Part Time Man - Manfred Mann's Earth Band

It was in the evening paper under General Vacancy

«Part time man required in a local factory»

I put my Sunday suit on and I gave my old boots a brush

I got on my old two wheeler as I was in a rush

«Wait over there in the queue, come here when I call your name.»

There’s about ten or twenty part time men, they all look just the same

«Alfred Webster?»

— «Yes, that’s me.»

— «Kindly come this way.»

With fingers crossed I follow him and I hope it’s my lucky day

All I wanted to be was a part time man

(That's all)

All I wanted to be was a part time man

With shaky hand I started to the best that I was able

The man I had come to see smiled across the table

I filled in all questions, name, address and occupation

What I did in World War Three, and my present situation

All I wanted to be was a part time man

(That's all, that’s all)

All I wanted to be was a part time man

I went back to the waiting room and they asked me what he said

Before I had time to answer a woman came out and shook her head

Returned from where I came from to my old and faithful cat

I turned off the light in my eyes and that’s the end, that

Oh yeah

All I wanted to be was a part time man

All I wanted to be was a part time man

All I wanted to be was a part time man

(All I wanted to be was a part time man)

All I wanted to be was a part time man

(That's all, that’s all, that’s all)