# Songs about Work

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-work/949895
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** music
**Created:** [September 1, 2021, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-work/949895 "2021-09-01T12:47:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![TCMF-2L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tcmf-2l/32/16553_2.png) [@TCMF-2L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TCMF-2L)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-work/949895/141 "2021-09-05T15:47:13Z")

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From the only **Michael Schenker Group** album with ex- **Rainbow** singer **Graham Bonnet** on vocals, the song **Dancer** about an aspiring professional dancer. First line of the lyrics _She works at it hard…_

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JthIIX4bvCk/hqdefault.jpg "Dancer-MSG-Graham") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JthIIX4bvCk)

TCMF-2L

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### Author: ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-work/949895/142 "2021-09-06T17:02:43Z")

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**Cowboys**

_My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys_ - Willie Nelson

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rT0MOG9ZGWk/hqdefault.jpg "-Willie Nelson- My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT0MOG9ZGWk)

One of my favorites…

_The Cowboy Song_ - Thin Lizzy

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/66pE67m_Hf4/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGEcgVyhyMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCzY5kHBBryysN-RKKM5EYL1hwl8Q "Thin Lizzy Cowboy Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66pE67m_Hf4)

_Should’ve Been A Cowboy_ - Toby Keith

[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-h4lxOH2PE)

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### Author: ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-work/949895/143 "2021-09-06T17:13:27Z")

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I was going to link to Kid Rock’s “Cowboy”, but I think that pimps are management, rather than labor.

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### Author: ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-work/949895/144 "2021-09-06T17:47:16Z")

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Then how about more hookers…

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oioV1XCklyE/maxresdefault.jpg "Queen - Killer Queen @ 432Hz") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oioV1XCklyE)

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### Author: ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-work/949895/145 "2021-09-07T15:19:56Z")

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Did I already post this one? A lady mule skinner!

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/orfuTrKsYyM/maxresdefault.jpg "Dolly Parton - Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8) (Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orfuTrKsYyM)

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### Author: ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-work/949895/146 "2021-09-07T15:27:51Z")

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Furriers:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mjin5tC0SP8/maxresdefault.jpg "Cabaret Songs: No. 2. Fur (Murray the Furrier)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjin5tC0SP8)

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