Mein Bitte

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 work bench 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 work bench

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

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