Intro He's having a good time But he's on the dole He never has no money But he's into rock 'n' roll An' you know he's great You know he's gonna make it So you, don'tcha stand around and hate it, cos he's 24 hour people Yeah he ain't no 9 to 5 I said he's 24 hour people Won't take that same old jive You know that she is living In the fallout zone Of new wave music An' a broken home But she’s got a young money And she’s got a young mind So mister, don’t you treat her unkind cos she's 24 hour people Yeah he ain't no 9 to 5 I said he's 24 hour people Won't take that same old jive Solo x4 x4 stop They're living in the city They know the whole thing's trash They don't want their new sub-culture Messed around for cash An' you know he's great You know he's gonna make it So you, don'tcha stand around and hate it, cos he's 24 hour people Yeah he ain't no 9 to 5 I said he's 24 hour people Won't take that same old jive, I said 24 hour people Yeah he ain't no 9 to 5 I said he's 24 hour people Won't take that same old jive