(Who runs this?) It's mr. Worldwide (Who runs this?) With the one and only (Who runs this?) Dolly parton Well, hey And this is dedicated to All my powerful women working 9 to 5 Two, three jobs just to survive All my powerful women No man at home Raisin' all the kids alone All my powerful women Y'all deserve a throne Keep your head up and stay strong All my powerful women No matter what Never give up (Ayo) I remember workin' hard with my mom You name it, she did it You name it, she sewed it (yeah) You name it, she cleaned it (yeah) You name it, she owed it (yeah) She had to provide (yeah) We had to survive So you name it, she stole it, woo Our whole life was layaway Pay, pay, pay (pay, pay, pay) But the bills never went away Put your hands to the sky This goes out to the women working hard 9 to 5 Workin' 9 to 5 (9 to 5), what a way to make a livin' (yeah) Barely, gettin' by (get it, girl), it's all takin' and no givin' (haha) 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 (9 to 5), for service and devotion You would think that I would deserve a fair promotion Want to move ahead, but the boss won't seem to let me I swear sometimes that man is out to get me Break it down Ooh Here's to your mama and here's to mine Take it dolly Dale Haha Mama worked hard her entire life She had twelve kids at 35 (woo) Working 24/7, 365 Working 5 to 9 and 9 to 5 They let you dream just to watch em' shatter You're just a step on the boss man's ladder You got dreams he'll never take away (never take away) You're all in the same boat With the luck of your friends Waiting for the day your ship will come in Tide's gonna turn and it's all gonna roll you away Workin' 9 to 5 (9 to 5), what a way to make a livin' Barely gettin' by (I'm gettin by), it's all takin' and no givin' They just use your mind (they 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 fair promotion Want to move ahead, but the boss won't seem to let me I swear sometimes that man is out to get me Break it down (ooh) Here's to jane and lilly And the girls that fight for equal pay, equal rights Now some of us are pitbulls too We appreciate the things you do Thanks again for shinin' light On the women that work from 9 to 5 It's my pleasure Dale