I had a job working as a bank teller
Every day from nine a.m. to five
I wore a tie, a jacket, and a smile
Always last to leave and first to arrive
But the bank, it started losing of money
There was panic and whispering in the halls
Then they said that I'm to blame
For I played this little game
As I counted out my customers' withdrawals:
Let's see, that's...
One for them and one for me
One for them and one for me
One for them then another one for me
One goes out and one stays in
One's a loss and one's a win
More for them, well that just means more for me
One for them and one for me
One for them and one for me
A good one for them, but a better one for me
One for them and one for me
One for them and one for me
One for them and one more for old Number One, see
They fired me for that.
Well, I'll never step foot in that place again
And you can take that to the bank
Moving on!
I spent a summer working as an orderly
At a mental institution by the lake
The patients were impatient and disorderly
Their brains had taken more than they could take
I treated them with kindness and compassion
I took them out for walks among the hills
The job was going great
Til one day the nurse was late
And they asked me,
"Could you please pass out the pills?"
And I said...
One for them and one for me
One for them and one for me
One for you and, Oh, don't mind if I do!
One for them and one for me
A red for them, a red for me
A blue for them, a blue for You Know Who
One goes out and one stays near
One for there and one for here
One for you and you, so two for me
Three for them and three for me
Four for them and four for me
Five for them and five for me
Six for them and six for me
Seven for them and seven for me
Eight for them and eight for me
Nine... nine pills... nine pills
Look at my hands... they're going crazy...
Where was I?
Seriously, I don't know where I was.
Wherever it was, I'm sure I'm not allowed back.
Moving on!
All the food in my home has been eaten
There's broken toys and diapers everywhere
The halls are full of little muddy footprints
And a full second of silence is rare
Little hands, they root through my belongings
My home is the site of a full invasion, see
The place is crawling with babies
'Cause a friend suggested, "Maybe
You could work at that adoption agency."
And it's been...
One for them and one for me
One for them and one for me
One for them that I end up liking, so I keep it
One for them and one for me
A he for them, a he for me
A she for them, another she for me
One for them, one for me
An inch for them, an inch for me
I give 2000 pounds, I keep a ton
One for them and one for me
One for them then one for me
Then two for them, 'cause remember I owe them one.
Life is all about balance, kids!
No, don't balance on that! Now put that down...