CHECKIN' AROUND WORDS & MUSIC:   Earl P. Reinhalter I. checkin' around in the papers. checkin' around, peekaboo. checkin' around, my neighbors all went uptown. they need work, too. CHORUS A: I'm in the dole queue. she's in the dole queue. they're on the roles, too. look at this mob. we got food stamps. we're not tramps. we just can't find a job. but we're checkin' around, checkin' around. II. sittin' around, application. name called out, see the personnel clerk. job history, explanations... unemployment is hard work. CHORUS B: I'm in the dole queue. she's in the dole queue. they're on the roles, too. look at this mob. we got food stamps. we're not tramps. we just can't find a job. but we're checkin' around, checkin' around, checkin' around, checkin' around. BRIDGE: just wanna be warm, hot tummy, hot food. spare me storms of platitudes. yeah, there's work - but look what kind! there's nothing worth a politician's time. /// REPEAT CHORUS B /// © Copyright 1982 Earl P. Reinhalter.   All Rights Reserved.