I went down, down, down to the factory
Early on a Monday morn.
When I got down to the factory
It was lonely, it was forlorn.
I couldn't find Joe, Jack, John or Jim
Nobody could I see,
Nothing but b***ons and bells and lights
All over the factory.
Well, I walked, walked, walked into the foreman's office
To find out what was what.
I looked him in the eye and I said, "What goes?"
This is the answer I got:
His eyes turned red, then green, then blue,
And it suddenly dawned on me,
There was a robot sitting in the seat
Where the foreman used to be.
I walked all around, all around, up and down
And Across that factory.
I watched all the b***ons and the bells and the lights
It was a mystery to me.
I hollered, "Hank, Frank, Ike, Mike, Joe, Jack
Don, Dan, Roy, Ray, Ed, Fred, Pete!"
And a great big mechanical voice boomed out:
"All your buddies are obsolete." (repeat line three times)
Well, I was scared, scared, scared, I was worried, I was sick
As I left that factory.
Decided that I had to see the president
Of the whole darn company.
When I got up to his office he was rushing out the door
With a scowl upon his face,
For there was a great big mechanical executive
A-sitting in the president's place.
I went home, home, home to my ever-loving wife,
I told her 'bout the factory.
She kissed me, she hugged me, she cried a little bit,
As she sat on my knee.
Now I don't understand all the b***ons and the bells
But there's one thing I will say -
I thank the Lord that love's still made
In the good old-fashioned way.
Early on a Monday morn.
When I got down to the factory
It was lonely, it was forlorn.
I couldn't find Joe, Jack, John or Jim
Nobody could I see,
Nothing but b***ons and bells and lights
All over the factory.
Well, I walked, walked, walked into the foreman's office
To find out what was what.
I looked him in the eye and I said, "What goes?"
This is the answer I got:
His eyes turned red, then green, then blue,
And it suddenly dawned on me,
There was a robot sitting in the seat
Where the foreman used to be.
I walked all around, all around, up and down
And Across that factory.
I watched all the b***ons and the bells and the lights
It was a mystery to me.
I hollered, "Hank, Frank, Ike, Mike, Joe, Jack
Don, Dan, Roy, Ray, Ed, Fred, Pete!"
And a great big mechanical voice boomed out:
"All your buddies are obsolete." (repeat line three times)
Well, I was scared, scared, scared, I was worried, I was sick
As I left that factory.
Decided that I had to see the president
Of the whole darn company.
When I got up to his office he was rushing out the door
With a scowl upon his face,
For there was a great big mechanical executive
A-sitting in the president's place.
I went home, home, home to my ever-loving wife,
I told her 'bout the factory.
She kissed me, she hugged me, she cried a little bit,
As she sat on my knee.
Now I don't understand all the b***ons and the bells
But there's one thing I will say -
I thank the Lord that love's still made
In the good old-fashioned way.