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Mr Businessman Lyrics

Artist: Ray Stevens

Itemize the things you covet
As you squander through your life
Bigger cars, bigger houses
Term insurance for your wife
Tuesday evenings with your harlot
And on Wednesdays it's your charlatan
analyst, he's high upon your list

You've got air conditioned sinuses
And dark disturbing doubts about religion
And you keep those cards and letters going out
While your secretary's tempting you
Your morals are exempting you from guilt and shame
Heaven knows you're not to blame

(CHORUS:)
You better, Take care of business Mr. Businessman
What's your plan?
Get down to business Mr. Businessman if you can
(Before it's too late and you throw your life away) 1st time

Did you see your children growing up today
And did you hear the music of their laughter
As they set about to play
Did you catch the fragrance of those roses in your garden
Did the morning sunlight warm your soul,
Brighten up your day
Do you qualify to be alive
or is the limit of your senses so as only to survive
Hey yeah.....

Spending counterfeit incentive
Wasting precious time and health
Placing value on the worthless
Disregarding priceless wealth
You can wheel and deal the best of them
And steal it from the rest of them
You know the score, their ethics are a bore

Eighty-six anesthetic crutches prop you to the top
Where the smiles are all synthetic
And the ulcers never stop
When they take that final inventory,
Yours will be the same sad story everywhere
No one will really care, no one more lonely than
This rich important man, let's have your autograph
Endorse your epitaph

(CHORUS)

Comments/Interpretations
by futty on 7/10/2008 10:22am This song is meant for all "Masters of the Universe" and all worshippers of the "God of Greed".
by rich on 7/11/2008 1:10pm Hi I can remember this song as a kid. I was probably 10 years old at the time i came on the am radio. I have played it on tape through the years and it still holds great meaning today and more than ever. I want to put it on a bumper sticker or send it by e-mail to all those acheivers who by the the worlds standards think they got it made and as a result of their so called success have made the lives of those less fortunate than them a misery. Rich
by Joe on 8/31/2008 9:25pm So much meaning.....I have been there, and it is so true. I have what I have, but I pissed my life away being successful. The family comes around only when they need something, because that is all I ever was to them...4 divorces, and no real meaning to life now.
by larry c on 11/18/2008 8:47am this song stayed with me since i first heard it. many yrs ago i learn the lyrics as a teenager and just puchased the cd and its a truly classical tune i tip my hat to ray stevens
by Sharon on 12/6/2008 6:39pm I AM sending the lyrics to all my friends! It is applicable for today's buiness people.
by Patrick on 12/15/2008 5:18pm I believe Ray Stevens wrote this song after his agent/manager took him to the cleaners. Stevens wrote another meaningful tune: "Would Jesus Wear a Rolex?"
by Randy on 5/1/2009 3:34am For all those who think life is a destination not a journey.
by Tom on 5/28/2009 3:17pm ...86 PROOF anesthetic...
by Rita on 6/11/2009 2:17pm It's amazing how some things never change. I first heard this when I was about 15. "Unwind" is another one of his really good songs that I like that's still appropriate for today. Youtube has a great video of Ray Stevens doing Mr. Businessman - check it out!
by Mrs. S. on 9/28/2009 2:16pm Heard a good Bible study that referenced these lyrics - - wow, they are scary.
by Mr B. on 9/29/2009 8:34am The lyrics are too broad and damning of the entire businessman crowd. Sure there is a small slice of business that this song fits, however the majority of businesses are upstanding, reputable, and ethical. These businesses provide all the things we use to make everyday modern civilized life possible. I admire Ray but think he should have worked a little harder and came up with a different title that didn't convict the whole business crowd.
by DB on 9/29/2009 11:54am I just heard the same Bible study that referenced these lyrics. Great song, and so true.
by Ice on 10/3/2009 11:27am No Mr. B, they are not too broad. Your perspective may simply be very narrow. The majority of businesses today are not ethical, moral, upstanding or reputable. If they were, we would not be in the crisis we are in today. This song cuts way too close to the bone for those of us in the business world... chasing after the worthless while disregarding the priceless. While I agree that there are many individuals in the business world who ARE upstanding, I don't believe they hold the majority.

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