench 
(I can fix anything you like) 
I`m humming a tune while I wait 
for the answer to appear  
 
when I get stuck I go fishing 
put in the clutch so to speak and glide 
I coast among the rabble 
and the right words 
in my work I take great pride  
 
(meanwhile)  
 
I need more things 
I need more money 
don`t want to work 
want things for free 
cut corners here 
make more that way 
I have no pride 
the world is unfair 
wah...  
 
my shop is a long meadow 
in a winding landscape 
in a series of elevations 
with a few cows  
and a babbling brook  
 
I love to do what I love to do 
this excludes anything I don`t like to do 
the pleasure is in the peace of mind 
the pleasure is mine 
mein bitte...  
 
mein bitte: to me it means "my pleasure/what makes one tick