You might think you're the hottest thing To walk into the box Posted big numbers out in the sticks Clever like a fox You might be 6'10, you might weigh 296 Muscles for days, lighting speed wrists Swinging the bat like matchsticks Oh, look who got done in by the 9 to 5 Uncle Charlie is gonna get you Uncle Charlie is gonna get you Uncle Charlie is gonna send you down ♪ Every kid thinks they're the smartest guy To walk on two hind legs Every kid thinks they can take the codgers Down by a few pegs You might start quick, you might look sick But what about July? April flash don't equal cash when your good luck starts to dry Oh, you don't look so pretty now Uncle Charlie is gonna get you Uncle Charlie is gonna get you Uncle Charlie is gonna send you down ♪ You think you can put the bat on the plate And let the pitcher do the work You might laugh out loud When you make him go beserk You don't think you need to listen to what the other people say But you're riding high in April You can be shot down in May Oh, look who got done in by the 9 to 5 Uncle Charlie is gonna get you Uncle Charlie is gonna get you Uncle Charlie is gonna send you down