After years of hard work and dedication, lost my job to Singapore.
I was laid off and escorted to the door.
The only jobs I’ve been able to find have been the temporary kind.
I’ve learned the Temp Agency Blues.

The Temp Agency Blues: No more job security.
The Temp Agency Blues: Second class employees.
I don’t know how long I’ll have a job.
My benefits are lost
To the profit of the agency.

Bean counting employers think they save money
By taking sick time and insurance from employees.
They forgot about the cost of spreading germs [Achoo]
when the sick folks come to work. [Achoo]
Those temp agencies hurt us all!

Down with temporary employment. It’s spreading like a Cancer.
We must stop the monster cold in its tracks.
I wish I could flush it down the toilet .... [Flush].
But it’s too big to fit in the toilet bowl.
That monster is out of control!

The cruelest aspect of temp agencies is easy termination of the employees.
Workers don’t have to do anything wrong. People can be fired without a cause.
I knew a woman who was getting hassled. She told the men to leave her alone.
They called the agency and canceled her contract. That poor woman almost lost her home.
But she survived. She’s a fighter.
She will fight and will expose the cold, cruel world of the Temp Agency Blues.

The Temp Agency Blues: Easy termination.
The Temp Agency Blues: Vulnerable to Exploitation.
You don’t have to do anything wrong to get fired from your job.
Those temp agencies hurt us all!

No one’s going to tell me that I’m doomed to be a temp because I don’t fit the corporate mold.
I refuse to wear dresses or high heels, shave my legs, or act unreal.
Integrity and qualifications should be the only keys to a job.
Until that day, we must unite and fight for justice for all.
No one should doomed to be a temp. We must stop

The Temp Agency Blues: Spreading like a Cancer.
The Temp Agency Blues: Creeping at your doorstep.
No one is immune. You could be laid off too and sing the Temp Agency Blues.

The Temp Agency Blues: Nobody’s a winner.
The Temp Agency Blues: A warning to employers –
If you take our job protection, you’ll lose our dedication.
You’ll have high turnover and projects left undone.
Soon or later, we all lose by treating others with unfair rules.
Those temp agencies hurt us all! ....[Flush]