Who Sings Work Hard For The Money

She Works Hard For The Money is a song by American singer Donna Summer. Released in 1983, it tells the story of a hard working blue collar woman and is based on a real life female bathroom attendant Summer had met a Grammy party.

On Married...with Children, it heard 3 different times.

1 Appearances on MWC
2 Lyrics
- 2.1 Original Lyrics
- 2.2 Parody Lyrics

Appearances on MWC [ ]

In "And Baby Makes Money", a parody version of the song called "He Works Hard For The Money" is played over a montage of Al trying to get Peggy pregnant, eventually leading to him to have trouble walking up the stairs and his hair eventually turning white.

In "Frat Chance", after Kelly insults Bud and his fraternity brothers, he references the song by telling the guys "She Goes Duh for the Money"

In "Banking on Marcy", it is played over a montage of newspaper headlines revealing bad news that Marcy told to various companies and even the U.S. military, but still received applause.

In "Change For a Buck", it is mentioned by Bud as a possible dedication to Kelly on the radio (implying she is a cheap tramp selling herself to men). As Kelly trying to ignore his joke, the radio DJ announces the song as being dedicated to her and she quickly breaks the radio. Then at the end of the episode, the song plays over the taped up radio as she paints her nails.

Lyrics [ ]

Original Lyrics [ ]

Onetta there in the corner stand
And wonders where she is
And it's strange to her
Some people seem to have everything
Nine A.M. on the hour hand
And she's waiting for the bell
And she's looking real pretty
Just wait for her clientele

She works hard for the money
So hard for it, honey
She works hard for the money
So you better treat her right
She works hard for the money
So hard for it, honey
She works hard for the money
So you better treat her right

Twenty-eight years have come and gone
And she's seen a lot of tears
Of the ones who come in
They really seem to need her there
It's a sacrifice, working day to day
For little money, just tips for pay
But it's worth it all
Just to hear them say that they care

She works hard for the money
So hard for it, honey
She works hard for the money
So you better treat her right

She already knows
She's seen her bad times
She already knows
These are the good times
She'll never sell out
She never will
Not for a dollar bill
She works hard...

She works hard for the money
So hard for it, honey
She works hard for the money
So you better treat her right
She works hard for the money
So hard for it, honey
She works hard for the money
So you better treat her right
She works hard for the money
So hard for it, honey
She works hard for the money
So you better treat her right

Parody Lyrics [ ]

Al, after working hard for the money by trying to get Peggy pregnant

He works hard for the money
So hard for it, honey
He works hard for the money
So you better treat him right

He works hard for the money
(Hard for the money)
So hard for it, honey
(Hard for it, honey)
He works hard for the money
So you better treat him right

He works hard, hard, hard for the money
Hard, hard, hard for it honey
Hard for the money
So you better treat him right

He works hard, hard, hard, hard
Hard, hard, hard, hard...