Yes, there are some certain people
Who, for reasons great or slight
Don’t function well in daylight
And prefer to work at night
Though of all the population
They make up the merest fraction
They formed a coalition
And the group demanded action
They say, “Down with 9 to 5ers”
As they chant and march in line
And urge government to mandate
That we all work 5 to 9
And the average working person
Has no notion, not the slightest
Of the bullying harassment
That you face when you’re a “Nightist”
We will start a revolution
As the great Allinski sayest
And obtain our retribution
For oppression that is “Dayist”
So the Office of Diverseness
Well within their mandate keeping
Has issued a directive
That the daytime is for sleeping
(Except for those with permits
Which you can obtain through channels
Granting an exemption
If you work with solar panels
If this seems to you like nonsense
And you’re somehow moved to say
Man, throughout recorded hist’ry
Slept by night and worked by day
Then you’re pegged as a pariah
With your privilege excessive
And there’s no place for opinions
In a world that’s gone progressive
They can tell you where to stand and
They can tell you where to sit
They can tax your non-compliance
Or they’ll tax what you emit
Just get used to all that’s coming
In a world of change and hopin’
And I suggest you practice
How to sleep with one eye open
