The offered me the office, offered me the shop
  They said I'd better take anything they'd got
  Do you wanna make tea at the BBC?
  Do you wanna be, do you really wanna be a cop?
    Career opportunities are the ones that never knock
  Every job they offer you is to keep you out the dock
  Career opportunity, the ones that never knock
    I hate the army an' I hate the R.A.F.
  I don't wanna go fighting in the tropical heat
  I hate the civil service rules
  And I won't open letter bombs for you
    Bus driver....ambulance man....ticket inspector
  They're gonna have to introduce conscription
  They're gonna have to take away my prescription
  If they wanna get me making toys
  If they wanna get me, well, I got no choice
    Careers
  Careers
  Careers
    Ain't never gonna knock