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Track: 9 to 5
Artist: Dolly Parton
Album: 9 To 5 And Odd Jobs

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Name: Dolly Parton
Spotify Genres: country
Followers: 2,850,454
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American Country singer, songwriter, and actress born on January 19, 1946 in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, USA. She made her first solo record [m1168847], a Rockabilly song, in 1959 at the age of 13 on the [l107616] label. She went on in 1962 to make one Soul Pop single "The Love You Gave" ([m1246061]) for the [l39357] Records label. In 1964 she went on to sing for the [l26077] label. She first sang the Pop single "What Do You Think About Lovin" ([m1663365]). Then made the (Blue-Eyed) Soul single "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" ([m1620742]) that hit the 1965 bubbling under charts. Then made the (Blue-Eyed) Soul Single "Busy Signal" ([m718784]). Then made the (Blue-Eyed) Soul single "Don't Drop Out" ([m1419675]). In 1966 she scored a No. 1 hit with [a1461660] on the [l5320] Records label. She went in 1966 after being forced by her previous labels to sing Soul and Pop, to sing country. She had her first top 100 hits "Dumb Blonde" ([r2294284]) and "Something Fishy" ([m614088]). She in 1967 replaced the country singer [a914802] on the [a357983] Show as the "girl singer". In 1968 she switched to [l11358] label. She scored her first No. 1 hit "Joshua" ([m862209]). She made singles for [l11358] until 1987 when she made singles for the [l1866] Records label. After that she made singles [l216059] label [her own label] and one single for the [l5320] Records label. She acted in the films '9 To 5' (1980), 'The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas' (1982), 'Steel Magnolias' (1989), 'A Smokey Mountain Christmas' (1986), 'Christmas Of Many Colors: Circle Of Love' (2016), 'Gnomeo and Juliet' (2011), 'Joyful Noise' (2012), and 'Straight Talk' (1993). Her composition 'I Will Always Love You', written in 1974, became a worldwide hit for [a30542] in 1993. In the mid-1980s, she opened her own theme park called 'Dollywood'. Dolly Parton received the Songwriters Hall of Fame [a164574] Award in 2007. Daughter of [a=Avie Lee] and Robert [a=Lee Parton]; Granddaughter of [a=Jake Robert Owens]; Sister of [a=Willadeene Parton], [a=Stella Parton], [a=Cassie Parton], [a=Randy Parton], [a=Freida Parton], [a=Floyd Parton], and [a=Rachel Dennison]; Aunt of [a=Jada Star], [a=Heidi Parton], [a=Bryan Seaver], [a=Rebecca Seaver], and [a=Hannah Dennison] Niece of [a=Dorothy Jo Hope], [a=Estelle Watson], [a=John Henry III], [a=Louis Owens], and [a=Bill Owens]; First cousin of [a=Richie Owens], [a=Jeff Owens (10)], [a=Dale Puckett], [a=Dwight Puckett], and [a=Debbie Jo Puckett] Studios: [l310285].

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Release: Dolly Parton - 9 To 5
Year: 1980
Genres: Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen
Styles: Country Rock, Country, Theme

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LYRICS

Tumble outta bed
And I stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
And yawn and stretch
And try to come to life
Jump in the shower
And the blood starts pumpin'
Out on the street
The traffic starts jumpin'
The folks like me on the job from 9 to 5

Workin' 9 to 5,
What a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by
It's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind
And they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you crazy
If you let it
9 to 5, for service and devotion
You would think that I
Would deserve a fat promotion
Want to move ahead
But the boss won't seem to let me
I swear sometimes that man is out to get me

They let you dream
Just to watch 'em shatter
You're just a step
On the boss-man's ladder
But you got dreams
He'll never take away
You're in the same boat
With a lotta your friends
Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in
'N' the tide's gonna turn
And it's all gonna roll your way

Workin' 9 to 5
What a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by
It's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind
And you never get the credit
It's enough to drive you crazy
If you let it
9 to 5, yeah
They got you where they want you
There's a better life
And you think about it, don't you
It's a rich man's game
No matter what they call it
And you spend your life
Puttin' money in his wallet

9 to 5, whoa
What a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by
It's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind
And they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you crazy
If you let it

9 to 5, yeah
They got you where they want you
There's a better life
And you dream about it, don't you
It's a rich man's game
No matter what they call it