Genesis:Get 'Em Out by Friday

“Get 'Em Out by Friday”
Artist:	Genesis
Albums:	Foxtrot (1972) Genesis Live (1973)

JOHN PEBBLE OF STYX ENTERPRISES
"Get 'em out by Friday!
You don't get paid till the last one's well on his way.
Get 'em out by Friday!
It's important that we keep to schedule, there must be no delay."

MARK HALL OF STYX ENTERPRISES (OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE WINKLER")
"I represent a firm of gentlemen who recently purchased this house and all the others in the road,
In the interest of humanity we've found a better place for you to go-go-go."

MRS BARROW (a tenant)
"Oh no, this I can't believe
Oh Mary, they're asking us to leave."

MR PEBBLE
"Get 'em out by Friday!
I've told you before's good money gone if we let them stay.
And if it isn't easy
You can squeeze a little grease and our troubles will soon run away."

MRS BARROW
"After all this time they ask us to leave
And I told them we could pay double the rent
I don't know why it seemed so funny
Seeing as how they'd make more money
The Winkler called again, he came here this morning
With four hundred pounds and a photograph of the place that he has found
A block of flats with central heating
I think we're going to find it hard."

MR PEBBLE
"Now we've got them!
I've always said that cash, cash, cash can do anything well.
Work can be rewarding
When a flash of intuition is a gift that helps you excel-sell-sell-sell."

MR HALL
"Here we are in Harlow New Town
Do you recognize your block across the square?
Over there.
Sadly since last time we spoke, we've found we've had to raise the rent again
Just a bit."

MRS BARROW
"Oh no, this I can't believe
Oh Mary, and we agreed to leave."

18/9/2012 TV FLASH ON ALL DIAL-A-PROGRAM SERVICES
This is an announcement from Genetic Control:
"It is my sad duty to inform you of a 4 foot restriction on humanoid height."

EXTRACT FROM CONVERSATION OF JOE ORDINARY IN LOCAL PUBORAMA
"I hear the directors of Genetic Control
Have been buying all the properties that have recently been sold
Taking risks oh so bold.
It's said now that people will be shorter in height
They can fit twice as many in the same building site.
(They say it's alright)
Beginning with the tenants of the town of Harlow
In the interest of humanity they've been told they must go
Told they must go-go-go-go "

SIR JOHN DE PEBBLE OF UNITED BLACKSPRINGS INTERNATIONAL
"I think I've fixed a new deal
A dozen properties - we'll buy at five and sell at thirty-four
Some are still inhabited
It's time to send the Winkler to see them, he'll have to work some more."

MEMO FROM SATIN PETER OF ROCK DEVELOPMENTS LTD
With land in your hand you'll be happy on earth
Then invest in the Church for your heaven

Live version (1973)

Good evening

This is called Get 'Em Out By Friday.

Get 'em out by Friday
You don't get paid till the last one's well on his way
Get 'em out by Friday
It's important that we keep to schedule
There must be no delay

I represent a firm of gentlemen who recently purchased this house and all the others in the road
In the interest of humanity we've found a better place for you to go go-woh go-woh

Oh no
This I can't believe
Oh Mary
They're asking us to leave

Get 'em out by Friday
I've told you before's good money gone if we let them stay
And if it isn't easy
You can squeeze a little grease and our troubles will soon run away

After all this time they ask us to leave
And I told them we could pay double the rent
I don't know why it seemed so funny
Seeing as how they'd make more money
The Winkler called again
He came here this morning
With four hundred pounds and a photograph of the place he has found
A block of flats with central heating
I think we're going to find it hard

Now we've got them
I've always said that cash cash cash can do anything well
Work can be rewarding-ah
When a flash of intuition is a gift that helps you excel sell sell sell

Here we are in Harlow New Town
Did you recognize your block across the square?
Over there
Sadly since last time we spoke we've found we've had to raise the rent again-ah
Just a bit

Oh no
This I can't believe
Oh Mary
And we agreed to leave

This is an announcement from Genetic Control
It is my sad duty to inform you of a four foot restriction on humanoid height

I hear the directors of Genetic Control
Have been buying all the properties that have recently been sold
Taking risks oh so bold
It's said now that people will be shorter in height
They can fit twice as many in the same building site
They think it's alright
Beginning with the tenants in the town of Harlow
In the interest of humanity they've been told they must go
Told they must go go go go

I think I've fixed a new deal
A dozen properties
We'll buy at five and sell at thirty-four
Some are still inhabited
We'll have to send the Winkler to see them
He'll have to work some more

With land in your hand you'll be happy on earth
Then invest in the Church for your heaven