"Hey, Mean Mr. Bossman " is the song that SpongeBob listens to on his record player in the episode "Squid on Strike ." The song's melody can be heard as background music for that episode's title card as well. Its lyrics are told from the point of view of a laborer complaining about his workload and finally tendering his resignation.
The song was written by supervising/executive producer Paul Tibbitt and composed and performed by Sage Guyton and Jeremy Wakefield .
Lyrics [ ]
Sage Guyton & Jeremy Wakefield: Hey, mean Mr. Bossman,
I'm a-quittin' this here job.
You've been outside gettin' tan
An' I've been gettin' robbed.
My life is worth so much more
Than a dollar an' ten an hour,
Wakin' up 'bout a quarter to four
An' I'm startin' ta turn sour.
So, hey, mean Mr. Bossman,
I'm a-quittin' this here job.
I'm sick of eatin' old bran
An' livin' like a slob.
You got me livin' like a slob.
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In other countries, the song is changed to an instrumental version.[citation needed ]
Cultural references [ ]
Music (V • T • E )
Original Theme Highlights • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie • The Yellow Album • The Best Day Ever • The Sponge Who Could Fly • SpongeBob's Greatest Hits • It's a SpongeBob Christmas! • Music from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water • SpongeBob SquarePants: The New Musical • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (Music from the Motion Picture)
Theme Song • A Day Like This • Ahhhh • All You Need Is Friends to Fly • The Alphabet Song • Back in Encino • Barnacles! • Beats by Bob • Beautiful Dreamer • Bee Line for the Tree Line • The Best Day Ever • Bikini Bottom • Bikini Bottom - Rock Bottom • Bossy Boots • Bubble Song • Camp Fire Song Song • Christmas Eve Jitters • Christmas Is Mine • Clarinet Wizard • Dead Eye • Doing the Sponge • Doin' the Krabby Patty • Dear Friend • Don't Be a Jerk • Down the Well • Electric Zoo • Everybody Loves the Sponge • Everything Juice • Employee of the Month • Feeding Frenzy • Feeling of Greed • Fishin' for Money • Frozen Krabby Patty Song • Fueling the Bus • F.U.N. Song • Gary's Song • Give It All You Got • Give Jellyfish Fields a Chance • Gloves • Goober Rag • Good-Bye, Atlantis • Goofy Goober Rock • Goofy Goober Song • Gratitude • This Grill is Not a Home • He's Flying • He's Our Mermaid Man • Hey All You People • Hey, Mean Mr. Bossman • High Tide Time • Ho Ho Hoedown • Hot Fruitcake • I Can't Keep My Eyes Off of You • I Hate People • Idiot Friends • If I Could Talk to Money • I Love Krabby Patties • If Only I Could Join You • The Jellyfishing Song • Just a Kid • Krabby Patty Jingle (song) • Kung Fu Rock • The Krusty Krab Pizza • Let's Be Dumb • Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight • Loop de Loop • Meatball, Meatball • Mr. Krabs' song • Musical Doodle • My Leg Is In Love! • My Tighty Whiteys • Never Give Up • Now That We're Men • Ocean Man • Oh, Krusty Krab • Oh, My Karen • Pets Are People Too • Plankton's Song • Patrick Star • Pretty Ribbons and Bows • Prehibernation (song) • Prince Paul's Bubble Party • Plankton Jams the Signal • Ridin' the Hook • Ripped Pants • Rubber Hose Rag • Rap Battle • The Road Song • Sad Song • Sandy's song • Sailing Over The Dogger Bank • Santa Has His Eye on Me • Santa Won't Let You Down • Snowflakes • So Long, Bikini Bottom • SpongeBob and Patrick Confront the Psychic Wall of Energy • The SpongeBob History Song • Squidward's Song • Squidward's Tiki Land • Squeeze Me • Superior • Surreptitiously Mine • Surfin' Summer • Sandy Squirrel • Squidward's Back • The Suction Cup Symphony • Sweater Song • Sweet Victory • Tag, You're It • That's a Rodeo • Thank Gosh It's Monday • Two Thumbs Down • Teamwork • The Patrick Song • Together • They'll Soon Discover • Truth or Square Theme Songs • Texas • That's What Friends Do • Twinkle, Twinkle, Patrick Star • Under My Rock • Underwater Sun • The Very First Christmas • We've Got Scurvy • When Worlds Collide • Where's Gary • We're the Ghouls of the Briny Deep • Wet, Wet Christmas • Who Am I? • Who Wants to Race Me? • You Will Obey! • You Better Swim • You're Old
Short songs • Production music • Original music