I Walk the Line – I’ll Treat ’em Fine

Last week I republished a short piece on Scribd titled “Employee Engagement – How Would You Advise an Organisation to Improve it?”

It’s a simple piece co-created by many people who provided short, ideally one sentence answers to the question. David Marklew got in touch to offer a little more. He rewrote a Johnny Cash classic song and in turn, I couldn’t resist giving it a go. There are a lot of low notes in this song and I found it very difficult to sing and play, but hey – that’s not the point is it. I’m grateful to David for taking the time to write this and get in touch – I hope you like it.

I know engagement takes a bit of time

I’ll keep a close eye on this team of mine

I know that it’s so hard to keep in mind

So first of all – I’ll treat them fine
We’ve got to keep or common goals in sight

Standing by each other fight the fight

Together we can do things right

So first of all – I’ll treat them fine
Communication nothing here to hide

The way we do things here is our pride

We’ll get creative when we’re all inspired

So first of all – I’ll treat them fine
Recognise our fellow workers every time

Help them develop grow and reach their prime

And our performance will be so sublime

So first of all – I’ll treat them fine

Author: Doug Shaw

Artist and Consultant. Embracing uncertainty, sketching myself into existence. Helping people do things differently, through an artistic lens. View all posts by Doug Shaw