Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown
Vocals
Budd Johnson
Budd Johnson
Baritone Saxophone
Abie Baker
Abie Baker
Bass
Shep Shepherd
Shep Shepherd
Drums
Bert Keyes
Bert Keyes
Electric Piano
Carl Lynch
Carl Lynch
Guitar
King Curtis
King Curtis
Tenor Saxophone
Danny Moore
Danny Moore
Trumpet
Taft Jordan
Taft Jordan
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Boudleaux Bryant
Boudleaux Bryant
Composer
Dossie Terry
Dossie Terry
Songwriter
Lester Butler
Lester Butler
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ahmet Ertegun
Ahmet Ertegun
Producer
Jerry Wexler
Jerry Wexler
Producer

Lyrics

You get up every morning From your 'larm clock's warning Take the 8: 15 into the city There's a whistle up above And people pushin', people shovin' And the girls who try to look pretty And if your train's on time You can get to work by nine And start your slaving job to get your pay If you ever get annoyed Look at me I'm self-employed I love to work at nothing all day And I'll be Taking care of business (every day) Taking care of business (every way) I've been taking care of business (it's all mine) Taking care of business and working overtime Work out If it were easy as fishin' You could be a musician If you could make sounds loud or mellow Get a second-hand guitar Chances are you'll go far If you get in with the right bunch of fellows People see you having fun Just a-lying in the sun Tell them that you like it this way It's the work that we avoid And we're all self-employed We love to work at nothing all day And we be Taking care of business (every day) Taking care of business (every way) We be been taking care of business (it's all mine) Taking care of business and working overtime Mercy Whooooo All right Take good care of my business When I'm away, every day Whoooo You get up every morning From your 'larm clock's warning Take the 8: 15 into the city There's a whistle up above And people pushin', people shovin' And the girls who try to look pretty And if your train's on time You can get to work by nine And start your slaving job to get your pay If you ever get annoyed Look at me I'm self-employed I love to work at nothing all day And I'll be Taking care of business (every day) Taking care of business (every way) I've been taking care of business (it's all mine) Taking care of business and working overtime Takin' care of business, whoo Takin' care of business Takin' care of business Takin' care of business Takin' care of business (every day) Takin' care of business (every way) Takin' care of business (it's all mine) Takin' care of business And working overtime Whoooo Takin' care of business Takin' care of business Takin' care of business We be Takin' care of business We be Takin' care of business Takin' care of business Takin' care of business
Writer(s): Dossie Terry, Lester Butler Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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