Songwriter: Andrew Ridgeley George Michael
Producer: Bob Carter
[Chorus]
Wham, bam!
I am a man
Job or no job, you can’t tell me that I’m not
Do you enjoy what you do?
If not, just stop
Don’t stay there and rot
[Hook]
You got soul
You got soul
I said I get, get, get on down
I said I get, get, get, on down
I said I get, get, get on down
I said I get, get, get, on down
[Verse 1]
Hey, everybody, take a look at me
I’ve got street credibility
I may not have a job but I have a good time
With the boys that I meet down on the line
I said, I don’t need you
So you don't approve
Well, who asked you to?
Hey!
Hey jerk, you work
This boy’s got better things to do
Hell
I ain’t never gonna work, get down in the dirt
I choose, to cruise
Gonna live my life, sharp as a knife
I’ve found my groove and I just can’t lose
A.1. style from head to toe
Cool cat flash, gonna let you know
I’m a soul boy, I’m a dole boy
Take pleasure in leisure, I believe in joy!
[Chorus]
Wham, bam!
I am a man
Job or no job, you can’t tell me that I’m not
Do you enjoy what you do?
If not, just stop
Don’t stay there and rot
[Verse 2]
Party nights and neon lights
We hit the floors, we hit the heights
Dancing shoes and pretty girls
Boys in leather kiss girls in pearls
Hot-damn!
Everybody, let’s play!
So they promised you a good job
No way!
One, two, three, rap!
C’mon everybody, don't need this crap!
[Chorus]
Wham, bam!
I am a man
Job or no job, you can’t tell me that I’m not
Do you enjoy what you do?
If not, just stop
Don’t stay there and rot
[Bridge]
If you’re a pub man or a club man
Maybe a jet black guy with a hip hi-fi
A white cool cat with a trilby hat
Maybe leather and studs is where you’re at
Make the most of every day
Don’t let hard times stand in your way
Give a wham, give a bam but don’t give a damn
‘Cause the benefit gang are gonna pay
[Verse 3]
Now reach up high and touch your soul
The boys from Wham! will help you reach that goal
It’s gonna break your mama’s heart (So sad)
It’s gonna break your daddy’s heart (Too bad)
But you’ll throw the dice and take my advice
Because I know that you’re smart
Can you dig this thing? (Yeah!)
Are you gonna get down? (Yeah!)
Say wham! (Wham!)
Say bam! (Bam!)
[Chorus]
Wham, bam!
I am a man
Job or no job, you can’t tell me that I’m not
Do you enjoy what you do?
If not, just stop
Don’t stay there and rot (D-H-S-S)
Wham, bam!
I am a man
Job or no job, you can’t tell me that I’m not
Do (D-H-S-S) you enjoy what you do?
If not, just stop
Don’t stay there and rot (D-H-S-S)
Wham, bam!
I am a man
Job or no job (D-H-S-S), you can’t tell me that I’m not
Do (D-H-S-S) you enjoy what you do?
If not (D-H-S-S), just stop
Don’t stay there and rot
[Instrumental]
[Verse 4]
Do you want to work? (No!)
Are you gonna have fun? (Yeah!)
Do you want to be a jerk? (No!)
Are you gonna stay young? (Yeah!)
Yeah everybody say Wham! (Wham!)
Say bam! (Bam!)
Yeah everybody say Wham! (Wham!)
Say Wham, bam! (Wham, bam!)
Can you dig this thing? (Can you dig this thing?)
Are you gonna get down? (Down, down!)
One, two three, rap!
C’mon, everybody don’t need this crap!
[Outro]
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Yeah everybody say Wham! (Wham!)
Say bam! (Bam!)
Everybody say Wham! (Wham!)
Say Wham, bam! (Bam!)
Enjoy what you do (D-H-S-S)
Enjoy what you do
Enjoy what you do (D-H-S-S)
Enjoy what you do
Enjoy what you do (D-H-S-S)
Enjoy what you do
Enjoy what you do (D-H-S-S)
Enjoy what you do
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Wham, bam!
I am a man
Job or no job, you can’t tell me that I’m not
Do you enjoy what you do?
If not, just stop
Don’t stay there and rot
[Hook]
You got soul
You got soul
I said I get, get, get on down
I said I get, get, get, on down
I said I get, get, get on down
I said I get, get, get, on down
[Verse 1]
Hey, everybody, take a look at me
I’ve got street credibility
I may not have a job but I have a good time
With the boys that I meet down on the line
I said, I don’t need you
So you don't approve
Well, who asked you to?
