Song Name: Clockout
Artist: DEVO
Appears On:
- Mechanical Man EP, Hardcore DEVO Volume 2 (demo version)
- Duty Now For The Future, Greatest Misses (album version)
- DEVO Live: The Mongoloid Years (early live version)
Year First Recorded: 1975
Years Performed: 1976-1978
Run Time: 2:45 (album version)
Writing Credits: Gerald V. Casale
Sung By: Gerald V. Casale
Alternate Versions: 1975 Hardcore demo version
Demo Versions: Clockout (demo)
Song Connections: 1975 Hardcore version is retitled "Blackout" on 1978 Mechanical Man EP , which Virgin paired with some AWNMWAD U.K. releases.
Trivia / Info: In 2014 they added more lyrics wich are (Im bringing money in my fists,I got my Mammy,she sweep between my hips,Oh me i got the shitty little buisness,Down on the block,Get ready,Get set,We gonna we gonna we gonna Clockout!!!!)
Onstage Behavior: Gerald Casale does some weird moves
Lyrics:
- ALL RIGHT, CLOCKOUT
- I GOT MY COAT
- I GOT MY KEYS
- I GOT MY HEAD DOWN TO MY LUNGS AND MOVE MY FEET
- ME I GOT ALL THE SECRETARIES, DOWN ON THEIR KNEES
- LOOK AT 'EM SCOOT
- THEY GONNA CLOCKOUT
- I GOT MY MONEY
- TIED UP IN STOCK
- I GOT MY MAMMY TAKE MY DOGGIE FOR A WALK
- ME I GOT THE BIGGEST LITTLE BUSINESS, DOWN ON THE BLOCK
- GET READY GET SET
- 'CAUSE WE GONNA CLOCKOUT
- DOWN ON ALL FOURS
- 'CAUSE WE GONNA
- WE GONNA, WE GONNA
- WE GONNA CLOCKOUT
- TAKE MY ADVICE
- HEAR MY DECREE
- I'M AFRAID THE FUTURE'S GONNA BE MAINTENANCE FREE
- I GOT THE BIG BRUSH FOR YOU BOWL, BABY, CAN'T YOU DIG MY PLEA
- GONNA GAG
- UNLESS WE CLOCKOUT
- NO NO NO