# Occupations in Songs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupations-in-songs/852901>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 30, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupations-in-songs/852901 "2020-04-30T15:19:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupations-in-songs/852901/161 "2020-05-05T20:45:11Z")

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> [@oliversarmy](#):
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> I am not a mercenary nor a mercenary recruiter.

But have you got yourself an occupation? 😉

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**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupations-in-songs/852901/162 "2020-05-06T20:10:30Z")

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> [@RTFirefly](#):
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> But have you got yourself an occupation? 😉

If I had a hammer…

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**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupations-in-songs/852901/163 "2020-05-06T20:45:47Z")

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“Sheep Go To Heaven” by Cake mentions a grave digger, stone mason, barber, and carpenter.

There’s also a mention of a carpenter in They Might Be Giants’ “We Want a Rock”. Although the lyric is actually “If I were a carpenter”, implying the speaker is in fact not a carpenter.

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