Hey!
Hey jerk, you work
This boy’s got better things to do
Hell
I ain’t never gonna work, get down in the dirt
I choose, to cruise
Gonna live my life, sharp as a knife
I’ve found my groove and I just can’t lose
A.1. style from head to toe
Cool cat flash, gonna let you know
I’m a soul boy, I’m a dole boy
Take pleasure in leisure, I believe in joy!
[Chorus]
Wham, bam!
I am a man
Job or no job, you can’t tell me that I’m not
Do you enjoy what you do?
If not, just stop
Don’t stay there and rot
[Verse 2]
Party nights and neon lights
We hit the floors, we hit the heights
Dancing shoes and pretty girls
Boys in leather kiss girls in pearls
Hot-damn!
Everybody, let’s play!
So they promised you a good job
No way!
One, two, three, rap!
C’mon everybody, don't need this crap!
[Chorus]
Wham, bam!
I am a man
Job or no job, you can’t tell me that I’m not
Do you enjoy what you do?
If not, just stop
Don’t stay there and rot
[Bridge]
If you’re a pub man or a club man
Maybe a jet black guy with a hip hi-fi
A white cool cat with a trilby hat
Maybe leather and studs is where you’re at
Make the most of every day
Don’t let hard times stand in your way
Give a wham, give a bam but don’t give a damn
‘Cause the benefit gang are gonna pay
[Verse 3]
Now reach up high and touch your soul
The boys from Wham! will help you reach that goal
It’s gonna break your mama’s heart (So sad)
It’s gonna break your daddy’s heart (Too bad)
But you’ll throw the dice and take my advice
Because I know that you’re smart
Can you dig this thing? (Yeah!)
Are you gonna get down? (Yeah!)
Say wham! (Wham!)
Say bam! (Bam!)
[Chorus]
Wham, bam!
I am a man
Job or no job, you can’t tell me that I’m not
Do you enjoy what you do?
If not, just stop
Don’t stay there and rot (D-H-S-S)
Wham, bam!
I am a man
Job or no job, you can’t tell me that I’m not
Do (D-H-S-S) you enjoy what you do?
If not, just stop
Don’t stay there and rot (D-H-S-S)
Wham, bam!
I am a man
Job or no job (D-H-S-S), you can’t tell me that I’m not
Do (D-H-S-S) you enjoy what you do?
If not (D-H-S-S), just stop
Don’t stay there and rot
[Instrumental]
[Verse 4]
Do you want to work? (No!)
Are you gonna have fun? (Yeah!)
Do you want to be a jerk? (No!)
Are you gonna stay young? (Yeah!)
Yeah everybody say Wham! (Wham!)
Say bam! (Bam!)
Yeah everybody say Wham! (Wham!)
Say Wham, bam! (Wham, bam!)
Can you dig this thing? (Can you dig this thing?)
Are you gonna get down? (Down, down!)
One, two three, rap!
C’mon, everybody don’t need this crap!
[Outro]
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Yeah everybody say Wham! (Wham!)
Say bam! (Bam!)
Everybody say Wham! (Wham!)
Say Wham, bam! (Bam!)
Enjoy what you do (D-H-S-S)
Enjoy what you do
Enjoy what you do (D-H-S-S)
Enjoy what you do
Enjoy what you do (D-H-S-S)
Enjoy what you do
Enjoy what you do (D-H-S-S)
Enjoy what you do
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
Enjoy what you do (Enjoy what you do)
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- Love Machine (Instrumental Remix)
- A Ray of Sunshine (Instrumental Remix)
- Love Machine
- A Ray of Sunshine
- Nothing Looks the Same in the Light
- Bad Boys
- Come On!
- Club Tropicana
- Nothing Looks the Same in the Light (Instrumental Remix)
- Fantastic (1983)
- Wham 12" Mixes (1985)
- Perfect (Original Soundtrack Album) (1985)
- The Final (1986)
- The Best of Wham!: If You Were There... (1997)
- Careless Whisper
- Last Christmas
- Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
- Last Christmas (Single Version)
- Everything She Wants
- Freedom
- Club Tropicana
- Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) (Fantastic album version)
- I’m Your Man
- The Edge of Heaven
- Blue (Live In China)
- Club Fantastic Megamix
- Bad Boys
- Nothing Looks the Same in the Light
- Like a Baby
- Wham! Rap 86
- If You Were There
- A Ray of Sunshine
- Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)
- Heartbeat
- Blue
- Love Machine
- Everything She Wants ’97
- Everything She Wants (Remix)